E-Learning Research team
Primary Investigators
Claire Wladis, Ph.D.
Claire Wladis, Ph.D., is the Director of the City University of New York (CUNY) Equity Through Education Research Group, Professor of Mathematics at BMCC/CUNY and of Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center. Their research focuses on a wide range of subfields in mathematics education and higher education, with a unifying focus on understanding how educational institutions can better center and adapt to the diverse needs of the students who attend them. This includes research on how students think about core algebra concepts, how we can accurately measure this thinking, and how we can use this information to improve instruction; how our particular conceptualization and implementation of developmental and “college-level” mathematics courses may improve or worsen access to college and STEM degrees; how the availability of online courses may help or hinder degree progress for different groups; how time and energy as resources for college may impact academic and non-academic outcomes in college; how students from groups that have been traditionally marginalized in higher education successfully navigate existing higher education structures; and how institutional culture, policies, and practices may enable or disable different groups (particularly those who have been traditionally marginalized in higher education) from obtaining a college or STEM degree.
Contact: cwladis@bmcc.cuny.edu
Katherine M. Conway, Ph.D.
Dr. Conway has a Ph.D. in Higher Education, Administration, Leadership and Technology from New York University. She is a professor of Business Management at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. Her research focuses on community college student access and persistence, with an emphasis on immigrant, minority and first-generation students.
Contact: kconway@bmcc.cuny.edu
Alyse C. Hachey, Ph.D.
Dr. Hachey has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Columbia University. She is a professor of Teacher Education at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York and an adjunct associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests focus on early childhood cognition and curriculum development and community college online learning and retention.
Contact: ahachey@bmcc.cuny.edu
Research Associates
Anthony Picciano, Ph.D.
Professor and Executive Officer of the PhD Program in Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center
Jason F. Samuels, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics at the Borough of Manhattan Community College
Advisory Board
Frances K. Stage, Ph.d.
Professor of Administration, Leadership, and Technology at New York University
Dr. Lin Lin, Ph.d.
Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas
Claire Wladis, Ph.D.
Dr. Claire Wladis has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the CUNY Graduate Center. She is a professor of Mathematics at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and of Urban Education at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. Her research focuses primarily on student retention and successful course completion, with a particular focus on remedial mathematics and online learning.
Contact: cwladis@bmcc.cuny.edu
Research Team
Primary Investigators:
Claire Wladis, Ph.D.
Dr. Claire Wladis has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the CUNY Graduate Center. She is a professor of Mathematics at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and of Urban Education at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. Her research focuses primarily on student retention and successful course completion, with a particular focus on remedial mathematics and online learning.Contact: cwladis@bmcc.cuny.edu
Katherine M. Conway, Ph.D.
Dr. Conway has a Ph.D. in Higher Education, Administration, Leadership and Technology from New York University. She is a professor of Business Management at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. Her research focuses on community college student access and persistence, with an emphasis on immigrant, minority and first-generation students.Contact: kconway@bmcc.cuny.edu
Alyse C. Hachey, Ph.D.
Dr. Hachey has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Columbia University. She is a professor of Teacher Education at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York and an adjunct associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests focus on early childhood cognition and curriculum development and community college online learning and retention.Contact: ahachey@bmcc.cuny.edu
Reseach Associates:
- Anthony Picciano, Ph.D.
Professor and Executive Officer of the PhD Program in Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center Jason F. Samuels, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics at the Borough of Manhattan Community College
Research Assistant:
- Yi Tong
Advisory Board:
- Advisory Board:
- Frances K. Stage, Ph.d.
Professor of Administration, Leadership, and Technology at New York University Dr. Lin Lin, Ph.d.
Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas
