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Professor's Biography
Jeff Gervasi

Education:
Ed.D.    University of Southern California, 2004, Higher Education
M.A.     Villanova University, 1993, Applied Mathematics
B.A.      Rutgers University, 1991, Pure Mathematics

Dissertation Title:
Community College Students and Achievement in Mathematics: Predictors of Success (Abstract)
Research Interests:
- Success of community college students
- Community college faculty development
- Mathematics education
- Educational psychology
Organizational Membership:
American Educational Research Association
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Mathematical Association of America
National Education Association
Brief Biography:
After graduating from Villanova University, I began teaching part-time at Burlington County College, Camden County College, and Cumberland County College, all community colleges in southern New Jersey. A transplant from Glassboro, New Jersey, I arrived in California in the summer of 1995 where I began teaching at Porterville College and I have remained there ever since. My main responsibility at PC is to teach the calculus sequence, differential equations, and pre-calculus. When not at the college, I enjoy riding my Harley-Davidson (1993 Softail Nostalgia); trips to the shore with my family; watching episodes of Law & Order, House, and of course CSI: Miami; shopping at malls and book stores; reading; and weight training.