da Costa, M. B., Chan, E., Langberg, J. M., Cuber, I., Jamalinabijan, F., Kurgan,
A., Fritz, T., & Shepherd, D. C. (2026). Towards ecological validity when assessing
ADHD symptoms: Patterns in automatically collected, real-world PC activity data. International
Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 209, 103724.
Suleiman, A. D., DeWaters, J. E., Shepherd, D. C., Korkmaz, T., Hussain, F., Liu,
Y., & Hou, D. (2026). Adoption-ready project-based learning for computing education:
The FORAP framework and a multi-scale project portfolio. arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.11129.
Ritschel, N., Holmes, R., Fronchetti, F., Garcia, R., & Shepherd, D. C. (2025). Block-based
or graph-based? Why not both? Designing a hybrid programming environment for end-users.
Interacting with Computers, 38(1), 40-57.
Suleiman, A. D., Hou, D., Liu, Y., DeWaters, J. E., Shepherd, D. C., & Goncalves de
Souza, J. (2025). Systematic literature review on project-based learning in computing
education. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 25(4), 1-53.
Suleiman, A. D., DeWaters, J. E., Hou, D., Liu, Y., & Shepherd, D. C. (2024, October).
An exploratory comparative study on the impacts of technical support on student successes
in computing project-based learning. In 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
(FIE) (pp. 1-9). IEEE.
Suleiman, A. D., Shepherd, D. C., DeWaters, J. E., Liu, Y., & Hou, D. (2024, October).
Providing technical support to sustain student motivation and engagement in software
engineering project-based learning. In 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
(FIE) (pp. 1-9). IEEE.
Henley, A. Z., Shepherd, D., & Fleming, S. D. (2024, August). Wandercode: An interaction
design for code recommenders to reduce information overload, ease exploration, and
save screen space. arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.14589.
Cuber, I., Goncalves De Souza, J. G., Jacobs, I., Lowman, C., Shepherd, D., Fritz,
T., & Langberg, J. M. (2024, May). Examining the use of VR as a study aid for university
students with ADHD. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (pp. 1-16).
Fronchetti, F., Ritschel, N., Schorr, L., Barfield, C., Chang, G., Spinola, R., Holmes,
R., & Shepherd, D. C. (2024, February). Block-based programming for two-armed robots:
A comparative study. In Proceedings of the 46th IEEE/ACM International Conference
on Software Engineering (pp. 1-12).
Avgeriou, P., & Shepherd, D. C. (2024). Dear researchers - a new column sharing the
perspective of software practitioners. Journal of Systems and Software, 213, 112044.
2024: Top 5% of All Submissions CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Submission: Cuber, Isabelle, et al. 'Examining the Use of VR as a Study Aid for University
Students with ADHD.' Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems, 2024, pp. 1-16.
2018: Top 5% of All Submissions CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Submission: Weintrop, David, et al. 'Evaluation CoBlox: A Comparative Study of Robotics
Programming Environments for Adult Novices.' Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference
on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018, pp. 1-12.
2017: Top 5% of All Submissions CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Submission: Züger, Manuela, et al. 'Reducing Interruptions at Work: A Large-Scale
Field Study of Flowlight.' Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors
in Computing Systems, 2017, pp. 61-72.
2017: Fred Fletcher Outstanding Program Volunteer Award, City of Raleigh, Raleigh,
NC.
2017: Most Influential Paper Award (10 Year Retrospective) International Concerence
on Aspect-Oriented Software Development. Submission: Shepherd, David, et al. 'Using
Natural Language Program Analysis to Locate and Understand Action-Oriented Concers.'
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Aspect-Oriented Software Development,
2017, pp. 212-224.1.
2016: Top Publisher, ABB Corporate Research USA Raleigh, NC.
2012: Top 5% Contributor, Microsoft's Visual Studio Gallery Online.
2007: Frank A. Peterson Graduate Student Achievement Award (Top Graduating CS Ph.D.
Student), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
2002 Co-Valedictorian, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
2023: Developing of a Novel Virtual Reality Treatment for Emerging Adults with ADHD,
$402,277.
2021, 2023 (Transfer to LSU): Collaborative Research: Minoritized Youth Computer Science
Learning, Belonging and Career Interest: Coding and Creating with Beats, $180,605.
2021, 2023 (Transfer to LSU): Collaborative Research: Supporting Project-Based Learning
in Undergraduate Software Engineering Courses, $138,601.
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