Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Science
& Computer Science
BA, St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn,
NY), MA, St. John's University (Jamaica,N.Y
Prof. Cloherty received a B.A. in Mathematics from St.
Joseph's College for Women in Brooklyn, New York and an M.A. in
Mathematics from St. John's University, Jamaica, New York.
She is currently working on acquiring an Ed.D. in Mathematics
Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Since September 2000, Helen has been an Assistant Professor at
St John's University in Jamaica, New York, in the Division of
Computer Science, Math and Science of the College of Professional
Studies. She teaches 2 online mathematics courses -
Introduction to College Math I and Introduction to College
Math II. Prof Cloherty has taught these courses on campus as
well as the first required courses in the computer science
major: Structured Programming Techniques and Data Structures.
She now also is teaching Java and the World Wide Web.
Professor Cloherty has taught math and computer science in
grades 7 through 12 in the public schools of New York City and
Westchester County for over 30 years. She has a
special interest in promoting a larger role for women in
mathematics, science and computer science. She has appeared
as a panelist at a technology conference of ABIT (Academy of
Business and Information Technology) in April of 2003. The
topic was "Women in Technology."
Prof Cloherty is currently doing research in the teaching of
mathematics in diverse cultures. She presented a paper in May
2003 at a local conference of the MAA (Mathematics Association of
America) on mathematics teacher training in Puerto Rico, having
just returned from a study trip to the island. In this
pursuit she also went to Russia in November 2000 and visited
several elementary schools, high schools and teacher training
colleges in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Prof. Cloherty is a faculty advisor to computer science majors
in the College of Professional Studies. She is currently a
member of several professional associations, among them: the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the local chapter of
the Mathematics Association of America, the Academy of Business and
Information Technology and the New York State Association for
Computers and Technologies in Education.
Courses Taught
MTH 1003: Introduction to College Math I
cloherth@stjohns.edu