Curriculum Vitae
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Experience and Education
Department Chair of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum (2022-present)
Associate Department Chair of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum (2019-2022)
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education (2018-present)
Lois Knowles Faculty Fellow (2016-present)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (2012–2018)
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics Education (Aug. 2012)
Michigan State University
Graduate Assistant, Program in Mathematics Education (2008–2012)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics (2006–2008)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master of Science, Mathematics (Aug. 2008)
Michigan State University
Completion of Secondary Teacher Preparation Program, Mathematics (Apr. 2006)
Grand Valley State University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, minor in Psychology (Apr. 2006)
Grand Valley State University
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Vahle, C., de Araujo, Z., Han, J., & Otten, S. (2023). Teachers' instructional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching and Teacher Education, 124, 104040. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104040
Otten, S., & Wambua, M. M. (2022). The advantages of algebra for learning proof. Colorado Mathematics Teacher, 54(1), article 2. Retrieved from https://digscholarship.unco.edu/cmt/vol54/iss1/2/
de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., Zhao, W., Kamuru, J., & Han, J. (2020). Fostering collaboration with the flip. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 113(9), 731-736. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2019.0082
Otten, S., Candela, A. G., de Araujo, Z., Haines, C., & Munter, C. (Eds.). (2019). Proceedings of the forty-first annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. St Louis, MO: University of Missouri.
Otten, S., Yee, S., & Taylor, M. (2018). What do in-service teachers recommend for secondary mathematics teaching methods courses? Intersection Points: Newsletter of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, 43(1), 4-7.
Otten, S., Webel, C., & de Araujo, Z. (2017). Inspecting the foundations of claims about cognitive demand and student learning: A citation analysis of Stein and Lane (1996). Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 45, 111–120. [PDF]
de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., & Birisci, S. (2017). Mathematics teachers’ motivations for, experiences with, and conceptions of flipping instruction. Teaching and Teacher Education, 62, 60–70.
de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., & Birisci, S. (2017). Conceptualizing “homework” in flipped mathematics classrooms. Journal of Educational Technology and Society, 20, 248–260.
Nivens, R. A., & Otten, S. (2017). Assessing journal quality in mathematics education. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48, 348-368. [PDF]
Otten, S., & Otten, A. A. (2016). Selecting systems of linear equations. Mathematics Teacher, 110, 222–226.
6. Otten, S., Engledowl, C., & Spain, V. (2015). Univocal and dialogic discourse in secondary mathematics classrooms: The case of attending to precision. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 47, 1285–1298.
7. Otten, S., Cirillo, M., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A. (2015). Making the most of going over homework. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 21, 98–105.
8. Otten, S., & de Araujo, Z. (2015). Viral criticisms of Common Core mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21, 517–520. [Free version]
9. Otten, S., & Engledowl, C. (2015). Attending to precision and revisiting definitions. Mathematics in Michigan, 48(2), 10–13.
10. Engledowl, C., & Otten, S. (2015). Attending to precision: A gateway to other practices. Mathematics in Michigan, 48(2), 18–22.
11. Webel, C., & Otten, S. (2015). Teaching in a world with Photomath. Mathematics Teacher, 109, 368-373. [Free version]
12. Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Johnson, K. R., Otten, S., Cirillo, M., & Steele, M. D. (2015). Mapping talk about the mathematics register in a secondary mathematics teacher study group. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 40, 29–42.
13. Steele, M. D., Johnson, K. R., Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Carver, C. (2015). Improving instructional leadership through the development of leadership content knowledge: The case of principal learning in algebra. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 10, 127–150.
14. Otten, S., & Soria, V. M. (2014). Relationships between students’ learning and their participation during enactment of middle school algebra tasks. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 46, 815–827.
15. Otten, S., Gilbertson, N. J., Males, L. M., & Clark, D. L. (2014). The mathematical nature of reasoning-and-proving opportunities in geometry textbooks. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 16, 51–79.
16. Otten, S., Males, L. M., & Gilbertson, N. J. (2014). The introduction of proof in secondary geometry textbooks. International Journal of Educational Research, 64, 107–118.
17. Otten, S., Engledowl, C., & Spain, V. (2014). Tasks and talk moves that promote student reasoning. Mathematics in Michigan, 47(1), 20–24.
18. Gilbertson, N. J., Otten, S., Males, L. M., & Clark, D. L. (2013). Not all opportunities to prove are the same. Mathematics Teacher, 107, 138–142.
19. Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Cirillo, M. (2012). Going over homework in mathematics classrooms: An unexamined activity. Teachers College Record. Retrieved from http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?contentid=16851
20. Otten, S., & Zin, C. (2012). In a class with Klein: Generating a model of the hyperbolic plane. PRIMUS, 22, 85–96.
21. Kaplan, J., & Otten, S. (2012). Optimization: Teaching old dogs with new tasks. Mathematics Teacher, 105, 686–691.
22. Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Otten, S. (2011). Mapping mathematics in classroom discourse. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 42, 451–485.
23. Otten, S. (2011). Cornered by the real world: A defense of mathematics. Mathematics Teacher, 105, 20–25. [Free version]
24. Otten, S., & Corcoran, E. (2011). Teaching teachers about measurement: A varied approach. PRIMUS, 21, 316–322.
25. Dogru, F., & Otten, S. (2011). Sizing up outer billiard tables. American Journal of Undergraduate Research, 10(1), 1–8.
26. Males, L. M., Otten, S., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A. (2010). Challenges of critical colleagueship: Examining and reflecting on study group interactions. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 13, 459–471.
27. Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Males, L. M. (2010). Proof in algebra: Reasoning beyond examples. Mathematics Teacher, 103, 514–518.
28. Otten, S., & Dogru, F. (2010). A lesson learned from outer billiard derivatives. American Journal of Undergraduate Research, 9(1), 1–7.
29. Otten, S. (2007). Do cyclic polygons make the cut? Mathematics Magazine, 80, 138–141.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
30. Cirillo, M., Steele, M. D., Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., MacAneny, K., & Riser, J. Q. (2014). Teacher discourse moves: Supporting productive and powerful discourse. In K. Karp (Ed.), Annual Perspectives on Mathematics Education (pp. 141–149). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Books
31. Koestler, C., Felton, M. D., Bieda, K. N., & Otten, S.* (2013). Connecting the NCTM process standards and the CCSSM practices. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. *all authors contributed equally
32. Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Cirillo, M., Steele, M. D., Otten, S., & Johnson, K. J. (book under contract). Mathematics discourse in secondary classrooms: A case-based professional development curriculum.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceeding Articles
33. de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., & Birisci, S. (2016). Teachers’ motivations for flipping their mathematics instruction. In M. Wood & E. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
34. Engledowl, C., Otten, S., & Spain, V. (2015). The discourse of attending to precision in secondary classrooms. In T. G. Bartell, K. N. Bieda, R. T. Putnam, K. Bradfield, & H. Dominguez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1030–1037). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
35. Otten, S., Yee, S. P., & Taylor, M. (2015). Secondary mathematics methods courses: What do we value? In T. G. Bartell, K. N. Bieda, R. T. Putnam, K. Bradfield & H. Dominguez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 772–779). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
36. Otten, S., Engledowl, C., & Spain, V. (2014). Teachers' developing talk about the mathematical practice of attending to precision. In S. Oesterle, C. Nicol, P. Liljedahl & D. Allan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 6, p. 191). Vancouver, BC: PME.
37. Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Cirillo, M. (2013). Handling student difficulties when going over homework in secondary mathematics classrooms. In M. Martinez & A. Castro Superfine (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1405–1408). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago.
38. Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Johnson, K. R., Otten, S., & Cirillo, M. (2013). Secondary teachers’ talk about the mathematics register. In M. Martinez & A. Castro Superfine (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 613–620). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago.
39. Otten, S. (2012). Exploring cognitive demand, student participation, and learning in middle school algebra. In L. R. Van Zoest, J.-J. Lo & J. L. Kratky (Eds.),Proceedings of the 34th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 359–362). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University.
40. Otten, S., Gilbertson, N. J., Males, L. M., & Clark, D. L. (2011). Reasoning-and-proving in geometry textbooks: What is being proved? In L. R. Wiest & T. Lamberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 347–355). Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
41. Otten, S. (2010). Conclusions within mathematical task enactments: A new phase of analysis. In P. Brosnan, D. B. Erchick & L. Flevares (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 661–669). Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.
42. Otten, S., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A. (2009). Multiple meanings in mathematics: Beneath the surface of area. In S. L. Swars, D. W. Stinson, & S. Lemons-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 296–303). Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University.
Editor-Reviewed Book Sections
43. Nivens, R. A., & Otten, S. (2016). Journal rankings and representations in mathematics education. Philosophy of Mathematics Education Monograph (Vol. 31).
