I am an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor with the Department of Computer Science. I serve as the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs for the department. I am a three time graduate of the department, and received my Ph.D. in August of 2009 as part of the RealSearch Group. I received the NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award and the Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award as a representative of the College of Engineering in Spring 2015. I am a member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers at NC State. As a graduate student, I was a three-time recipient of the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship.
My research interests are in the science of software as applied to computing education research (SOS-CER) - specifically software engineering skill transfer and automated feedback. I'm also affiliated with the Developer Liberation Front research group.
Students
- Brittany Johnson, 2017 (co-advised with Dr. Emerson Murphy-Hill), Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Spring 2018 Office Hours (1/8/2018 to 4/27/2018)
- Tuesdays noon - 1 pm in EBII 2242 (down the main second-floor hallway in the last alcove to the left)
- Wednesdays noon - 1 pm in EBII 2242 (down the main second-floor hallway in the last alcove to the left)
- By appointment (email to arrange)
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Email: sarah_heckman@ncsu.edu
Office: Engineering Building II, 2297
Phone: +1.919.515.2042
Postal Mail: 890 Oval Drive, Campus Box 8206, Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
