Claire Wassinger

(she/her/hers)

Associate Director of Program Development and Undergraduate Student Engagement

Claire Wassinger
  • MEd in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Boston University
  • BS in English Education, Boston University
  • BA in English, Boston University

Claire Wassinger is an associate director of program development and undergraduate student engagement in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston.

In her current role, which she began in 2023, Wassinger oversees and supports the development, implementation, and assessment of Khoury College's undergraduate student programs. She oversees both Khoury F1RST — the college's cohort-based mentorship program for first-year, first-generation college students — and the Khoury Undergraduate Student Advisory Board, a student group that liases between the student body and college leadership. Wassinger also teaches "First-Year Seminar" (CS 1200), where she facilitates network development, promotes the use of campus resources, and assists students with academic and personal goal setting.

Wassinger joined Khoury College in 2018 as an undergraduate academic advisor and later became an assistant director of academic advising. She values the college's mission of making computer science an inclusive space for all students, including those who have been historically underrepresented within it.