Emmanuel College

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 Kimberly Sofronas

Kimberly Santucci Sofronas

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Connecticut

Office hours: Monday & Wednesday 11:00 – 11:45 a.m., Friday 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
By appointment

Office: Administration Building, Room 422-A
Phone: (617) 975-9034
E-mail: sofronki@emmanuel.edu

Current Research

Her research interests include the knowledge base for teaching among mathematics faculty in higher education and the teaching and learning of calculus.

Courses Taught

  • MATH1101 College Algebra
  • MATH1117 Introduction to Statistics
  • MATH1120 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers I
  • MATH1122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers II
  • MATH 2122 Foundations of Mathematics for Teachers III
  • MATH 2104 College Geometry
  • EDUC1111 The Great American Experiment: Education for All in a Diverse Society
  • EDUC 2311: Secondary Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional Design for Diverse Learners I
  • EDUC 2312: Secondary Curriculum, Assessment and Instructional Design for Diverse Learners II
  • EDUC3213 Elementary Mathematics Methods
  • EDUC4467 Student Teaching Practicum
  • EDUC4468 Student Teaching Capstone Seminar

Professional Highlights

Dr. Kimberly S. Sofronas is a graduate of the Integrated Bachelor's / Master's Teacher Education Program at the University of Connecticut. She continued her studies at the University of Connecticut and completed a Ph.D. in mathematics education in 2004. Kimberly is a licensed 9-12 teacher of mathematics in Massachusetts and taught for several years in the Greater Boston area. She was also an instructor of mathematics at both the University of Hartford and Bentley College prior to joining the faculty at Emmanuel College in 2004. She is currently a member of the Department of Education at Emmanuel and her primary pedagogical focus is on the development of K-12 preservice teachers of mathematics.

Publications and Presentations

Publications

  • Sofronas, K. S., Tom, M., & Lederman, J. (in print). An EM-Algorithm-Based Approach for Predicting Teacher Candidates' Success on the Communication and Literacy Skills Test for Educator Licensure. Case Studies in Business, Industry, and Government Statistics.
  • Sofronas, K. S., DeFranco, T. C., Vinsonhaler, C., Gorgievski, N., Schroeder, L., & Hamelin, C. (2011). What does it mean to understand the first-year calculus? Perspectives of 24 experts. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 30(2), 131 - 148.
  • Gorgievski, N., DeFranco, T. C., Swaminathan, H., & Sofronas, K. S. (2010). The overtime rule in the national football league: Fair or unfair? MathAMATYC Educator, 2(1), 56 - 60.
  • Sofronas, K. S., & DeFranco, T. C. (2010). An examination of the knowledge base for teaching among mathematics faculty teaching calculus in higher education. In F. Hitt, D. Holten, & P. Thompson (Vol. Eds.), Conference board of the mathematical sciences issues in mathematics education: Research in collegiate mathematics education, Vol. VII. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.
  • McGivney-Burelle, J., DeFranco, T.C., Vinsonhaler, C. & Santucci, K. (2001). Building bridges: Improving the teaching practices of TAs in the mathematics department. Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development 8(2), 55- 63.
  • Santucci, K., Gable, R. K. (1997, October). Students' attitudes toward campus safety. Paper presented at the Twenty-eighth Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, NY.
  • Dicicco, R., Duffy, J., Lecky, S., Santucci, K., Vinsonhaler, C. I. & Wickless, W. J. (1995). TI-82 LABS. Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut Printing.

Presentations

  • Sofronas, K. S., Gorgievski, N., DeFranco, T. C., Vinsonhaler, C., Schroeder, L., & Hamelin, C. (2011, January). What does it mean to understand the first-year calculus? Perspectives of 24 experts. Paper presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, LA.
  • Tom, M. & Sofronas, K. S. (2010, December). Predicting teacher candidates' success for educator licensure. Paper presented at the Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association Lecture Series. Boston, MA.
  • Sofronas, K.S., Gorgievski, N., Schroeder, L., Hamelin, C., DeFranco, T., & Vinsonhaler, C. (2007, February). The calculus project: What does it mean to understand the first-year calculus? Presented at the annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, San Diego, CA.
  • Santucci, K., & DeFranco, T. C. (2004, October). An examination of the knowledge base for teaching among university mathematics faculty teaching calculus. Short oral paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Toronto, Canada.
  • Santucci, K., DeFranco, T.C. & McGivney-Burelle, J. (2004, January). An examination of the knowledge base and instructional practice of two undergraduate mathematics faculty teaching calculus. Presented at the annual joint meeting of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Santucci, K., DeFranco, T. C. & McGivney-Burelle, J. (2002, October). An examination of the knowledge base for teaching among university mathematics faculty teaching calculus. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Athens, GA.
  • Santucci, K., DeFranco, T.C. & McGivney-Burelle, J. (2001, October). Teacher knowledge base: An examination of the knowledge base of university mathematics faculty teaching calculus. Presented at the Thirty-second Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hudson Valley, NY.
  • Santucci, K., Gable, R. K. (1997, October). Students' attitudes toward campus safety. Paper presented at the Twenty-eighth Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, NY.