Rate My Professor Valerie Valerie

Barr's research specializations include computer science education for diverse student populations, interdisciplinary applications of computing, reanalysis of degree attainment data by gender, race, and ethnicity, and software testing for artificial intelligence and natural language processing systems. She has significantly influenced the field through leadership as chair of ACM's Committee on Women in Computing from 2012 to 2017, organizing scholarships for women at conferences, and national efforts to broaden participation in computing. Major awards include election as a 2022 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ACM Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award in 2016, and ACM Distinguished Member in 2019. Key publications encompass 'What Must All Post-Secondary Students Learn About Computing?' in Communications of the ACM (2022), 'Bringing Computational Thinking to K-12: What is Involved and What is the Role of the Computer Science Education Community?' in ACM Inroads (2011), 'Visualizing Progress in Broadening Participation in Computing: The Value of Context' (2024), and 'Different Denominators, Different Results: Reanalyzing CS Degrees by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity' in ACM Inroads (2018). She delivered the Baccalaureate address at Bard College in 2025 and has contributed op-eds on AI adoption in computer science programs.