Research & Dissemination

Selected Publications

  • Parker, B., & Hodge, L. L. (2026). Advancing culturally relevant practices in Appalachia: Teacher perspectives on computer science education. In K. Terrell & D. Silva Pimentel (Eds.), Culturally sustaining pedagogies in mathematics and technology education: Research, practices, and critical reflections (pp. 345-372). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-5337-1.ch011
  • Hodge, L., Maples, A., Chen, C., Parker, B., & King, N. (2025). Enhancing Teacher Learning in Computational Thinking Through Culturally Responsive Professional Development. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Santiago, Chile: University of Santiago.
  • Chen, C., Zhao, Y., Rosenberg, J. M., & Hodge, L. L. (2025). Mapping the research landscape of culturally relevant pedagogy in computing education: A topic modeling approach. In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.2 (ICER ’25). https://doi.org/10.1145/3702653.3744322
  • Chen, C., & Hodge, L. L. (2025). WIP: Empowering Appalachian K-8 educators to teach computational thinking: A culturally responsive research-practice partnership. 2025 Frontiers in Education Conference, Nashville, TN.
  • Hodge, L., & Maples, A. (2024). Designing opportunities for computational thinking: Leveraging family stories and community practice in teacher professional development. In Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
  • Dyer, E., Parker, B., & Ibrahim, N. (2024). Professional learning integrating computer science and storytelling through culturally responsive computing. In Proceedings of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting 2024. Buffalo, New York.

Selected Presentations

  • Hodge, L., & Maples, A. (2025, October). Community as learning landscape: Community, stories, and computational thinking intertwined to support reflection and growth. Engaged Scholarship Consortium Annual Meeting, Virginia Tech University, Blackburg, VA.
  • Maples, A., & Hodge, L. (2025, October). Storytelling through computational thinking: Connecting computer science and community stories. 8th Annual Outreach and Engagement Conference, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  • Maples, A., Thompson, H., Chen, C., Parker, B., & Hodge, L. (2025, April). Building identity in computer science education: A research-practice partnership approach to empowering Appalachian educators. American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Hodge, L., & Maples, A. (2024, October). Designing hybrid spaces for community learning in the context of STEM education. Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) International Conference 2024: Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement, Portland, OR. [Symposium Presentation]
  • Hodge, L., & King, S. (2024, July). Teaching Computational Thinking Through a Culturally Responsive Lens. Invited workshop. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
  • The East Tennessee STEM Hub (2024, May). The East Tennessee STEM Hub. Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.