Kylie Peppler
Scholar

Kylie Peppler

Google Scholar ID: FACtCgUAAAAJ
Professor of Informatics and Education, University of California, Irvine
Arts & CreativityConstructionismConnected LearningMaker CultureEngineering & CS Education
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
5,155
 
H-index
36
 
i10-index
97
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
22
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Recipient of NSF CAREER Award
  • Published in top-tier journals including Science Education, Computers & Human Behavior, Mind, Culture & Activity, British Journal of Educational Technology, and Learning, Media & Technology
  • Author or editor of over 10 books published by MIT Press, Routledge, SAGE, Teachers College Press, etc.
  • Mira Tech Educator of the Year
  • Indiana Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders
  • ASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division Best Paper Award
  • One of 20 nominees for SIGCSE Top Ten Papers of All Time
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from Indiana University
  • Outstanding Alumni Early Career Award from Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University
Research Experience
  • Conducts long-term research on computational construction kits (e.g., e-textiles) from the Maker movement in STEM education
  • Leads multiple research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), foundations, federal agencies, and industry partners
  • Serves on editorial boards of the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning and Computer Science Education
  • Guest-edited special issues for the British Journal of Educational Technology and Sustainability
  • Lead editor of the two-volume SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning
Background
  • Professor of Informatics & Education at University of California, Irvine
  • Director of The Creativity Labs
  • Co-Director of The Connected Learning Lab
  • Trained as an artist; research focuses on designing new technologies to support learning and participation among traditionally minoritized populations
  • Specializes in the intersection of arts and STEM learning ecosystems