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John Kellermeier

Mathematics Instructor

John Kellermeier

Tacoma Community College
Building 9, Room 57
6501 South 19th Street
Tacoma, WA 98466
253.566.5303
jkellermeier@tacomacc.edu

Education

Ph.D. Probability and Statistics Bowling Green State University 1979
M.S. Computational Mathematics University of Toledo 1975
B.A. Mathematics University of Toledo 1973

Publications

(2002). Statistics in social context: Using issues of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals in teaching statistics. Transformations. 13(2), 27-45

(2002). Statistics in social context: Using issues of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals in teaching statistics. In P. Kaufman (Ed.), Critical Pedagogy in the Sociology Classroom, American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center.

(2000). Mathematics, gender, and culture. Transformations. 11(2), 41-48.

(1999). Queer statistics: Using lesbigay word problem content in teaching statistics. In I. Shor & C. Pari (Eds.), Education is Politics: Critical Teaching Across Differences, Postsecondary, Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Heineman.

(1998). Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: The development and teaching of a course on mathematics, gender and culture. In K. Conway-Turner (Ed.), Women Studies in Transition: The Pursuit of Interdisciplinarity, Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press.

(1996). Feminist pedagogy in teaching general education mathematics: Creating the riskable classroom, Feminist Teacher, 10(1), 8-11.

(1996). Statistics in social context: Using women in development issues for a criticalmathematics literacy curriculum. Hunger TeachNet, 6(4), 9-11.

(1995). Queer statistics: Using Lesbigay word problem content in teaching statistics, NWSA Journal, 7(1), 98-108.

(1995). Mathematics, gender, and culture. Transformations, 6(2), 35-53.

(1994). Women's studies in a statistics course, Feminist Teacher, 8(1), 28-31.

(1993). Writing word problems that reflect cultural diversity. In S. McConnell-Celi (Ed.), Twenty-first Century Challenge: Lesbians and Gays in Education--Bridging the Gap, Red Bank, NJ: Lavender Crystal Press.

(1992). Writing word problems that reflect cultural diversity. Transformations, 3,(2), 24-30.

(1981). A limit theorem for functions of asymptotically Gaussian random elements of a Hilbert space, Academia Sinica, 4(3), 341-345.

(1981) A goodness of fit test based on the empirical characteristic function when parameters must be estimated, (with I. A. Koutrouvelis), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society - Series B, 43(2), 173-176.

(1980). The empirical characteristic function and large sample hypothesis testing, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 10, 78-87.

Invited Workshops and Presentations

Quantitative reasoning for everyone: Teaching mathematics as if race, class, and gender mattered. Invited workshop for students of the CWU Lynnwood Career Switcher Program - Teaching Mathematics, Lynnwood, WA, February, 2007.

Quantitative reasoning for everyone: Teaching mathematics as if race, class, and gender mattered. Invited presentation for the Martin Luther King Jr., 9th annual Human Rights Conference: Teaching As If Democracy Matters, Bellingham, WA, January 2007.

Ethnomathematics: A multicultural approach to mathematics. Presentation for faculty, staff, and students. Olympia College, Bremerton, WA. November, 2003 & May, 2004.

Quantitative reasoning for everyone: Teaching mathematics as if race, class, and gender mattered. Invited plenary session for the Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges of New Jersey Fall Meeting, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ, October 2002.

Teaching statistics in social context. Invited address for Psychology Department faculty and students. Binghamton University. Binghamton, NY. April 2002.

Quantitative reasoning for everyone: Teaching mathematics as if race, class, and gender mattered. Invited workshop for the Spring 2002 New Jersey Project Conference The Power in Perspective: Using an Intersections Approach Across the Disciplines. The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, April 2002.

Great beginnings. New instructor training and workshop. Community College of Vermont. St. Albans, VT. September, 1999.

Queer statistics, African math, and women's work: Addressing cultural diversity in mathematics. Invited address for faculty and students. Lafayette College, Easton, PA, April 1999.

Developing a confidence building pedagogy for the math classroom. Faculty development workshop for mathematics instructors, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, VT. November, 1998.

Queer statistics, African math, and women's work: Addressing cultural diversity in mathematics. Invited address for faculty and students. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. October, 1998.

Addressing race, class, and gender differences in mathematics. A workshop for faculty and students. Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY. March, 1997.

Curriculum infusion: Humanism in the sciences and quantitative reasoning in the humanities. Faculty development workshop. Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY. January, 1997.

Creating the riskable classroom: A workshop for teaching mathematics. Faculty development workshop for basic skills instructors. Community College of Vermont. Montpelier, VT. December, 1996.

Ethnomathematics: A multicultural approach to mathematics. Presentation for faculty. St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. December, 1996.

Teaching science and mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. Faculty development workshop for high school teachers. Presented as part of the Center for Science Education in the North Country, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY. November, 1996.

Teaching science and mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. Faculty development workshop. SUNY New Paltz. New Paltz, NY. March 1996.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: An ethnomathematics approach. Public presentation. SUNY New Paltz. New Paltz, NY. March 1996.

