Awards & Recognition – Mathematics

Doctoral students receive internal grants

wiesea — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:31:48 +0000

Doctoral candidates Amy Daniel, Elise Lahiere, and Amanda Provost each recently received an internal grant award from �鶹��ý��’s Student-Led Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA) program. This RSCA funding will support each candidate’s dissertation research, providing funding for supplies, participant support, research tools, and more. These are incredibly competitive awards that require a rigorous application process. The doctoral program is so proud of Amy, Elise, and Amanda for their hard work and perseverance in earning these funds. Congrats to the faculty mentors, too, for all their hard work in this process – Dr. Mika Munakata (Amy), Dr. Joseph DiNapoli (Elise), Dr. Nicole Panorkou (Amanda). The next step? Completing the dissertation! Check out the provided photos for a peek into these projects. Check out all of the RSCA recipients!

Samples from Awardees

A sample task from Amanda’s work
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Shoebox Sleuth task by Elise Lahiere
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A snapshot from Amy’s pilot work on math anxiety
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Math Ed Doctoral Candidate receives District Award

wiesea — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:26:25 +0000

Christa Mawn, was recently awarded Staff Member of the Year by the , where she serves as Supervisor of STEAM. This honor recognized Christa as an exceptional supervisor working with the Math, Science, Arts, Technology and Business departments at the School. Formerly a High School Math Teacher, she also teaches at the college level, helping to prepare preservice teachers for math education.

Mrs. Mawn has done a remarkable job of building a positive culture and climate in the various STEAM departments. She has developed strong relationships that allow her to support teachers which in turn impacts student learning. This year she took on the added challenge of planning the district’s INSIGHT conference. This event included teachers and administrators from districts across the state and was a great success.

Congratulations Christa!

Doctoral Alumnus receives Outstanding Reviewer Award

wiesea — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:46:19 +0000

Mark Russo is an alumnus of the Mathematics Education Doctoral Program, a current adjunct for the Department of Mathematics, and District Supervisor of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Pascack Valley Regional High School District. Recently, Mark received an outstanding reviewer award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ journal MTLT. […]

�鶹��ý�� Math Program One of Nation’s Best for Women in STEM

wiesea — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:33:07 +0000

Researchers at the Washington Monthly media outlet used data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to compare the gender distribution of every STEM program at 1,027 U.S. colleges and universities. They then ranked the 20 undergraduate programs with the highest and lowest percentage of recent graduates who are female in 10 popular STEM fields, including mathematics. �鶹��ý�� was ranked as the third best college for women in mathematics nationwide, with 69.3% of recent mathematics program graduates being women and 62.5% of the overall institution’s student body being women.

Celebrating our 2024 Graduates!

wiesea — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:13:17 +0000

The mathematics department celebrated the accomplishments of all graduates in Mathematics and Mathematics Education. As a department there is no greater joy than seeing students achieve their educational goals. We are so proud of all of our graduates.

Doctoral candidate speaks at Ramapo College’s mathematics honor society induction ceremony

wiesea — Tue, 14 May 2024 15:30:48 +0000

Geena Taite earned her bachelor’s degree at Ramapo and was a member of the . She was invited back to speak about her time at Ramapo and how it influenced her successful career as a math educator. It was an inspiring speech, congratulations Geena!

Kaitlyn Cohan Wins Third in Casabona

wiesea — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:58:15 +0000

Mathematics major Kaitlyn Cohan won third place in this semester’s Mario M. Casabona Future Scientists Competition hosted by CSAM. Kaityln represented the entire Department of Mathematics with her original research on the mathematical modeling of soccer.

Congratulations, Kaitlyn! The department is so proud of you!

Mathematical Modeling Day honors Dr. Pollak

wiesea — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:45:02 +0000

The Department of Mathematics at CSAM and the New Jersey Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators recently hosted an event about the teaching and learning of mathematical modeling. The event featured several interesting presentations. Dr. Catherine Roberts, the CEO of The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications, spoke about the organization’s competitions, resources, and new initiatives. Dr. Roberts also presented the Sol Garfunkel award for outstanding achievement in mathematical modeling education to the famous Dr. Henry Pollak, who was in attendance. Additionally, students from our PhD program and local math modeling research group presented their original work on modeling. This was a wonderful event filled with wonder, mathematics, and laughter. Special thanks to Dr. Nicole Panorkou for organizing such a successful evening.

Dr. Bailey receives National Dissertation Award

wiesea — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:27:16 +0000

Dr. Nina Bailey, Assistant Professor, and Dr. Siddhi Desai of Fairleigh Dickinson University are the 2024 co-recipients of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Dissertation Award, and they were recognized at the annual conference earlier this month. This national award highlights mathematics education research that helps the field better understand the connections between teaching and […]

PhD Candidate, Geena Taite, Receives Educator of the Year Governor’s Award

wiesea — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:33:49 +0000

Geena was chosen for this award due to her unparalleled prowess as a classroom teacher, as well as her unwavering commitment to professional development in her school. Regarding the latter, Geena has led several professional development efforts at with her colleagues, many of which were focused on improving the teaching of mathematical modeling. In fact, Geena’s own dissertation work is centered on the design, facilitation, and effect of these professional development endeavors.

Much of my success has been the intersection of my work as a teacher and my work in the doctoral program. I’ve leveraged my work and knowledge from the doctoral program to impact real change within my district for both teachers and students. I’m so honored to receive the award this year!

Geena Taite

This is a prestigious award and the Mathematics Department is incredibly proud of Geena and all that she has accomplished.

Congratulations, Geena!