George E. Kuster

George E. Kuster is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Christopher Newport University (CNU), with affiliations to the Center for Sustainability in Education and the Honors Program. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a B.S. in Mathematics with a Psychology minor from St. Joseph's College.

Research Interests:

• Learning and teaching of mathematics
• Student thinking in differential equations
• Inquiry-oriented instructional design
• Connections between pedagogy and student learning outcomes

Grants:

• Co-PI, "Recruiting, Preparing, and Producing STEM Teacher-Scholars: The CNU Noyce Scholarship Program" (NSF-sponsored)
• Co-PI, "Preparing Highly-Qualified STEM Teachers: Supporting Student-Centered Instruction" (NSF-sponsored)

Contributions:

• Developed the Inquiry-Oriented Instructional Measure (IOIM) to assess inquiry-based teaching effectiveness
• Explored variational reasoning and function understanding in differential equations