About Me

Education

Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of New Hampshire, 2020

M.S., Statistics, University of New Hampshire, 2019

M.A., Teaching (Mathematics 7-12), Union Graduate College, 2015

M.A., Mathematics, State University of New York at Albany, 2014

B.A., Mathematics, Alfred University, 2012

Current Activities

• Co-Author, Making Connections in Mathematics (MCM), Math III/Algebra II curriculum, Riverside County Office of Education, U.S. Department of Education Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program

• Advisor, Early Teaching Experiences in Mathematics and Science (ETEMS),  CSUSB, CSU Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI)

• Assistant Editor, Journal of the California Mathematics Project (JCMP)

• Coordinator, Precalculus

• Coordinator, Graduate Teaching Associates

• Organizer, Family Math Night

Recent Publications

• Stevenson, M. & Marsh, D. (2026). Students’ Sense of Belonging in Mathematics at a Majority Hispanic High School. AERA Online Paper Repository for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

• Marsh, D., Sharpe, S., & Graham, S. (2024). The role of mathematics and science expectancy-value attitudes in students’ STEM course-taking and major choices. Journal for STEM Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-024-00125-0

• Marsh, D. (2023). Underrepresented students’ motivational attitudes in mathematics. In Lamberg, T., & Moss, D. (Eds.), Proceedings of the forty-fifth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Vol. 2 (pp. 240–249). University of Nevada, Reno. https://doi.org/10.51272/pmena.45.2023

• Sharpe, S. & Marsh, D. (2022). A systematic review of factors associated with high schoolers’ algebra achievement according to HSLS:09 results. Educational Studies in Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-021-10130-4

• Marsh, D. (2022). Mathematics identity and gender differences in STEM persistence: A Latent growth curve model. In Lischka, A. E., Dyer, E. B., Jones, R. S., Lovett, J., Strayer, J., & Drown, S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the forty-fourth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1678–1682). Middle Tennessee State University. https://doi.org/10.51272/pmena.44.2022

• Marsh, D. & Sharpe, S. (2020). Gender differences in attitudes towards mathematics and STEM major choice: The importance of mathematics identity. In Sacristán, A.I., Cortés-Zavala, J.C. & Ruiz-Arias, P.M. (Eds.), Mathematics Education Across Cultures: Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Mexico (pp. 1390–1394). Cinvestav / AMIUTEM / PME-NA. https://doi.org/10.51272/pmena.42.2020-215

Recent Presentations

Research

• Students’ Sense of Belonging in Mathematics at a Majority Hispanic High School (with M. Stevenson). Poster presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, April 2026.

• Attitudes and Perceptions About Mathematics of Students in Lower-Division Courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution (with S. Balady & L. Nazzal). Invited speaker for special session “Advances in Understanding of Student Thinking in Lower Division Mathematics Courses” at the 2024 Fall American Mathematical Society (AMS) Western Sectional Meeting, University of California, Riverside, October 2024.

• Motivational Assets of Underrepresented Students in STEM. Lightning talk presented at Math Equity in Southern California (MESCal) Unconference, Harvey Mudd College, October 2023.

• Motivational Assets of Latinx Students in STEM. Invited speaker session presented for ALRISE (Accelerate Latinx Representation in STEM Education) Alliance Western Regional Hub Meeting, virtual, March 2023.

• Mathematics identity and gender differences in STEM persistence: A latent growth curve model. Brief research report presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), Nashville, TN, November 2022.

• Are STEM-underrepresented students less motivated in mathematics and science? Research paper presented at the 2022 International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), virtual, April 2022.

• Gender differences in attitudes towards mathematics and STEM major choice: The importance of mathematics identity (with S. Sharpe). Brief research report presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), virtual (due to COVID-19), June 2021.

• Attitudes towards mathematics and STEM major choice: The roles of self-efficacy, identity, interest, and utility (with S. Sharpe). Paper accepted for the 2020 American Educational Research Association of America (AERA) Annual Meeting, canceled (due to COVID-19), April 2020.

Teacher Workshops

• Making Math Relevant Through Data. Invited teacher workshop presentation for Riverside County Mathematics Community of Practice, Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA, February 2026.

• Engaging Students in Mathematical Inquiry Through Investigate Conjecture Justify Activities (with S. Cramer). Teacher workshop presentation for Modernizing Mathematics Summit, Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA, March 2025.

• Learning the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Class Discussion Through a Modeling Lesson (with Osuna, E., Tapia, L.). Teacher workshop presentation at the National Noyce Summit, Washington DC, July 2024.

• Authentic Problem Solving Through Model-Eliciting Activities (with Martin, T., Osuna, E., Tapia, L.). Teacher workshop presentation at the Western Reginal Noyce Conference, Portland, OR, February 2024.

• Authentic Problem Solving Through Model-Eliciting Activities (with S. Balady). Teacher workshop presentation at the California Mathematics Council-South (CMC-South) Conference, Palm Springs, CA, November 2023.

• Getting meta about questioning: Going beyond closed- verses open-ended. Poster presented at the 2022 International Learning Assistant Conference (ILAC), Boulder, CO, November 11, 2022.

• Flop or Not? Exploring and modeling with movie data (with S. Balady). Teacher workshop presentation at the 2022 California Mathematics Council-South (CMC-South) Conference, Palm Springs, CA, November 4, 2022.

• Exploring and modeling with movie and crime data (with S. Balady). Teacher workshop presentation for Inland Empire Math Teacher’s Circle’s Dinner and a Math Problem, CSUSB, October 12, 2022.

• Mathematical modeling: The emphasis is on the process. Invited speaker session for Oregon State University Math Education Seminar, virtual, May 17, 2022.

• What size shoe would Lady Liberty wear? Mathematical modeling through inquiry (with J. Aikin). Teacher workshop presentation for Inland Empire Math Teacher’s Circle’s Dinner and a Math Problem, CSUSB, March 9, 2022.

Email: Dalton.Marsh@csusb.edu