Ervin J. China
Assistant Professor Mathematics- Education
B.S., Mathematics, Morehouse College
M.A., Mathematics, Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D., Teaching & Learning (Mathematics Education), Georgia State University
- Specializations
Academic Help-Seeking Behaviors
Technical & Community College Mathematics
Hierarchical Linear Modeling & Multiple Regression
- Biography
Dr. Ervin China joined Georgia State University’s Perimeter College as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 2021 after over a decade as a mathematics instructor and learning support program coordinator for the Technical College System of Georgia. Dr. China has taught mathematics at Central Georgia Technical College and Southern Crescent Technical College. His interests include Two-year college mathematics, Mathematics help-seeking behaviors, Hierarchical linear modeling, Student-faculty relationships and African American student success in mathematics.
- Recognitions and Awards
Southern Crescent Technical College, Rick Perkins Award for excellence in technical instruction.
- Publications
Jett, C., China, E. Ortiz, N., & Savage, K. (2021). Black Male Mathematics Educators Speak: Reflections from a Symposium. Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME), 1–16.
China, E. J., (2014). And then there was light: A book review of The brilliance of black children in mathematics: Beyond the numbers and toward new discourse. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education 7(1), 88-95.