
Cue Family Professor of the Practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shaundra ("Shani B") Daily is the Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. She also served as an associate professor and interim co-chair in the School of Computing at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologies, programs, and curricula to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Her approach has focused on four key strategies: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to support insights on best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion, 2) Utilizing technology to support the development of interpersonal skills that will facilitate collaboration in diverse settings; 3) Developing technologies and programs geared towards making computing and engineering accessible to diverse identities, and 4) Mentoring, advising, and participating in outreach inside and outside of the university
Having garnered over $40M in funding from public and private sources to support her collaborative research activities, Daily’s work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, National Public Radio, and the Chicago Tribune. Daily earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University – Florida State University College of Engineering, and an S.M. and Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Cue Family Professor of the Practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Director of Duke Technology Scholars
- Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
- Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Contact Information
- Office Location: 130 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
- Office Phone: (202) 922-7339
- Email Address: shani.b@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
Research Interests
Identity-inclusive computing, Human-centered design & engineering, justice-centered STEM education
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Educator of the Year. ACHI Magazine. 2022
- Program of the Year. CoNECD Conference. 2022
- North Carolina Black STEM Leaders. Governor Roy Cooper. 2022
- Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising. Pratt School of Engineering. 2021
- Undergraduate Mentor of the Year. Mary Lou William Center for Black Culture. 2020
- Extraordinary Educator Award . Delta Alpha Pi. 2015
- Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning Early Career Research Award . American Education Research Association. 2015
- Epsilon Award - Most Promising Technologist . Black Data Processing Association. 2013
- Emerging Scholar . Diverse Issues in Higher Education . 2013
- Scholar . Clemson Institute for the Advancement of Healthcare . 2012
- Fellow. Samsung. 2007
- Fellow. Stanford University - LIFE Center. 2007
- Graduate Community Fellow - Women's Initiatives. Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 2006
- Fellow. Delta Airlines. 2003
- Sean A. Pittman Award for Outstanding Service to the African American Community . Florida State University. 2001
- Member. Tau Beta Pi. 2000
- Torchbearer. National Society of Black Engineers . 2000
- Seminole Torchbearer. Florida State University . 1998
Courses Taught
- COMPSCI 391: Independent Study
- COMPSCI 394: Research Independent Study
- COMPSCI 653: Human-Centered Computing
- ECE 110L9: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Lab
- ECE 110L: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE 392: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE 590: Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE 653: Human-Centered Computing
- ECE 899: Special Readings in Electrical Engineering
- EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
- EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
- HOUSECS 59: House Course
- ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- PSY 232: Quad Course: The Art and Science of What 'Works' In Life
- RACESOC 395T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team
- RACESOC 396T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team
- RACESOC 397T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team
- RACESOC 795T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team
- RACESOC 796T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team
In the News
- Computer science has a racism problem: these researchers want to fix it (Oct 19, 2022 | Nature Magazine)
- Meet the QuadEx Faculty Fellows (Aug 24, 2022)
