Dr. Erica N. Walker
Professor of Mathematics Education
Teachers College, Columbia University



Selected Publications

Walker, E.N. (2017). Excellence and devotion: Black women in mathematics in the United States. In J. Beery, S. Greenwald, J. Jensen-Vallin, & M. Mast (Eds.). Women in Mathematics: Celebrating the Centennial of the Mathematical Association of America (pp. 106-120). New York: Association for Women in Mathematics and Springer.
  
Walker, E.N. (2016). The importance of communities for mathematics learning and socialization (Research commentary). Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 9 (2), 5-10.
  
Walker, E.N. (2014). Beyond Banneker: Black mathematicians and the paths to the excellence. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
  
Walker, E.N. (2012). Cultivating mathematics identities in and out of school and in between. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 5 (1), 66-83.PDF
  
Walker, E.N. (2012). Building Mathematics Learning Communities: Improving Outcomes in Urban High Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.
  
Walker, E.N. (2009). “A border state”: A historical exploration of the formative, educational, and professional experiences of Black mathematicians in the United States. International Journal for the History of Mathematics Education, 4 (2), 53-78.
  
Walker, E.N. (2009). Why aren’t more minorities taking advanced math? (reprint) In M. Scherer (Ed). Challenging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership (pp. 75-84). Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).PDF
  
Walker, E.N. (2009). (Un)limited opportunity: The experiences of mathematically talented Black American students. In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou, H. Sakonidis (Eds). Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: In Search for Theories in Mathematics Education, Volume 1 (pp. 1-199-1-203). Thessaloniki, Greece: PME.
  
Walker, E. N. (2007). Developing a mathematics tutoring collaborative in an urban high school. The High School Journal, 91 (1), 57-67.PDF
  
Walker, E. N. (Summer 2007). Rethinking professional development for elementary mathematics teachers. Teacher Education Quarterly, 113-134.PDF
  
Walker, E. N. (Published online, May 2007; paper, forthcoming). Preservice teachers’ perceptions of mathematics education in urban schools. The Urban Review.PDF
  
Walker, E. N. (2006). Urban high school students’ academic communities and their effects on mathematics success. American Educational Research Journal, 43(1), 43-73.PDF
  
Ham, S., & Walker, E. N. (1999). Getting to the Right Algebra: The Equity 2000 Initiative in Milwaukee Public Schools. New York: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation.HTML