Rate My Professor Katherine Pinzon

Dr. Katherine Pinzon serves as Part-time Faculty in the Mathematics department within the School of Science and Technology at Georgia Gwinnett College. She holds a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Kentucky, a Master's in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Potsdam, and Bachelor's degrees in both Mathematics and Physics from the same institution. Prior to joining GGC in 2011, she taught for six years at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Pinzon teaches a broad spectrum of courses, including general education quantitative reasoning, college algebra, and calculus, up to the senior-level capstone course for mathematics majors. Her pedagogical approach emphasizes active learning to maximize student engagement with mathematical concepts.

Pinzon has been actively involved in enhancing STEM education through innovative programs and resource development. She contributed to the implementation of Peer Supplemental Instruction (PSI) tailored for underprepared and historically underserved students in gateway STEM courses. Additionally, she secured a $10,000 Affordable Learning Georgia Transformation Grant in 2024 to develop team-based active-learning materials, such as an activity book with slides and an exercise bank, and to transform two lecture-style courses using adapted open educational resources. Her scholarly contributions include co-authoring "Mathematics Stories: Mirrors and Windows" in 2024 with Tonya DeGeorge in the Journal of Access, Retention, and Inclusion in Higher Education, and "Investigating the impact of peer supplemental instruction on underprepared and historically underserved students in introductory STEM courses" in 2022 in the International Journal of STEM Education with Chantelle Anfuso and colleagues. Other works include "Re“modeling” College Algebra: An Active Learning Approach" and research on student-created videos in online STEM education. Pinzon promotes student success by addressing growth mindset, study skills, motivation, self-efficacy, and self-reflection. She has held the position of Assistant Chair of Mathematics and participated in faculty committees, including efforts to update bylaws for departmental representation.