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Submissions from 2022
Number Sense: Georgia Southern Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge, L. Delgado, Tuyin An, Ha Nguyen, Shelli Casler-Failing, Heidi Eisenreich, Eryn Stehr Maher, Cynthia C. Massey, J. Smith, Montana Smithey, Sam Rhodes, and Gregory Chamblee
Fostering a Growth Mindset in Mathematics: Reflections From a Faculty Learning Community, Heidi Eisenreich, S. Taylor, Eryn Stehr Maher, Grzegorz Michalski, and Ha Nguyen
Small Changes: Leveraging Open Tasks for Cultural Relevance and Sense-Making, J. Moreno and Eryn Stehr Maher
Submissions from 2021
Exploration Using Without-Replacement Sampling of Actions is Sometimes Inferior, Stephen W. Carden
Modeling COVID-19 with Discrete-Time Markov Chains, Noah Hallman and Divine Wanduku
Stochastic Modelling of a SVEIRS Markov Chain Epidemic Model with Multiple Discrete Delay Times and Sensitivity Analysis, Omotomilola Jegede
On a SVEIRS Markov chain epidemic model with multiple discrete delay times and sensitivity analysis to determine vaccination effects, Omotomilola Jegede, Divine Wanduku, and Chinmoy R. Rahul
A Mathematical Model for the Spread of Rumors on Complex Social Networks, Mymuna Monem and Divine Wanduku
Submissions from 2020
Fostering a Growth Mindset in Preservice Teachers, Heidi Eisenreich
Impacting the Community through STEM Learning, Heidi Eisenreich, Z. Barrow, A. Kopp, and S. Pegues
Engaging Students to Critical Reading Using Perusall, Heidi Eisenreich and Andria Disney
Teaching Pre-Service Teachers about Fostering a Growth Mindset, Heidi Eisenreich and Andria Disney
Using Perusall to Connect Reading to Real Life and Peers, Heidi Eisenreich and Andria Disney
Writing to Engage: Deepening PSTs' Mathematics Content and Pedagogy, Heidi Eisenreich and Andria Disney
Presenting with Students at Conferences, Heidi Eisenreich, A. Martinez, F. McCollum, Kimberly Thomas, and A. Whitfield
Modeling the stochastic dynamics of Covid-19 pandemic, Part I, Noah M. Hallman and Divine Wanduku
Bias of Correlation under Mixtures, C. R. Land and Stephen W. Carden
Retaining Integrity and Fulfillment in Challenging Workplace Setting, Arpita Saha, Sabrina Hessinger, Kay G. Coates, Meca Williams-Johnson, and Rochelle Bornett Lee
SoTL at Georgia Southern, Deborah Walker, Diana Botnaru, Rami J. Haddad, and Heidi Eisenreich
Estimating Vital Parameters for SVIR Epidemic Models. Case Study- Influenza, Divine Wanduku
The statistical estimation of the basic reproduction number and other parameters of SEIR stochastic epidemic models. Case study- influenza, Divine Wanduku
Submissions from 2019
Exploration Using Without-Replacement Sampling of Actions is Sometimes Inferior, Stephen W. Carden
Is Without Replacement Sampling Always Better?, Stephen W. Carden
Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions of Mean and Median, Gregory Chamblee, Ha Nguyen, C. Smith, and Eryn Stehr
Invited speaker, NSF-CBMS Conference 2019, Zhan Chen
Making Connections: PST's Reactions to Readings and Their Peers Through Perusall, Andria Disney and Heidi Eisenreich
Fostering a Growth Mindset in a Mathematics Content Course, Heidi Eisenreich
Mindset in Mathematics, Heidi Eisenreich
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Present at a State Conference, Heidi Eisenreich and Tracy Batchelor
Mindset in the Classroom, Heidi Eisenreich and C. Hernandez-Osorio
Supporting K-8 Per-Service Teachers to Develop Reasoning Strategies for Comparing Fractions, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
K-8 Preservice Teachers as Independent Learners: Use of Metacognitive Learning Strategies in Mathematics Content Courses, Heidi Eisenreich Dr. and Eryn M. Stehr
Can You Function or Nah?, I. Ghee and Heidi Eisenreich
Modelling the Stochastic Spread of Typhoid Fever Epidemics, Omotomilola Onaopemipo Jegede and Divine Wanduku
Lets Get Our "Hands On" Fractions, A. Martinez, A. Whitfield, and Heidi Eisenreich
All I Do Is Win, Win, Win with Base Ten No matter What, F. McCollum and Heidi Eisenreich
Getting Groovy with Geoboards!, M. Milner and Heidi Eisenreich
A mathematical model for the spread of rumors on social media networks, Mymuna Monem and Divine Wanduku
Modeling the stochastic dynamics of rumors on complex online social networks, Mymuna Monem and Divine Wanduku
Modelling the Stochastic Spread of Rumors and Terroristic Ideas on Complex Social Media Networks, Mymuna Monem and Divine Wanduku
K-8 Preservice Teachers’ Common Errors in Measurement Unit Conversion Problems, Ha Nguyen, Eryn M. Stehr, and Tuyin An
A chain-binomial model for Streptococcus pneumonia epidemics, Chinmoy Roy Rahul and Divine Wanduku
A mathematical model for pneumonia epidemics, Chinmoy Roy Rahul and Divine Wanduku
Stochastic Modelling of Streptococcus pneumoniae Epidemics, Chinmoy Roy Rahul and Divine Wanduku
Classifying Shapes in Geometry "Shaping" Students' Futures, E. Schroeder and Heidi Eisenreich
“Big Ideas” in Secondary Mathematics Education Programs, Eryn M. Stehr, Hyunyi Jung, and Jill Newton
Supporting Prospective Teachers’ Development of Relevant and Authentic Mathematics Stories, Eryn M. Stehr and Lindsay M. Keazer
Experimenting with Measures of Center: Using Free Applets to Conceptualize Mean and Median, Eryn M. Stehr and Ha Nguyen
Conceptualizing and Interpreting Mean and Median with Future Teachers, Eryn M. Stehr, Ha Nguyen, Gregory Chamblee, and Sharon Taylor
Characterizing the permanence and stationary distribution for a family of malaria stochastic models, Divine Wanduku
The Stochastic Permanence of Disease and the Stationary Behavior for a Class of Nonlinear SEIRS Epidemic Models, Divine Wanduku
Using Letter-Writing to Deepen K-8 Pre-Service Teachers' mathematical Understandings and Mathematical Feedback, James C. Williangham, Casey Hawthorne, and Heidi Eisenreich
Submissions from 2018
Pre-Service K-8 Teachers’ Learning of Measurement Unit Conversion Problems, Tuyin An, Ha Nguyen, and Eryn M. Stehr
Multiplying Fractions Piece by Piece, Tracy Batchelor, D. Edwards, and Heidi Eisenreich
Low-Discrepancy Action Selection in Markov Decision Processes, Stephen W. Carden
Multiscale Modeling in Biomolecular Solvation and Tumor Growth, Zhan Chen
PDE Based Nonpolar Multiscale Solvation Modeling, Analysis and Computation, Zhan Chen
Using Concrete Representations to Model Decimal Addition and Substraction Problems, A. Davis and Heidi Eisenreich
Deepening Place Value Understanding in K-2 Through Explanation and Justification, Heidi Eisenreich and Andria Disney
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers to Learn Probability and Statistics Through the Context of School Choice, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
Using Notecards to Connect Area Formulas and Deepen Understanding, Heidi Eisenreich, Ha Nguyen, and Tuyin An
Pre-Service Teachers’ Use of Metacognitive Learning Strategies in K-8 Mathematics Content Courses, Heidi Eisenreich, Eryn M. Stehr, and Deborah Walker
Early Career Session, Jess Ellis Hagman, Eileen Murray, and Eryn Stehr
Substance abuse: a mathematical model for the spread of malicious habits for additive substances, Omotomilola Onaopemipo Jegede and Divine Wanduku
A chain-binomial model for influenza with treatment option: exploring the impacts of vaccination on influenza epidemics, Cameron Newman and Divine Wanduku
