Publication, Presentations & Outreach Activities (Mathematics Education)

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♦ Peer-reviewed book chapter 

Estimating the Area of a Lung Nodule from an X-ray Image, with Nadia S. Kennedy and Boyan S. Kostadinov, book chapter to appear in the Cross Curricular Applications in Pure Undergraduate Mathematics Courses,  AMS/MAA Classroom Resource Materials series. 

♦ Peer-reviewed articles in journals 

Exploring New PLTL Modalities, Forging New Alliances, with Nadia S. Kennedy, Advances in Peer-Led Learning 1 (2021), 44-54.

♦ Peer-reviewed articles in conference proceedings

Introducing Preservice Mathematics Teachers to Data Science via Computational Modeling with R and RStudio, with Nadia S. Kennedy and Boyan S. Kostadinov, to appear in the proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education, 2024.

 Preservice Teacher’s Use of Computational Modeling in the Planning of Mathematics Teaching and Learning, with Nadia S. Kennedy and Boyan S. Kostadinov, to appear in the proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education, 2024.

♦ Article Newsletter

Opening Gateways, with Marianna Bonanome, Charlie Edwards, Laura Ghezzi, Andrew Parker, and Jonas Reitz, Nucleus: A Faculty Commons Quarterly, Volume 9, Winter 2018, 8-11.

Perspectives in Mathematics and Computer Science Education in the Realm of Technology, with Sandie Han, Boyan Kostadinov, K. Andrew Parker, Satyanand Singh, and Johann Thiel, Nucleus: A Faculty Commons Quarterly, Volume 6, Spring 2015, 18-22.

♦ Talks at National/International Conferences 

Image analysis of the water levels of Lake Mead, Joint Mathematics Meetings
(JMM), Boston, MA, January 4-7, 2023. (co-presenters: Nadian Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov)

Geospatial data analysis inspired by John Snow’s Ghost Map of the 1854 Cholera
Epidemic in London, Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), Boston, MA, Jan-
uary 4-7, 2023. (co-presenters: Nadia Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov)

Forging new alliances, exploring new training models, Tenth Annual Peer Led Team Learning International Society (PLTLIS) Conference: Crossing Boundaries, Building Networks, Washington University, Missourionline, June 1-4, 2022. (co-presenter: Nadia Kennedy)

Prospective mathematics teachers’ perceptions of computational modeling and its role in the mathematics classroom following engagement with computational modeling projects, 5th Northeastern Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (NE RUME), online, November 20, 2021. (co-presenters: Nadia Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov)

Two-tiered summer programs to promote equity and inclusion, Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest, online, August 4-7, 2021 (co-presenters: Armando Cosme and Nadia Kennedy).

Computational modeling with real-world data for prospective mathematics teachers, Computational Investigation in Undergraduate Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest, online, August 4-7, 2021. (co-presenters: Nadia Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov)

Bending technology one math hub at a time, International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), online, June 11, 2021. (co-presenters: Marianna Bonanome, Kate Poirier, Jonas Reitz, Satyanand Singh, and Lin Zhou)

Disrupt, Rethink, Reimagine: PLTL forging alliances with pre-service mathematics teachers, Ninth Annual Peer Led Team Learning International Society (PLTLIS) Conference: Crossing Boundaries, Building Networks, University of Texas at El PasoEl Pasoonline, June 3-5, 2021. (co-presenter: Nadia Kennedy)

Exploiting technology to adapt a QR course for a new realityNational Numeracy Network (NNN) Conference, online, February 26-28, 2021. (co-presenter: Nadia Benakli)

Redefining student support in online undergraduate mathematics courses, 4th Northeastern Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (NE RUME), online, October 3, 2020. (co-presenter: Nadia Kennedy)

 Exploring the motion of planets with Desmos, 32nd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), Orlando, FL, USA, March 12-14, 2020. (co-presenter: Lin Zhou) (cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

OERs harnessing technological tools and innovative pedagogies to support student learning and engagement in gateway mathematics coursesJoint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), Denver, CO, USA, January 15-18, 2020. (co-presenter: Marianna Bonanome)

