Steven Edalgo, PhD

"To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem." - Carl Jung

• Expertise
  My expertise is in Mathematics Education. Specifically, I am trained in the area of qualitative and mixed methods research. Additionally, my mathematical expertise is in applied mathematics with an emphasis in Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis. You will learn from me when taking courses in Real Analysis, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Calculus 2, Mathematical Statistics, and College Algebra.
• Research Interests
  My research interests focus on the psychological transition experiences transfer students encounter in Calculus 2 at a large very high research institution. I aim to understand the successes or barriers transfer students feel they have entering a larger research focused institution. Additionally, I am interested in using Jungian psychology to understand the psyche of transfer students to provide insight into their feelings regarding future endeavors in advanced undergraduate mathematics courses.
• Teaching & Education

  Doctorate of Engineering and Science Education
  Clemson University
  Clemson, South Carolina
  2023

  Master’s of Science in Mathematics Education
  Oklahoma State University
  Stillwater, Oklahoma
  2017

  Master’s of Science in Applied Mathematics
  McNeese State University
  Lake Charles, Louisiana
  2014

  Bachelor’s of Science, Pure Mathematics
  Georgia Southwestern State University
  Americus, Georgia
  2012

• Professional Experience

  My professional experience includes a career in the field of mathematics education as a researcher, instructor, and professor since 2012.

• Selected Publications

  Edalgo, S., & High, K. (2022, August), Exploring Transfer Student’s Perceptions of Their Transition Experience in Calculus 2 at a Research Intensive Institution: A Phenomenological Study Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2–40843

  Edalgo, S., & High, K. A., & Lichtenstein, G., & Lee, C. M., & Main, J. B. (2021, July), Exploring How Faculty Mentoring Influences Faculty Productivity Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2–37144

  Edalgo, S., & Tallman, M., & Cook, J. (2017, Jan.) Pre-Service Secondary Teachers’ Meanings for Radians and Degrees. Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

  Edalgo, S. & Molnar, A. (2017, Jan.) Textbook Formations of Independence. Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference, San Diego, CA.

• Selected Awards Received

  Outstanding Teacher Scholar (2023), Clemson University

  Jeanne Agnew Outstanding Graduate Instructor of Record (2016), Oklahoma State University

  Magna Cum Laude Graduate in Pure Mathematics (2012), Georgia Southwestern State University

  Outstanding Mathematics Graduate (2012), Georgia Southwestern State University

  Outstanding Mathematics Student (2012 & 2011), Georgia Southwestern State University

• My Story

  I’ve wanted to become a Mathematics Professor since I was 17 years old. God has certainly given me the wonderful opportunity to fulfill my dreams of becoming Mathematics Professor by guiding me to North Greenville University. I have taught at several institutions in 4 different states in the USA, but God guided me to upstate SC to have a career at NGU. I am saved by his grace and in Christ alone.