--- title: "Heather Hill · Harvard University — author profile and papers" description: "Heather Hill, Harvard University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2021–2023), h-index 48 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Heather Hill # Heather Hill Heather Hill has 2 papers in our library, in 2021–2023, most of them on [Dialogue systems](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/dialogue-systems/); often with [Dorottya Demszky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dorottya-demszky/), [Dan Jurafsky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-jurafsky/), [Jing Liu](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jing-liu/). 2 papers in our library · 2021–2023 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5062322499) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-1573) · [**h-index 48**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5062322499) · [156 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5062322499) · [14,653 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5062322499&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 108 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/cited-by/) · [2 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #8380](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/84/#star-8380) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Heather+Hill) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Heather+Hill) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Heather+Hill) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Heather+Hill) ## Affiliations [🎓**Harvard University** Cambridge · United States 2007–2026 · 66 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/harvard-university/) · [🎓**University of Michigan** Ann Arbor · United States 2000–2008 · 10 papersEducation until 2000 · Ph.D., Political Science](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-michigan/) 🏛️**Harvard Graduate School of Education** Cambridge · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 2007Employment since 2007 · Hazen-Nicoli Professor in Teacher Learning and Practice [🎓**Swarthmore College** Swarthmore · United States 1992Education until 1992 · B.A.](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/swarthmore-college/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 2 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 7 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Education · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/education/) · [Social Sciences · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/) · [Arts and Humanities · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science Applications · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/computer-science-applications/) · [Language and Linguistics · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Dialogue systems · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/dialogue-systems/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2023** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/year/2023/) · [**2021** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/year/2021/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[The NCTE Transcripts: A Dataset of Elementary Math Classroom Transcripts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/demszky-2023-ncte-transcripts-dataset-elementary-math/)** *(2023 · 61 citations)* NLP models trained on classroom transcripts can measure effective math teaching at scale. Progress is limited, however, because few transcript collections are connected to outside variables such as demographics or learning outcomes. Demszky and Hill fill this gap with the NCTE Transcripts. The collection contains… 2. **[Measuring Conversational Uptake: A Case Study on Student-Teacher Interactions](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/demszky-2021-measuring-conversational-uptake-case-study/)** *(2021 · 40 citations)* Uptake is when a speaker builds on what their partner just said, for example by acknowledging, repeating, rephrasing, or asking a follow-up question. ## All works 4 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[Can Automated Feedback Improve Teachers’ Uptake of Student Ideas? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in a Large-Scale Online Course ↗](https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737231169270) Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · no summary yet**Dorottya Demszky et al.*2023 · 128 citations* 2. **[The NCTE Transcripts: A Dataset of Elementary Math Classroom Transcripts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/demszky-2023-ncte-transcripts-dataset-elementary-math/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Dorottya Demszky, Heather Hill*2023 · 61 citations* 3. **[Computationally Identifying Funneling and Focusing Questions in Classroom Discourse ↗](https://aclanthology.org/2022.bea-1.27/) Proceedings of the 17th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2022) · no summary yet**Sterling Alic et al.*2022 · 44 citations* 4. [**Measuring Conversational Uptake: A Case Study on Student-Teacher Interactions arXiv:2106.03873**Dorottya Demszky, Jing Liu, Zid Mancenido, et al.*2021 · 40 citations*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/demszky-2021-measuring-conversational-uptake-case-study/) ## Co-authors here 4 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Dorottya Demszky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dorottya-demszky/) ×2 - [Dan Jurafsky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-jurafsky/) - [Jing Liu](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jing-liu/) - [Tatsunori Hashimoto](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/tatsunori-hashimoto/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/) ×2: [BEA 2023](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2023/) - Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 108 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [18 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/heather-hill/cited-by/). Updated 3 November 2026