Yerika Jimenez, Ph.D.

Yerika Jimenez is an AiiCE Postdoctoral Researcher at Duke University. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Kean University and her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at the University of Florida. As a graduate student, Yerika was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a GEM Fellow.  Her research interests include Computer Science Education, Learning Technologies, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Yerika is also passionate about mentoring marginalized students, particularly first-generation college students.