Dr. Rosaria Caporrimo, Assistant Professor
Office: Powdermaker Hall, Rm. 150S
Office Phone: (718) 997-5166
E-mail: rosaria.caporrimo@qc.cuny.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1990, City University of New York: Graduate School & University Center
Major Field: Educational Psychology
Concentration: Human Learning and Instruction
ABOUT ME:
I have been involved with City University of New York since 1982 and am thrilled to be part of our wonderful Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services here at Queens College. In addition to many years of teaching at the college level, I have also been a consultant to the Office of Assessment and Accountability at the New York City Department of Education, developing and reviewing items for various assessments. As a researcher at the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center, I worked on several large grant projects and am proud to have been involved as the coordinator of the Ford Foundation-funded project for inclusive curricula at CUNY community colleges in the early 1980’s. In private practice I have worked with students having various behavioral and academic difficulties, and have collaborated with families, teachers, and school districts to ensure that students with special needs receive appropriate accommodations in the classroom. My research has included projects on student perceptions of multicultural diversity and racial harmony, junior high-school students’ use of metacognitive and behavioral strategies during mathematics lessons, and gender and multicultural equity in education. I am currently exploring issues of social justice in education, and the effect of political climate on perceptions of social justice in adolescence.
PUBLICATIONS:
Caporrimo, R. (2001). Student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes (Ed.). Academic Exchange Quarterly. 5(3), Summer.
Caporrimo, R. (2001). Film as a medium for analysis in a graduate psychology course. In L.S. Hagedorn (Ed.). Sound instruction: Ready to use classroom practice. Chattanooga, TN: Rapid Intellect.
Caporrimo, R. (2001). To assess or not to assess—That is NOT the question. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 5(1), 49-55.
Caporrimo, R. (2000). Using film as a medium for analysis in a graduate psychologycourse. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 4(3), 107-15.
Caporrimo, R. (1998). Review of Gender differences in human cognition by P. Caplan, M. Crawford, J. S. Hyde, J. T. E. Richardson (Eds.). Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 39 (11/12), 463-65
Zalk, S.R., Caporrimo, R., Choriki, D., Rivera, M. (1990). Reentry woman students: Substance use and role strain –Introduction to Final Report. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant #1R01 DA 04345-01.
Caporrimo, R. (1990). Review of Sex equity in education: Readings and strategies.
A.O. Carelli (Ed.). Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 22(1/2).
Caporrimo, R. (1988). Review of Gender and stress. L. Barnett, L. Biener & G.
Baruch (Eds.). Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 19(5/6).
Caporrimo, R. (1987). The challenge to psychology: Integration of psychology of
women as it addresses work and family. In Gender balancing the curriculum: A handbook for the community colleges. Ford Foundation Grant.
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Caporrimo, R. (in revision). Community college students: Perceptions and paradoxes. Resubmission to Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
Caporrimo, R. and Wamba, N. Student resistance to issues of diversity and justice (working title).
Caporrimo, R. (manuscript in progress). Beyond PTA: Taking charge of your child’s education (working title)
Caporrimo, R. (proposal in progress). Educational Psychology: From student to teacher. (text; proposal requested by McGraw-Hill)
PRESENTATIONS:
Caporrimo, R. , Resko, J. (1998). Middle school students’ use of self-regulatory strategies in the mathematics classroom—metacognitive and behavioral components. Presentation at the annual conference of the New York Association of School Psychologists, Syracuse, October.
Caporrimo, R., Gomolinski, N., Clifford, L., Butkus, C. (1998). Professional women with panic disorder: Personal experiences, clinical challenges, and treatment options.
Presentation at the 23rd Annual Feminist Psychology Conference, Association for Women in Psychology, Baltimore, Maryland, March.
Zalk, S.R., Caporrimo, R., Choriki, D., Rivera, M. (1993). The adult woman student:
Multiple roles and predictors of stress. Paper presented at the annual convention of the
American Psychological Association, Toronto, August.
Caporrimo, R., Gray, D. (1992). A student-focused conference on multicultural
perspectives for student empowerment Panel presentation at the 5th Annual Nat’l Conference on Racial and Ethnic Relations in American Higher Education, June.
Caporrimo, R., Gray, D., Kramer, A. (1992). Student perspectives of attitudes toward
multicultural diversity. Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for
Institutional Research, Atlanta, May.
Zalk, S.R., Caporrimo, R., Choriki, D., Rivera, M. (1991). Multiple role strain and
substance use: The adult woman student. Paper presented at the annual convention of the
American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August.
Caporrimo, R. & Gray, D. (1991). The development of an instrument to assess perceptions of racial/cultural harmony and multicultural diversity at a suburban community college. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Racial and Ethnic Relations in American higher Education, San Antonio, June.
Caporrimo, R. & Erdsneker, B. (1991). Role strain: Woman student of the '90s. Paper
presented at the Biannual Conference of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges, San Jose, June.
Caporrimo, R. (1990). Gender, confidence and math achievement: Why aren't the girls
"Where the boys are?" Paper presented at the annual convention of the American
Psychological Association, Division 35, Boston, August.
Caporrimo, R. (1990). New perspectives on problem-solving: Autonomous learning
behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Boston, April.
COURSES TAUGHT:
Development and Learning, SEYS 221
Cognition, Technology, and Instruction for Diverse Learners, SEYS 350
Language, Literacy, and Culture, SEYS 340
Educational Psychology, SEYS 552
Psychology of Adolescence, SEYS 710
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Social justice in education and teacher education; student perceptions of social justice;
multicultural diversity and educational equity; metacognitive and behavioral strategies in mathematics learning; critical thinking skills; student motivation; adolescent social and cognitive development.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
New York State Merit Fellowship
State University Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, American Educational Research Association
Divisions: Learning and Instruction; Teaching & Teacher Education
Member, Eastern Psychological Association
