Education
Aug. 2020 Ph.D. in Educational Technology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dec. 2015 Certificate in Computer Programming
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
May 2013 M.A. in Translation and Interpretation
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Monterey, CA
Jun. 2011 B.A. in English and French
Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dec. 2015 Certificate in Computer Programming
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
May 2013 M.A. in Translation and Interpretation
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Monterey, CA
Jun. 2011 B.A. in English and French
Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Professional Experience
Aug. 2020 – Present Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, College of Education,
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Luo, F., Nasrin, F.*, Awoyemi., I. D.* (Under Review). Broadening participation in computing through cultivating
teacher professional growth: Stories from teachers of color. [* Ph.D. student co-authors]
Luo, F., Liu, R., Nasrin, F.*, Awoyemi., I. D.*, Crawford, D., & Ma, W. (Under Review). Engaging students of color
in physiological computing with insights from eye-tracking. [* Ph.D. student co-authors]
Yan, W., Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Chandler, L. (Under Review). Exploring Elementary Students’
Debugging Behaviors in A Puzzle-based Programming Environment.
Liu, R. * & Luo, F. * (Under Review). Professional development for teaching K-12 computer science
in the United States: A systematic review of the literature from 2015-2020.
Luo, F., Liu, R., Awoyemi, I.*, Crawford, C., Nasrin, F.* (Accepted). Novel insights into elementary girls’
experiences in physiological computing. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on
Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSE 2024). [*Ph.D. student co-authors]
Lewis, M., Holloman, A., Luo, F., Denham, A., & Crawford, C. (2023, October). LITI: Learning with Interactive
Time Series Information. In 2023 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric
Computing (VL/HCC) (pp. 266-268). IEEE.
Luo, F., Ijeluola, A. *, Westerlund, J. *, Walker, A., Denham, A., Walker, J., & Young, C. (2023).
Supporting elementary teachers’ technological, pedagogical, and content
knowledge in computational thinking integration. Journal of Science Education and Technology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-023-10045-0 [*Ph.D. student co-author]
[Five-year impact factor: 3.969, SSCI]
Liu, R., Luo, F., & Israel, M. (2023). Technology-integrated Computing Education in Early
Childhood: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Educational Computing Research.
https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331231170383
[Impact Factor: 4.345, SSCI]
Israel, M., Li, J., Yan, W., Elagha, N., Huggins-Manley, C. A., Luo, F., & Franklin, D. (2023, August).
How are elementary students demonstrating understanding of decomposition within
elementary mathematics? In Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on International
Computing Education Research (ICER 2023). In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference
on International Computing Education Research V.1 (pp. 222–235).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3568813.3600143 [Overall Acceptance Rate: 21%]
Luo, F., Yan, W., Liu, R., & Israel, M. (2022, February). Elementary students’ understanding of
variables in computational thinking-integrated instruction: A mixed methods study. In Proceedings
of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 523–529).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499323
Luo, F., Israel, M., & Gane, B. (2022). Exploring elementary students’ computational thinking: A
learning trajectory perspective. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 22(2), 1-26.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3494579 [Impact Fator: 2.493, SCI-E]
Liu, R., Luo, F., & Israel, M. (2021, June). What do we know about assessing computational thinking?
Establishing a new methodological perspective from the literature. In Proceedings of the 26th
annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 269-275).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3430665.3456380
Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Endara, L., Davis, E. C., Somarriba, G., Sessa, E., Luo, F., Carey, S.,
Dogan, D., Burleigh, G., McDaniel, S. (2021). Community science, storytelling, or inquiry-
based learning? Evaluating three technology-enhanced pedagogical approaches in an online
botany course. The American Biology Teacher, 83(8), 513–520. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2021.83.8.513
Gane, B., Israel, M., Elagha, N., Yan, W., Luo, F., & Pellegrino, J. (2021). Design and validation of
Learning trajectory-based assessments for computational thinking in upper elementary grades.
