Overview

Program: PhD – Mathematics Education

Faculty Advisor: Ambrose, Rebecca

Degrees Awarded

• M.S. Statistics, University of California, Davis, June 2005
• B.S. Mathematics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, May 2003
• A.A. San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, May 2000

Teaching Experience/Appointments

• Adjunct Faculty: Mathematics, Folsom Lake College, Sacramento (January 2006 to May 2006)
• Lecturer: Undergraduate Math Courses and Elementary Statistics, CSU Sacramento (August 2005 to present)
• Teaching Assistant: UC Davis (September 2003 to present)
• Substitute Teacher: Stockton Unified School District (June 2002 to June 2003)
• Assistant: Educational Psychology & Associates (June 2002 to June 2004)

Research Projects

• Teacher Education – Alumni Survey on Program Evaluation and Teacher Retention
• Role of Inquiry in Teacher Education
• Differential Item Functioning & Item Response Theory
• Teacher Education Research
• Gender Differences in Mathematics Education

Academic Service

• Graduate Student Research, UC Davis: in collaboration with Professors Barbara Merino and Barbara Goldman (Fall 2007 – Spring 2008)
• Volunteer, Early College Charter High School in West Sacramento: in collaboration with Joan Zimmerman, Professors Paul Heckman and Rebecca Ambrose
• Graduate Student Research, UC Davis: in collaboration with Professor Jamal Abedi (Summer 2007)
• Graduate Student Research, UC Davis: in collaboration with Professors Barbara Merino and Barbara Goldman (Summer 2006)
• Graduate Student Research, UC Davis: in collaboration with CRESS and Professors Rebecca Ambrose, Jessica Utts, Pam Castori, and Dan Chang(Summer 2005)
• Teaching Assistant, UC Davis: courses in Elementary Statistics, Statistics for Biological Sciences, Regression, Computers in Education, Inquiry into Class Practice: Traditions, and Educational Psychology

Professional Affiliations, Boards and Committees

• AERA (American Educational Research Association)
• NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
• ASA (American Statistical Association)
• EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education)