Deepening Fraction Division Understanding, Ha Nguyen and Heidi Eisenreich
Deepening Fraction Division Understanding, Ha Nguyen and Heidi Eisenreich
Using Google Forms to Inform Teaching Practices, Ha Nguyen, Heidi Eisenreich, Eryn M. Stehr, and Tuyin An
Essential Aspects of Mathematics as a Practice in Research and Undergraduate Instruction, Eryn M. Stehr and Tuyin An
How to Be a Mathematician: Complexifying Mathematical Smartnesses, Eryn M. Stehr and Tuyin An
Selecting, Sequencing, and Connecting: Using Technology to Support Area Measurement through Tasks, Strategies, and Discussion, Eryn M. Stehr, Ha Nguyen, and Jia He
Writing Addition and Subtraction Word Problems to Promote Deeper Understanding, Kimberly Thomas and Heidi Eisenreich
A Comparative Stochastic and Deterministic Study of the Permanence of Malaria in a Class of Infectious Disease Models, Divine Wanduku
Exploring the Effects of White Noise on the Dynamics of Malaria in a Highly Random Environment, Divine Wanduku
Modeling the Dynamics of Malaria in a Random Environment, Divine Wanduku
Substance Abuse: A Mathematical Model for the Spread of Malicious Habits for Additive Substances, Divine Wanduku and Omotomilola Onaopemipo Jegede
Deepening K-8 Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Mathematics and Mathematical Feedback Via Letter-Writing, James C. Willingham, Heidi Eisenreich, Casey Hawthorne, and William W. Deleeuw
Submissions from 2017
Some Blow-Up Rates of Solutions to Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations With Rotations, Nyla Basharat, Yi Hu, and Shijun Zheng
Bridge Element Deterioration Analysis, Stephen W. Carden
A Mulitscale Model Heterogeneous Tumor Spheroid in Vitro, Zhan Chen
A Mulitscale Model Heterogeneous Tumor Spheroid in Vitro, Zhan Chen
Making Sense to Explore: Teaching Area With Coherence, Heidi Eisenreich, Juli Dixon, and Janet Andreasen
An Exploratory Study on the Influence of Video Clips on Pre-Service Teachers' Learning of Fractions, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
Building Coherence Through Area Concepts, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
Helping Parents Learn Different Strategies: Whole Numbers, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers to Make Sense of Fraction Strategies Using Video Clips, Heidi Eisenreich and Ha Nguyen
Combinatorics of n-Colored Cyclic Compositions, Meghann M. Gibson, Daniel Gray, and Hua Wang
Random Graphs and L-Connectivities, Ran Gu, Xiaofeng Gu, Yongtang Shi, and Hua Wang
Completing the Incomplete: Making Sense of Completing the Square Using Manipulatives, Erhan Haciomeroglu, Heidi Eisenreich, and Aline Abassian
Nature of Mathematical Modeling Tasks for Secondary Mathematics Preservice Teachers, Jia He, Eryn M. Stehr, and Hyunyi Jung
Bounds for Blow-Up Solutions to Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations in Two Dimensions, Yi Hu
Conceptions of Modeling Reported by Instructors in Teacher Preparation Programs, Hyunyi Jung, Eryn M. Stehr, and Jia He
Spectral Asymptotics of a Class of One-Dimensional Fractal Laplacians, Sze-Man Ngai
Spectral Asymptotics of Fractal Laplace and Schrödinger Operators, Sze-Man Ngai
Spectral Asymptotics of Some One-Dimensional Fractal Laplacians, Sze-Man Ngai
Spectral Dimension of a Class of One-Dimensional Fractal Laplacians, Sze-Man Ngai
Teaching Mathematics Through Social Justice: An Exploratory Study on Pre-Service Teachers' Learning, Ha Nguyen and Heidi Eisenreich
Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions and Misconceptions of Physical and Virtual Manipulatives, Enrique Ortiz and Heidi Eisenreich
Rogers–Ramanujan Type Partition Identities, Andrew V. Sills