Computer Science Education, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2021.1874221
[17% acceptance rate, ESCI]
Luo, F., Antonenko, P. D., & Davis, E. C. (2020). Exploring the evolution of two girls’ conceptions
and practices in computational thinking in science. Computers & Education, 146, 103759.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103759 [Impact Factor: 8.538, SSCI]
Luo, F., Antonenko, P., Valle, N., Sessa, E., Burleigh, G., Endara, L., McDaniel, S., Carey, S., &
Davis, E.C. (2020). Collaborative design reasoning in a large interdisciplinary learning tool
design project. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 11(1), 85-97.
https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v11i1.25633
Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Yan, W., Gane, B.D., & Hampton, J. (2020, February). Understanding
students' computational thinking through cognitive interviews: A learning trajectory-based
analysis. In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education (pp. 919-925). https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366845
teacher professional growth: Stories from teachers of color. [* Ph.D. student co-authors]
Luo, F., Liu, R., Nasrin, F.*, Awoyemi., I. D.*, Crawford, D., & Ma, W. (Under Review). Engaging students of color
in physiological computing with insights from eye-tracking. [* Ph.D. student co-authors]
Yan, W., Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Chandler, L. (Under Review). Exploring Elementary Students’
Debugging Behaviors in A Puzzle-based Programming Environment.
Liu, R. * & Luo, F. * (Under Review). Professional development for teaching K-12 computer science
in the United States: A systematic review of the literature from 2015-2020.
Luo, F., Liu, R., Awoyemi, I.*, Crawford, C., Nasrin, F.* (Accepted). Novel insights into elementary girls’
experiences in physiological computing. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on
Computer Science Education V. 1 (SIGCSE 2024). [*Ph.D. student co-authors]
Lewis, M., Holloman, A., Luo, F., Denham, A., & Crawford, C. (2023, October). LITI: Learning with Interactive
Time Series Information. In 2023 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric
Computing (VL/HCC) (pp. 266-268). IEEE.
Luo, F., Ijeluola, A. *, Westerlund, J. *, Walker, A., Denham, A., Walker, J., & Young, C. (2023).
Supporting elementary teachers’ technological, pedagogical, and content
knowledge in computational thinking integration. Journal of Science Education and Technology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-023-10045-0 [*Ph.D. student co-author]
[Five-year impact factor: 3.969, SSCI]
Liu, R., Luo, F., & Israel, M. (2023). Technology-integrated Computing Education in Early
Childhood: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Educational Computing Research.
https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331231170383
[Impact Factor: 4.345, SSCI]
Israel, M., Li, J., Yan, W., Elagha, N., Huggins-Manley, C. A., Luo, F., & Franklin, D. (2023, August).
How are elementary students demonstrating understanding of decomposition within
elementary mathematics? In Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on International
Computing Education Research (ICER 2023). In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference
on International Computing Education Research V.1 (pp. 222–235).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3568813.3600143 [Overall Acceptance Rate: 21%]
Luo, F., Yan, W., Liu, R., & Israel, M. (2022, February). Elementary students’ understanding of
variables in computational thinking-integrated instruction: A mixed methods study. In Proceedings
of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 523–529).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499323
Luo, F., Israel, M., & Gane, B. (2022). Exploring elementary students’ computational thinking: A
learning trajectory perspective. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 22(2), 1-26.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3494579 [Impact Fator: 2.493, SCI-E]
Liu, R., Luo, F., & Israel, M. (2021, June). What do we know about assessing computational thinking?
Establishing a new methodological perspective from the literature. In Proceedings of the 26th
annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 269-275).
https://doi.org/10.1145/3430665.3456380
Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Endara, L., Davis, E. C., Somarriba, G., Sessa, E., Luo, F., Carey, S.,
Dogan, D., Burleigh, G., McDaniel, S. (2021). Community science, storytelling, or inquiry-
based learning? Evaluating three technology-enhanced pedagogical approaches in an online
botany course. The American Biology Teacher, 83(8), 513–520. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2021.83.8.513
Gane, B., Israel, M., Elagha, N., Yan, W., Luo, F., & Pellegrino, J. (2021). Design and validation of
Learning trajectory-based assessments for computational thinking in upper elementary grades.