Engaging College Algebra and Trigonometry students with OERs, Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Contributed Paper Session on Open Educational Resources: Combining Technological Tools and Innovative Practices to Improve Student Learning, Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM), Baltimore, MD, USA, January 16-19, 2019. (co-presenter: Lucie Mingla)

Quantitative Reasoning course: resources and challenges, National Numeracy Network (NNN) Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, October 12-14, 2018. (co-presenter: Nadia Benakli)

An introduction to Desmos, 30th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), Washington, DC, USA, March 15-18, 2018. (co-presenter: Lucie Mingla)

♦ Talks at Local Conferences

City Tech summer camps: supporting Calculus and Algebra 2 high school  Brooklyn students through summer enrichment programs, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section 2022 Annual Meeting, online, May 1, 2022. (co-presenters: Armando Cosme and Nadia Kennedy)

Bending technology one math hub at a time: organizing an online course repository, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section 2021 Annual Meeting, New York, online, May 1, 2021. (co-presenters: Marianna Bonanome, Kate Poirier, Jonas Reitz, Satyanand Singh and Lin Zhou)

Bending technology one math hub at a time: use of the hub and its impacts, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section 2021 Annual Meeting, New York, online, May 1, 2021. (co-presenters: Marianna Bonanome, Kate Poirier, Jonas Reitz, Satyanand Singh, and Lin Zhou)

Bringing the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) workshops to an online format, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section 2020 Annual Meeting, online, May 3, 2020. (co-presenter: Nadia Kennedy)

Opening Gateways through WeBWorK: expanding the power of online homework to build engagement and support student learning, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section Annual Meeting, New York, May 4, 2019. (co-presenters: Marianna Bonanome, Laura Ghezzi, Andrew Parker, and Jonas Reitz)

Creating interactive mathematical tutorials with adaptive feedback in RStudio using R Markdown, The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Metropolitan New York Section, Annual Meeting, New York, May 13, 2018. (co-presenter: Boyan Kostadinov)

♦ Poster presentations at City Tech

Computational modeling in the classroom, City Tech 19th Annual Poster Session of Faculty and Student Research and Faculty Publications Exhibit, online, poster and oral presentation, November 18, 2021. (co-presenters: Nadia Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov)

Online student support through Peer-led online math study groupsCity Tech 18th Annual Poster Session of Faculty and Student Research and Faculty Publications Exhibit, online, poster and oral presentation, November 19, 2020. (co-presenter: Nadia Kennedy)

♦ Conferences Attended

Coding, Computational Modelling, & Equity in Mathematics Education PD Day & Symposium, Brock University, Canada, April 26-29, 2023.

The Innovative Practices in Developmental Mathematics Conference, LaGuardia Community College, New York, NY, March 31, 2017.

The 29th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Chicago, IL, March 9-12, 2017.

The 46th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Conference, Kansas City, MO, March 4-7, 2015.

♦ Outreach Activities

Co-organizer of the Math Modeling Workshop Using R, with Nadia Kennedy and Boyan Kostadinov, May 30-June 1 and June 5-7, 18 hours, June 2023.

Co-organizer of the Math Day for High School Students, with Armando Cosme and Nadia Kennedy, Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts, May 19, 2023.

Co-organizer of the Summer Math Camp for Middle/High School Students, with Armando Cosme and Nadia Kennedy, Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts, Summer 2022.

Instructor of the ENCCEJA (National Exam for Competency Certification for Youngsters and Adults) Preparation Workshop, 2018 and 2019. ENCCEJA is a Brazilian exam offered annually to youngsters and adults who did not complete secondary or high school. Upon completion of the exams, they receive a certificate of completion of secondary/high school. The exam is offered in New York through the Consulate of Brazil.

Judge of several math competitions such as Terra New York City STEM Fair, Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Student Paper Session at MathFest and at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Terra New York City STEM Fair, Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) poster competition, New York City Science and Engineering Fair, and the Greater Metropolitan New York Math Fair since 2012.