- Shani Daily on Opening Wider Doors to the STEM Fields (Jul 12, 2022 | Duke Government Relations)
- NC Governor Honors Two Duke Faculty as Black Leaders in STEM (Feb 9, 2022)
- Governor Cooper Honors North Carolina’s Black STEM Leaders During Black History Month (Feb 8, 2022 | Governor's Office)
- How much of tech history involves Black history? (Feb 1, 2022 | ZDNet)
- Honoring Black History Month in tech companies (Feb 1, 2022 | ZDNet)
- Daily and Samanez-Larkin to Lead Faculty QuadEx Engagement (Nov 30, 2021)
- National Science Foundation launches artificial intelligence center at Duke (Aug 21, 2021 | Duke Chronicle)
- Duke Professors Awarded $10M NSF Grant to Increase Diversity in Computing (Aug 11, 2021 | Communications of the ACM)
- The National Science Foundation Awards $10 Million to Duke to Diversify STEM (Aug 5, 2021 | Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
- 'Really about educating educators': New initiatives aim to improve diversity in computer science department (May 12, 2021 | Duke Chronicle)
- Uplifting, Educating and Listening: It’s Not Over (Apr 1, 2021 | DukeEngineer)
- Building a Network to Last (Aug 20, 2020 | DukeEngineer)
- For Women Student Coders, Program Provides Strength in Numbers (Aug 18, 2018 | Duke Today)
- Changing the face of computer science (Nov 21, 2016 | Science Magazine)
- Students Learn Computer Programming Skills Through Dance (Jun 2, 2016 | 1. The Journal: Transforming Education Through Technology)
- American Graduate Champion: Dr. Shaundra Daily (Aug 21, 2015 | South Carolina ETV)
- Technology: Cool Women Who Code (Girls in Science) (Aug 11, 2015 | Book Chapter)
- Digital Divas weave STEM into fashion and dance challenges (Aug 5, 2015 | Chicago Tribune)
- Bridging tech's gender gap with dance (Jan 19, 2015 | USAToday)
- STEM Education Shall We Dance? (Dec 1, 2014 | ASEE Prism)
- Computer scientist Shaundra Daily - ScienceLives (Nov 14, 2014 | National Science Foundation)
- Can Girls Dance Their Way Toward Computer Programming Careers? Read more: http://nationswell.com/dance-can-increase-girls-stem-interest/#ixzz4sW6Gg1xs (Nov 7, 2014 | NationSwell)
- Dance choreography improves girls' computational skills (Nov 3, 2014 | Phys Org)
- Female Students' Computer Skills Improve With Dance Choreography (Nov 3, 2014 | Medical Daily)
- Dance Choreography May Improve Computational Skills (Nov 3, 2014 | Science World Report)
- Danza y programación pueden atraer niñas a carreras informáticas (Nov 3, 2014 | La Nacion)
- Morph Than Meets the Eye (Oct 21, 2014 | Clemson Newsstand)
- 7 Black Innovators and Inventors in STEM Fields Who Blerds Should Know (Oct 3, 2014 | Atlanta Blackstar)
- Clemson University to bring together art and technology at Artisphere 2014 (May 1, 2014 | Clemson Newsstand)
- Careers: Shaundra Daily (Oct 9, 2013 | Girl Scouts of the USA)
- Dr. Shaundra B. Daily Works to Improve Education with Technology (Jan 13, 2013 | Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
- NOVA | The Secret Life of Scientists: Shaundra Daily (Mar 2, 2011 | PBS)
Representative Publications
- Leonard, A. E., S. B. Daily, S. Jörg, and S. V. Babu. “Coding moves: Design and research of teaching computational thinking through dance choreography and virtual interactions.” Journal of Research on Technology in Education 53, no. 2 (January 1, 2021): 159–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2020.1760754.
- Brinkley, J., B. Posadas, I. Sherman, S. B. Daily, and J. E. Gilbert. “An Open Road Evaluation of a Self-Driving Vehicle Human–Machine Interface Designed for Visually Impaired Users.” International Journal of Human Computer Interaction 35, no. 11 (July 3, 2019): 1018–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1561787.
- Daily, S., M. T. James, D. Cherry, J. J. Porter, S. S. Darnell, J. Isaac, and T. Roy. “Affective Computing: Historial Foundations, Current Applications, and Future Trends.” In Emotions and Affect in Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction, edited by M. Jeon. Academic Press, 2017.
- Daily, S. B., A. E. Leonard, S. Jörg, S. Babu, N. DSouza, D. Parmar, K. Gundersen, J. Isaac, and S. Acker. “Combating Perceptions of Computer Scientists: A Short-term Intervention.” In Proceedings of the 47th Acm Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, 686–686. ACM, 2016.
- Thomas, J., S. B. Daily, and M. Streeter. “Supporting Students of Color in Learning Computer Science.” In Proceedings of the 47th Acm Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, 706–706. ACM, 2016.