Ashlyn Campbell
PhD Student, University of Michigan
ashlynnn (with 3 n's ♡) [at] umich [dot] edu
"I have to free myself from determining my value and the value of my work by the work's market value. So just because the market value for art may be low doesn't mean that my self-worth or my value as an artist is low just because of the market's value. Period. I must learn that as an artist, my credibility lies with me, God, and my work. Nothing else. No other source."
News
- I was awarded the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to continue my work in STEM Education & Artificial Intelligence!
- My Birds of a Feather (BoF) "You Don’t Have to Do This Alone: Building Community for Graduate Applications" was accepted to the ACM Richard Tapia Conference!
Bio
My name is Ashlyn Campbell, and I am a doctoral student in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. My research explores:
- What occurs after students adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in computing education?
- How can we unpack these experiences by centering the knowledge students already bring?
- What are educational approaches to ensure ALL students have the opportunity to shape the future of AI?
I have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and Sociology from Georgia State University (GSU). During my time at GSU, I founded and led the RISE in Computing Stars, a research-informed intervention for freshmen college students in computing alongside Dr. Anu Bourgeois. While my research is deeply human-centered, I have also completed several internships in software engineering and machine learning at companies like Microsoft. Outside of my professional experiences, I am passionate about academic & professional mentorship, STEM outreach, and public scholarship. In my free time, I enjoy writing whatever comes to mind on my substack.
Publications
Most recent publications on Google
Scholar.
‡ indicates equal contribution.
The Double Bind: Understanding Equity in the Context of Generative AI in Computing Education
Ashlyn Campbell, Angela D.R. Smith
ACM RESPECT 2026
RISE Stars: An Experience Report on a Cohort of Black Freshmen Women in Computing
Ashlyn Campbell, Anu Bourgeois, Nannette Napier
ACM SIGCSE 2025
The Double Bind: Understanding Equity in the Context of Generative AI in Computing Education
Ashlyn Campbell, Angela D.R. Smith
ACM RESPECT 2026
RISE Stars: An Experience Report on a Cohort of Black Freshmen Women in Computing
Ashlyn Campbell, Anu Bourgeois, Nannette Napier
ACM SIGCSE 2025
Maternal Health Monitor+: A Personalized Computational Framework for Early Detection and Intervention
Ashlyn Campbell
NSBE 50th Conference: Technical Research Exhibition
Projects
University of Michigan School of Information Summer Camp
Black Girls Code Detroit Summer Camp
ACM Richard Tapia Conference Presentation
Computer Science Intervention
Study Abroad in Bali, Indonesia
University of Michigan School of Information Summer Camp
Black Girls Code Detroit Summer Camp
ACM Richard Tapia Conference Presentation
Computer Science Intervention
Study Abroad in Bali, Indonesia
Vitæ
Full CV in PDF.
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University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School 01/2026 - presentProgram Assistant
Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Connect -
University of Michigan 08/2025 - presentPhD Student
School of Information -
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Summer 2025Graduate Researcher
Data Science Institute -
Georgia State University 2021 - 2025Bachelor of Science
Computer Science -
RISE in Computing 2023 - 2025Program Coordinator
Stars Cohort -
Clemson University Spring 2025Research Assistant
Human & Technology (HAT) Lab -
Microsoft Summer 2024Software Engineer, Intern
Copilot for Microsoft 365 -
Georgia State University 2023 - 2025Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Python 1 & 2
Software Engineering Capstone -
Collins Aerospace Spring/Summer 2023Software Engineer, Intern
Image Analytics -
Georgia Community Action Association 2022 - 2023Data Analyst, Intern
Office of the Executive Director