Roger Wolbert, PhD

Dr. Roger Wolbert joined PennWest Edinboro as a full-time, temporary mathematics instructor in 2011. Prior to coming to PennWest Edinboro, Dr. Wolbert started his teaching career at Mercyhurst Prep in Erie, Pa., and then taught abroad in Bahrain, Indonesia, Venezuela, and Switzerland. Dr. Wolbert has completed three master's degrees related to curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, and computer education. He completed his coursework in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, France, and the U.S.A. 

Dr. Wolbert completed his PhD in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning with a concentration in mathematics education through the University at Buffalo. His dissertation title was Using Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism to Evaluate YouTube Videos on the Formal Definition of Limit. In Fall 2016, Dr. Wolbert was promoted to assistant professor and then to associate professor in 2019. He serves on numerous department and university-wide committees, and he has presented papers on mathematics education at regional and national conferences. Dr. Wolbert is active with the faculty and coaches' union, APSCUF, serving as the chapter PR Chair and as a Legislative Assembly delegate.

Dr. Wolbert, Dr. Whitney Wesley and Dr. Nina Thumser were awarded a 5-year, $1.2 million NSF Noyce Scholarship Grant (#1852781) in Fall 2019. They started the Edinboro Noyce Teacher Scholar (ENTS) program, which is to recruit and support STEM majors and recent graduates to become teachers in one of the many high-need school districts in western Pennsylvania and throughout the United States.  Dr. Wolbert is the principal investigator and can be contacted for more information about the program.  Additional information is on the website edinboro.edu/ents.