Teaching science and mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. Faculty development workshop. Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY. August, 1995.

Diversity issues: Classroom resources, demonstrations and ideas: A workshop for mathematics and analytical thinking. Faculty development workshop. Sponsored by the Jones School of Business and the SUNY Geneseo Planning Council, Geneseo, NY. March, 1994.

Valuing diversity in the classroom and the workplace: A symposium. Spoke as a member of a panel on diversity issues. Sponsored by the Jones School of Business and the SUNY Geneseo Planning Council, Geneseo, NY. March, 1994.

'Everyman gonna be revealed': A workshop exploring masculinity. Presented as part of Sexual Harassment Awareness Week. SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY. April, 1994.

Feminism and men's lives. Workshop for college students. SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY. November, 1991.

Building math confidence. Workshop for at returning students. SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, January 1989.

Building math confidence. Workshop for returning. Community College of Vermont, St. Albans, VT. January, 1989.

Papers, Workshops, and Presentations at Professional Meetings

Statistic in social context: Using issues of African-Americans for a criticalmathematics literacy curriculum. Race and Pedagogy National Conference. University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. September, 2006.

Teaching math from a multicultural and feminist perspective. 2006 Northwest Two-Year College Mathematics Conference. Stevenson, WA. April, 2006.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: The development and teaching of a course on mathematics, gender and culture. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX. January 2006.

Changing the stories: Feminist science and mathematics in the classroom, with Barbara Whitten. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. June, 2005.

Ethnomathematics: A multicultural approach to mathematics. Oregon Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Annual Conference, Lincoln City. April, 2004.

Ethnomathematics: A multicultural approach to mathematics. Washington Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Annual Conference, Wenatchee, WA. May, 2003.

How menstruation created mathematics. Clark College Women's Conference: Many Journeys, New World. Clark COllege, Vancouver, WA. February 2003.

How menstruation created mathematics. Conference on Female Spirituality. Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR. March 2002.

Sex, gender and attraction: A classroom exercise. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June, 2001.

Aerobics for the mind III: Even more exercises for the introductory Women's Studies classroom, with Dian Ulner. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June, 2001.

Queer statistics, African math, and women's work: Teaching mathematics as if the world mattered, Teaching As If the World Mattered, Sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, May, 2001.

Markov chains and model trains, Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, Skidmore College, April, 2001.

Aerobics for the mind II: More exercises for the introductory Women's Studies classroom, with Dian Ulner. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Simmons College, Boston, MA. June, 2000.

Teaching mathematics and science from a multicultural and feminist perspective, with Dr. Elizabeth McMahon. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. June, 1999.

Aerobics for the mind: Exercises for the introductory Women's Studies classroom, with Dian Ulner. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. June, 1999.

Statistics in social context: Using lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual issues in teaching statistics. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY. June, 1998.

Teaching mathematics and science from a multicultural and feminist perspective, with Dr. Elizabeth McMahon. Inclusive & Interdisciplinary: Building the New Curriculum: A National Conference. Portland, ME. September, 1997.

Statistics in social context: Using issues of women in the Third World and in the U.S. for a criticalmathematics literacy curriculum. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. June, 1996.

Teaching mathematics and science from a multicultural and feminist perspective. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. June, 1996.

Poster exhibition: Teaching mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. National Science Foundation Conference on Women and Science, Washington, D.C. December, 1995.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: The development and teaching of a course on mathematics, gender and culture. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. June, 1995.

"Every man gonna be revealed:" A workshop on teaching about traditional masculinity, violence against women and homophobia. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. June, 1995.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: Resources, demonstrations, and ideas for teaching mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. New York State Women's Studies Annual Conference. SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY. April, 1995.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: Resources, demonstrations, and ideas for teaching mathematics from a multicultural and feminist perspective. 4th Annual Conference of the Institute for Postsecondary Pedagogy, Mohonk Lake, NY. November, 1994.

Feminist pedagogy in teaching general education mathematics: Creating the riskable classroom. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. June, 1994.

Addressing eurocentrism and androcentrism in mathematics: The development and teaching of a course on mathematics, gender and culture. Women's Studies Conference on Interdisciplinarity and Identity, Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. April, 1994.

Writing word problems that reflect cultural diversity. National conference sponsored by the New Jersey Project, The Inclusive Curriculum: Setting Our Own Agenda, Parsippany, NJ. April, 1993.

Feminist pedagogy in teaching general education mathematics: Creating the riskable classroom. New York Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY. March 1993.

Using word problems to incorporate issues of cultural diversity into a statistics classroom. National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Austin, TX. June, 1992.

Connected teaching exercises for the women's studies classroom, with Carol Newcomb and Dian Ulner. New York Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY. March, 1992.

Women's studies in the statistics classroom. New York Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY. March, 1991.

Chi-squared goodness-of-fit tests using the empirical characteristic function, with I.A. Koutrouvelis (invited paper). Spring 1981 ENAR/ASA Joint Meeting, Richmond, VA. March, 198l.

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