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Jakita O. Thomas

Auburn University ORCID

71

Works

1,079

Citations

14

h-index

22

i10-index

Research Topics

Teaching and Learning Programming Educational Games and Gamification Innovative Human-Technology Interaction

Affiliations

Spelman College2011–2016

IBM (United States)1986–2012

IBM Research - Almaden2007–2012

Auburn University2008–2025

Morgan State University2008–2008

Top Works

The Intersectional Experiences of Black Women in Computing

Yolanda A. Rankin,Jakita O. Thomas

2020130 citations

Gender and Technology in Education

Digital Games and Media

Straighten up and fly right

Yolanda A. Rankin,Jakita O. Thomas

2019126 citations

Speaking Truth to Power: Exploring the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women in Computing

Jakita O. Thomas,Nicole M. Joseph,et al.

2018110 citations

I Can't Breathe

Sheena Erete,Yolanda A. Rankin,et al.

2021108 citations

Black Women Speak: Examining Power, Privilege, and Identity in CS Education

Yolanda A. Rankin,Jakita O. Thomas,et al.

202191 citations

A Method to the Madness: Applying an Intersectional Analysis of Structural Oppression and Power in HCI and Design

Sheena Erete,Yolanda A. Rankin,et al.

202270 citations

Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education

Yolanda A. Rankin,Jakita O. Thomas,et al.

202154 citations

Intersectionality in HCI

Yolanda A. Rankin,Jakita O. Thomas,et al.

202051 citations

Exploring the Difficulties African-American Middle School Girls Face Enacting Computational Algorithmic Thinking over three Years while Designing Games for Social Change

Jakita O. Thomas,Yolanda A. Rankin,et al.

201736 citations