About

W. Richards (Rick) Adrion is a Professor Emeritus at the Robert and Donna Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focus includes computer science education, particularly in the areas of equity and access to technology for all students.

Research topics

• Computer science
• Multimedia
• Political science
• Mathematics education
• Public relations

Recent grants

• Collaborative Research: Special Projects (CNS): BPC-A: Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance

  NSF · $4.5M · 2012–2019

• BPC-AE: Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education Extension

  NSF · $2.3M · 2008–2013

• REU-Site: A Summer Information TEchnology Research Experience for Undergraduates (SITe-REU)

  NSF · $300k · 2008–2011

• BPC-A: Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education

  NSF · $2.1M · 2007–2012

Frequent coauthors

• Paul E. Dickson

  University at Buffalo, State University of New York

  14 shared

• Allen R. Hanson

  Northeastern University

  9 shared

• Barbara Ericson

  University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

  5 shared

• Renee Fall

  College of St. Scholastica

  5 shared

• Mark Guzdial

  Michigan United

  4 shared

• K. Watts

  4 shared

• John C. Cherniavsky

  4 shared

• Gordon Lyon

  4 shared

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