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Thomas Mgonja

Faculty Member

Dr. Thomas Mgonja

Education

PhD, Utah State University, 2021

Major: Mathematics Education

MS, Florida State University, 2010

Major: Mathematics

BS, Idaho State University, 2008

Major: Mathematics

Teaching

MAT 1010

Intermediate Algebra, Fall 2024

MAT 1030

Quantitative Reasoning QL, Summer 2024

MAT 1010

Intermediate Algebra, Spring 2024

MAT 1020

Numeracy, Spring 2024

Presentations

McKenna, Hazel , Chang, Kuo-Liang , Mgonja, Thomas , University College Conference on Student Success, "Identifying Neo-Racism in the Classroom". ()
McKenna, Hazel , Mgonja, Thomas , Chang, Kuo-Liang , AAC&U’s 2018 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Democracy_ The Inconvenient Truths, "Exploring Gaps between Instructors’ and Students’ Perspectives of a Culturally Inclusive Classroom". ()
Mgonja, Thomas , Chang, Kuo-Liang , McKenna, Hazel , Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, "Bridging the gaps between teachers’ and students’ perspectives of a culturally inclusive classroom". ()
Mgonja, Thomas , Chang, Kuo-Liang , McKenna, Hazel , Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, "Diagrams for the reasoning and proof of amortization formula". ()
Mgonja, Thomas , Nehring, Jenny , Annual Conference of the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics, "What does engaged learning look like?". ()

Scholarly/Creative Works

Mgonja, Thomas , Moyer-Packenham, Patricia , Marx, Sherry , "Assessing the Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy on Students’ Mathematics Performance" . Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Mgonja, Thomas , "Improving Interpretability of Machine Learning Techniques to Understand Factors that Influence Developmental Mathematics Completion Rates." . International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education.
Mgonja, Thomas , "Identifying Critical Factors When Predicting Remedial Mathematics Completion Rates Using Machine Learning Techniques" . Journal of College Student Retention_ Research, Theory & Practice.
McKenna, Hazel , Chang, Kuo-Liang , Mgonja, Thomas , (2021) "A Framework to Measure Microaggressions in the Mathematics Classroom" . SN Social Sciences.
Mgonja, Thomas , (2021) "A Review of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Students of Color in Mathematics" . Multicultural Education.
Mgonja, Thomas , "Examining the Use of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Undergraduate Mathematics Learning Modules with Students of Color" . https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8137.

Awards

Dissertation of the Year Award

School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Utah State University

Champion of Inclusion Award

Utah Valley University

Martin Luther King Fellowship

Research & Graduate Studies, Utah State University