Dr. Carol R. Rinke

Associate Provost; Professor of Science and Mathematics Education

Bio

Carol R. Rinke is Professor of Science and Mathematics Education and Associate Provost. A former science and math teacher in New York City and beyond, she returned to graduate school to study the challenges of recruiting and retaining educators in hard-to-staff classrooms. Dr. Rinke teaches interactive courses in STEM methods that partner with local schools and community organizations to develop applied and authentic learning experiences. Her scholarship focuses on teacher career development, educator retention, and equity in education; she has authored or edited three books and more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and served as co-principal investigator on a Spencer Foundation research grant.

Dr. Rinke has helped build Marist's intellectual and inclusive climate across every level of the institution. She is a co-founder of the Marist Center for Social Justice Research (MCSJR), co-chaired Marist's successful Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaccreditation effort, and served as Teacher Education Department Chair and Associate Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences. In the Office of the Provost, she works cross-functionally to foster an interconnected learning community linking faculty, staff, students, and the broader community — work she is extending this year as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow. 

 

Education

PhD, University of Maryland College Park
MA, Teachers College, Columbia University
BA, Stanford University

Research Interests / Areas of Focus

STEM Education, Teacher Education, Teacher Career Development and Community Engaged Research

Selected Publications

Mawhinney, L. & Rinke, C.R. (2019). There has to be a better way: Lessons from former urban teachers. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press

Rinke, C.R. & Mawhinney, L., eds. (2019). Opportunities and Challenges in Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Teachers’ Voices Across the Pipeline. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing

Rinke, C.R. (2014). Why half of teachers leave the classroom: Understanding recruitment and retention in today’s schools. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

Williams, S.A.S., Hanssen, D., Rinke, C.R., & Kinlaw, R. (2019) Promoting race pedagogy in higher education: Creating an inclusive community. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 30(3), 369-393. 

Mawhinney, L. & Rinke, C.R. (2017) I just feel so guilty: The role of emotions in former urban teachers’ career paths. Urban Education 53(9), 1079-1101

Rinke, C.R. & Mawhinney, L. (2017). Insights from teacher leavers: Push and pull in career development. Teaching Education 28(4), 360-376

Rinke, C.R., Mawhinney, L., & Park, G. (2014). The apprenticeship of observation in career contexts: A typology for the role of modeling in teacher career development.
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice 20(1), 92-107

Rinke, C.R. (2013). Teaching as exploration? The difficult road out of the classroom. Teaching and Teacher Education 34(6), 98-106.

Rinke, C.R. & Valli, L.R. (2010). Making adequate yearly progress: Teacher learning in school-based accountability contexts. Teachers College Record 112(3), 645-684

Rinke, C.R. (2008). Understanding teachers’ careers: Linking professional life to professional path. Educational Research Review 3(1), 1-13

Contact Information

Academic School

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Office

HC 1009

Email

carol.rinke@marist.edu

Phone

845-575-3000 ext. 2719