Colleen M. Lewis

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science,

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Colleen M. Lewis is an associate professor of computer science (CS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Lewis was previously the McGregor-Girand Associate Professor of CS at Harvey Mudd College. Lewis's research seeks to identify and remove barriers to CS understanding with the goal of optimizing CS learning. Lewis curates CSTeachingTips.org, a NSF-sponsored project for disseminating effective CS teaching practices. For her efforts to broaden participation in computing, Lewis has received the NSF CAREER Award; the NCWIT.org Undergraduate Mentoring Award; and the AnitaB.org Emerging Leader Award. Lewis received her PhD in science and mathematics education, and her MS in computer science, from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2025

Contributing topics

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Publications by Colleen M. Lewis

July 2022

Four Practical Challenges for High School Computer Science

California high schools face challenges in expanding computer science (CS) programs due to staffing issues, curricular capacity, school accountability pressure, and equitable access to CS coursework. This report discusses potential solutions based…