Professional Activities

Beverly J. Ferrucci, professor of mathematics, Jack A. Carter (California State University East Bay) and Ngan Hoe Lee (Singapore National Institute of Education) recently presented “Proportional Reasoning Models in Developmental Mathematics Education: Enhancing Under-Prepared Students’ Transition at the College Level” at the Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in San Francisco. Their presentation discussed their U.S.-Singapore International Project that involves collaborative cross-cultural research in mathematics.

Brian Green, Sociology, had an article published in the December 2009 edition of the Polish Sociological Review. The article, co-written with Maciej Kryszczuk of Kozminski Academy in Warsaw, is entitled “Computerization of Polish Households in Social Structural Perspective: A Dynamic Analysis of the Informatization Process over 20 Years,” and continues their work on the history of the expansion of personal computer and internet use in Poland since the 1989 revolution there. The study examines the connections between adoption and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and changes in social status. The results provide support for the hypothesis that regular use of ICTs does have positive effects on long term income growth, even when controlling for other factors such as age, education, and urban/rural differences.