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DR LINDA STERN

Positions

Academic, Computing and Information Systems

Bioinformatics (Computational Biology)
Computer Science Education

Overview

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Dr Linda Stern is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at The University of Melbourne.

Has subject area

For 2008 6 Digit Code
- Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
- Software Engineering
Seo 2008 6 Digit Code
- Application Software Packages (excl. Computer Games)
- Application Tools and System Utilities

Affiliation

Member of

International Society for Computational Biology. . 1998 -

Publications

Selected publications

2011
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Plasma Lipidomic Analysis of Stable and Unstable Coronary Artery Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 31:2723-2732. 2011
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - A Constructionist Approach to Computer Science Education. 1352-1361. 2011
  - Discovering how tertiary students use educational technology. 319-322. 2011
2010
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Software appropriation over time: from adoption to stabilization and beyond. Australasian Journal of Information Systems. 16:5-23. 2010
  - Towards Defining Dental Drilling Competence, Part 1: A Study of Bone Drilling Technique. Journal of Dental Education. 74:931-940. 2010
  - Towards Defining Dental Drilling Competence, Part 2: A Study of Bone Drilling Technique. Journal of Dental Education. 74:941-950. 2010
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - "Learnability" as a Positive Influence on Technology Use. 280-284. 2010
  - Support mechanisms for early, medium and longer-term use of technologies 2010
2009
- Conference Papers Unrefereed
  - Places for learning engineering: A preliminary report on informal learning spaces. 1-6. 2009
2008
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Influences on Continued Use of an Information System: A Longitudinal Study. 1-12. 2008
  - The Effect of Goals on Use of Educational Software. 5640-5645. 2008
2007
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Comparative Analysis of Long DNA Sequences by Per Element Information Content Using Different Contexts. BMC Bioinformatics. 8:1-8. 2007
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - A Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Software: Modeling Student Learning Strategies. 3301-3309. 2007
  - Plateaus in Long-term Appropriation of an Information System. 189-198. 2007
2006
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Towards Agents for Educational Software. 2040-2047. 2006
- Conference Papers Unrefereed
  - Exploring Long DNA Sequences by Information Content. 97-102. 2006
2005
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Adoption, adaptation, stabilization and stagnation:software appropriation over time. 1-10. 2005
  - You Can Lead a Horse to Water: How Students Really Use Pedagogical Software. 246-250. 2005
2004
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - A Rapid Method for Illustrating Features in Both Coding and Non-Coding Regions of a Genome. Bioinformatics. 20:982-983. 2004
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - A rapid method of whole genome visualisation illustrating features in both coding and non-coding regions. 285-290. 2004
2003
- Conference Papers Unrefereed
  - Applying Agent Technology to Evaluation Tasks in e-Learning Environments. 1-7. 2003
2002
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Animating recursive algorithms. Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning. 4:1-1. 2002
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Visual Representation for Recursive Algorithms. 196-200. 2002
2001
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Discovering patterns in Plasmodium falciparum genomic DNA. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 118:175-186. 2001

Awards

Education and training

GCUT, University of Melbourne 2007
DipCompSt, University of Melbourne 1991
PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1980
BA, Columbia University 1976

Awards and honors

Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, University of Melbourne, 2007
Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, University of Melbourne, 1999
Inaugural Kelvin Medal for Teaching (Faculty of Engineering), University of Melbourne, 1999

Linkages

International Linkage

Yeshiva University (linkageInstitution138114535)
Columbia University - Barnard College (linkageInstitution202814535)

Supervision

Available for supervision

Y

Contact Details
- stern@unimelb.edu.au
- Location
  - Level: 08 Room: 8.17, Doug Mcdonell Building, Parkville
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