Publications

Lisa’s research and teaching expertise is in interdisciplinary computing and education, outreach to women and girls, and computing for social good. She has published numerous peer reviewed articles, is a published book author, and has taught across the computer science curriculum. Here is a sampling of Lisa’s recent publications, including papers she has published with clients, followed by some of the more interesting college courses she has taught.

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Selected Publications:

Books

“Computers and Society – Computing For Good”
Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing (December 2011). In-depth technical case studies of people and organizations using computer science to improve society and the environment.

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Academic Papers

“Noncognitive and Affective Attributes of Caregivers Enrolled in Engineering and Computing Programs” (pdf) S. Kim, L. Kaczmarczyk, J. Rivera and A. Q. Gates, presented at the 2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), College Station, TX, USA, 2023, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343004.

“Getting Things Done in Data-Intensive Inter-campus Research Initiatives: A Social Network Analysis Approach to Understanding and Building Effective Relationships between Researchers and Other University Employees” (pdf)
Kaczmarczyk, L., Pinedo, D. (2021) Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (ASEE 2021), Virtual.

“Rebooting the Pathway to Success: Preparing Students for Computing Workforce Needs in the United States” (pdf)
With Renee Dopplick (March 2014) ACM Education Policy Committee. Provides data driven recommendations for education and business leaders and public policy officials to help these leaders create a comprehensive plan that addresses K-12 computer science education.

“Describing the What and Why of Students’ Difficulties in Boolean Logic” (pdf)
Herman, Geoffrey L., Loui, Michael C., Kaczmarczyk, Lisa, Zilles, Craig. (2012, March). ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE) 12(1), 3:1-28.

“Programming Tutors, Practiced Concepts, and Demographics” (pdf)
Kumar, Amruth N., Kaczmarczyk, Lisa C. (2013, October). . Presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“Selecting open source software projects to teach software engineering” (pdf)
Smith, Therese Mary, McCartney, Robert, Gokhale, Swapna S, Kaczmarczyk, Lisa C. (2014, March). Presented at the 45th Annual Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2014), Atlanta, Georgia.

“Identifying student misconceptions of programming” (pdf)
Kaczmarczyk, Lisa C., Petrick, Elizabeth R., East, J. Phillip, Herman, Geoffrey L. (2010, February). Presented at the 41st Annual Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2010), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. **The Top Ranked SIGCSE Symposium Paper of All Time**

Selected Interviews

People Issues in Project Evaluation

on Reinventing Nerds

Lisa's Interview on her book "Computers and Society"

Selected Interesting Classes:

“Technology and Sustainability” The University of California San Diego
“Technical Writing” The University of Texas at Austin
“Computer Science Education Research” Harvey Mudd College
“Cognitive Science” The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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