Adrienne Decker

PhD

Adrienne Decker

PhD

Adrienne Decker

PhD

Associate Professor

Teaching Areas: Engineering Education; Undergraduate Engineering

Department of Engineering Education

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Specialty/Research Focus

Effectiveness of pre-college computing education; Introductory programming education (CS1/CS2); Broadening participation in computing and gaming; Assessment in computing education; History of computing, computing education, and computer games

Contact Information

140C Capen Hall

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-8963

adrienne@buffalo.edu

Biography Research Interests Teaching Latest News

Latest News

UB, partners awarded $2 million to study equitable grading in computer education
3/13/23
The National Science Foundation grant will support work that maximizes learning and job opportunities, Rep. Brian Higgins says.
UB receives grant to support neurodiverse students in computer science
10/7/21
To create more inclusive college classrooms that recognize the neurodiversity of students, UB has received a $293,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to build micro-credential training courses for computer science faculty.
UB receives grant to provide neurodiversity training for computer science faculty
10/6/21
WGRZ-TV reported that UB researchers have received a $293,000 National Science Foundation grant to fund neurodiversity training for computer science faculty. Faculty who complete the training will receive a micro-credential.
$300K grant will help UB create training for professors on teaching neurodiverse students
10/4/21
WBFO reports that UB learning scientists are using a $300,000 grant to create professional development that will teach professors how to best teach students with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence.
Decker's computing education research featured at Frontiers in Education conference
11/11/20
Assistant Professor Adrienne Decker published a paper on "Designing and Developing a Resource Center for Primary and Secondary Computing Education Researchers" for the 2020 Frontiers in Education conference.
Decker to present paper at ACM ITiCSE conference
6/5/20
Adrienne Decker, an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education, is presenting a paper at ACM’s 25th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE).
UB participates in NSF STEM for All Video Showcase
5/13/19
Adrienne Decker, assistant professor in the newly formed Department of Engineering Education in UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is participating in the 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase, a virtual poster competition being held this week, from May 13-20.