Colleen Lewis, Associate Professor, Computing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Title: Inclusive policies and practices for admission and teaching
Time: Friday, November 12, 2021, 12:30 - 1:30pm PT
Colleen Lewis is an Associate Professor of computer science (CS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Lewis was previously the McGregor-Girand Associate Professor of CS at Harvey Mudd College. She is teaching faculty at the USC Race and Equity Center, which provides training to university leaders. At the University of California, Berkeley, Lewis completed a PhD in science and mathematics education, an MS in computer science, and a BS in electrical engineering and computer science. Her research seeks to identify and remove barriers to CS learning and understand and optimize CS learning. Lewis curates CSTeachingTips.org, a NSF-sponsored project for disseminating effective CS teaching practices. Lewis has received the NCWIT.org Undergraduate Mentoring Award and the AnitaB.org Emerging Leader Award for her efforts to broaden participation in computing.