Computer Science Education, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2021.1874221
[17% acceptance rate, ESCI]
Luo, F., Antonenko, P. D., & Davis, E. C. (2020). Exploring the evolution of two girls’ conceptions
and practices in computational thinking in science. Computers & Education, 146, 103759.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103759 [Impact Factor: 8.538, SSCI]
Luo, F., Antonenko, P., Valle, N., Sessa, E., Burleigh, G., Endara, L., McDaniel, S., Carey, S., &
Davis, E.C. (2020). Collaborative design reasoning in a large interdisciplinary learning tool
design project. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 11(1), 85-97.
https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v11i1.25633
Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Yan, W., Gane, B.D., & Hampton, J. (2020, February). Understanding
students' computational thinking through cognitive interviews: A learning trajectory-based
analysis. In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education (pp. 919-925). https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366845
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Liu, R., Luo, F., Crawford, S., Awoyemi, I. (Submitted). Elementary students’ problem-solving and visual
attention in a physiological computing environment: A cross-case study. Paper session submitted to
the 2024 American Educational Research Association. Pittsburg, PA.
Luo, F., Awoyemi, I., Crawford, S. (Submitted). Elementary students’ conceptions and engagement in
physiological computing: A case study of lesson implementation. Paper session submitted to
the 2024 American Educational Research Association. Pittsburg, PA.
Luo, F., Ijeluola, A. *, & Westerlund, J. * (2023). Elementary teachers’ computer science integration:
A cross-case analysis. Paper session presented at the 2023 American Educational Research
Association. Chicago, Illinois. [*Ph.D. student co-authors] [AERA Best Paper Nomination, SIG-TACTL]
Luo, F. & Liu, R. (2022). A Systematic Literature Review of K-12 Computer Science Professional
Development. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American Educational Research
Association. San Diego, California.
Luo, F., Walker, A., Denham, A., & Walker, J. (2022). Culturally relevant computer science education
for historically underrepresented students: A research-practice partnership with a school
district. Roundtable session presented at the 2022 American Educational Research Association.
San Diego, California.
Yu, J.*, Luo, F., & Searight, E.* (2022). Teaching middle school computer science during covid-19: A
case study of blended learning. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American
Educational Research Association. San Diego, California. [*Ph.D. student co-authors]
Liu, R., Israel, M., & Luo, F. (2022). Technology-integrated computing education in early childhood:
A systematic review of the literature. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American
Educational Research Association. San Diego, California.
Luo, F., Israel, M. (2021, April). Computational thinking from the learning trajectory perspective:
Findings and implications for instruction and assessments. Concurrent session presented at the
2021 American Educational Research Association.
Yan, W., Israel, M., Luo, F., Liu, R. (2021, March). Exploring Elementary Students’ Debugging
Behaviors in A Puzzle-based Programming Environment through A Learning Trajectory
Approach. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education.
Gane, B.D., Elagha, N.A., Luo, F., Liu, R., Yan, W., Strickland, C., Franklin, D., Rich, K., Pellegrino,
J.W., Israel, M. (2020, June). Developing computational thinking assessments for elementary
students: Connecting cognition, observation, and interpretation. Poster presented at the 2020
International Conference of The Learning Sciences, Nashville, TN. (Conference moved online
due to COVID-19)
Gane, B. D., Elagha, N., Luo, F., Liu, R., Yan, W., Strickland, C., Franklin, D., Rich, K., Pellegrino, J.
W. & Israel, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Developing computational thinking assessments from
learning trajectories: Design approach and preliminary validity evidence [Paper Session].
AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/svdtn7j (Conference Canceled
due to COVID-19)
Luo, F., Liu, R. & Israel, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Integrating computational thinking into elementary
botany through robotics: Video analysis of student challenges and interactions [Poster Session].
AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/s3n8g8w (Conference Canceled
due to COVID-19)
Luo, F., Antonenko, P. (2019, April). Evolution of children's conceptions and skills in computational
thinking in science: A multiple-case study. Poster presented at the 2019 American Educational
Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Yan, W., Gane, B.D., Hampton, J. (2019, October). Understanding
elementary students' computational thinking with affordances of learning trajectory: A pilot
study. Poster presented at the University of Florida’s 3rd Annual Diversity Graduate Research
Symposium, Gainesville, FL.
Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Endara, L., Davis, E.C., Somarriba, G., Sessa, E., Luo, F., Carey, S., Dogan,
S., Burleigh, G., von Konrat, M., & McDaniel, S. (2019, April). Inquiry learning, storytelling
or citizen science? Exploring perceptions of learning in an online biology course. Concurrent
session presented at the 2019 American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Luo, F. (2018, October). Predicting computational thinking assessment scores: What are the important
factors in play?. Concurrent session presented at the 2018 Conference of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Luo, F., Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Davis, E.C., Sessa, E., Burleigh, G., Endara, L., McDaniel, S., &
Carey, S. (2018, October). Collaborative design in STEM education: Developing an online tool
for learning flagellate plants. Concurrent session presented at the 2018 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Luo, F. (2018, October). Review on computational thinking integration in K-12 and higher ed science
education: What’s next? Poster presented at the 2018 Conference of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Cheng, L., Luo, F. (2018, October). The effects of learner-generated drawing on learning outcomes
and engagement: A systematic review. Roundtable presented at the 2018 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Cheng, L., Beal, C. R., & Luo, F. (2017, November). Student statistics anxiety in online and face-to-
face statistics courses: A literature review. Roundtable presented at the 2017 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
attention in a physiological computing environment: A cross-case study. Paper session submitted to
the 2024 American Educational Research Association. Pittsburg, PA.
Luo, F., Awoyemi, I., Crawford, S. (Submitted). Elementary students’ conceptions and engagement in
physiological computing: A case study of lesson implementation. Paper session submitted to
the 2024 American Educational Research Association. Pittsburg, PA.
Luo, F., Ijeluola, A. *, & Westerlund, J. * (2023). Elementary teachers’ computer science integration:
A cross-case analysis. Paper session presented at the 2023 American Educational Research
Association. Chicago, Illinois. [*Ph.D. student co-authors] [AERA Best Paper Nomination, SIG-TACTL]
Luo, F. & Liu, R. (2022). A Systematic Literature Review of K-12 Computer Science Professional
Development. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American Educational Research
Association. San Diego, California.
Luo, F., Walker, A., Denham, A., & Walker, J. (2022). Culturally relevant computer science education
for historically underrepresented students: A research-practice partnership with a school
district. Roundtable session presented at the 2022 American Educational Research Association.
San Diego, California.
Yu, J.*, Luo, F., & Searight, E.* (2022). Teaching middle school computer science during covid-19: A
case study of blended learning. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American
Educational Research Association. San Diego, California. [*Ph.D. student co-authors]
Liu, R., Israel, M., & Luo, F. (2022). Technology-integrated computing education in early childhood:
A systematic review of the literature. Concurrent session presented at the 2022 American
Educational Research Association. San Diego, California.
Luo, F., Israel, M. (2021, April). Computational thinking from the learning trajectory perspective:
Findings and implications for instruction and assessments. Concurrent session presented at the
2021 American Educational Research Association.
Yan, W., Israel, M., Luo, F., Liu, R. (2021, March). Exploring Elementary Students’ Debugging
Behaviors in A Puzzle-based Programming Environment through A Learning Trajectory
Approach. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education.
