Areas of Research

 

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Integrating CS into K-12 Education

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Undergraduate CS Education

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Educating Future Teachers

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Gender Studies

  • Karen Myers: investigates communication and other factors that affect adolescents' valence for math and science classes and their interest in pursing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors at the university, and ultimately STEM-related careers.
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Underrepresented Minority Studies

  • Diana Franklin, Karen Myers, He Liqiang: Studying the similarities and differences in challenges faced by minority ethnic Mongolian students in CS at Inner Mongolia University and Latina/o students at UC Santa Barbara.