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Sarah Diesburg

Information Assurance Computer Science Education Academic Innovation In Computer Science
University of Northern Iowa Computer Science

About

Dr. Diesburg joined the Department of Computer Science at the University of Northern Iowa as an Assistant Professor in August of 2013 and became an Associate Professor in 2020. She received both her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (2012) and M.S. degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in Information Assurance (2008) at Florida State University, and she received her B.S. in Computer Science (2004) from the University of Northern Iowa. Dr. Diesburg was awarded the designation of UNI Center for Educational Transformation Fellow for the years 2015-2017, and she was the overall winner of the 2016 Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) Women of Innovation Award in the Academic Innovation and Leadership category. More recently, Dr. Diesburg was the only 4-year college educator awarded the TAI 2022 Computer Science Educator of the Year Award and was also awarded as the 2023 Iowa Distinguished Faculty of the Year by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Research Performance Summary

26
Total Papers
297
Total Citations
6
H-Index
1992-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Andy Wang

Year: 1992

Citations: 5

Venue: Co-design of distributed dynamic event-triggered scheme and extended

Latest Recorded Paper

In Their Own Words: Educator Reflections on Learning Programming

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: ACM

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
3
2023
1
2022
1
2021
4
2020
2
2019
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
3
2015
1

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 11
Journal 2
Book 2

Top Coauthors

Diesburg Wang Meyers

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 4
Citations 3
Avg. Citations / Paper 0.8
H-Index 1

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 8
Citations 11
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.4
H-Index 2

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 7
Citations 41
Avg. Citations / Paper 5.9
H-Index 3

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 3
Citations 204
Avg. Citations / Paper 68
H-Index 3

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 3
Citations 33
Avg. Citations / Paper 11
H-Index 2

1990-1994

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 5
Avg. Citations / Paper 5
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

sarah.diesburg@uni.edu
3192737395

Detected Research Keywords

Storage Data Path Confidential Data Storage Per File Secure File Secure Deletion Your Data Gone