44. Otten, S. (2010). There’s math in the mix. In L. Males, J. Males, & C. Beckmann (Eds.), Adventures with mathematics: Climbing from grade 6 to grade 7 (p. 41). Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
45. Otten, S. (2010). Making room for math. In L. Males, J. Males, & C. Beckmann (Eds.), Adventures with mathematics: Climbing from grade 6 to grade 7 (p. 47). Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
46. Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Cirillo, M., & Otten, S. (2009). Synthesizing the bases of purposeful discourse: Reading, reflecting, and community. In B. Herbel-Eisenmann & M. Cirillo (Eds.), Promoting purposeful discourse: Teacher research in mathematics classrooms (pp. 205–217). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Book Reviews
47. Otten, S. (2009). God? A mathematician challenges the proofs [Review of the book Irreligion]. Math Horizons, 17(1), 28–29. [PDF]
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
National and International
Otten, S. (April, 2017). Mathematical practices go to the movies: High-level box office activities. Invited presentation to be given at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Antonio, TX.
de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., & Birisci, S. (2016, November). Teachers’ motivations and conceptualizations of flipped mathematics instruction. Paper presented at PMENA, Tucson, AZ.
Otten, S., de Araujo, Z., & Birisci, S. (2016, November). A framework for homework in flipped mathematics classes. Poster presented at PMENA, Tucson, AZ.
Otten, S., & de Araujo, Z. (2016, October). The role of videos in high-quality flipped lessons. Presentation at the Kansas City Mathematics Technology Expo, Kansas City, MO.
Nivens, R., & Otten, S. (2016, July). Comparing journal impact measures in mathematics education. Poster presented at the 13th International Congress on Mathematics Education, Hamburg, Germany.
Otten, S., Bleiler-Baxter, S. K., & Engledowl, C. (2016, April). Authority and whole-class proving in a high school geometry class. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Otten, S. (Discussant). (2016, April). Research in secondary mathematics contexts. Paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Otten, S. (Chair). (2016, April). Promoting discourse in mathematics classrooms. Paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Bieda, K., Males, L., & Otten, S. (2016, January). Supporting prospective secondary teachers’ understanding of the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, CA.
Nivens, R., & Otten, S. (2016, January). Making sense of journal rankings in mathematics education. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, CA.
Otten, S., & Engledowl, C. (2015, November). Teachers’ and their students’ engagement in mathematical practices. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, East Lansing, MI.
Yee, S., Otten, S., & Taylor, M. (2015, June). Curricular touchstones for secondary methods courses. Presentation at the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative national conference, New Orleans, LA.
Otten, S. (Chair). (2015, April). Analyzing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice. Roundtable session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Otten, S., & Engledowl, C. (2015, April). Examining interactions between reasoning and attending to precision in secondary classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Otten, S., & I, J. (2015, April). Technologies and tasks that promote mathematics from an advanced perspective. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Boston, MA.
Yee, S., Taylor, M., & Otten, S. (2015, February). Developing touchstones for secondary mathematics methods courses: National results to date. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
Otten, S. (2014, April). Semantic relations and student participation in middle school mathematics classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., & Johnson, K. R. (2014, April). Using tools from discourse analysis to understand change in a teacher study group. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Gilbertson, N. J., Males, L. M., Cervello Rogers, K., & Otten, S. (2014, April). Reasoning-and-proving opportunities for teachers in secondary geometry textbooks. Paper presented at the research conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, New Orleans, LA.
Otten, S. (2013, April). Paradise way: The hidden curriculum of the suburban neighborhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Bieda, K., & Otten, S. (2013, April). Exploring the Common Core practices in secondary classrooms. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Denver, CO.
Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Johnson, K. J., & Otten, S. (2013, April). Secondary teachers’ expanding understanding of the mathematics register. Symposium at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Denver, CO.
Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Steele, M., Otten, S., & Johnson, K. J. (2013, April). Mathematics discourse in secondary classrooms: Productive teacher moves and empowered students. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Denver, CO.
Otten, S. (2012, April). Relationships between student participation, task summaries, and algebra learning. Poster presented at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA.
Bieda, K., & Otten, S. (2012, April). The standards for mathematical practice: Where have we been and where are we going? Presentation at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA.
Gilbertson, N., Otten, S., Males, L. M., & Clark, D. L. (2012, April). Proof in geometry textbooks: Not all opportunities are created equal. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA.
Males, L. M., Otten, S., Gilbertson, N. G., & Clark, D. L. (2012, April). Reasoning-and-proving in textbooks: The case of high school geometry. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, ON.
Johnson, K. R., Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Cirillo, M., & Steele, M. D. (2012, February). Teacher discourse moves in context. Presentation at the preconference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Fort Worth, TX.
