Education

• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2004
• B.S., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1999

Affiliations

Project NExT, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, North American Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Mathematical Association of America, Association for Women in Mathematics

Professional Interests

Undergraduate students' understanding of the mathematical language and proof and equity in mathematics education, especially topics related to gender

Teaching Areas

Geometry, Discrete Mathematics, Introduction to Proofs, and Methods of College Teaching

Recent Publications and Presentations

• Piatek-Jimenez, K., & Alzaatreh, K. (2009). The Role of Advising in the Academic Decisions of Women Mathematics Majors at a Liberal Arts College, Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2008). Images of mathematicians: A new perspective on the shortage of women in mathematical careers. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 40(4), 633-646.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2008). The Pythagorean Theorem: Going beyond a2 + b2 = c2, On-Math – Online Journal of School Mathematics, 6.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2008). Building Intuitive Arguments for the Triangle Congruence Conditions, Mathematics Teacher. 101 (6), 463-466.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2008). “So I’ve Chosen to Major in Math. Now What?”: Mathematics Students’ Knowledge of Future Career Options, Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2007). May I Help You? Public Service as a Factor in Career Selection,Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the   Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
• Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2005). Socio-mathematical Norms and Mathematical Practices of the Community of Mathematicians. In G. M. Lloyd, M. R. Wilson, J. L. M. Wilkins, & S. L. Behm (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD- ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.