GenAI as Condition: Faculty Renegotiations of Professional Identity in the Classroom
Author position, venue, and exact date not yet public. Editor accepted; peer review pending.
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Version Control Theory, GitHub University, 2018 (expected)
- M.S. in Jekyll, GitHub University, 2014
- B.S. in GitHub, GitHub University, 2012
Work experience
- Spring 2024: Academic Pages Collaborator
- GitHub University
- Duties includes: Updates and improvements to template
- Supervisor: The Users
- Fall 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Merging pull requests
- Supervisor: Professor Hub
- Summer 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Tagging issues
- Supervisor: Professor Git
Skills
- Skill 1
- Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
- Skill 3
Publications
Collaborative Exploration of Complex Data Landscapes with PleW
Author list pending final confirmation. Likely collaborators (per related PleW project work) include Prof. Francesco Cangemi and Dr. Fahime Same (Trivago N.V.), though author order is unconfirmed.
PLeW-NLG: Interactive Exploration of Human Evaluation Data across NLG Tasks
Full author list not yet public as of this writing (INLG 2026 camera-ready due September 7, 2026; conference October 17–21, 2026).
Multicomponent Molecular Memory
Arcadia, C. E., Kennedy, E., Geiser, J., Dombroski, A., Oakley, K., Chen, S.-L., Sprague, L., Ozmen, M., Sello, J., Weber, P. M., Reda, S., Rose, C., Kim, E., Rubenstein, B. M., & Rosenstein, J. K. (2020). "Multicomponent Molecular Memory." Nature Communications, 11, 691.
Exploring Chemical Equilibrium for Alcohol-Based Cobalt Complexation through Visualization of Color Change and UV–Vis Spectroscopy
Ren, J., Lin, T., Sprague, L. W., Peng, I., & Wang, L.-Q. (2020). "Exploring Chemical Equilibrium for Alcohol-Based Cobalt Complexation through Visualization of Color Change and UV–Vis Spectroscopy." Journal of Chemical Education, 97(2), 509–516.
Maximizing Thermoelectric Figures of Merit by Uniaxially Straining Indium Selenide
Sprague, L. W., Jr., Huang, C., Song, J.-P., & Rubenstein, B. M. (2019). "Maximizing Thermoelectric Figures of Merit by Uniaxially Straining Indium Selenide." Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(41), 25437–25447.
Struggle of Choice
Sprague, L. (2019). "Struggle of Choice." ASBMB Today, Night Owl Series.
Development of a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters Using 1H (1D and 2D) NMR
Sprague, L. W. (2016). "Development of a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters Using 1H (1D and 2D) NMR." Honors Program Theses and Projects, Bridgewater State University, Item 141.
Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Develop a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters
Sprague, L. W. (2016). "Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Develop a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters." The Nucleus.
The Archbishop’s Odyssey
Sprague, L. (2014). "The Archbishop's Odyssey." The Undergraduate Review, 10(1), Article 28, 143–148.
Talks
Unraveling the “Magic” of AI
Workshop at University of Tokyo (東京大学), Tokyo, Japan
Designing AI-Integrated Classroom Activities in ALESS/A Courses
Workshop at University of Tokyo (東京大学), Tokyo, Japan
Saving Lives with Synthetic Chemistry: Understanding a 2025 Chemical Innovation for Viral Detection
Workshop at Hibiya High School (日比谷高等学校), Tokyo, Japan
Pedagogy & AI: How AI Usage and Capability Inform Classroom Policy and Practice
Invited Talk at Keio University (慶應義塾大学), Tokyo, Japan
AI in Higher Education – Fireside Chat Permalink
Invited Talk at Organized by the MIT Club of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
AI in Presentations: Creation is what you make of it
Invited Talk at Kyoto University (京都大学), Kyoto, Japan
Overwhelmed to Organized! Reading Scientific Papers with Purpose (and Technique)
Workshop at Hibiya High School (日比谷高等学校), Tokyo, Japan
AI and Agency: Preserving Student Agency During Peer-review with AI Integration
Workshop at University of Tokyo (東京大学), Tokyo, Japan
Trust the Students: Elevating Student Agency and Confidence With Discourse around LLMs (such as ChatGPT)
Workshop at University of Tokyo, ALESS/A/FLOW Post-Semester Workshop, Tokyo, Japan
Computers & Chemistry: How chemistry can be data, & how computers can do chemistry
Workshop at Hibiya High School (日比谷高等学校), Tokyo, Japan
Brazil & Bolsonaro: Understanding the Jan. 8th Insurrection
Workshop at Hibiya High School (日比谷高等学校), Tokyo, Japan
Understanding the Impacts of Overturning Roe v. Wade
Workshop at Hibiya High School (日比谷高等学校), Tokyo, Japan
Low-Dimensional Materials - Thermoelectric Strain Engineering & Catalysis
Talk at Bridgewater State University Chemistry Seminar, Bridgewater, MA, USA
Thermoelectric (Uniaxial) Strain Engineering: Indium Selenide
Poster Presentation at American Chemical Society Conference, Orlando, FL, USA
Thermoelectric (Uniaxial) Strain Engineering: Indium Selenide
Talk at Brown University Chemistry Department's Physical Chemistry Tea Session, Providence, RI, USA
Thermoelectric (Uniaxial) Strain Engineering: Indium Selenide
Talk at Brown University Electronic Structure Meeting, Providence, RI, USA
Simulating Transition Metals and Transition Metal Oxides: Importance and Methodologies
Talk at Brown University Chemistry Department's Physical Chemistry Tea Session, Providence, RI, USA
Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Develop a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters
Poster Presentation at Northeastern Student Chemistry Research Conference and Career Symposium,
Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Develop a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters
Poster Presentation at American Chemical Society Conference, San Diego, CA, USA
Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Develop a Kinetic Model for the Transesterification of Glycerol Fatty Acid Triesters
Poster Presentation at Bridgewater State Summer Symposium, Bridgewater, MA, USA
Southeastern Massachusetts Student Network for Biodiesel Research and Education
Poster & Oral Presentation at EPA P3 Expo, Alexandria, VA, USA
Southeastern Massachusetts Student Network for Biodiesel Research and Education
Poster Presentation at American Chemical Society Conference, Denver, CO, USA
Southeastern Massachusetts Student Network for Biodiesel Research and Education
Talk at BSU Chemistry Department Seminar, Bridgewater, MA, USA
Applying Green Chemistry Principles to Biodiesel Synthesis from Waste Vegetable Oil
Poster Presentation at Bridgewater State Undergraduate Summer Symposium, Bridgewater, MA, USA
The Archbishop: New Paths, Creating New Opportunities
Poster Presentation at National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR),
The Archbishop: New Paths, Creating New Opportunities
Talk at Mathematics Association of America (MAA) Northeastern Sectional Meeting,
The Archbishop: New Paths, Creating New Opportunities
Poster Presentation at Bridgewater State Undergraduate Summer Symposium, Bridgewater, MA, USA
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Currently signed in to 43 different slack teams