Otten, S. (2012, February). More than cognitive demand: Tracing participatory demand of mathematical tasks. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Fort Worth, TX.
Otten, S., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Cirillo, M., Steele, M., & Bosman, H. M. (2011, April). Students actively listening: A foundation for productive discourse in mathematics classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Otten, S., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A. (2010, May). Going over mathematics homework in middle grade classrooms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Otten, S., Putnam, R. T., & Britton, E. (2010, May). Content needs of beginning secondary mathematics teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Males, L., Otten, S., & Cirillo, M. (2009, April). Multiple methods for analyzing mathematics classroom discourse. Symposium at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, DC.
Otten, S. (2005, August). Outer billiards in the hyperbolic plane. Presentation at the MathFest conference of the Mathematical Association of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Local and Regional
de Araujo, Z., & Otten, S. (2016, December). Considerations for flipped instruction. Presentation at the Abell conversation series at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Karaman, R., & Otten, S. (2016, November). High school students’ use of diagrams in geometry proofs. Poster presented at the University of Missouri College of Education Research Day, Columbia, MO.
Otten, S. (2016, October). Proving opportunities in schools and a conceptual guide to assessment. Presentation at the mathematics department seminar of Grand Valley State Univesrity, Allendale, MI.
de Araujo, Z., & Otten, S. (2016, July). Flipped mathematics: Lessons learned from research. Presentation at Columbia Public Schools Technopalooza, Columbia, MO.
de Araujo, Z., Otten, S., Lannin, J. K., & Webel, C. (2014, October). Mathematics education: Considering collaborative efforts. Presentation at the operations council meeting of the Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal, Columbia, MO.
Otten, S. (2013, November). Strategies for infusing instruction with the mathematical practices. Presentation at the regional conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Louisville, KY.
Otten, S., Engledowl, C., & Spain, V. (2013, October). Understanding and implementing the CCSSM practices. Poster presented at the 2nd annual mathematics education symposium between the University of Missouri and the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Otten, S. (2013, October). The math challenge: “When am I ever going to use this?” Presentation at the University of Missouri Mathematics Teacher Organization, Columbia, MO.
Otten, S. (2013, March). Publishing as a graduate student. Presentation at the Mathematics Learning Research Group of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Otten, S. (2012, December). Pursuing the practices: Mathematical (and scientific) ways of thinking and interacting. Presentation in the University of Missouri mathematics and science education colloquium series, Columbia, MO.
Otten, S. (2012, November). Connecting Common Core practices to NCTM processes. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Columbia, MO.
Otten, S. (2012, March). Participation, practices, and learning in middle school algebra: A dissertation on the enacted curriculum. Presentation at the Mathematics Learning Research Group of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Otten, S., & Bieda, K. N. (2012, February). Understanding the standards for mathematical practice at the secondary level. Presentation at the Math in Action conference of Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
Otten, S., Bosman, H. M., Johnson, K. R., & Males, L. M. (2010, August). Using math talk moves to promote rich mathematical discussions. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Macomb, MI.
Otten, S. (2010, March). The cognitive demand of mathematical task conclusions. Presentation at the annual Graduate Academic Conference at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Otten, S., & Zin, C. (2009, May). A student-generated model of the hyperbolic plane. Presentation at the Michigan section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, Mount Pleasant, MI.
