Professor Lisa Zhang is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She holds non-budgetary cross-appointments at the Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy and the Institute for Management & Innovation. Her teaching and research interests span writing education and artificial intelligence education within computer science, with an emphasis on undergraduate engagement and mentorship. She regularly supervises and publishes with undergraduate students in computing education. In recognition of her outstanding contributions, she received UTM’s Teaching Excellence Award for Junior Faculty in 2024. Professor Zhang has offered leadership in launching the Computer Science Writing Development Initiative at UTM, a large-scale, collaborative effort that embeds authentic writing instruction across the Computer Science curriculum. The initiative impacts over 1,400 students annually in more than six courses, involving the coordination of 1,000+ TA hours and collaboration with faculty members across multiple departments. This work was recognized with a Best Paper award at SIGCSE, the largest international conference in computing education. Additionally, Professor Zhang is an emerging leader in machine learning education. She was recognized by the artificial intelligence education community with the EAAI New and Future AI Educator Award in 2020. She consistently receives excellent teaching evaluations in rigorous and highly sought-after machine learning courses, and her innovative resources have been adopted by educators at and beyond the University of Toronto.