OUR RESEARCH
There is an abundance of literature that examines why women do not pursue CS, and we can also find research that investigates why black students do not pursue CS. There is not much research, however, that addresses the impact of the intersectionality of gender, race, and other constructs (socioeconomics, regional experiences, educational experiences, etc.,) on black women along the pathway of success in computing. Our research contributes to this growing body of knowledge.
Selected Publications
- Yamaguchi, R. and Burge, J. (2019), "Intersectionality in the narratives of black women in computing through the education and workforce pipeline", Journal for Multicultural Education, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 215-235.
- Thomas, J. O., Joseph, N., Williams, A., Crum, C., and, Burge, J. D., Speaking Truth to Power: Exploring the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women in Computing, 2018 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), Baltimore, MD, 2018, pp. 1-8.
- Burge, J. D., Thomas, J. O., & Yamaguchi, R. (2017). Black Women in Computing: A Research Agenda. Final Conference Report (Download). Washington DC: Howard University.
- Burge, J. D., Thomas, J. O., & Yamaguchi, R. (2016). Computing and Intersectionality: The Social and Behavioral Structures at Play for Black Women in the Computing Sciences. Final Workshop Report (Download). Washington DC: Howard University.
- Yamaguchi, R., & Burge, J. D. (2016). Evaluation mirroring research: Intersectionality of race and gender in designing evaluations. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA.
- Brown, Q., & Burge, J. D. (2014, June), MOTIVATE: Bringing Out the Fun with 3-D Printing and E-Textiles for Middle- and High-School Girls, 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://peer.asee.org/22848
Selected Presentations
- Thriving in Organizational Growth: Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, and Beyond (Workshop) at The Wing DUMBO, New York, NY, 2020
- How to get started as a technical entrepreneur (Panel) at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Orlando, FL, 2019
- Beyond Survival: Thriving in Your Personal Success and Well-Being (Workshop) at Tech Intersections: Womxn of Color in Computing, Oakland, CA, 2018
- Black Women in Computing (Panel) at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Houston, TX, 2016
- Where Are We on Computing Among Girls of Color in K-12 (Panel) at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Baltimore, MD, 2012