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PIATEK-JIMENEZ, KATRINA

Professor

FACULTY
  • Przybya-Kuchek, J., Jackson, B.,  Piatek-Jimenez, K., Hall, J., Dias, A., & Pinheiro, W. (2022). Gender and Sexuality Working Group: Applying Theory to Data, Proceedings of the Forty-Fourth Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Cribbs, J. & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2021). Exploring Gender, Self-Identified Personality Attributes, Mathematics Identity, and Gender Identification with STEM Career Goals. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education.
  • Cribbs, J., Huang, X., & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2021). Relations of mathematics mindset, mathematics anxiety, mathematics identity, and mathematics self-efficacy to STEM career choice: A structural equation modeling approach. School Science and Mathematics, 121(5), 275-287.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2021). Exploring the Benefits of Recycling, In G. Karaali & L. Khadjavi (Eds.), Mathematics for social justice: Perspectives and resources for the college classroom, Volume II. Mathematical Association of America.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2021). Super Size Me: Exploring the Nutrition of Fast Food, In G. Karaali & L. Khadjavi (Eds.), Mathematics for social justice: Perspectives and resources for the college classroom, Volume II.  Mathematical Association of America.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. & Phelps-Gregory, C. (2021). Mathematics Doctoral students’ priorities: What they look for when choosing a Ph.D. program, Proceedings of the Forty-Third Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Varner, D. & Piatek-Jimenez, K., (2021). Instructors’ modifications of analysis proofs into pedagogical proofs, Proceedings of the Forty-Third Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Jackson, B., Przybyla-Kuchek, J. Piatek-Jimenez, K., Dias, A., Hall, J., … (2021). Working group on gender and sexuality in mathematics education: Emerging conceptual and methodological frameworks, Proceedings of the Forty-Third 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. & Dias, A. (2021). Gender Equity in Mathematics? In D. Aparecida Peralta & J. Augusto Pacheco (Eds.), Curriculum Reforms and Large Scale Assessments: Current Issues in Education. Portugal: Porto Publishing Company.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K., Nouhan, M., & Williams, M. (2020). College Students’ Images of Mathematicians and Mathematical Careers. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 10(1), 66-100.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K., Jackson, B., Dias, A., Pinheiro, W., Goncalves, H., Hall, J., … (2020). Working group on gender and sexuality in mathematics education: Informing methodology with theory, Proceedings of the Forty-Second Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • McGraw, R., Piatek-Jimenez, K., Wiest, L., Dias, A., Goncalves, H., Hall, J., … (2019). Working group on gender and sexuality in mathematics education: Examining the experiences of people across cultures, Proceedings of the Forty-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., Cribbs, J., & Gill, N. (2018). College students’ perceptions of gender stereotypes: making connections to the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. International Journal of Science Education, 40(12), 1432-1454.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. & Cribbs, J. (2018). Making connections between gender stereotypes and the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields, Association for Women in Science Magazine.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K., McGraw, R., Wiest, L., Hall, J., Hodge, A., Kersey, E., … (2018). Working group on gender and sexuality in mathematics education: Linking the past to the future, Proceedings of the Fortieth 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., Nouhan, M., & Williams, M. (2017). College students’ gender and racial stereotypes of mathematicians, Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Huang, X., Cribbs, J., & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2016). Understanding undergraduates’ math-related perceptions, Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth 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. & Phelps, C. (2016). Using Disney’s Frozen to motivate mathematics: Bringing fractals into the classroom, Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 21(2), 18-25.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2016). Using Media to Problematize Gender Stereotypes in the Mathematics Classroom. In D. White, S. Crespo, & M. Civil (Eds.), Cases for teacher educators: Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  • Cribbs, J., Piatek-Jimenez, K., & Mantone, J. (2015). The relationship between mathematics identity and personality attributes with students’ career goals, Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh 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. (2015). On the persistence and attrition of women in mathematics, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 5(1), 3-54.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K., Madison, M., & Przybyla-Kuchek, J. (2014). Equity in mathematics textbooks: A new look at an old issue, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 20(1), 55-74.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2013).  Mathematics students transitioning into the workforce: Influences on career choice, Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Madison, M. & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2012). Equity in mathematics textbooks: A report on progress, Proceedings of the Thirty-Forth Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education [CD-ROM]. Eugene, OR: All Academic.
  • Przybyla, J. & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2012). Gender equity in middle school mathematics textbooks, Proceedings of the Thirty-Forth 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., Marcinek, T., Phelps, C., & Dias, A. (2012). Helping students become quantitatively literate. Mathematics Teacher. 105(9), 692-696.
  • Marcinek, T., Dias, A., & Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2010). Numeracy for all college graduates? Challenges in designing a college competency requirement in quantitative reasoning. Proceedings of the17th International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2010). Students' interpretations of mathematical statements involving quantification, Mathematics Education Research Journal. 22(3), 41-56.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2010). Book Review: Resources for Teaching Discrete Mathematics: Classroom Projects, History Modules, and Articles, Mathematics Teacher. 103(9), 701.
  • 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. http://my.nctm.org/eresources/
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  • 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. http://www.rume.org/crume.html.           
  • 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.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. & Ghosh, S. (2006). Factors that Motivate the Career Goals of Women Mathematics Students, Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth 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.
  • Piatek-Jimenez, K. (2003). Beginning Proof-Writing Students' Beliefs and Misconceptions about Mathematics and Mathematical Proof. In N. A. Pateman, B. J. Dougherty, & J. Zilliox (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 1, 317.
  • Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2004
  • B.S., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1999
My research is in mathematics education. My main research interests include:
  • Equity within the STEM disciplines, especially focusing on issues related to gender
  • Motivation for mathematical careers
  • Stereotypes of mathematicians
  • Undergraduate students’ understanding of proofs and the language of mathematics
  • 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

Courses Taught

  • Women in STEM Fields
  • Seminar in Collegiate Mathematics Education
  • A Survey of Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education
  • Methods for Teaching College Mathematics
  • College Geometry
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Introduction to Proofs
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers