Projects per year
Personal profile
About
Amber Settle is a Professor in the School of Computing and has been on the DePaul full-time faculty since September 1996. She earned a B.S. in mathematics and a B.A. in German from the University of Arizona, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in theoretical computer science from the University of Chicago. Dr. Settle's research interests include information technology and computer science education and theoretical computer science. Between 2008 and 2011 she was a PI on an NSF-funded project to expand computational thinking in Liberal Studies courses, and between 2004 and 2019 she was a Vincent de Paul Professor. Dr. Settle served on the Executive Board of the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) between 2010 and 2022, serving as an at-large member, SIGCSE treasurer, chair, and immediate past chair. Between 2013 and 2015 she was involved in the organization of conferences for the ACM Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education (SIGITE).
Contact Information
243 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-5324
Fax: (312) 362-6116
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-5324
Fax: (312) 362-6116
Research Interests
- computational thinking
- game development and design
- gender and computing
- online learning
- programming pedagogy
Disciplines
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
- Other Education
- Theory and Algorithms
Projects
- 2 Finished
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CPATH CB: Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum
Settle, A. (PI) & Perkovic, L. L. (CoPI)
7/15/08 → 6/30/11
Project: Research project
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CPATH CB: Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum
Settle, A. (PI) & Perkovic, L. (CoPI)
7/15/08 → 6/30/11
Project: Research project
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Live But Not Active: Minimal Effect with Passive Live Coding
Watkins, A., Settle, A., Miller, C. S. & Schwabe, E. J., Feb 18 2025, SIGCSE TS 2025 - Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1190-1196 7 p. (SIGCSE TS 2025 - Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Recruitment? On The Hiring and Retention of Computing Academics
Alshaigy, B., Grande, V., Kiesler, N. & Settle, A., Dec 5 2024, SIGCSE Virtual 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference V. 1. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 263-266 4 p. (SIGCSE Virtual 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference V. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A Think-Aloud Study of Novice Debugging
Whalley, J., Settle, A. & Luxton-Reilly, A., Jun 8 2023, In: ACM Transactions on Computing Education. 23, 2, 28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Analysis of a Process for Introductory Debugging
Whalley, J., Settle, A. & Luxton-Reilly, A., Jan 2021, In: ACE 2021: Twenty-Third Australasian Computing Education Conference.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Expanding Opportunities: Assessing and Addressing Geographic Diversity at the SIGCSE Technical Symposium
Becker, B. A., Settle, A., Luxton-Reilly, A., Morrison, B. B. & Laxer, C., Mar 2021, In: SIGCSE '21: Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Distinguished Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Settle, A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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DePaul Spirit of Inquiry Award
Settle, A. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Electronic Arts Scholar, The International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (ICFDG), 2009
Settle, A. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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DePaul University Quality of Instruction Council Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003
Settle, A. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award, Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), 2002
Settle, A. (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Researcher at DePaul University Publishes New Study Findings on Computing (A Think-Aloud Study of Novice Debugging)
6/23/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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OPINION: Despite its eclectic urban campus, DePaul is lacking in meaningful representation
6/7/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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DePaul student called project for ISIS ‘highest form of jihad’
11/21/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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DePaul student called project for ISIS "highest form of jihad"
11/20/19 → 11/21/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment