STEM EDUCATION
Institutional Praxis for Students with Disabilities proposed in "Koshy-Chenthittayil, S. & Farfan Dsouza, N. (2019). The Access and Equity for Students with Disabilities (SWD) in STEM Higher Education. PacRim 2019 Conference Proceedings. Published by Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa." https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/69320
Research Skills and Interests
Fields of expertise include disability studies, multiple identities of students with disabilities.
Interested in mathematical models based on longitudinal data for students with disabilities.
Incorporating history of mathematics in introductory college mathematics classrooms.
Effective in establishing collaborations across departments/universities.
PUBLICATIONS
Morales-Hernandez, M.D.; Farfan Dsouza, N.; Koshy-Chenthittayil, S. (2021). Biographical essays as an effective tool to engage International students in American College Mathematics. (Submitted)
Monica D. Morales-Hernandez; Sherli Koshy-Chenthittayil; Pamela E. Harris; Alicia Prieto Langarica, and Melissa Gutiérrez González (2020). Using 2020 spring student experience data to inform future course planning. MAA MathValues Blog. https://www.mathvalues.org/masterblog/using-2020-spring-student-experience-data-to-inform-future-course-planning
Koshy-Chenthittayil, S. & Farfan Dsouza, N. (2019). The Access and Equity for Students with Disabilities (SWD) in STEM Higher Education. PacRim 2019 Conference Proceedings. Published by Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/69320
PRESENTATIONS
‘A Proposed Roadmap for Intersectional Disability Analysis’ presentation at 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, March 2022. Co-presenter Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza.
‘Advanced Quantitative Analysis With R’ – Workshop for Indiana University SEISMIC Undergraduate Research group, July 2021. Co-presenter Monica Morales Hernandez
‘Creating Inclusive Spaces for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education’ - Workshop for UConn Women’s Advance Conference, May 2021 as well as a talk for UConn Health Center for Quantitative Medicine’s postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and summer interns, June 2021. Co-presenters Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza, Monica Morales Hernandez.
‘Theorizing Institutional Practices for Diversity from a Dis/ability Critical Race Studies (DisCrit) Perspective’ presentation at National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education 2020 Annual Conference. Co-presenter Nikeetha Dsouza- Canceled due to COVID-19
‘Access and Equity for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in STEM Education’ presentation at 34th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity March 2019. Co-presenter Nikeetha Dsouza.