Brian Harrington
Professor, Teaching Stream — University of Toronto Scarborough

Brian Harrington is a Professor, Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto Scarborough. His research focuses on CS pedagogy and undergraduate education, including the non-technical skills that help students succeed in academia and industry.
Collaborated Papers
2026
- 10.Rita Garcia, Brian Harrington, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."'If You Don't Know, Just Ask': How New Graduates Demonstrate Non-Technical Skills and Behaviours in the Workplace" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 9.Brian Harrington, Katherine Lambert, Leon Lee, Rohita Nalluri, Seyed Sadra Setarehdan, Anagha Vadarevu, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Student Perceptions of Alternative Evaluation in an Introductory Programming Course" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 8.Caroline Pechenik, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Selina Marianna Shah, Shirley de Wit, Dr. Emmanuel Kolog Awuni, Oscar Karnalim, M. Farghally, Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Jack Parkinson, Leo Porter, Rodrigo Duran, Paul Vrbik, Brian Harrington, Lisa Zhang, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."The Impostor Phenomenon in the Global Computing Graduate Student Population" Proceedings of the ACM Global on Computing Education Conference 2025 Vol 1. (2025).[doi][]
- 7.Brian Harrington, K. Lambert, Leon Lee, Rohita Nalluri, Seyed Sadra Setarehdan, Anagha Vadarevu, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Skills-Based Evaluation in an Introductory Data Management Programming Course for Non Computing Majors" Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Data Systems Education: Bridging Education Practice with Education Research. (2025).[doi][]
- 6.Brian Harrington, Aditya Kulkarni, Rohita Nalluri, Anagha Vadarevu, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Literature Mapping: A Scaffolded, Scalable, Low-Overhead Undergraduate Research Experience" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
- 5.Rita Garcia, A. Csizmadia, Janice L. Pearce, B. Alshaigy, Olga Glebova, Brian Harrington, Konstantinos Liaskos, S. Lunn, Bonnie K. Mackellar, U. Nasir, Raymond Pettit, Sandra Schulz, Craig Stewart, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."An International Examination of Non-Technical Skills and Professional Dispositions in Computing -- Identifying the Present Day Academia-Industry Gap" 2024 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 4.Rita Garcia, A. Csizmadia, Janice L. Pearce, B. Alshaigy, Olga Glebova, Brian Harrington, Konstantinos Liaskos, S. Lunn, Bonnie K. Mackellar, U. Nasir, Raymond Pettit, T. Prickett, Sandra Schulz, Craig Stewart, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."All for One and One for All - Collaboration in Computing Education: Policy, Practice, and Professional Dispositions" Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2024).[doi][]
2023
- 3.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Anna Ly, Brian Harrington, Michael Liut, Sadia Sharmin, Lisa Zhang, Andrew Petersen.""I Am Not Enough": Impostor Phenomenon Experiences of University Students" Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2023).[doi][]
2022
- 2.Mustafa Hafeez, Anand Karki, Yara Radwan, A. Saha, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Brian Harrington."Evaluating Solo vs Pair Programming in an Online Setting for Introductory Programming Students" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2022).[doi][]
- 1.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Anna Ly, Brian Harrington, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, Sadia Sharmin, Lisa Zhang."Additional Evidence for the Prevalence of the Impostor Phenomenon in Computing" Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Volume 1. (2022).[doi][]
Posters
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