Occupation
Associate Professor of Computer Science (CS), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Education
- Ph.D., Science and Mathematics Education, University of California, Berkeley
- M.S., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
- B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Notable Accomplishments
Lewis was previously the McGregor-Girand Associate Professor of CS at Harvey Mudd College. 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 NSF CAREER Award, a lasting impact award from the International Computing Education Research (ICER) conference, the NCWIT.org Undergraduate Mentoring Award, and the AnitaB.org Emerging Leader Award for her efforts to broaden participation in computing.
