COE Faculty Profile

Lloyd I. Richardson, Jr.  Ph.D.
Curator Teaching Professor
Division of educational leadership and policy studies

Email: Lloyd_richardson@umsl.edu
Office: Suite 11 RCEW Bldg.
Phone: 314-516-5095

Professor Richardson earned his Ph. D. in mathematics and psychology from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, an M.S. in mathematics as well as a B.S. Ed. in mathematics from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He was a fellow of the John F. Kennedy Institute for School Learning and Individual Differences for three years at Peabody College. Richardson has taught in the mathematics departments of Louisiana State University- Shreveport, University of Tennessee- Nashville, University of Nebraska and Wiley College. He taught and served as chair of the high school mathematics department at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. From 1993-98 he was Director of the Center for Excellence in Metropolitan Education at UM-St. Louis. He was Director of the Mathematics Enhancement Program from 1989-1993.

His teaching awards include:

• Distinguished Teaching Award, 2002
• Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Outstanding Post-Secondary School Teacher Award, 1994
• Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993
  
• Mathematics Educators of Greater St. Louis Outstanding Teacher Award, 1993

Richardson has been the principal investigator for over three million dollars of professional development and pre-collegiate programs funded primarily by the National Science Foundation, U. S. Office of Education, and Eisenhower programs. He has also received funding from IBM, Southwestern Bell and Emerson Electric corporations. A central focus of all projects has been the improvement of student achievement in urban school districts.

Sample Publications:

• Sherman, H. J., Richardson, L. I., and Yard, G. J. (in press). Teaching the challenged student mathematics. Columbus, Ohio: Prentice Hall.
• Richardson, L. I., & Richardson, J. K. (2004). The mathematics of drugs and solutions with clinical applications. New York: Pearson Publishing Company. 6th edition.
• Richardson, L. I. (2001). Student Workbook for Dr. Loyd's Fraction Kit,. St. Louis: Pegasus Publications, Ltd.
• Ware, M., Richardson, L. I., & Kim, J. (March, 2000). How reform works: An evaluative study of NSF's Urban Systemic Initiatives. Systemic Research, Inc. Norwood: MA.
• Rodgers, C., Richardson, L. I., & Sherman, H. J. (1999). Mathematics students can count on: A focus on minority students' achievement. Educational Research Quarterly, 22(3), 16-24.
• Kim, S., Richardson, L. I., Yard, G. J., Cleveland, M., & Keller, K.. (Summer, 1998). Giant Steps- St. Louis: An alternative intervention model for children with autism, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 13 (2), 101-107.
• Kim, Sung-Soo, Richardson, L. I., & Cleveland, M. (Fall, 1996). A professional development model for mathematics performance assessment. Missouri Educational Leadership, 7(1), 22-27.
• Sherman, H. J., & Richardson, L. I. (June, 1995). Teachers beliefs related to utilizing manipulatives in teaching mathematics". Education Research Quarterly, 18, 27-36.
• Richardson, L. I. (1992). Dr. Loyd's Fraction Kit. Pegasus Publications. Ltd.
• Richardson, J. K., & Richardson, L. I. The mathematics of drugs and solutions with clinical applications. St. Louis: C. V. Mosby Book Co., 4th edition, 1990. 5th edition, January, 1994.
• Richardson, J. K., & Richardson, L. I. (1994). Drugs and Solutions Practice Disk. C. V Mosby Book Company.