Dr. Carolyn B Seaman
Professor · Tenured
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department of Information Systems
College of Engineering and Information Technology
She/Her/Hers/Herself
About
Dr. Seaman studies software development processes, management, and teams, with a focus on maintenance of large systems. She has worked in the software industry as a software engineer and consultant. She also oversees programs, and conducts evaluative research on, programs and interventions to increase diversity in the tech sector.
Research interests
empirical software engineering
software maintenance
software metrics
technical debt
research methods
diversity and inclusion in STEM in higher education
Teaching interests
software engineering
qualitative research methods
programming
Education
- Ph D, Computer Science — University of Maryland College Park (1996)
- MS, Information and computer science — Georgia Institute of Technology (1987)
- BA, Computer science and Mathematics — College of Wooster (ohio) (1986)
Publications
Grants and Contracts
- A Peer-led Team Learning Framework for Ethics in Computing 2019
- Creating a Community of Transfer Scholars in Computing and Information Technology 2015