Replication Design Team

The inaugural REPLICATE-CER Replication Design Team met in Charlottesville, Virginia, in June 2026 to collaboratively design the project’s first multi-institution computing education research study.

Over two days of intensive discussion and planning, the Design Team developed the study’s research question, designed the research protocol, identified common data collection procedures, and established the framework that will be implemented by Replication Team members during the 2026–2027 academic year.

The Design Team brings together computing education researchers representing research universities, master’s institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions from across the United States. Together, they developed the first REPLICATE-CER study and continue to support its implementation across participating institutions.

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What the Design Team Accomplished

During the June 2026 workshop, the team:

• Developed the inaugural REPLICATE-CER research question.
• Designed a common multi-institution study protocol.
• Created shared data collection procedures.
• Established plans for cross-site analysis and dissemination.
• Developed materials to support faculty implementing the study during the 2026–2027 academic year.

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Principal Investigators

Jeff Carver University of Alabama

Sarah Heckman North Carolina State University

Mark Sherriff University of Virginia Mark Sherriff is the Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research interests are in CS education, the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and gamification.

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Design Team Members

Paul Gestwicki Ball State University	Qiang Hao Western Washington University Qiang Hao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Western Washington University, His research interests are computing education, human-computer interaction, and software engineering.
Joydeep Mitra Northeastern University / Khoury College of Computer Sciences Joydeep Mitra is a teaching assistant professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences in Northeastern University, Boston. His esearch interests include empirical software engineering, computer science education, and interdisciplinary applications of software engineering in fields such as digital humanities and cheminformatics.	Kai Pressler-Marshall Johns Hopkins University
Sarah Morrison-Smith Hamilton College Sarah Morrison-Smith is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Hamilton College. Her research interests include supporting communication and collaboration in research teams, remote work, accessibility, and AI sustainability.	Mohammed Seyam Virginia Tech

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Doctoral Student Contributors

Rawnak Saif Adib University of Alabama Md. Rawnak Saif Adib is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Alabama. His research interests include Software Testing and Program Analysis, Automated Test Generation, and Flakiness Detection.

Tiva Rocco North Carolina State University Tiva Rocco is a PhD student at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include computing and software engineering education, repository mining, and collaboration analytics.

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Looking Ahead

The Replication Design Team continues to support the project by mentoring Replication Team members, refining study materials, and contributing to the analysis and dissemination of results.

Interested in participating in the inaugural study?

Join the Replication Team