Researcher; Academic; Gender and ICT; STEM and Preservice Teachers; Intercultural development of preservice teachers. ORCID: 0000-0002-7282-5023
Student course and career choice with a particular focus on gender and computing.
Cross-cultural investigation on why female students select computing degrees (Singapore and Australia)
Graduate Diploma
Other Presentations and Talks:
2019 Social Justice, Inclusion and Diversity Conventicle. Invited Plenary. “Study Tours: Pedagogy of Discomfort as a Notion of Social Justice”. Federation University Mt St. Helens, Ballarat.
2018 ICS-2018: The 32nd ACM International Conference on Supercomputing. ACM-W invited presentation. “Role of the ACM-Women”. Beijing, China. International conference.
2017 Gender Gap in Science Project. ACM-W presenter: “Role of the ACM-Women” and representative in the Asia Pacific Region. Taipei, Taiwan. International initiative.
2017 Leadership development of Women in ICT, “Role of the ACM-Women” invited presentation. Tsudu University, Tokyo, Japan (Keynote). National conference
2016 “Getting Girls Into STEM”. Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF), Melbourne (Panel).
2013 Victorian IT Teachers Association Conference, Melbourne (Keynote). “The Digital Divas Project”.
2012 Girls in Technology Conference Melbourne (Keynote). “The Digital Divas Project”.
Girls in Education Day, Melbourne. (Keynote) “The gender imbalance in IT”.
ICT Week, Melbourne, Opening event (Keynote).
2011 K-12 teachers, Computing Science Teachers Association, USA. “The Digital Divas Project.” Invited Presentation. International conference.
2009 COSI workshop, Monash University “Partnerships in Research” invited presentation.
2016 Why teachers and academics should use Facebook and Twitter - AARE Blog http://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=1694. August 8.
2015 Girls gain confidence with IT when boys aren’t around - The Conversation, EDU, April 22.
2011 Digital Divas out to shake, rattle and roll the IT world – by Clarisa Collis, Swinburne Magazine, July, pp.10-11.
Sleek Geeks - 7.30 ABC TV. Presented by Leigh Sales, May 17. National Television Program.
Programs woo digital divas to IT careers – The Australian, Weekend Professional, April 2-3, p. 7.
Switching Girls On To Be Digital Divas – Swinburne media release. 11 February.
2008 Digital Divas in fashion – The Herald Sun, Learn, Tue October 14, p. 59.
No boys allowed – Utimes, September p. 5.
2007 Help! My computer science crashed – The Age, March 13.
2006 ACS drops goddess dates –The Australian, July 11.
Getting girls to go geek - The Age, Education Section, May 15.
IT not for women? A ‘mythtaken’ belief - Swinburne News, Winter.
Women decide IT’s a boy thing - The Australian, February 1.
The next wave - Campus Review, February 8.
2005 Skills the message for IT medium - Profile, The Age, October 25.
2002 US University balances the genders in computer studies - The Age May 14.
One of only 11% of women to be awarded a Fellow of the ACM (FACS):
Other prizes and awards:
2016 Leoni Warne Prize for an exceptional contribution to impact the area of women and ICT. Awarded to J. Fisher, C. Lang, A. Craig and H. Forgasz. Book: “Digital Divas: Putting the Wow into Computing for Girls”. Australasian Association for Information Systems. National Award
2014 Emerald Scholar Award for Journal Paper: Happenstance? Sequential attrition of secondary school student interest in IT courses and careers. Catherine Lang. International Award
2011 Leoni Warne Prize for paper that made an exceptional contribution to impact the area of women and ICT: Journal Paper: Sequential attrition of secondary school student interest in IT courses and careers. Catherine Lang. Australasian Association for Information Systems. National Award
2011 Vice Chancellor’s Equity and Diversity Award (Student Engagement Team) Catherine Lang, Judith Grundy, Yen Siow, Moyra Rheinberger, Tony Cricenti, Anthony Bayley, Rosemary Stockdale, Anne Davis. University Award
2010 Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for building a Women in ICT community at Swinburne. Catherine Lang, sole recipient. National Award
2009 Shilling Wall Tribute Tile from Victoria ICT for Women Network: “Catherine Lang has worked over many years to improve the entry, progression, and advancement of women in Information Communication Technology. Her contribution has been significant and the work she has undertaken has had a positive impact on many women’s ICT career”. Shilling Wall, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in Melbourne. State Award
2005 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (Higher Education). Catherine Lang and Diane Robbie. University Award.