Anne Cawley

Anne Cawley

Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science

Email

Phone number

909-869-3487

Office location

Building 8 - 258

Office hours

M | 1 - 2:00 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

Current work with Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Recent Publications with Students
Dr. Cawley has mentored students to understand the process of writing research manuscripts, submitting to academic journals, as well as published conference proceedings. A few recent examples include:
  • Cawley, A., Runnalls, C., Jimenez Maldonado, D., & Perkins, E. (2024). Learning to teach teachers: Community college faculty explore fraction tasks for teaching. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Omaha, NE.
  • Cawley, A., Runnalls, C., Perkins, E. & Jimenez Maldonado, D. (2024). Establishing alternative pathways to becoming MTEs: Initial impacts of professional development. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education. Sydney, Australia. 
  • Cawley, A., Aniceto, R., Ricarte, S., & Wilson, R. (February, 2023). “Well, it’s obvious”: Students’ experiences with mathematical microaggressions. Proceedings of the 25thAnnual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Omaha, NE.
  • Hernandez, V., & Cawley, A. (2022). Do support courses actually help?: The experiences of community college students in co-requisite statistics. MathAMATYC Educator.
  • Cawley, A., Contreras, J., & Fuentes-Lopez, E. (2022). More than just the math: Embedded tutors may provide more than we hoped for. Proceedings of the 24thAnnual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Boston, MA.
  • Cawley, A., Eldick, H., & Cano, S. (2020). Counterstories of preservice elementary teachers: Strategies for successful completion of their math content sequence. Sacristán, A.I., Cortés-Zavala, J.C. & Ruiz-Arias, P.M. (Eds.). Mathematics Education Across Cultures: Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Mexico (pp. 1469-1476). Cinvestav / AMIUTEM / PME-NA. https:/doi.org/10.51272/pmena.42.2020

Sample Presentations with Students
Students have had the opportunity to present at Math Education conferences such as Research on Undergraduate Math Education (RUME), American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), Psychology of Math Education - North America (PMENA), and California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges (CMC3).
  • Cawley, A., Runnalls, C., Jimenez Maldonado, D., & Perkins, E. (February 23, 2024). Learning to Teach Teachers: Community College Faculty Explore Fraction Tasks for Teaching. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Omaha, NE.
  • Cawley, A., Aniceto, R., Ricarte, S., & Wilson, R. (February 23, 2023). “Well, it’s obvious”: Students’ experiences with mathematical microaggressions. Paper submitted for the Proceedings of the 25thAnnual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Omaha, NE. 
  • Cawley, A., Contreras, J., & Fuentes-Lopez, E. (February 26, 2022). More than just the math: Embedded tutors may provide more than we hoped for. Presentation at the 22ndAnnual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Boston, MA. 
  • Hernandez, V., & Cawley, A. (November 5, 2021). Intentionality of co-requisite courses: A look at variability. Presentation at the47th American Mathematical Association for Two-Year Colleges Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
  • Cawley, A., Eldick, H., & Cano, S. (June 4, 2021). Counterstories of preservice elementary teachers: Strategies for successful completion of their math content sequence. Presentation at the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Mexico. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. 
Current Thesis Advising
  • Emily Perkins - Mathematics content in children's educational media.

Completed Thesis Projects
  • Lee, J. (2023). Asian American College Students' Motivation and Cultural Influences to Do Well. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]
  • Anderson, C. (2023). Calculus Students' Procept of Sine in relation to Triangle Trigonometry, Unit Circle Trigonometry, and Function notation. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona].
  • Valdez Flores, F. (2022). "We Learn From Experiences": University Mathematics Instructors' Experiences with Transitioning from In-Person Instruction to Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona].
  • Hernandez, V. (2020). Experiences of Community College Students in a Co-Requisite Statistics Course at a Community College. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]. 

Thesis Committee Member
  • Elakesh, S. (2024). The Influence of Ethnicity and Culture on Middle Eastern/North African Studetnts' Mathematical Identities. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]
  • Contreras, J. (2023). Indigenous Mathematics Education Reforms in Southern Mexico: A story of two paths. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]. 
  • Ricarte, S. (2023). Analyzing the Characteristics of Post-Secondary Algebra Assessments. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]. 
  • Halabi, Y. (2023). Females' Affective Experiences and Pursuit of Mathematics. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona].
  • Prytherch, M. M. K. (2023). History, Overview, and Connections Between Real Analysis and Probability Theory. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona]. 
  • Beck, J. M. (2022). Analysis of Opportunities to Learn Within Exercise Tasks of AP Calculus AB Textbooks. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona].
  • Pitre, M. (2020). The Relationship between Technological Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Self-Efficacy in Online Learning. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly Pomona].