Cory Gardner
Graduate Assistant
cory.gardner@slu.edu
phone: (314) 977-2231

Role in the Reinert Center
As a graduate assistant in the Center, Cory assists in the administration of the Certificate in University Teaching Skills program. He also conducts research on teaching and learning topics; consults with graduate students about teaching; and assists Center staff with design, implementation, and assessment of programs.
Areas of Expertise
- Organize and facilitate orientation sessions for new teaching assistants.
- Conduct mid-semester focus groups with students upon instructor request.
- Conduct confidential teaching consultations with graduate student instructors.
- Organize and contribute to Center publications and web-based resources.
- Conduct research on teaching and learning.
- Facilitate online seminars for Certificate program.
- Administer Certificate in University Teaching Skills program.
Biographical Information
Cory is a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at Saint Louis University, where his research focuses on multimodal deep learning and high-performance computing for scalable metagenomics. His work also involves GPU-accelerated image analysis, privacy-preserving machine learning, and developing memory-efficient methods for anomaly detection. Cory holds an MS in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Saint Louis University and has served as a teaching assistant for courses including Data Structures and Distributed Computing.