Gane, B.D., Elagha, N.A., Luo, F., Liu, R., Yan, W., Strickland, C., Franklin, D., Rich, K., Pellegrino,
J.W., Israel, M. (2020, June). Developing computational thinking assessments for elementary
students: Connecting cognition, observation, and interpretation. Poster presented at the 2020
International Conference of The Learning Sciences, Nashville, TN. (Conference moved online
due to COVID-19)
Gane, B. D., Elagha, N., Luo, F., Liu, R., Yan, W., Strickland, C., Franklin, D., Rich, K., Pellegrino, J.
W. & Israel, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Developing computational thinking assessments from
learning trajectories: Design approach and preliminary validity evidence [Paper Session].
AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/svdtn7j (Conference Canceled
due to COVID-19)
Luo, F., Liu, R. & Israel, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Integrating computational thinking into elementary
botany through robotics: Video analysis of student challenges and interactions [Poster Session].
AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/s3n8g8w (Conference Canceled
due to COVID-19)
Luo, F., Antonenko, P. (2019, April). Evolution of children's conceptions and skills in computational
thinking in science: A multiple-case study. Poster presented at the 2019 American Educational
Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Luo, F., Israel, M., Liu, R., Yan, W., Gane, B.D., Hampton, J. (2019, October). Understanding
elementary students' computational thinking with affordances of learning trajectory: A pilot
study. Poster presented at the University of Florida’s 3rd Annual Diversity Graduate Research
Symposium, Gainesville, FL.
Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Endara, L., Davis, E.C., Somarriba, G., Sessa, E., Luo, F., Carey, S., Dogan,
S., Burleigh, G., von Konrat, M., & McDaniel, S. (2019, April). Inquiry learning, storytelling
or citizen science? Exploring perceptions of learning in an online biology course. Concurrent
session presented at the 2019 American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Luo, F. (2018, October). Predicting computational thinking assessment scores: What are the important
factors in play?. Concurrent session presented at the 2018 Conference of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Luo, F., Valle, N., Antonenko, P., Davis, E.C., Sessa, E., Burleigh, G., Endara, L., McDaniel, S., &
Carey, S. (2018, October). Collaborative design in STEM education: Developing an online tool
for learning flagellate plants. Concurrent session presented at the 2018 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Luo, F. (2018, October). Review on computational thinking integration in K-12 and higher ed science
education: What’s next? Poster presented at the 2018 Conference of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Cheng, L., Luo, F. (2018, October). The effects of learner-generated drawing on learning outcomes
and engagement: A systematic review. Roundtable presented at the 2018 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Kansas City, MO.
Cheng, L., Beal, C. R., & Luo, F. (2017, November). Student statistics anxiety in online and face-to-
face statistics courses: A literature review. Roundtable presented at the 2017 Conference of
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
Grants
2023-2024
PI. [Awarded]. Fostering elementary students' computing career aspirations through a physiological
computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students
and Teachers (ITEST). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Hutchison, A. (Resubmission; $ 1,125,666)
2022-2023
PI. [Not Funded]. Fostering STEM+C career aspirations and self-efficacy in young learners with a
physiology-infused computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Innovative
Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Fowler,
M., & Antonenko, P. ($1,229,346)
2021-2022
Co- PI. [Not Funded]. Project IMPACT: Industry Mentoring through Projects in After school
Collaborative Teams. National Science Foundation. Advancing Informal STEM Learning
(AISL). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,857,481.)
PI. [Not Funded]. Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership to Bring Computer Science Education
into a Black-majority School District in Alabama. Spencer Foundation. Co-PIs: Denham, A. &
Walker, A. ($375,247)
PI. [Not Funded]. Cultivating STEM+C identity in young learners with a physiology-infused
computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Advancing Informal STEM Learning
(AISL). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Fowler, M., & Antonenko, P. ($1,356,707)
Institution PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Applied Learning Trajectories for Everyday
Computing: Preparing Teachers to Integrate Computational Thinking across Elementary
Mathematics Curricula (ALTEC). National Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12
(DRK12). PI: Israel, M. ($196,056)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Early Immersion in Computer Science through a
Research-Informed Integrated STEM Curriculum. National Science Foundation, Discovery
Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,591,757)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Developing a Multimodal Data-Driven Automatic Learning Assessment to
Track Computational Thinking Development of Youths with Autism during Educational
Gameplay in Integrated STEM Education. University of Alabama ORED Small Grant Program.
