Amber Richardson
Incoming Ph.D. Student, Computing and Software — McMaster University
Amber is an incoming Ph.D. student in Computing and Software at McMaster University. Their research examines computing and machine-learning education, first-year writing, self-regulated learning, and student experiences with AI.
Papers
2026
- 7.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Khushi Malik, Bogdan Simion, Carolina Nobre, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Code as Anchor, Memory and Metaphor as Support: Learner Experiences with Multi-View Visualizations" Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research Vol. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 6.Khushi Malik, Amber Richardson, Tingting Zhu, Lisa Zhang."Analysis of Motivations in Machine Learning Textbooks" AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 5.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Andrew Petersen, Carolina Nobre, Michael Liut."From State to Structure: Towards Abstraction Support in CS2" Proceedings of the 25th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2025).[doi][]
- 4.Amber Richardson, Khushi Malik, Saayna Halder, Fatima Ahmed, Lisa Zhang."Interests and Challenges in Machine Learning: Differences by Gender, Prior Experience, and First Generation Status" Proceedings of the 25th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2025).[doi][]
- 3.Khushi Malik, Amber Richardson, Michelle Craig, Andrew Petersen."Interactive Effects of Prior Experience and Gender on Self-Efficacy and Achievement in CS1" Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.1. (2025).[doi][]
- 2.Naaz Sibia, Amber Richardson, Alice Gao, Andrew Petersen, Lisa Zhang."Student Perspectives on the Challenges in Machine Learning" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
- 1.Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Amber Richardson, Khushi Malik, Prajna Pendharkar, Carolina Nobre, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Reducing Isolation through Peer-Modeled Posts" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
Posters
2026
- 1.Amber Richardson, Jessica Wen, Naaz Sibia, Rita Garcia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."What Do Students Still Ask? Discussion Board Questions in Computer Science Courses Before and After AI" (2026).