Naneh Apkarian
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
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Mail code: 1804Campus: Tempe
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Education
Ph.D. Mathematics Education, San Diego State University and University of California San Diego, 2018 M.A. Mathematics, University of California San Diego, 2013 B.A. Mathematics, Pomona College, 2010
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Publications
- Williams, M., Apkarian, N., Uhing, K., Smith, W. M., Martinez, A., & Rasmussen, C. (2021). In the driver’s seat: Course coordinators as change agents for active learning in university Precalculus to Calculus 2. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-021-00153-w
- Apkarian, N., Henderson, C., Stains, M., Raker, J. R., Johnson, E., & Dancy, M. H. (2021). What really impacts the use of active learning in undergraduate STEM education? Results from a national survey of chemistry, mathematics, and physics instructors. PLOS ONE 16(2): e0247544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247544
- Apkarian, N., & Rasmussen, C. (2021). Instructional leadership structures across five university departments. Higher Education, 81(4), 865-887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-020-00583-6. Available at https://rdcu.be/b5qY3 [Published online July 2020]
- Pilgrim, M. E., Apkarian, N., Milbourne, H., & O’Sullivan, M. (2021). From rough waters to calm seas: The challenges and successes of building a GTA PD program. PRIMUS, 31(3-5), 594-607. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2020.1793851 [Published online July 2020]
- Goodchild, S., Apkarian, N., Rasmussen, C., & Katz, B. (2021). Critical stance within a community of inquiry in an advanced mathematics course for pre-service teachers. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 24, 231-252. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-020-09456-2. Available at https://rdcu.be/b22nd [Published online March 2020]
- Tabach, M., Rasmussen, C., Dreyfus, T., & Apkarian, N. (2020). Towards an argumentative grammar for networking: A case of coordinating two approaches. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 103(2), 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-020-09934-7. Available at https://rdcu.be/b1g44
- Rasmussen, C., Apkarian, N., Tabach, M., & Dreyfus, T. (2020). Ways in which engaging in someone else’s reasoning is productive. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 58, 100742.
- Reinholz, D. L., Matz, R. M., Cole, R., & Apkarian, N., (2019). STEM is not a monolith: A preliminary analysis of variations in STEM disciplinary cultures and implications for change. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-02-0038
- Voigt, M., Apkarian, N., Rasmussen, C., & Progress through Calculus Team. (2019). Undergraduate course variations in Precalculus through Calculus 2. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2019.1636148
- Apkarian, N., Kirin, D., Gehrtz, J., & Vroom, K. (2021). Connecting the stakeholders: Departments, policy, and research in undergraduate mathematics education. PRIMUS, 31(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2019.1629135 (published online July 2019).
- Apkarian, N., Tabach, M., Dreyfus, T., & Rasmussen, C. (2019). The Sierpinski smoothie: Blending area and perimeter. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 101(1), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-019-09889-4. Available at https://rdcu.be/bqXod
- Reinholz, D. L., Bradfield, K., & Apkarian, N. (2019). Using analytics to support instructor reflection on student participation in a discourse-focused undergraduate mathematics classroom. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 5(1), 56-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-019-00084-7
- Rasmussen, C., Apkarian, N., Hagman, J. E., Johnson, E., Larsen, S., Bressoud, D., & Progress through Calculus team. (2019). Characteristics of Precalculus through Calculus 2 programs: Insights from a national census survey. Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 50(1), 98-112. https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.50.1.0098
- Apkarian, N., Bowers, J., O’Sullivan, M. E., & Rasmussen, C. (2018). A case study of change in the teaching and learning of Precalculus to Calculus 2: What we’re doing with what we have. PRIMUS, 28(6), 528-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2017.1388319
- Reinholz, D. L., & Apkarian, N. (2018). Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments. International Journal of STEM Education, 5(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0103-x
- Dinsdale, E.A., Edwards, R.A., Bailey, B.A., Tuba, I., Akhter, S., McNair, K., Schmieder R., Apkarian, N., Creek, M., Guan, E., Hernandez, M., Isaacs, K., Peterson, C., Regh, T., & Ponomarenko, V. (2013) Multivariate analysis of functional metagenomes. Frontiers: Genetics, 4(41). https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2013.0004
Teaching Website URL
Courses
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 795 | Continuing Registration |
MTE 795 | Continuing Registration |
MTE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 590 | Reading and Conference |
MAT 208 | Discrete Math for Secondary Ed |
MTE 591 | Seminar |
MTE 598 | Special Topics |
MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 792 | Research |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 792 | Research |
MAT 207 | Algebra and Geometry in the HS |
MTE 210 | Mentored Tutoring Internship |
MTE 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 795 | Continuing Registration |
MTE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 590 | Reading and Conference |
MAT 208 | Discrete Math for Secondary Ed |
MTE 502 | RUME II |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 501 | RUME I |
MTE 792 | Research |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 590 | Reading and Conference |
MTE 784 | Internship |
MAT 170 | Precalculus |
MTE 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MTE 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MTE 792 | Research |
MAT 170 | Precalculus |
MTE 590 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MAT 207 | Algebra and Geometry in the HS |
MTE 210 | Mentored Tutoring Internship |