CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University

Arianna Fernandez; Sophia de Oliveira; Chaya Spencer; Kalysha Melendez Hernandez; Samatrai Piam; Daniel Haehn; Amanda Potasznik

doi:10.1109/ETHICS65148.2025.11098216

CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University

Arianna Fernandez
, Sophia de Oliveira
, Chaya Spencer
, Kalysha Melendez Hernandez
, Samatrai Piam
, Daniel Haehn
, Amanda Potasznik

Computer Science

University of Massachusetts Boston

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice
Editors	Marc Cheong, Joseph Herkert, Qin Zhu, Heather A. Love
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331532284
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ETHICS65148.2025.11098216
State	Published - 2025
Event	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, ETHICS 2025 - Evanston, United States Duration: Jun 6 2025 → Jun 8 2025

Publication series

Name	ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice

Conference

Conference	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, ETHICS 2025
Country/Territory	United States
City	Evanston
Period	6/6/25 → 6/8/25

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Engineering (miscellaneous)
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Education
Sociology and Political Science
Law

Keywords

diversity
education
ethnicity
gender
inclusion
intersectionality in computer science
women in computer science

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Fernandez, A., de Oliveira, S., Spencer, C., Hernandez, K. M., Piam, S., Haehn, D., & Potasznik, A. (2025). CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University. In M. Cheong, J. Herkert, Q. Zhu, & H. A. Love (Eds.), ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice (ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETHICS65148.2025.11098216

CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University. / Fernandez, Arianna; de Oliveira, Sophia; Spencer, Chaya et al.
ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice. ed. / Marc Cheong; Joseph Herkert; Qin Zhu; Heather A. Love. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Fernandez, A, de Oliveira, S, Spencer, C, Hernandez, KM, Piam, S, Haehn, D & Potasznik, A 2025, CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University. in M Cheong, J Herkert, Q Zhu & HA Love (eds), ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice. ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, ETHICS 2025, Evanston, United States, 6/6/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETHICS65148.2025.11098216

Fernandez A, de Oliveira S, Spencer C, Hernandez KM, Piam S, Haehn D et al. CTRL + Empower: Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University. In Cheong M, Herkert J, Zhu Q, Love HA, editors, ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2025. (ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice). doi: 10.1109/ETHICS65148.2025.11098216

Fernandez, Arianna ; de Oliveira, Sophia ; Spencer, Chaya et al. / CTRL + Empower : Lived Experiences of Black Women and Latinas in Computer Science at an Urban Public University. ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice. editor / Marc Cheong ; Joseph Herkert ; Qin Zhu ; Heather A. Love. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (ETHICS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology: Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Social Justice).

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