PI: Moon, J. ($12,000)
2020-2021
PI. [Not Funded]. Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership to Bring Computer Science Education
into a Black-majority School District in Alabama. National Science Foundation, Computer
Science for All (CSForALL). Co-PI: Denham, A. ($295,527)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Early Immersion in Computer Science. National
Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,446,085)
Institution PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Integrating Computational Thinking and
Elementary Mathematics via Lessons, Assessments, and Professional Learning. National
Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Israel, M. ($195,171)
PI. [Awarded]. Fostering elementary students' computing career aspirations through a physiological
computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students
and Teachers (ITEST). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Hutchison, A. (Resubmission; $ 1,125,666)
2022-2023
PI. [Not Funded]. Fostering STEM+C career aspirations and self-efficacy in young learners with a
physiology-infused computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Innovative
Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Fowler,
M., & Antonenko, P. ($1,229,346)
2021-2022
Co- PI. [Not Funded]. Project IMPACT: Industry Mentoring through Projects in After school
Collaborative Teams. National Science Foundation. Advancing Informal STEM Learning
(AISL). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,857,481.)
PI. [Not Funded]. Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership to Bring Computer Science Education
into a Black-majority School District in Alabama. Spencer Foundation. Co-PIs: Denham, A. &
Walker, A. ($375,247)
PI. [Not Funded]. Cultivating STEM+C identity in young learners with a physiology-infused
computing curriculum. National Science Foundation. Advancing Informal STEM Learning
(AISL). Co-PIs: Crawford, C., Fowler, M., & Antonenko, P. ($1,356,707)
Institution PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Applied Learning Trajectories for Everyday
Computing: Preparing Teachers to Integrate Computational Thinking across Elementary
Mathematics Curricula (ALTEC). National Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12
(DRK12). PI: Israel, M. ($196,056)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Early Immersion in Computer Science through a
Research-Informed Integrated STEM Curriculum. National Science Foundation, Discovery
Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,591,757)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Developing a Multimodal Data-Driven Automatic Learning Assessment to
Track Computational Thinking Development of Youths with Autism during Educational
Gameplay in Integrated STEM Education. University of Alabama ORED Small Grant Program.
PI: Moon, J. ($12,000)
2020-2021
PI. [Not Funded]. Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership to Bring Computer Science Education
into a Black-majority School District in Alabama. National Science Foundation, Computer
Science for All (CSForALL). Co-PI: Denham, A. ($295,527)
Co-PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Early Immersion in Computer Science. National
Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Fowler, M. ($2,446,085)
Institution PI. [Not Funded]. Collaborative Research: Integrating Computational Thinking and
Elementary Mathematics via Lessons, Assessments, and Professional Learning. National
Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK12). PI: Israel, M. ($195,171)
BOOK CHAPTERS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Luo, F. (2020). Exploring elementary students’ computational thinking leveraging affordances of
learning trajectories [Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida]. Institutional Repository at
the University of Florida. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056644
Israel, M., Lash, T., Yan, W., Liu, R., & Luo, F. (2020). Universal Design for Learning in K-12 CS
Education. In S. Grover (Ed). Computer Science in K-12: An A-to-Z Handbook on Teaching
Programming.
Kang, K., Luo, F., Sommer, M., Zhan, H. (2016). Delivery methods in distance education. In A.
