Luke Halpin MBCS
PhD student, Associate LecturerResearch Overview
My current research is focused on supporting students with ADHD and understanding how we can make accessible technology for learning environments. This also involves developing a more detailed understanding of ADHD as a digital accessibility consideration and of how we currently integrate technology in various aspects and levels of teaching and learning. Additionally my work is currently focusing on the design of coding environments for computer science education.
Research Interests
My research interests are primarily focused on inclusivity in HCI, and societal impacts of technology on people with disabilities both in education, and in wider society. This includes topics such as technology enhanced methods in both learning and assessment, assistive technology, digital accessibility and other topics like them.
Current Teaching
I teach on various modules across the year with occasional gaps. Topics I teach range from ethics in computing and research technique to software design and programming though my main areas are in software engineering and HCI due to my background and my own research areas. Previous modules include: SCC 130: Information systems, SCC 205: Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Computing, SCC 211: Software Design, SCC 360: Computer Science Seminars, and SCCx1A which is the combined lab for SCC 111: Software Development, SCC121: Fundamentals of Computer Science and SCC131 Digital Systems.
My Role
I am a PhD student in the department carrying out research and working with my supervisors in researching ways to improve academic assessment through technology. I also work as a graduate TA helping on taught modules in the department. I am also a member of the Lancaster University LGBTQIA+ Ally Network and act as both an ally in my department and as a student representative to the network. I also work as a student representative on the EDI Committee and a student ambassador in the department.
External Roles
I am the Access and Inclusion Chair for the European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning (EATEL) and a professional member of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (MBCS). I am also an Associate Fellow of Advance HE (AFHEA). I have also previously sat on BCS’s specialist group committees for the NeurodiverseIT group and the ICT Ethics group.
Qualifications
BSc Hons - Software Engineering (Lancaster University, 2022, first class)
Supervised By
Dr Phillip Benachour | Dr Emily Winter | Dr Ann-Marie Houghton