Jeff Forbes is a Program Director for the Education & Workforce program in the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). At NSF, Dr. Forbes manages computing education and broadening participation efforts for the CISE directorate and shapes the national research agenda for delivering equitable and quality computing education to all students.
Jeff is on loan from Duke University where he is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. His interests include computer science education, social information processing, and learning analytics. Dr. Forbes received his B.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively. Prof. Forbes has been involved with a number of leading efforts to improve and broaden access to computer science education via organizations such as CMD-IT, CRA, and ACM.
Through his work supporting programs that are designed to increase the number of students successfully completing computing pathways, we are developing a diverse workforce well prepared for careers in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields.
Jeff Forbes is a Program Director for the Education & Workforce program in the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). At NSF, Dr. Forbes manages computing education and broadening participation efforts for the CISE directorate and shapes the national research agenda for delivering equitable and quality computing education to all students.
Jeff is on loan from Duke University where he is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. His interests include computer science education, social information processing, and learning analytics. Dr. Forbes received his B.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively. Prof. Forbes has been involved with a number of leading efforts to improve and broaden access to computer science education via organizations such as CMD-IT, CRA, and ACM.
Through his work supporting programs that are designed to increase the number of students successfully completing computing pathways, we are developing a diverse workforce well prepared for careers in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields.