Dr. Walker is a learning scientist that researches emerging technologies in biology and computer sciences and their use in middle and high school education. He draws on perspectives in active learning, design, and literacy to study how teachers and students respond to modern STEM learning experiences.

• Ph D in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, University of Pennsylvania (2019)
• MS in Engineering Biotechnologies, University of Pennsylvania (2012)
• BS in Molecular Biology/English Literature, University of Miami (2005)

• Empowering Pedagogies in Sandbox Data Science: Navigating the Intersection of Computing, Big Data, and Social Media for Enhanced Learning Information and Learning Sciences (2024), Amanda Barany, Alex Acquah, Alan Barrera, Michael Johnson, Sayed Reza, Justice T. Walker.
• A Mixture of Experts in Forecasting Student Performance in Classroom Programming Activities ACM (2024), Moqsadur Rahman, Monika Akbar, Justice T. Walker, Mahmud Hossain.
• Coding like a data miner: Computational data mining as a tool for exercising sociopolitical inquiry in teaching and learning Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (2024), Justice T. Walker, Amanda Barany, Alex Acquah, Andi Scarola, Sayed M. Reza.
• Open Inquiry in Data Science: Tensions in Peer Critique to Support Epistemic Agency in Computing-based Teaching and Learning Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (2024), Justice T. Walker, Sayed M. Reza, Alex Acquah, Andi Scarola, Amanda Barany.
• Sandboxing in Data Science: An Exploration of Youth Learning Using Open-Inquiry Approaches for Computing-based Data Mining Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (2024), Alex Acquah, Amanda Barany, Michael Johnson, Andi Scarola, Christopher Rivera, Justice T. Walker.

• Coding Like a Data Miner: Reflections on Epistemic Plurality in Sandbox Data Science with Youth (2024), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Michael Johnson, Amanda Barany, Alan Barrera, Alex Acquah, Sayed Reza, Justice T. Walker.
• Communicating about computational thinking: Understanding affordances of portfolios for assessing high school students’ computational thinking and participation practices. (2024), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Debbie Fields, Deborah Lui, Yasmin Kafai, Gayithri Jayathirtha, Justice T. Walker, Mia Shaw.
• Operationalizing Equity Within Educational Psychology Informed Research and Praxis (2023), Volume Chicago, IL, Terrell Morton, Whitney McCoy, Remy Dou, Justice T. Walker, Courtney Hattan, Ashley Woodson, Jean Ryoo, Mia Shaw, Dawn Henderson, Sheretta Butler-Barnes.
• "Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself": Doing Equity Work in Ways That Disrupt Systemic Oppression and Empower Marginalized Groups (2023), Volume Chicago, IL, Terrell Morton, Sandra Graham, Ashley Woodson, Jean Ryoo, Mia Shaw, Shirin Vossoughi, Dawn Henderson, Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Justice T. Walker.
• Navigator to Producer: Data Science as an Access Point for Equitable Pre-College Computer Science Education (2023), Volume Chicago, IL, Alan Barrera, Michael Johnson, Amanda Barany, Sayed Reza, Omar B. Badreddin, Justice T. Walker.

• Synthetic Biology and Me: Co-Designing Culturally Responsive Biomaker Activities for Family Engagement in Underserved Communities, $1,686,589.00 (PI) (09/15/2024 - 08/31/2027) National Science Foundation
• Postdoctoral Fellows as Leaders in Next-Generation Computer Science Education Research-Practice Partnerships Serving Minoritized Communities, $1,202,712 (Co-PI) (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026) National Science Foundation
• Building Capacity in Computer Science Education Research at the University of Texas at El Paso, $734,992 (Co-PI) (10/01/2021 - 09/30/2025) University States Department of Education
• Pulse to Foster Productive Struggle in Lower-Division Programming Courses For Improved Self-Efficacy, $299,950 (Co-PI) (06/15/2022 - 05/31/2025) National Science Foundation
• SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD BPC-DP: Coding Like a Data Miner: A Culturally Relevant Data Analytics Intervention for High School Students, $36,000 (PI) (03/01/2023 - 09/30/2024) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
• BPC-DP: Coding Like a Data Miner: A Culturally Relevant Data Analytics Intervention for High School Students, $299,949 (PI) (10/01/2021 - 09/30/2023) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
• Synthetic Biology and Me: A Culturally Relevant Secondary School Professional Development Pilot Implementation, University Research Institute, $5,000 (PI) (01/01/2021 - 08/31/2021) UTEP University Research Institute