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Dr. Jennifer Ann Czocher

  • Professor - Mathematics

Biography and education

Dr. Jennifer A. Czocher is a Professor of Mathematics at Texas State University. She was a recipient of the 2018 Australia Endeavour Fellowship, focused on improving teaching and learning of mathematics through mathematical modeling. She is an associate editrix at Journal of Mathematical Behavior and serves on the editorial boards for Mathematical Thinking & Learning and International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. She serves as Secretary for the International Executive Committee for the International Community of Teachers of Modeling and Applications (ICTMA) professional organization. Her research interests include students’ mathematical thinking and cognition, research in undergraduate mathematics education (RUME), the impact of mathematical modeling tasks on students’ mathematical thinking, and how mathematical reasoning supports STEM education. She also enjoys thinking about epistemological and philosophical issues in mathematics education. Her current projects investigate how individuals learn to use mathematics as a representational system, the role teacher questioning may have in helping individuals coordinate their mathematical and non-mathematical knowledge, and the institutional and departmental conditions that are conducive to the adoption of modeling-first mathematics classes for STEM majors.

Research Interests

  • Czocher, Jennifer Ann (Principal), Kelly, Brendan (Co-Principal). TAILOR (Tracking Adaptation and Investigating Learning Outcomes for Reforming Mathematics for Life Sciences), NSF, Federal, $390000. (Submitted: January 2024, Funded: August 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Czocher, Jennifer Ann, White, Alexander (Supporting), Strickland, Sharon K (Supporting). CAREER: Scaffolding Strategies for Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Skills, NSF, Federal, $954500. (Submitted: July 2017, Funded: September 2018 - August 2024). Grant.
  • Czocher, Jennifer Ann (Supporting), Winkel, Brian (Principal), Harwood, Richard (Co-Principal), Malagon, Audrey (Co-Principal), Shelton, Therese (Co-Principal), Tiffany, Patrice (Co-Principal). Building Community Through Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations (SIMIODE), NSF, Federal, $450000. (Submitted: December 2016, Funded: April 2018 - September 2021). Grant.
  • Czocher, Jennifer Ann. How to Help STEM Undergraduates Develop Mathematical Modeling Competencies, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $7040. (Funded: February 2017 - June 2018). Grant.
  • Czocher, Jennifer Ann (Principal), Maldonado, Luz A (Co-Principal). Investigating mathematical modeling activities of students from mathematically and linguistically diverse K-12 students. Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2013, Funded: January 2014 - June 2015). Grant.
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  • Czocher, J. A. (2025). Informing Scaffolding for STEM Undergraduates’ Modelling with Explanatory Accounts of Their Reasoning. In Springer’s International Perspectives on Mathematical Modeling. Springer.
  • Czocher, J. A., White, A., Kularajan, S. S. K., Roan, E., & Baas, A. B. (2025). Quantizing and Visualizing the Influence of Scaffolding Moves on Mathematical Modeling Competencies. Methods in Psychology.
  • Czocher, J. A., & Melhuish, K. M. (2024). Attending to Coherence Among Research Questions, Methods, and Claims in Coding Studies. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 55(3), 148–155.
  • Czocher, J. A., Dawkins, P. C., & Weber, K. (2024). Using Values and Norms to Explain the Rationality of Rejecting Probabilistic Proofs. Logique et Analyse, 261, 19–40. Retrieved from https://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=article&id=3293133&journal_code=LEA
  • My Cat. Pictures of Trashcat. 2019 - 2023 (Regional)
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Achievement in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Achievement in Scholarly Activity, College of Science and Engineering. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alfred H Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award, College of Science and Engineering. August 22, 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award, Department of Mathematics. 2015
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