Staff Member: Education, Training and Outreach

Wiam Younes
Manager of Enrollment Services for Distributed Programs

As an educational technology specialist, Wiam consults on several outreach projects at the INI related to educating the public about cybersecurity. She enjoys the variety of work that the INI projects and expansion present.

As part of the game team that creates Carnegie Cadets: The MySecureCyberSpace Game, Wiam develops the assessment component to measure the game's effectiveness as an educational tool. She conducts pedagogical assessments at a number of school districts. Also she develops the supporting classroom materials for educators that provide guidance on how to integrate Carnegie Cadets: The MySecureCyberSpace Game into IT curriculum.

Wiam conducts workshops and develops material to raise awareness of parents, students and teachers on various cybersecurity threats and protective measures. She contributes significantly to a special project to train IT educators at K-12 schools in Doha, Qatar. She conducts similar awareness workshops and assessments in the schools they represent. Her responsibilities include working with Q-CERT to develop and co-manage the K-12 cybersecurity awareness project in collaboration with the e-Education department at ictQatar.

Wiam majored in English as a Second Language during her undergraduate studies, and she later earned a Master of Science in Educational Technology Management from Carnegie Mellon's Heinz School.

INI & CMU Favorites

"As a student and alumna, I have many enjoyable memories of Carnegie Mellon with my colleges. Carnegie Mellon, and the INI especially, provide students with a balance between working hard and knowing how to have fun. The INI holiday parties are unique and special, an event that I look for every year."

Recommendations to Students

"You are not far from home, even if you traveled thousands of miles to come to Carnegie Mellon. Try to explore something new, whether it is an academic area, place, or event. You will never know what it means to be part of the INI and Carnegie Mellon unless you open your mind to new experiences."