Brian Harvey

Brian Harvey is a Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include Education (EDUC), with a focus on the use of computers in K-12 education. He and his students developed Berkeley Logo, a free implementation of the Logo programming language for learners. With Jens Mönig, he co-developed Snap!, an offshoot of Scratch with advanced programming features. Harvey received his B.S. in Mathematics from MIT in 1969, an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford in 1975, and a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from UC Berkeley in 1985. He also earned a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from New College of California in 1990. He has received several teaching awards, including the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award and the Diane S. McIntyre Award for Excellence in Teaching.