Megumi Kivuva

I am a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, advised by Prof. Amy Ko. My PhD research aims to co-design computer science learning pathways for refugee youth, their families, and the community organizations that support them. Through community participatory methodologies, I work closely with refugee support organizations to develop computer science programming for refugee youth. My previous work includes CS integration in language learning, co-construction in CS classes, computational embroidery and e-textiles, and teaching CS in various after-school settings. I hold a BA in Computer Science and Spanish Studies from Bard College. If you are looking to collaborate with me on any research projects, please reach out via email: megumik@uw.edu.

Publications and Papers

Jean Salac, Lena Armstrong, F. Megumi Kivuva, Jayne Everson, Amy J. Ko. How Economically-Marginalized Adolescents of Color Negotiate Critical Pedagogy in a Computing Classroom, TOCE 2024.

Eman Sherif, Jayne Everson, F. Megumi Kivuva, Mara Kirdani-Ryan, Amy J. Ko. Exploring the Impact of Assessment Policies on Marginalized Students’ Experiences in Post-Secondary Programming Courses, ICER 2024.

F. Megumi Kivuva, Jayne Everson, Camilo De Haro, Amy Ko. Culture-Centric Computational Embroidery, SIGCSE 2024. [BEST PAPER AWARD]

F. Megumi Kivuva, Keith O’Hara, Amy Ko. Exploring Identity through Computing Integration in a Spanish Language & Literature Class, RESPECT 2023.

Alannah Olsen, Benjamin Xie, Jean Salac, Jayne Everson, F. Megumi Kivuva, Amy Ko. A Decade of Demographics in Computing Education Research: A Critical Review of Trends in Collection, Reporting, and Use, ICER 2022.

Jayne Everson, F. Megumi Kivuva, Amy Ko. “A key to reducing inequities in like, AI, is by reducing inequities everywhere first”: Emerging Critical Consciousness in a Co-Constructed Secondary CS Classroom”, SIGCSE 2022. [BEST PAPER AWARD]