Research

My curriculum vitae is here. This has a more thorough recounting of all the research projects I've been involved in!

I love learning about differential equations. But, in my time in graduate school, I learned the nuanced difference between loving to learn something and loving to research something. So, for my doctoral disseration, I am focusing on Math Education research. On the practical side, I am researching the transition of mathematics graduate students into instructors of record. On the theoretical understanding, I am researching what frames of teaching and learning are and their place in shaping how instructors notice classroom events.

I hope that you'll be able to read more about it soon!

If you've gotten lost and wanted to reach the Research in Graduate Mathematics Education (RGME) website (which I help manage), you can access it here: RGME website.

Research Conference Talks

• August 2024, Mathematical Association of America's MAA MathFest in Indianapolis, ID. Video Recording of the Talk / PDF of Slides.
• February 2024, 26th Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference in Omaha, NE. Video Recording of the Talk / PDF of Slides.

Research Writings

1. Cristobal, J. B. (submitted). From “Struggle” to “Acceptance”: Andy’s Narrative of First-Time Teaching and Her Frames.
2. Cristobal, J. B. (submitted). Aspects of Culture and Context which Shape Frames of Teaching and Learning.
3. Funk, R., Pai, L., & Cristobal, J. B. (2024). “Persistence in a S-STEM grant: Understanding the Intersectional Experiences of Women Pursuing STEM.” Conference Paper for the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
4. Funk, R., Pai, L., Rader, B., Cristobal, J. B., & Lewis, J. (2024). “"Someone has invested in me to do this": Supporting Low-Income Students to Persist in STEM through a NSF S-STEM grant.” Poster Paper for the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
5. Cristobal, J. B. (2024). Complicating the Relationship of Frames and Responses in Teacher Noticing. In Cook S., Katz, B., Moore-Russo, D. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Omaha, Nebraska (pp. 268-276). PDF Link.
6. July 2021, Lindstrom-Gessel-Viennot Theorem Survey Paper PDF LINK.

In Progress:

• Funk, R., Pai, L., Cristobal, J. B., & Xie, N. (in-progress). From “Struggle” to “Acceptance”: Andy’s Narrative of First-Time Teaching and Her Frames.
• Cristobal, J. B. (in-progress). Looking Inside the Black Box: Frames in the Context of Teaching Mathematics.