Kathryn Cunningham
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolKathryn Cunningham is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UIUC with 13 years of experience researching how people learn to program and designing novel learning environments. She combines a PhD in Computing Education with practical experience building curricula, tools, and accessibility improvements for platforms like Runestone, and has shepherded cohort-based CS programs that significantly advanced diversity and retention. Her work spans rigorous classroom studies, tool-building, and management of large student teams from undergraduate research to postdoctoral scholarship at top institutions. Kathryn’s interdisciplinary background in CS, molecular biology, and math informs a quantitative, user-centered approach to computing education that emphasizes sketching, visualization, and interactive learning.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information (Computing Education), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information (Computing Education) at University of MichiganMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyComputer Science, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Biotechnology at National University of Singapore
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
205reputation
6kreached
4answers
5questions
Github Skills (21)
ranking10
science10
computer-science10
react10
textbook7
coder7
eclipse6
profiler6
swing6
graphviz6
bytecode6
dot6
layout6
python6
java6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
katieirenec/katieirenec.github.io
May 2015 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 86 pushes, 1 comment in 9 years 11 months
javascriptreact
katieirenec/PFP-POC
Jul 2020 - May 2021
Purpose-first programming proof-of-concept
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 9 months
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