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Dr. Carol Henderson Wade, PHD

(She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor

(585) 395-5569
cwade@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 298
Office Hours:

Monday 10:00-12:00

Wednesday 3:00-5:00

And by appointment

Bio

Dr. Carol Wade is an Associate professor in Inclusive Secondary Mathematics Education. She holds a Ph.D. from Clemson University and completed a year of post-doctoral work at Harvard University at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She is National Board Certified in Adolescence Young Adult Mathematics and certified in AP Calculus and Statistics. Her research area is the secondary-tertiary transition from secondary mathematics to college-level mathematics, which naturally follows a secondary mathematics teaching career for 15 years. Additionally, Dr. Wade supports other researchers with quantitative analysis and has published in the areas of health issues for women in Bangladesh and sports nutrition studies. She remains an active researcher in her field as she teaches a broad range of graduate and undergraduate mathematics education courses.

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
PhD, Clemson University
MA, Clemson University
BS, Clemson University

Areas of Specialty

Transition researcher from high school (secondary) mathematics to college level mathematics, specifically with a focus on how secondary teachers teach for conceptual understanding and transfer of learning; Quantitative analysis of large scale data sets; Assessing student performance.

Research Interests

Teaching mathematics for learning, which is defined as a permanent change in long term memory. Working with the 4C/ID model from cognitive load theory to confirm this instructional method in the instruction of secondary mathematics.

Quantitative methodologist for studies using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, repeated measures ANOVA, and other quantitative measures.

Lenz, E. K., Wade, C. H., Starkoff, B., & Shearer, A. (2025). Athlete-Sports Nutrition Access Questionnaire (A-

SNAQ): Predictors of food insecurity among Division III Collegiate athletes. Journal of American College Health, 1-5.

Sultana, S., Wade, C. H., & Aguilar, J. P. (2025). Stigmatized HIV Over Knowledge and Support: A Quantitative Study to Develop and Measure Bangladeshi Women’s Social Support When Living With HIV-Related Stigma. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 10-1097.

Wade, C. H., Wilkens, C.P., Sonnert, G., & Sadler, P. (2023). Presenting a New Model to Support the Secondary-Tertiary Transition to College Calculus: The Secondary Precalculus and Calculus Four Component Instructional Design (SPC 4C/ID) Model. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 14(1), 1-9.

Wade, C.H., Wilkens, C.P., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. (2020). FOUR COMPONENT INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN (4C/ID) MODEL CONFIRMED FOR SECONDARY TERTIARY MATHEMATICS.” North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (2020).

Wade, C. H., Cimbricz, S. K., Sonnert, G., Gruver, M., & Sadler, P. M. (2018). The Secondary-Tertiary Transition in Mathematics: What High School Teachers Do to Prepare Students for Future Success in College-Level Calculus. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 9(2).

Watson A., Maranto R. and Bell, D. (2018). The Fall and Rise of Home Education. Routledge. 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN, UK. (Chapter 9 is the Wilkens, C. P., Wade, C. H., Sonnert, G., & Sadler, P. M. (2015). Are Homeschoolers Prepared for College Calculus? Article).

Wade, C. H., Sonnert, G., Wilkens, C. P., & Sadler, P. M. (2017). High School Preparation for College Calculus: Is the Story the Same for Males and Females?. The High School Journal, 100(4), 250-263.

Wade, C., H. Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. M., & Hazari, Z. (2017). Instructional Experiences that Align with Conceptual Understanding in the Transition from High School Mathematics to College Calculus. American Secondary Education, 45(2), 4.

Wade, C. H., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P., Hazari, Z., & Watson, C. (2016). A Comparison of Mathematics Teachers’ and Professors’ Views on Secondary Preparation for Tertiary Calculus. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 7(1).

Wilkens, C. P., Wade, C. H., Sonnert, G., & Sadler, P. M. (2015). Are Homeschoolers Prepared for College Calculus? Journal of School Choice, 9(1), 30-48.

Wade, C. H. (2011). Secondary Preparation for College Calculus: Significant Pedagogies used to revise the Four Component Instructional Design Model. Published dissertation, Clemson University. (ProQuest ID 2371212971). http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1306875097/Wade_clemson_0050D_11239.pdf

Benson, L., D. Bowman, C. H. Wade and R. Hutchison. Effectiveness of an In-Class Demonstration for Improving Student Performance and Attitudes. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (2009).

Cook, M., Visser, R.D., & Wade, C. (2009, April). The influence of text-graphic integration and individual differences on learning from multimedia presentations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Garden Grove, CA.

Cook, M., Visser, R.D., & Wade, C. H. (2009, April). Designing multimedia presentations in science to enhance learning. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Wade, C.H., Wilkens C., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. (2024). A new model to support the transition to college calculus: The SPC 4C/ID Model. NCTM Annual Research Conference. Chicago, Illinois.

Wade, C.H., Pratt, L., Smith, R., Kamal, M. (2021). Building Sociocultural Community. SSTEM Symposium Washington DC.

Wade, C.H. & Wilkens, C.P. (2017). High School Preparation for College Calculus: Is the Story the Same for Males and Females? Will present at the Diversity Conference at The College at Brockport October 5, 2017.

Wade, C.H., Nobles, K. (2016) Data Rich but Information Poor: How to Revise your Assessments to Improve your Program. Presentation at The CAEP 2017 Spring Conference in St. Louis MO March 22-24.

Cimbricz S.K., Wade, C.H. (2015) Teaching for Conceptual Understanding: What Precalculus Teachers Have to Say. SSMA Annual Conference. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Wade, C., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P., Hazari, Z. (2013) Pedagogical Practices that Support Conceptual Understanding and Predict Performance in College Calculus will be presented at School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) Convention in San Antonio TX, November 14-16, 2013

Wade, C., Wright, A. (2013) Cross Curricular Integration: Tracking the Space Shuttle. National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) conference in Louisville, KY, November 7-8, 2013.

Wade, C.H. (2012) A Comparison to Increase Understanding: Teachers and Professors Views. NYSATE and NYACTE Conference. Albany NY.

Wade, C., Hazari, Z., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. (2011). Factors that Influence College Success in Mathematics (FICSMath): Significant Pedagogies Used to Predict College Calculus Performance. Poster presented at the Health Education Human Development (HEHD) research forum, Clemson University, Clemson SC.

Wade, C., Hazari, Z., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P., Watson, C., Shipley, J. (2010). College Professors and Secondary Teachers Views on College Calculus Preparation. Poster presented at the Research Presession at the Annual meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 2011.

Wade, C., Hazari, Z., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P., Watson, C., Shipley, J. (2010). Factors Influencing College Success in Mathematics: Significant Pedagogies Predictive of College Calculus Performance. Poster presented at the Research Presession at the Annual meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Wimpey, M., Benson, L., Wade, C. (2011). Linking to Practice: Improving Student Motivation and Academic Performance in STEM courses through Inquiry Based Instruction. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Wade, C., Hazari, Z., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. (2011). Secondary preparation for college calculus: significant pedagogies used to revise the four-component instructional design model. Presented at the Third FICSMath advisory board meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Wade, C., Hazari, Z., Sonnert, G., Sadler, P. (2010). Preliminary quantitative findings” Presented at the Second FICSMath advisory board meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Wade, C. (2004). It’s More Than A P-Value. Presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair at Portland, Oregon.

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Dr. Carol Henderson Wade, PHD

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Education

Areas of Specialty

Research Interests

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