Jakita O. Thomas | Academic Influence

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Jakita O. Thomas

Computer Science

#11624

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#12339

Historical Rank

#2042

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Computer Engineering

#206

World Rank

#209

Historical Rank

#23

USA Rank

Database

#10064

World Rank

#10679

Historical Rank

#1491

USA Rank

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Jakita O. Thomas's Degrees

Masters Computer Engineering Stanford University
PhD Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University

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According to Wikipedia, Jakita O. Thomas is a Philpott Westpoint Stevens Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. Thomas is one of the co-founders of Pharaoh's Conclave, an organisation helping engage and prepare youth for careers and opportunities related to eSports. Thomas is also a founder of Black ComputeHer which is an organisation dedicated to supporting computing tech education and workforce development for Black women and girls.

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Jakita O. Thomas's Published Works

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Published Works

Straighten up and fly right (2019) (71)
Speaking Truth to Power: Exploring the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women in Computing (2018) (48)
The Intersectional Experiences of Black Women in Computing (2020) (42)
I Can't Breathe (2021) (31)
Intersectionality in HCI (2020) (31)
Dynamics of value co-creation in complex IT service engagements (2011) (30)
Exploring the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking over three Years while Designing Games for Social Change (2017) (28)
Moving Students of Color from Consumers to Producers of Technology (2016) (19)
Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education (2021) (18)
Black Women Speak: Examining Power, Privilege, and Identity in CS Education (2021) (11)
The Computational Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Capability Flow: An Approach to Articulating CAT Capabilities over Time in African-American Middle-school Girls (2018) (10)
Supporting computational algorithmic thinking (SCAT): development of a complex cognitive capability in african-american middle-school girls (abstract only) (2014) (9)
The implications of enterprise-wide pipeline management tools for organizational relations and exchanges (2007) (9)
Food for Thought: Supporting African American Women's Computational Algorithmic Thinking in an Intro CS Course (2019) (9)
Supporting greater access to pre- and post-natal information and services for women in rural Kenya (2011) (8)
Understanding the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face While Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking in the Context of Game Design (2015) (7)
The Role of Familial Influences in African American Women's Persistence in Computing (2020) (6)
Real talk (2021) (6)
Leveraging Food as the Context for Developing Computational Algorithmic Thinking in an Entry-Level College Course (2017) (6)
A Method to the Madness: Applying an Intersectional Analysis of Structural Oppression and Power in HCI and Design (2022) (6)
Understanding consultants' information-seeking practices: knowledge management's touchpoint (2008) (6)
Shifting the paradigm of african-american students from consumers of computer science to producers of computer science (2013) (5)
Business Value in Complex IT Service Engagements: Realization is Governed by Patterns of Interaction (2010) (5)
Keepin' it real about race in HCI (2021) (4)
Leveraging food to achieve 100% student retention in an intro CS course (2016) (4)
Developing an SSME Initiative for Instruction and Research at Morgan State University (2008) (4)
Discovering intersectionality (2021) (3)
Reflecting on being black in computing (2021) (3)
Self service technologies: eliminating pain points of traditional call centers (2009) (3)
From consumers to producers: African American middle school students as game designers (2014) (2)
Exploring African-American Middle-School Girls' Perceptions of Themselves as Game Designers (2016) (2)
Discovering intersectionality part I (2021) (2)
Engineering’s Role in the Evolutionary Understanding of Complex Service Systems (2008) (1)
Fostering Computational Thinking among Underrepresented Students in STEM (2021) (1)
Evaluating service-based software applications (2008) (1)
Supporting Students of Color in Learning Computer Science (Abstract Only) (2016) (1)
RESPECT '18 (2017) (0)
Exploring the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking over three Years while Designing Games for Social Change (2017) (0)
Supporting Computational Algorithmic Thinking (SCAT): Exploring the Development of Computational Algorithmic Thinking Capabilities in African-American Middle-School Girls (2014) (0)
It's All In The Mix: Leveraging food to increase students' persistence in Computer Science (2015) (0)
Supporting Computational Algorithmic Thinking (SCAT): Exploring the difficulties African-American middle school girls face while enacting computational algorithmic thinking (2015) (0)
Learner-Centered Pedagogies for Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Introductory Programming (2021) (0)
Unhelpful helpers: when scaffolding structures veil collaborative interactions (2008) (0)
Implementing Community-Based Participatory Design and Mixed Methods to capture and Analyze Mental Models of no/low Literate Users (2021) (0)
Exploring the Impact of Queue Management on Quality of Service for SMBs (2008) (0)
Session details: Paper - camps and mobile computing (2013) (0)
Accessing Pre-natal Services: Supporting Women in Rural Kenya (2011) (0)
Building space for feminist solidarity (2022) (0)
Front Row (Design Theater) (2012) (0)
The Advent of Computational Thinking (2021) (0)
Designing Learning Environments That Support Developing Computational Algorithmic Thinking Capabilities (2021) (0)
CSCL Mid-Career Workshop (2015) (0)
Intersectional Computing---Where it All Began: A Sankofa Story (Part 1) (2023) (0)
The rest of the story: understanding small-group case interpretation performance and capability in middle-school project-based inquiry classrooms (2008) (0)
Supporting Computational Algorithmic Thinking (SCAT): Understanding the Development of Computational Algorithmic Thinking Capabilities in African-American Middle-School Girls Through Game Design (2015) (0)

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