Jerelyn Pimentel

After spending my childhood in upstate New York, I attended college at the University of Buffalo where I earned my Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. I then moved to Rhode Island where I was employed as an engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. While employed there, I returned to college and earned an MBA in Operations Management. After 17 years, I left the engineering profession to pursue my doctoral in Educational Leadership. Upon completing my doctoral degree, I joined Johnson & Wales University as a mathematics instructor.

Education

• PhD, Educational Leadership, Johnson & Wales University
• MS, Operations Management, Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Buffalo

Teaching Interests

Real learning is, almost by definition, active learning; it requires confronting areas of missing
or incorrect knowledge and consciously constructing a broader, more accurate understanding. As a teacher, I provide my students with a structured framework to engage a course’s content and expand the limits of their knowledge and analytical abilities. I use active learning techniques to help students through this process, emphasizing a method in which students apply what they are learning in relevant, meaningful ways. I also seek to inspire my students with a passion for the material that will sustain them through the hard work that learning requires, and to connect their coursework to the world outside the classroom.

Scholarly Interests

Examine whether interests or abilities have stronger effects on students' STEM major choice.

Courses

• MATH0010 - Pre-Algebra
• MATH1020 - Fundamentals of Algebra
• MATH1002 - A Survey of College Mathematics
• MATH1035 - Quantitative Analysis I
• MATH2001 - Statistics I
• MATH2002 - Statistics II