Dr. Alisha Bevins is an Assistant Professor of Practice jointly appointed in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and the School of Computing at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her work centers on designing human-robot and human-computer interactions that foster intuitive communication.

Bevins currently teaches courses including Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction, Data Structures and Algorithms for Informatics, Computer Science I, and mentors Design Studio teams within the Raikes School. Her teaching emphasizes project-based learning, collaboration, and hands-on exploration that connects computing concepts with real-world design and development.

Before joining the faculty, Bevins conducted research in the Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems (NIMBUS) Lab, where she focused on human-robot interaction. Her projects explored diverse topics including how people perceive and respond to aerial robot behavior, augmented-reality museum tours with virtual robot guides, acceptance of robots in elementary classrooms, and drone-based sensing systems for environmental data collection. Bevins earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2025, advised by Dr. Brittany Duncan. She also holds an M.S. in Computer Science (2021) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2019), with minors in Robotics and Computer Science, all from UNL.

Bevins has been recognized as an ACM/IEEE HRI Pioneer (2025) by the Human-Robot Interaction community and as a Graduate Teaching Fellow by the UNL College of Engineering. She is also a recipient of the Mohr Fellowship and the David A. Klarner Fellowship for excellence in research and teaching.

Outside the classroom, Bevins enjoys baking and visiting Disney parks with her family. Her favorite movie, Meet the Robinsons, reflects her love of creativity, curiosity, and forward-looking ideas, qualities she hopes to inspire in her students and embody in her teaching.