{"id":528,"date":"2018-10-23T11:28:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:41:46","slug":"yerika-jimenez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/yerika-jimenez\/","title":{"rendered":"Yerika Jim\u00e9nez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM-190x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM-768x1210.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM-975x1536.png 975w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-12.21.58-PM.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong>jimenyer@ufl.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:&nbsp;<\/strong>CS Building, E445<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=Kwzx4MEAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;gmla=AJsN-F6qsop5Tty1TXoHHcBzmH4eSETjE9zw8LDE-NqEdEwlzvf0T9aAaOvllIzU_mnX1wwFiuv_qa5upgI8S9tq2gCZvqPy8A6sbR2j16sz3BohOhamxSA\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Yerika_Jimenez\">ResearchGate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An Exploration of Elementary Students\u2019 Debugging Behaviors, Challenges, and Explanations in Scratch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/mental-effort_bci\/\">Using EEG To Understand Mental Effort In Block-Based Programming Environments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/engaging-learning-lab\/watch\/\">Workshop for African-American Thinking Computationally and Historically (WATCH)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grants and Scholarships<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Society of Blacks in Computing Attendance&nbsp; Scholarship [September 2018]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Diversity and Inclusion Fellow [August 2018]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing Graduate Consortium [October 2018]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Attendance Scholarship [February 2018]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CISE Department Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing travel&nbsp; [June 2017]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Harris Scholarship [April 2017]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;NSF&nbsp;Graduate Research Fellowship&nbsp; [April 2016 \u2013 Present]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CRA-W Graduate Cohort Attendance Scholarship [April&nbsp; 2016]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate School Honor Society&nbsp;[November 2015]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GEM&nbsp;Fellowship [2014 \u2013Present]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Science Foundation (NSF) Human-Centered Computing S-STEM Fellowship&nbsp; &nbsp;[ 2014 \u2013 2016]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eta Kappa Nu University of Florida&nbsp;[April&nbsp; 2015]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CRA-W Graduate Cohort Attendance Scholarship [April&nbsp; 2015]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Attendance Scholarship&nbsp; [February 2015]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Distinguished Fellows Writing Workshop (DFWW) [February 2015]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing travel grant [October 2014]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Second Place \u2013 Research Paper Award from the&nbsp;Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society&nbsp;(Kean Chapter)&nbsp; [April &nbsp;2013]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Place Undergraduate Research Project Award from the&nbsp;Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society [April 2012]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ronald E. McNair Achievement scholar&nbsp; [2012-present]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Huff, E. W., Castro, F., Jayathirtha, G.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>, Kong, M., Melo, N. A., \u2026 &amp; Tsan, J. (2021, March). Going Through a Process of Whitening: Student Experiences Within Computer Science Education. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1348-1348).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huff, E. W., Castro, F., Jayathirtha, G.,<strong>&nbsp;Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Kong, M., Melo, N. A., \u2026 &amp; Tsan, J. (2021, August). Examining and Redesigning Computing Education Research to Center Equity. International Conference on Educational Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huff, E. W., Castro, F., Jayathirtha, G.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Kong, M., Melo, N. A., \u2026 &amp; Tsan, J. (2021, September). Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-PI, SIGCSE Special Projects Grant: Telling Our Narratives: Expanding Equity Within Computing Education.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Amount: $4,098.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Year: 2021-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supervising Teaching&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Introduction to Computer Science (CS) Education&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Research<\/strong><br><strong>Period:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Fall 2018<br>University of Florida&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peer-Reviewed\u00a0Conferences Proceedings\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eugene, W.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Muravevskaia, E., Lopez-Ramirez, C., &amp; Gilbert, J. (2020, July). Moving Beyond Stuck: A Design-Based Approach to Enhancing Minority Tech Startup Launches. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 19-26). Springer, Cham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2018). Using Electroencephalography (EEG) to Understand and Compare Students\u2019 Mental Efforts as they Learn to Program Using Block-Based and Hybrid Programming Environments. IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL\/HCC), Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, J., Antonenko, P., Celepkolu, M.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>, Fieldman, E., Fieldman, A. Exploring Algebra Nation\u2019s usability: Augmenting traditional usability testing methods with eye movement analysis. Paper to be presented at 2018 American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2017). \u201cTowards Understanding Student\u2019s Mental Effort in Block-Based Programming Environments Using&nbsp;Electroencephalogram (EEG).\u201d Accepted at 2017 International Computing Education Research (ICER), Tacoma, WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, J., Antonenko, P., Celepkolu, M.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2017). Instructor presence in mathematics instructional videos: Effects on learning, visual attention, and perceptions. Accepted at 2017 American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andujar, M., Morreale, P,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Jimenez, L., &amp; Gilbert, J.E., (2016). Evaluation of User\u2019s Affective Engagement While Interacting with Educational Technologies: A Pilot Study. In Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2016) and the Affiliated Conferences, AHFE 2016, pp. 97-106, Orlando, FL, July 27-31, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>, &amp; Gardner-McCune, C. (2015). Using App Inventor &amp; History as a Gateway to Engage African American Students in Computer Science. Proceedings of IEEE RESPECT 2015 conference. Charlotte, NC. 978-1-5090-0151-4\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;&amp; Morreale, P. \u201cSocial Media and Impact on Interpersonal Communication,\u201d Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, Springer Computer Science, HCI (28), 2015, pp.91-96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;&amp; Morreale, P. \u201cDesign and Evaluation of a Predictive Model for Smart Phone Selection,\u201d Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), July 2013 (12), Vol. 8015, Springer Lecture Notes in CS, pp. 376-384.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andujar, M., Aguilera, L., Jimenez, L., Zabe, F.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>. \u201cAttracting High School Student to Computing: A Case Study with Drag-Drop Interfaces\u201d, Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, AACE: Chesapeake, VA, 2012, pp. 525-530.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peer-Reviewed\u00a0Journals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, J., Antonenko, P., Celepkolu, M.,&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Fieldman, E., Fieldman, A. (2018). Exploring relationships between eye tracking and traditional usability testing data<em>. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King, L. J., Gardner-McCune, C., Vargas, P., &amp;&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., (2013). \u201cRe-Discovering and Re-Creating African American Historical Accounts through Mobile Apps: The role of mobile technology in history education,\u201d&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Social Studies Research&nbsp;<\/em>(2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner-McCune, C. and&nbsp;<strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;Historical App Developers: Integrating CS into K-12 through Cross-Disciplinary Projects in Moving Students of Color from Consumers to Producers of Technology, 1st ed. Hershey: IGI Global, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peer-Reviewed Conference Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&amp; Gardner-McCune, C<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2018). Usability Challenges that Novice Programmers Experience when Using Scratch for the First Time. IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL\/HCC), Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>, Gardner-McCune, C., &amp; Lichtenstein, S. Understanding Novice Programmers Perceptions of their First Programming Experience. Accepted at 2017 International Computing Education Research (ICER), Tacoma, WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2017). Towards Understanding Student\u2019s Mental Effort in Block-Based Programming Environments Using&nbsp;Electroencephalogram (EEG). Accepted at 2017 International Computing Education Research (ICER), Tacoma, WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y<\/strong>., Hays, T., &amp; Gardner-McCune, C. (2017, March). Computational Thinking App Design Mat: Supporting the Development of Students\u2019 Computational Thinking Skills. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 711-711). ACM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jimenez, Y.,<\/strong>&nbsp;&amp; Gardner-McCune, C. (2015, August). Using App inventor &amp; history as a gateway to engage African American students in computer science. In Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), 2015 (pp. 1-2). 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