WILLIAM E. J. DOANE is a computer science education researcher and is on the Computing Faculty at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. His recent work considers how novice computer programmers’ mental models of computation-related tasks influences success in learning to program. Doane endeavors to make computing accessible to a wide audience and to make computing education relevant for addressing real-world challenges. Doane is a founding member of the Association for the Cooperative Advancement of Science and Education (ACASE), a professional organization of educators and scientists working to improve education. Doane holds a PhD in Information Science (University at Albany, State University of New York) with a focus on computer science education research and a Masters degree in Information & Computer Science (University of Hawai`i) with a focus on uses of computing technologies to support K-12 education. While in Hawai`i, he participated in a National Science Foundation funded initiative to develop web-based tools to support K-12 teacher collaboration and professional development at a distance. Doane’s undergraduate degree addressed issues in computer programming and linguistics (Hampshire College, School of Cognitive Science).