Otten, S. (2007, May). Engaging in educational pursuits. Keynote address at the honors banquet of the Rudyard Area Scholastic Achievement Council, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
Otten, S. (2005, March). An introduction to non-Euclidean geometry. Presentation at the Student Scholarship Day of Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
GRANTS AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING
Jump Start Grant May 2015 –
ReSTEM Institute, University of Missouri Apr. 2016
Fostering Learning by Increasing Participation in Discussions (FLIP’D)
Mizzou Online Program Development Initiative Dec. 2013 –
University of Missouri Dec. 2016
M. Ed. in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Emphasis in Mathematics Education
Research Board Grant Jun. 2013 –
University of Missouri System May 2014
Infusing Instruction with the Mathematical Practices
Research Council Large Grant Jun. 2013 –
University of Missouri May 2014
Secondary Teachers’ Knowledge of the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice
Dissertation Completion Fellowship Jan. 2012 –
Michigan State University College of Natural Science Apr. 2012
Summer Research Continuation Fellowship May 2010 –
Michigan State University College of Natural Science Aug. 2010
Student Summer Scholar, Research Grant May 2005 –
Grand Valley State University Aug. 2005
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Leadership Team Member Sep. 2015 – present
Science and Mathematics Education
Missouri STEM Literacy Project
Funding: Missouri Department of Higher Education, Improving Teacher Quality Grants
Co-Principal Investigator May 2015 –
Mathematics Education April 2016
Fostering Learning by Increasing Participation in Discussion (FLIP’D)
Funding: ReSTEM Institute, College of Education, University of Missouri
Principal Investigator April 2013 –
Mathematics Education May 2014
Understanding and Implementing the Common Core Mathematical Practices
Funding: University of Missouri Research Board and Research Council
Facilitator Aug. 2012
Mathematics Education
Algebra Readiness Institute, Grades 3-8
Funding: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Principal Investigator May 2010 –
Mathematics Education Aug. 2012
Reasoning-and-Proving in High School Geometry Textbooks
Funding: Michigan State University College of Natural Science
Graduate Assistant Aug. 2009 –
Mathematics Education Aug. 2012
Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms: A Case-Based Professional Development Curriculum
Principal Investigators: Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Michael Steele, Michelle Cirillo Funding: National Science Foundation
Research Assistant May 2008 –
Mathematics and Science Education Aug. 2010
Research on MSP Teacher Recruitment, Induction, Retention
Principal Investigators: Edward Britton, Ralph T. Putnam
Funding: National Science Foundation
Research Assistant Feb. 2008 –
Mathematics Education Dec. 2009
Discourse Analysis: A Catalyst for Reflective Inquiry in Math Classrooms
Principal Investigator: Beth Herbel-Eisenmann
Funding: National Science Foundation
Data Collector Jun. 2008 –
Mathematics Education Aug. 2008
Quantitative Literacy Study
Principal Investigators: Dennis Gilliland, Vince Melfi
Funding: Michigan State University
Data Collector Mar. 2009 –
Mathematics Education May 2009
CyberChase Project: Children’s Learning from Multiple Media in Informal
Mathematics Education
Principal Investigators: Sandra Crespo, Shalom Fisch, Richard Lesh, Vince
Melfi, Sandra Sheppard
Funding: National Science Foundation
Student Researcher Jan. 2005 –
Mathematics Aug. 2005
Outer Billiards in the Hyperbolic Plane
Faculty Advisor: Filiz Dogru
Funding: Grand Valley State University Student Summer Scholars Program
HONORS AND AWARDS
Lois Knowles Faculty Fellow 2016 – present
University of Missouri College of Education
Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence 2016
Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2016 Best Article Award for the Journal of Research on Leadership Education 2016
University Council for Educational Administration
Excellence in Advising, nominee from the College of Education 2016
University of Missouri
Routledge Education Class of 2015, Most Read article 2015
Mathematical Thinking and Learning (Vol. 16)
Undergraduate Instructor of the Year, nominee 2015
University of Missouri College of Education
STaR (Service, Teaching, and Research) Institute Fellow 2013
National Science Foundation & Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
EXCEL Article Award Nominee 2012
Society of National Association Publishers
Dean’s Scholar Award 2008 – 2012
Michigan State University College of Education
Rasmussen Fellowship 2008
Michigan State University Graduate School
Summa cum Laude 2006
Grand Valley State University
Outstanding Student Award, Mathematics 2006
Grand Valley State University
Outstanding Graduate Award 2006
Grand Valley State University Department of Mathematics
Merit Scholarship 2005
Grand Valley State University Department of Mathematics
Outstanding Freshman Award 2003
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Presidential Scholarship 2002 – 2006
Grand Valley State University
SERVICE
Steering Committee Member, elected 2013 – present
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America
Creator & Producer, Mathematics Education Podcast 2012 – present
http://www.mathedpodcast.com
Reviewer, Mathematical Thinking and Learning 2013 – present
Routledge
Reviewer, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2013 – present
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Reviewer, Annual Conference 2010 – present
Int. Grp. for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (North America)
Reviewer, Annual Conference 2009 – present
American Educational Research Association
Reviewer, Mathematics Teacher 2008 – present
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Creator & Manager, Wikispace of Mathematics Education Resources 2009 – present
http://mathedjournals.wikispaces.com
Editorial Board Member, PRIMUS 2013 – 2016
Taylor & Francis
Panel Reviewer 2015
National Science Foundation
Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education 2013
Sage Publications
Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal 2012
American Educational Research Association
Member, Conference Steering Committee 2010 – 2012
Conversations Among Colleagues
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 – present
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2011 – present
Int. Group for Psychology of Mathematics Education (North America) 2009 – present
American Educational Research Association 2008 – present
Mathematical Association of America 2006 – present
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005 – present
Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2010 – 2016
American Mathematical Society 2005 – 2009