Academic Honors
Educator of the Year
National ACHI Magazine · November 2022Program of the Year
Scholarly Society CoNECD Conference · February 2022 This award honors the development and/or implementation of a service activity that has significantly enhanced the participation of students from diverse populations that are historically underserved in engineering and computing, while enriching the students’ learning experience in engineering and computer science.Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising
School Pratt School of Engineering · May 2021 Awarded to a faculty member or staff leader who through excellence in mentoring and advising have nurtured and guided students and colleagues, thereby helping build a better futureUndergraduate Mentor of the Year
University Mary Lou William Center for Black Culture · 2020 In recognition of the importance of mentors for the continuing success of Duke students, this award goes to faculty, staff or administrators who have gone above and beyond in providing support and/or mentoring to Black undergraduate students individually and/or collectively via their organizations at Duke.Extraordinary Educator Award
University Delta Alpha Pi · 2015Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning Early Career Research Award
National American Education Research Association · 2015 The promotion of early career researchers is a priority of the TICL’s mission. The TICL Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award will highlight the innovation of young researchers in the intersection of Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning and acknowledge their achievements in their early careers More about this honorEpsilon Award - Most Promising Technologist
Other Black Data Processing Association · 2013 More about this honorScholar
University Clemson Institute for the Advancement of Healthcare · 2012Fellow
National Samsung · 2007Fellow
University Stanford University - LIFE Center · 2007Graduate Community Fellow - Women's Initiatives
University Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2006Fellow
National Delta Airlines · 2003Sean A. Pittman Award for Outstanding Service to the African American Community
University Florida State University · 2001Member
National Tau Beta Pi · 2000Torchbearer
National National Society of Black Engineers · 2000Seminole Torchbearer
University Florida State University · 1998News Items
Published October 19, 2022
Nature Magazine
Computer science has a racism problem: these researchers want to fix it
Published February 8, 2022
Governor's Office
Governor Cooper Honors North Carolina’s Black STEM Leaders During Black History Month
Published August 21, 2021
Duke Chronicle
National Science Foundation launches artificial intelligence center at Duke
Published August 11, 2021
Communications of the ACM
Duke Professors Awarded $10M NSF Grant to Increase Diversity in Computing
Published August 5, 2021
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
The National Science Foundation Awards $10 Million to Duke to Diversify STEM
Published May 12, 2021
Duke Chronicle
'Really about educating educators': New initiatives aim to improve diversity in computer science department
Published June 2, 2016
1. The Journal: Transforming Education Through Technology
Students Learn Computer Programming Skills Through Dance
Published November 14, 2014
National Science Foundation
Computer scientist Shaundra Daily - ScienceLives
Published November 7, 2014
NationSwell
Can Girls Dance Their Way Toward Computer Programming Careers? Read more: http://nationswell.com/dance-can-increase-girls-stem-interest/#ixzz4sW6Gg1xs
Published November 3, 2014
La Nacion
Danza y programación pueden atraer niñas a carreras informáticas
Published November 3, 2014
Medical Daily
Female Students' Computer Skills Improve With Dance Choreography
Published October 3, 2014
Atlanta Blackstar
7 Black Innovators and Inventors in STEM Fields Who Blerds Should Know
Published May 1, 2014
Clemson Newsstand
Clemson University to bring together art and technology at Artisphere 2014