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Faculty Member

Dr. L. Thackeray

Email: [email protected]
Office: CS520B
Phone: 801-863-5668
Mail Stop: 129
Curriculum Vitae: Lynn Thackeray CV

Biography

I hold a doctorate degree from Northeastern University in technical curriculum development, teaching, and leadership. The focus of my research was on leadership and the learning sciences in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. The title of my dissertation is Women in Computer Science_ Phenomenological Analysis, which explores common factors that contribute to women’s selection and persistence in Computer Science as an academic major.

My professional background includes twenty-five years of progressively responsible positions in software and systems development, information technology management, and technical leadership. I am a proven technical leader with verifiable results. I have built and led several distributed and offshore technical organizations. My academic experience includes over ten years of teaching both in-class and online university-level computer science courses, curriculum development, and course mentorship. At UVU, I teach both undergraduate and graduate computer science courses. I am the faculty mentor for the C# and Java courses and the Coordinator for the Computer Science Education program.

As an educator, a priority for me is to provide a supportive learning environment that promotes student persistence and success. I am safe-zoned trained, and I have deep mentoring experience with first-year and at-risk students.

Please contact me at [email protected] with any questions.

Education

EDD, Northeastern University, 2016

Major: Technical curriculum development, teaching and education leadership

MS, Utah State University, 2008

Major: Instructional Technology

BS, Brigham Young University, 1984

Major: Design Engineering and Computer graphics Technology

Teaching

CS 2810

Computer Organization and Architecture, Spring 2025

CS 2810

Computer Organization and Architecture, Spring 2025

CS 3250

Java Software Development, Spring 2025

Presentations

Thackeray, Lynn Roy (Author Only), Teaching for Learning , "Self Directed Learning, Resilience Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration", Intermountain Consortium of Faculty Developers, Utah Valley University. (February 26, 2025)

Thackeray, Lynn R. (Panelist), 2024 Ethics Awareness Week, "Autonomy & the Future of Work", The Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University, Clark Building, UVU. (September 24, 2024)

Thackeray, Lynn Rory (Co-Author), Career Services presentation, "Lifelong Learning, Persistence in Education", Utah State University, Logan UT. (March 15, 2021)

Thackeray, Lynn , Hanewicz, Cheryl , Thackeray, Susan , Ilikchyan, Armen , Abbott, Scott , Array, Array , NAPE Education Foundation, "Micromessaging", National Alliance for Partnership in Equity, Las Cruces, NM. (July 23, 2018)

Thackeray, Lynn , Ethics in Technology, "Ethics panel discussion", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (September 28, 2017)

Thackeray, Lynn R (Presenter & Author), Thackeray, susan (Presenter & Author), National Summit for Educational Equity, "Five Focused Approaches to Retain and Support Women in STEM Degrees and Careers", National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE), Washington, D.C.. (April 22, 2017)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Thackeray, Lynn , (2023) "A novel interdepartmental approach to teach cross-functional collaboration in software engineering, Paper ID #37034 2023" (Issue: Paper ID # 37034 ). Baltimore, MD: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/42454

Harrison, Neil , Rudolph, George , Tang, Jingpeng (JP) , Thackeray, Lynn , Array, Array , (2023) "Capturing notable architectural decisions" (Issue: 2023 IEEE 20th International Conference on Software Architecture Companion (ICSA-C), vol. 2023, 20th International Conference). 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016-5997: 2023 IEEE 20th International Conference on Software Architecture Companion (ICSA-C). https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/icsa-c/2023/1MBDbXf1UXe

Harrison, Neil , Thackeray, Lynn , (2020) "Teaching Systems Thinking as a Foundation of Scrum" (vol. Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (IETC) 2-3 Oct. 2020). 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) . https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9249111

Thackeray, Lynn Roy, (2017) "Five Focused Approaches to Retain and Support Women in STEM " . Washington, DC: National Summit for Educational Equity .

Thackeray, Lynn , (2017) "Defining your Space Women in STEM_ Overcoming Subtle Messaging of Exclusion" . Orem, UT: UWHEN Leadership Conference.

Thackeray, Lynn , (2017) "Overcoming Subtle Messaging of Exclusion_ Empowering Utah Women in STEM" . Price, UT: UWHEN Leadership Conference.

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award

Faculty Senate - May 14, 2023

The purpose of the Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Award is to recognize full-time and adjunct faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Visiting Innovation Scholar

Microsoft - March, 2017

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Golden Key Honor Society

CS 1030

Foundations of Computer Science, Fall 2015

CS 1400

Fundamentals of Programming, Fall 2015

CS 2550

Web Programming I, Fall 2015

Thackeray, Lynn , UWHEN Leadership Conference_ Defining your Space, "Women in STEM_ Overcoming Subtle Messaging of Exclusion", , Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN), Price, Utah. (April 7, 2017)

Thackeray, Lynn , Thackeray, Susan , Teaching For Learning Conference, "Overcoming Subtle Messaging of Exclusion_ Empowering Utah Women in STEM Degrees and Careers", , Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (March 27, 2017)

Thackeray, Lynn , Cyber Security, "Cyber Security and You", , Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University. (September 27, 2016)