Feng Liu, Ph.D.

Research Associate
TACC Evaluation Services

Email: fliu@tacc.utexas.edu

Feng joined TACC’s Evaluation Services in September 2023 as a research associate. Previously, he worked as a senior research scientist at Amazon, a senior researcher at American Institutes for Research, and a postdoctoral associate at University of Florida. He has extensive experience in research planning and design, survey development, psychometrics, data analytics, and statistical modeling, with a particular focus on program evaluation in STEM education. His current work centers on applying rigorous research designs, analytic methods, and data visualization techniques (e.g., dashboards) to computer science education (CS) and STEM research and evaluation. 

Selected Publications

Beck, D., Maranto, R., Tran, B., Clark, T., & Liu, F. (2023). Forced choice? Is bullying pushing non-binary students into cyber schools? Educational Review, DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2023.2167068

Schwarzhaupt, R., Liu, F., Wilson, J., Lee, F., & Rasberry, M. (2021). Teachers’ Engagement and Self-Effcacy in a PK–12 Computer Science Teacher Virtual Community of Practice. Journal of Computer Science Integration, 4(1): 1, pp. 1–14. DOI: doi.org/10.26716/ jcsi.2021.10.8.34

Gnedko-Berry, N., Park, S., Liu, F., Borman, T., & Manzeske, D. (2020). How Is the Concentration of National Board Certified Teachers Related to Student Achievement and Teacher Retention? Teachers College Record. 

Liu, F., Ritzhaupt, A., Dawson, K., & Barron, A. (2016). Explaining technology integration in K-12 classrooms: A multilevel path analysis model. Educational Technology Research and Development, 65(4), 795-813.

Current Projects

  • Texas CS Data Dashboard 
  • University of Texas at San Antonio’s Biomedical Engineering Superheroes 
  • Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Common Metrics Project 
  • Texas CS Pipeline 

Areas of Research

  • Computer Science Education 
  • STEM Education 
  • Survey Validation