Dr. Karp's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• Ed.D., Educational Administration and Policy, Hofstra University
• MS, Special Education, Adelphi University
• BS, Elementary Education, Adelphi University
• Minor, Math & Science, Adelphi University

Teaching Areas

• Mathematics education K-8

Research Interests

• Gender equity and math education
• Integrating mathematics and children's literature
• Mathematics for students with special needs
• Women leaders in higher education administration

Professional Activities

• Board of Directors - NCTM - 2008-2011
• Past President, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
• Author, Feisty Females: Inspiring Girls to Think Mathematically
• NCTM-NCATE Board of Examiners
• Co-Director of Pepsi Sponsored Summer Portfolio Institute

Honors And Awards

• 2006 President’s Distinguished Teaching Award
• Grawemeyer-Metroversity Special Merit Award – 2002, 1998, 1997
• Grawemeyer-Metroversity Award for Instructional Improvement – 2002, 1998, 1997, 1993
• M.E.S.A. Award – Mathematics Education Service and Achievement Award
• Helen Cunningham Educator Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics at the Post-Secondary Level

Selected Publications

• Bay Williams, J. & Karp, K. (2008). Growing professionally. Reston, VA: NCTM.
• Brown, E. T., Karp, K., Petrosko, J., Jones, J., Beswick, G., Howe, C. & Zwanzig, K. (2007). Crutch or catalyst: Teacher beliefs and practices regarding calculator use in mathematics instruction. School Science and Mathematics, 107(3), 102-122.
• Brown, E. T., McGatha, M., & Karp, K. (2006). Assessing teachers’ knowledge: Diagnostic mathematics assessments for elementary and middle school teachers. New England Mathematics Journal, 38(2), 37-50.
• Karp, K. & Howell, P. (2004). Building student responsibility for learning in students with special needs. Teaching Children Mathematics, 11(3), 118-126.
• Karp, K., Allen, C., Allen, L., & Brown, E. T. (1998). Feisty females: Inspiring girls to think mathematically. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Books.