Jamie Payton

I'm a Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University. My research interests include pervasive computing systems for smart health and well-being, broadening participation in computing, and evidence-based approaches to improving computer science education. Prior to joining Temple, I was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

I am the PI and Director of the STARS Computing Corps, a national alliance of over 50 colleges and universities with the mission to broaden participation in computing. STARS has engaged over 2,500 college students in service learning projects with regional K12 schools, industry, and community partners to inform, engage, and prepare over 140,000 future students for entry and success in college computing programs.  I have also served as the PI and Director of the NSF-funded Socially Relevant Computing Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at UNC Charlotte and I am now leading the REU Site in Pervasive Computing for Smart Health, Safety, and Well-being at Temple University. These experiences have served as a foundation for my role as co-PI in the Connected Learner project, a $2M CS education research project funded by NSF that aims to revolutionize undergraduate computer science education by connecting students to peers, connecting students to the profession, and connecting computing to a purpose. I am also a Co-PI and Director of Broadening Participation for the NSF AI Institute for Inclusive and Innovative Technologies for Education (INVITE), leading efforts to provide opportunities to develop knowledge about the use, control, and impact of AI-enabled systems and to actively build a diverse future workforce to create the next generation of AI technologies.