Ritzhaupt (Ed.), Distance education: A guide for theory and practice.
http://www.aritzhaupt.com/eBook_Distance/chapter4.html
learning trajectories [Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida]. Institutional Repository at
the University of Florida. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056644
Israel, M., Lash, T., Yan, W., Liu, R., & Luo, F. (2020). Universal Design for Learning in K-12 CS
Education. In S. Grover (Ed). Computer Science in K-12: An A-to-Z Handbook on Teaching
Programming.
Kang, K., Luo, F., Sommer, M., Zhan, H. (2016). Delivery methods in distance education. In A.
Ritzhaupt (Ed.), Distance education: A guide for theory and practice.
http://www.aritzhaupt.com/eBook_Distance/chapter4.html
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
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K-12 Involvement
Elementary computer science instruction and modeling
Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL February - May 2023
Lesson title:
The Basics of Physiological Computing
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Gainesville, FL January 2019-August 2020
Lesson titles:
Algorithm Unplugged: Following a six-step algorithm to make a paper airplane
Introduction to Binary (4th and 5th grade)
Computers & You: Understanding Input and Output
Introduction to Binary (3rd grade)
Hello Ruby & Her Friends: Characteristics of a CS learner
Let’s Make a Plan: Making a map using clear instructions (1st and 2nd grade)
Animal Number Story: Programming in Scratch (4th and 5th grade)
Comparing Same Numerator: Programming Fraction Comparisons (4th and 5th grade)
Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL February - May 2023
Lesson title:
The Basics of Physiological Computing
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Gainesville, FL January 2019-August 2020
Lesson titles:
Algorithm Unplugged: Following a six-step algorithm to make a paper airplane
Introduction to Binary (4th and 5th grade)
Computers & You: Understanding Input and Output
Introduction to Binary (3rd grade)
Hello Ruby & Her Friends: Characteristics of a CS learner
Let’s Make a Plan: Making a map using clear instructions (1st and 2nd grade)
Animal Number Story: Programming in Scratch (4th and 5th grade)
Comparing Same Numerator: Programming Fraction Comparisons (4th and 5th grade)
ONLINE MEDIA
Luo, F. (July 17, 2019). Revealing Students’ Computational Thinking in Problem-Solving Using
Cognitive Interviews and Think-Aloud Protocols [Blog post]. Retrieved from
http://blog.everydaycomputing.org/2019/07/17/think-aloud-protocols/
Luo, F. (January 25, 2019). Extending computer science beyond the classroom [Blog post]. Retrieved
from http://blog.everydaycomputing.org/2019/01/25/cs-beyond-classroom/
Luo, F. (May 25, 2019). “I Can” Statements [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3IN2gWcejY&t=80s
Creative Technology Research Lab writing team (2020). Collaborative Computing Observation
Instrument (CCOI) Instructional Manual. Retrieved from forthcoming.
Cognitive Interviews and Think-Aloud Protocols [Blog post]. Retrieved from
http://blog.everydaycomputing.org/2019/07/17/think-aloud-protocols/
Luo, F. (January 25, 2019). Extending computer science beyond the classroom [Blog post]. Retrieved
from http://blog.everydaycomputing.org/2019/01/25/cs-beyond-classroom/
Luo, F. (May 25, 2019). “I Can” Statements [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3IN2gWcejY&t=80s
Creative Technology Research Lab writing team (2020). Collaborative Computing Observation
Instrument (CCOI) Instructional Manual. Retrieved from forthcoming.
INVITED TALKS
Panelist. Tips for the Academic Job Search. Educational Technology, University of Florida. March
2022.
Guest Speaker. Title: Increasing STEM in After-school Programs. Council on Community-Based
Partnerships, University of Alabama. October 21, 2021.
Featured Speaker. Title: Advancing Elementary Computer Science Education. Alabama IEEE
Computer Society. March 31, 2021.
Featured Speaker. Title: Advancing Elementary Computer Science Education. Educational
Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies (ELPTS) Research Series, College of Education,
University of Alabama. October 2020.
