Caroline Ramirez
Program: PhD - Mathematics Education
Faculty Adviser: Ambrose, Rebecca
Email: caaramirez@ucdavis.edu
Areas of Interest
Assessment; Educational Leadership; Gender issues in math education; Mathematics Education; Minority/Underrepresented Students; Quantitative Methods; Teacher Education; Undergraduate Education Issues; Women in science, engineering and math
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)