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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., & Tickle, K. (2026). The impact of professional development for mathematics professors teaching mathematics courses for future teachers. Proceedings of the sixth Annual Conference of the International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics.
• Cawley, A., Bisson, A., & Franco, J. (2026). “I can make a difference through mathematics”: Mathematics majors’ conceptualizations of justice in the context of teaching mathematics for social justice. Proceedings of the 28^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Cawley, A., Voigt, M., Bundy, A. M., & Baas, A. (2026). How is gender discussed? A textual analysis of RUME proceedings. In A.P. Adiredja, B.P. Katz, K. Melhuish, & K. Gallagher (Eds.),

  Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

  (pp. 1426-1427). Alexandria, VA.
• Contreras, J., Cawley, A., Huynh, B., & Aniceto, R. (2025). Meta-analysis of how race is discussed in RUME proceedings from 2019-2024. Proceedings of the 27^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Cawley, A., Huynh, B., Elakesh, S., & Frost-Neto, L. (2025). “It all started when…”: Insights from students’ math life stories. Proceedings of the 27^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Aniceto, R., Cawley, A., & Ricarte, S. (In press). Developing a coding scheme to analyze instructor questioning in mathematical discussions. Proceedings of the 27^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• 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 25^thAnnual 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 24^thAnnual 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), California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges (CMC³), MAA Cal-Nev Sectional Meeting.

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• Cawley, A., Bisson, A., & Franco, J. (2026). “I can make a difference through mathematics”: Mathematics majors’ conceptualizations of justice in the context of teaching mathematics for social justice. Proceedings of the 28^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Cawley, A., Huynh, B., Elakesh, S., & Frost-Neto, L. (March 1, 2025). “It all started when…”: Insights from students’ math life stories. Presentation at the 27^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Contreras, J., Cawley, A., Huynh, B., & Aniceto, R. (February 28, 2025). Meta-analysis of how race is discussed in RUME proceedings from 2019-2024. Presentation at the 27^th Annual Conference for the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Alexandria, VA.
• Cawley, A., Huynh, B., Elakesh, S., Frost-Neto, L. (January 31, 2025). "It all started when": Insights from Students' Math Life Stories. Invited talk at California State University, Fullerton.
• Aniceto, R., Cawley, A., & Ricarte, S. (January 31, 2025). Developing a Coding Scheme to Analyze Instructor Questioning in Mathematical Discussions. Invited talk at California State University, Fullerton.
• 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 25^thAnnual 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 22^ndAnnual 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 the47^th 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

• Snow Kaptanian - Use of representations during instrution of introduction to functions in college algebra
• Kathryn Tickle - Instructional experiences of neurodivergent students in college mathematics
• Eric Wilcox - Teacher noticing

Current Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member

• Ryan Aniceto - Dissertation
  The teaching of introductory statistics in disciplines outside of mathematics and statistics

Completed Thesis Projects

• Huynh, B. (2026). Navigating the transition: STEM transfer student belonging and persistence in upper-division mathematics. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½]

Completed Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member

• Rygaard Gaspard, B. (2026). Exploring the practice-linked identities of women in calculus lab settings. [Dissertation, Texas State University]
• Castelazo, A. (2025). The Mobility of Underserved Students in STEM: A Multi-State Markov Approach. [Master's thesis, Cal Poly ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½]