Featured Speaker. Tips for the Academic Job Search. Student Alliance of Graduates in Education
(SAGE), University of Florida. December 2020.
2022.
Guest Speaker. Title: Increasing STEM in After-school Programs. Council on Community-Based
Partnerships, University of Alabama. October 21, 2021.
Featured Speaker. Title: Advancing Elementary Computer Science Education. Alabama IEEE
Computer Society. March 31, 2021.
Featured Speaker. Title: Advancing Elementary Computer Science Education. Educational
Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies (ELPTS) Research Series, College of Education,
University of Alabama. October 2020.
Featured Speaker. Tips for the Academic Job Search. Student Alliance of Graduates in Education
(SAGE), University of Florida. December 2020.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Journal Reviewer
International Journal of Designs for Learning
Computers & Education
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Transactions on Computing Education
AERA Open
Conference Reviewer
2022 Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium
2021 Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium
2021 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 1e: Engineering and
Computer Science
2021 American Educational Research Association SIG - Technology as an Agent of Change in
Teaching and Learning
2021 American Educational Research Association SIG - Technology, Instruction, Cognition &
Learning
2018 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 3b: Technology-Based
Environments
2017 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 3b: Technology-Based
Environments
2017 American Educational Research Association SIG-Advanced Technologies for Learning
Conference Volunteer
2018 Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2017 Florida Educational Research Association | Paper session moderator
Other Assignments
2020-2021 Alabama Governor's App Challenge | Tuscaloosa City Schools Judge
2019 Florida Department of Education Computer Science Alternate Standards for Students with
Significant Disabilities |Reviewer
2018 Graduate Student Council at the University of Florida | Web Master and Grant Reviewer
International Journal of Designs for Learning
Computers & Education
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Transactions on Computing Education
AERA Open
Conference Reviewer
2022 Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium
2021 Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium
2021 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 1e: Engineering and
Computer Science
2021 American Educational Research Association SIG - Technology as an Agent of Change in
Teaching and Learning
2021 American Educational Research Association SIG - Technology, Instruction, Cognition &
Learning
2018 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 3b: Technology-Based
Environments
2017 American Educational Research Association Division C Section 3b: Technology-Based
Environments
2017 American Educational Research Association SIG-Advanced Technologies for Learning
Conference Volunteer
2018 Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2017 Florida Educational Research Association | Paper session moderator
Other Assignments
2020-2021 Alabama Governor's App Challenge | Tuscaloosa City Schools Judge
2019 Florida Department of Education Computer Science Alternate Standards for Students with
Significant Disabilities |Reviewer
2018 Graduate Student Council at the University of Florida | Web Master and Grant Reviewer
AWARDS
The UA College of Education’s Faculty Research Grant Program | $3,500 2022
The University of Alabama SEC Faculty Travel Program | $1,012 2022
UF Graduate Student Council Travel Grant | $350 2018, 2020
UF Office of Research Travel Award | $250 February 2020
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $250 February 2020
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $200 September 2018
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $265 February 2018
UF College of Education | The Jessie Hamm Meyer Graduate Award | $1500 March 2017
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $175 September 2017
Middlebury Institute Merit Scholarship | $10,000 2012-2013
Middlebury Institute Merit Scholarship | $10,000 2011-2012
The University of Alabama SEC Faculty Travel Program | $1,012 2022
UF Graduate Student Council Travel Grant | $350 2018, 2020
UF Office of Research Travel Award | $250 February 2020
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $250 February 2020
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $200 September 2018
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $265 February 2018
UF College of Education | The Jessie Hamm Meyer Graduate Award | $1500 March 2017
UF School of Teaching & Learning Travel Award | $175 September 2017
Middlebury Institute Merit Scholarship | $10,000 2012-2013
Middlebury Institute Merit Scholarship | $10,000 2011-2012
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Florida Educational Research Association (FERA)
Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)
Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Florida Educational Research Association (FERA)
Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)
Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)