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About Joe Champion

Dr. Joe Champion joined the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at Boise State University in 2013. Before coming to Boise State, Dr. Champion taught at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. His Ph.D. in Educational Mathematics is from the University of Northern Colorado, and he also has both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics from the University of North Dakota. His research interests are in academic performance, persistence, and self-efficacy in mathematics, mathematics content knowledge of preservice and inservice teachers, and the design and development of web-based mathematics instruction.

Positions

Present Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Mathematics
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Grants

2023 - 2023 To support teachers by developing strategies to not only catch students up in math achievement, but to understand and build on what students learn
Idaho State Board of Education
Colleague(s): Michele Carney
$1,500,000
2019 - 2023 Improving Grades 6-8 students' mathematics achievement in modeling and problem solving through effective sequencing of instructional practices
National Science Foundation
Continuing Grant
Role: Primary Investigator
Colleague(s): Michele Carney (Co-PI); Keith Theide (Co-PI); Ya Mo (Co-PI); Michael Jarry-Shore (Co-PI); and Sam Coskey (co-investigator)
$3,000,000
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Honors and Awards

  • 2012, 2011 - Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M System
  • 2010 - Dean's Citation for Excellence, University of Northern Colorado

Courses

  • Fundamentals of Math
  • Precalculus
  • Calculus I & II
  • Applied Modeling/Math Modeling
  • Problem Solving and Mathematical Reasoning for Teachers

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Contact Information

E-mail: JoeChampion@boisestate.edu

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Articles (13)

Conference Proceedings (5)

Presentations (3)

Student Mentored Works (4)