Erin Becker
Associate Director
Pleasant Hill, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErin Becker is Associate Director at The Carpentries with a decade of experience building inclusive, community-driven learning programs that bridge research and practical computing skills. Based in Pleasant Hill, CA, she combines a background in microbiology and ongoing PhD training with hands-on instructional roles at UC Davis to design accessible curricula and instructor training. Erin is an active open-source contributor and technical writer on high-impact Carpentries projects, having expanded workshop templates with new astronomy content and improved accessibility and maintainability across the Software Carpentry website. An advocate for active learning and linguistics enthusiast, she brings a curiosity-driven approach to pedagogy and content design. Colleagues know her for meticulous documentation, community stewardship, and a talent for translating technical complexity into approachable lessons.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Microbiology, General, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Microbiology, General at University of California, DavisIGETC, IGETC at Cuesta College
Github Skills (14)
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jekyll10
documentation10
self-organization10
engage9
community-management9
accessibility8
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github-ci4
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
swcarpentry/website
May 2016 - Jul 2022
Software Carpentry website
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Community Contributor
Technical Writer / Community ContributorContributions:116 commits, 83 PRs, 83 pushes in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Erin primarily contributed to updating the Software Carpentry website by adding and modifying content related to instructor training and maintainers. Their work included updating bios, adding new instructor trainers, modifying links, and adding/removing maintainers for various lessons. They also updated the Code of Conduct and added new members to the team, indicating a focus on website maintenance and community management.
liquidcarpentryjekyllsoftware-carpentry
carpentries/workshop-template
Apr 2018 - Nov 2021
The Carpentries Workshop Template
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:15 commits, 19 PRs, 12 pushes in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Erin primarily contributed to the project by adding and modifying workshop content and setup instructions. They incorporated a new astronomy curriculum, updated existing schedules with specific lessons, and added necessary pre-requisite information, thereby enhancing and expanding the scope of workshop materials. The changes included fixing broken links, updating curriculum-specific details, and addressing accessibility concerns within the template files.
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