Brian Dorn

I'm Dorn (or Brian if you prefer), a PhD student in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. I earned my Master's in 2005 from Iowa State University. Before that I completed my undergraduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University, receiving my Bachelor's in 2002.

Current News:

If you're trying to find me, see my current schedule.

Research:

My research interests include computer science education, programming languages and human computer interaction. Specifically, I am investigating how non-computing professionals (e.g., digital artists) learn to program and script their software tools (e.g., Photoshop). My research aims to discover ways to teach CS concepts informally to these end users. I am currently working with Mark Guzdial in the Contextualized Support for Learning lab at Georgia Tech.

In a previous life, I developed a type checker for the Scheme programming language designed specifically with student users in mind as part of my Master's thesis at Iowa State University with Gary Leavens.

I also have an ongoing pet project in which I am responsible for maintenance of a programming language, IDE, and runtime environment known as Jeroo to be used as an aid for teaching OO concepts at an introductory level. Version 2.3 is now available and has been tested on Windows, Linux, Mac and Solaris platforms.

For a complete listing of my publications, go here.

Teaching:

This semester I am serving as a Research Assistant and have no specific teaching duties. In the past I have served as a GTA for courses ranging from beginning to advanced programming, networking, and programming languages at NWMSU and ISU.

Me, in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland.

Proof that even Brodie is a "helluvanengineer" (yes, that's a nut & bolt in his mouth).

Last modified 22 July 2008 at 11:46 am by dorn