Sort byHCC Ph.D. alumni who graduated in 2018:

Kayla DesPortes Kayla DesPortes Barbara Ericson Barbara Ericson Alex Godwin Alex Godwin C.J. Hutto C.J. Hutto Caleb Southern Caleb Southern Clint Zeagler Clint Zeagler

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Kayla DesPortes

Kayla DesPortes

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. Betsy DiSalvo

Lab Culture and Technology

Area Learning Sciences & Technology

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Research Interests Exploring the educational structure necessary to interest and engage a diverse population in computer science and engineering.

Dissertation Title Physical Computing Education: Designing for Student Authorship of Values-Based Learning Experiences

Barbara Ericson

Barbara Ericson

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. James D. Foley

Lab CSLearning4U

Area Learning Sciences & Technology

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Research Interests Computer Science Education, AI, Social Computing, Diversity

Dissertation Title Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Parsons Problems and Dynamically Adaptive Parsons Problems as a Type of Low Cognitive Load Practice Problem

Alex Godwin

Alex Godwin

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. John Stasko

Lab Information Interfaces

Area Human-Computer Interaction

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Research Interests Information Visualization

Dissertation Title Sketching Mental Maps of Urban Spaces for the Visual Analysis of Spatial Data

C.J. Hutto

C.J. Hutto

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. Eric Gilbert

Lab comp.social

Area Social Computing

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Research Interests My research interests revolve around the study of interpersonal influence and persuasion as mediated by social media technology. I do this via characterizations of human cognitive and social relationships. I'm in Eric Gilbert's Social Computing Lab.

Caleb Southern

Caleb Southern

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. Gregory Abowd

Lab Ubiquitous Computing

Area Human-Computer Interaction

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Research Interests HCI and Transportation

Dissertation Title Revealing the Hidden Costs of Driving to Better Inform Personal Transportation Mode Choices

Charles “Clint” Zeagler

Charles “Clint” Zeagler

Graduated 2018

Advisor Dr. Melody Moore-Jackson

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Research Interests Wearable Computing

Dissertation Title Designing Textile-Based Wearable On-Body Electronic Interfaces Utilizing Vibro-Tactile Proprioceptive Display