While in graduate school in San Diego, California, Joyce Currie Little worked in the aerospace industry as a computational test engineer.
From 1957 to 1960, she developed programs to analyze data from models being tested in a wind tunnel for Convair Aircraft Corporation in San Diego.
After completing her M.S., Little moved to Maryland and accepted a position at Goucher College teaching statistics and managing a computer centre.
[1] Her service to the broad computing community spans some 20 years and includes significant contributions to curriculum development, certification standards, vocational education and professional ethics.
[4] Dr. Little's research interests included metrics and quality assurance in software engineering and social impact and cyber-ethics for workforce education.