He obtained his PhD in 2009 in Number Theory from Queen's University, and held postdoc positions at the University of Delaware (2009 - 11) and Queen's (2011 - 2013). After teaching a large number of Calculus classes, he became interested in exploring what contributes to student success. Joining the department at Wilfrid Laurier has provided a great opportunity to explore this issue further as a new direction in his research. Chester will present the project that is joint work with Donna Kotsopoulos (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Doug Woolford (Wilfrid Laurier University).