Nadia Monrose Mills- Doctor of Philosophy
- University of the Virgin Islands
Nadia Monrose Mills
- Doctor of Philosophy
- University of the Virgin Islands
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Additional affiliations
August 2015 - present
Position
- Professor (Assistant)
Description
- I teach courses in the College of Science and Mathematics and the School of Education. I am also a STEM education researcher on three different NSF funded projects. I implement and conduct research on a professional development model for K-12 STEM teachers. I also conduct research on the effects of non-cognitive factors on student retention and the effects of Peer-Led Team Learning on mathematics self-efficacy, mathematics anxiety, and sense of belonging.
Education
August 2010 - December 2015
Publications
Publications (2)
Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) was implemented in the developmental mathematics courses at an open-enrollment historically black college and university (HBCU). Implementing PLTL as a required component in these courses resulted in pass rates increasing from below 50% to almost 80%. With this success, this study seeks to explore the impact of PLTL on...
We build a stochastic model to analyze the dynamics of HIV in a homosexually active population. In our model, we introduce the effects of a hypothetical campaign that promotes HIV testing as well as the effect of a VEI (Vaccine Efficacy for Infectiousness) type vaccine. We analyze how the efficacy of the vaccine and campaign affect disease dynamics...
