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)

• Computing in Data Science or Data in Computer Science? Association of Computing Machinary (in press), Zarek Drozda, Justice T. Walker, Kathi Fisler, David Weintrop.
• Sandbox Data Science: Culturally Relevant K-12 Computing CSEngageEdu: Association of Computing Machinary (2024), Justice T. Walker, Amanda Barany, Alex Acquah, Sayed Reza, Karen Del Rio Guzman, Michael Johnson, Omar Badreddin, Alan Barrera.
• Biodesign: A Frame for BioMaking to Learn (2023), Justice T. Walker, Alan Barrera, Maria Perez, Alex Acquah, Veena Vijakumar, Daniel Grushkin.
• Coding Like a Data Miner: A Sandbox Approach To Computing-Based Data Science for High School Student Learning IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (2023), Justice T. Walker, Amanda Barany, Alex Acquah, Sayed Reza, Alan Barrera, Karen Del Rio Guzman, Michael Johnson.
• Towards the Design of a Culturally Relevant Curriculum for Equitable, Data Mining-based CS Education International Society of the Learning Sciences (2023), Amanda Barany, Sayed Reza, Michael Johnson, Alan Barrera, Omar B. Badreddin, Crystal Fuentes, 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)
• Postdoctoral Fellows as Leaders in Next-Generation Computer Science Education Research-Practice Partnerships Serving Minoritized Communities, $1,202,712 (Co-PI)
• SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD BPC-DP: Coding Like a Data Miner: A Culturally Relevant Data Analytics Intervention for High School Students, $36,000 (PI)
• Pulse to Foster Productive Struggle in Lower-Division Programming Courses For Improved Self-Efficacy, $299,950 (Co-PI)
• Building Capacity in Computer Science Education Research at the University of Texas at El Paso, $734,992 (Co-PI)
• BPC-DP: Coding Like a Data Miner: A Culturally Relevant Data Analytics Intervention for High School Students, $299,949 (PI)
• Synthetic Biology and Me: A Culturally Relevant Secondary School Professional Development Pilot Implementation, University Research Institute, $5,000 (PI)