Faculty & Staff

Karen ALLEN Keene, Ph.d.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Department
502-J Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
Phone: 919.513.3374
FAX: 919.515.6892
karen_allen_keene@ncsu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education/Training

Butler University        B. S.              1972-1975                  Mathematics
Butler University        M. A.             1975-1978                  Mathematics
Purdue University      Ph. D.             2000-2006                 Mathematics Education

Positions and Employment

1976-1980 Mathematics Teacher, North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana

1980-1984 Mathematics Teacher, Mishawaka Marian High School, Mishawaka, Indiana

1985-1990 Mathematics Instructor, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana

1990- 1993 Mathematics Teacher, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC

1992-1993 Director, Durham Mathematics Council, non-profit organization to improve mathematics education in Durham, NC

1994-1996 Mathematics Teacher, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, Ball State University, Muncie; Department Chairperson 1995-1996

1996-1998 Mathematics Teacher, Mississinewa High School, Gas City, Indiana

1998-1999 Student Teacher Supervisor, Ball State University

1998-2007 Mathematics Instructor/Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Valparaiso University

2007- Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, North Carolina State University

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships

2007- present Conference Committee, Research in Undergraduate Mathematics

2004-2007 Board of Directors, Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics

2004-2005 Research Faculty: Project Manager, Knowledge for Algebra in Teaching, Division of Sciences and Mathematics, Michigan State University

2007-2009 External Evaluator: Making Algebra Realistic Knowledge Project (MARK), Purdue University Calumet

2000- present American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the AERA Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education

1998- present Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the Special Interest Group of the MAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

1980 – present National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

2002 – present North American Chapter of the International group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PMENA)
2004- present International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years)

Keene, K.A. (2007). A characterization of dynamic reasoning: Reasoning with time as parameter, Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Rasmussen, C., Kwon, O., Allen, K., Marrongelle, K. & Burtch, M. (2006). Capitalizing on advances in K-12 mathematics education in undergraduate mathematics: An Inquiry-oriented approach to differential equations. Asia Pacific Education Review

Kwon, O. N., Rasmussen, C., & Allen, K. (2005). Students’ retention of knowledge and skills in differential equations. School Science and Mathematics, 105(5), 227-239.

Rasmussen, C., Stephan, M., & Allen, K. (2004). Classroom Mathematical Practices and Gesturing. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 23.  301-323.

Research Support (Last 3 Years)

National Science Foundation, Mathematics Instruction using Decision Science and Engineering Tools: 2007-2012, co-PI $ 3,000,000.

National Science Foundation, Tutoring to Apply Conceptual Understanding of Ordinary Differential Equations: Analysis for Cognitive and Computable Patterns. co-PI. 2007-2009. $214,000

National Science Foundation Award: East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for U.S. Graduate Students, 2004. ~$10,000.

Valparaiso University Alumni Association Faculty Development Grant, 2003-2004. ($2,200)

Mathematics in Business and Industry, Professional Development for Middle School and High School Mathematics Teachers, Eisenhower Program through Indiana Higher Education Commission: continuation 2000-2001 ($39,816)  

Mathematics in Business and Industry, Professional Development for Middle School and High School Mathematics Teachers, Eisenhower Program through Indiana Higher Education Commission: 1999-2000   ($70,230)

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years)

Currently supervise one Ph D. student (A. Lamburtus) in mathematics education research

 

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADDRESS &
CONTACT INFO

Dept. of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education

Box 7801

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7801

919.515.2238