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Timothy Yuen, Ph.D.

Professor, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Timothy Yuen, Ph.D.

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Dr. Timothy T. Yuen is a Professor of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching. His research investigates ways to improve student success and broaden diversity in computer science, engineering, and other STEM fields at both the K-12 and university level through culturally responsive and transformative teaching practices. He is the Principal Investigator for a grant funded by the National Science Foundation, Developing a collaborative of secondary computer science teachers to increase Latinx participation in CS, which aims to prepare in-service secondary teachers to create more computer science opportunities for Latinx students. Dr. Yuen is an active member of education special interest groups of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is a Symposium Co-Chair for the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium for 2025 and 2026. Given his expertise and collaborative work across STEM education, Dr. Yuen holds joint appointments in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Sciences and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design. He is currently the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and the Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Success in the College of Sciences.

Research Interests

  • Computer Science Education
  • Engineering Education
  • Broadening diversity in STEM

Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
  • M.S., University of Southern California
  • B.S., University of California, Irvine

Presentations

  • Zawatski, M. J., Prasad, P., Kalinec-Craig, C., Fernandez, A. S., Bonner, E. P., Arreguin, M. G., Wilde, J., Wilde, D. & Yuen, T. T. Creating CS Advocates with In-Service High School Teachers. Poster presentation.
    • Location: SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Toronto, ON.
    • Presentation Date: March 2022
  • Greenhoot, A., Bennett, C., Mort, M., Browning, J., Yuen, T., Chasteen, S. A Networked Approach to Transforming STEM Teaching and Learning: Lessons from the TRESTLE Initiative. Poster presentation.
    • Location: The AAAS IUSE Summit. Washington, DC.
    • Presentation Date: 2022
  • Arreguin, M., Prasad, P., Zawatski, M., Wilde, J., Wilde, D., Fernandez, A., Kalinec-Craig, C., Bonner, E., Monsibaiz, E., Yuen, T. Lessons learned from Successful Online Computer Science PD Completers in the Midst of a Pandemic Paper presentation.
    • Location: RESPECT 2022. Philadelphia, PA.
    • Presentation Date: 2022
  • Yuen, T., Aguilera, V., & Niño, J. Developing the Critical Consciousness of Future School Leaders in STEM. Paper presentation.
    • Location: International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Online).
    • Presentation Date: 2020 (pending)

Grants, Patents and Clinical Trials

  • Developing a collaborative of secondary computer science teachers to increase Latinx participation in CS, National Science Foundation CSForAll: RPP, Award #1923269.
    • Duration: 2019 - 2024
    • Role: PI
  • Collaborative Research: Uncovering the Effects of Stereotype Threats on Latina/o Students’ Success in Undergraduate Engineering, National Science Foundation PFE: RIEF, Award #1925630.
    • Duration: 2019 - 2020
    • Role: Institutional PI

Publications

  • Wilde, J., Beltran, E., Zawatski, M., Fernandez, A., Prasad, P., Yuen, T. (2024). Experiences in Delivering Online CS Teacher Professional Development. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (pp. 1428-1434).
  • Doran, E., Turochy, E., Perez, M., Poleacovschi, & Yuen, T. (2023). Beyond ethnic identity: The intersectional experience of Latina/o/x students in engineering with stereotype threats. In L.C. Perez-Felkner, S. Rodriguez, and C. Fluker. (Eds). Latin* Students in Engineering. Rutgers University Press: New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Estes, K., Perez, M., Doran, E., Turochy, E., Poleacovschi, C., Ballesteros, L., Yuen, T. (2023). Stereotypes and Stereotype Threats Experienced by Latinx Engineering Undergraduates. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(5), 1181-1195.
  • Garcia, S. A., Bonner, E. P., Nelson, R., Yuen, T. T., Marone, V., & Browning, J. (2021). Embedded Experts Supporting Instructional Practice of Faculty Transitioning from Industry to Academia. College Teaching, 1-11.
  • Yuen, T., Bonner, E., & Arreguin-Anderson, M. G. (Eds). (2018). (Under)Represented Latin@s in STEM: Increasing Participation Throughout Education and the Workplace. New York, NY: Peter Lang.