Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

I am currently a Computer Science PhD student at North Carolina State University. I entered NC State in the Fall of 2008. Previously, I received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Psychology at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. At Rhodes, I participated in various research projects including depth perception in virtual environments, adolescent self-efficacy in Science education, and student affect in tutoring sessions. For more information, consult my curriculum vitae (pdf).

I joined the IntelliMedia Center for Intelligent Systems as a research assistant in the Fall of 2008. I am currently working with Dr. James Lester and Dr. John Nietfeld on the Crystal Island project, a game-based learning environment funded by the NSF.

Education

PhD (anticipated) Computer Science, North Carolina State University, May 2013

BA Computer Science/Psychology, Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, May 2008, cum laude

Honors

NCSU Graduate Dean's Fellowship

Research

My research interests include the development and technical implementation of effective educational technologies and classroom integration, K-12 learning with educational games, and student motivation and engagement levels while participating in educational games.

Publications

Lucy Shores, John Nietfeld, Kristin Hoffman, Scott McQuiggan. (2009). An Examination of Individual Differences in a Narrative Centered Learning Environment. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 (pp. 3782-3788). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. (Best Poster Award)

Lucy Shores, Jennifer Robison, Jonathan Rowe, Kristin Hoffman, James Lester. Narrative-Centered Learning Environments: A Self-Regulated Learning Perspective. To appear in Working Notes of the 2009 AAAI Fall Symposium on Cognitive and Metacognitive Educational Systems, Washington, DC. 2009.

John Nietfeld, Lucy Shores, Kristin Hoffman (2009). "Gender Differences in Motivation within a Narrative-Centered Learning Environment. To appear in Proceedings of The Hawaiian International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

Betsy Williams, Derek Johnson, Lucy Shores, G. Narasimham. (2008). Distance perception in virtual environments. In Proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, Los Angeles, CA, 9-10 August 2008 (p. 193). Los Angeles, CA: ACM International Conference Proceedings.

Marsha Walton, Stephanie Williams, Lucy Shores (2008). "It Took me 25 Times to Prove Them Wrong": Echoing Appraisals of Others - A Narrative Device for Making Identity Claims," Society for Research on Adolescence conference, Chicago, IL.

Current Educational Games