Dr. Paoletti is an associate professor specializing in mathematics education in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. The primary goal of his research agenda is to explore student understanding of mathematical ideas at various levels (e.g., middle school through post-secondary). He leverages design-based methods to explore ways in which students can leverage reasoning about relationships between quantities to construct and reason about critical mathematics concepts. His recent work entails designing task sequences that leverage various dynamic mathematical software (e.g., GeoGebra, Desmos, GSP) to support middle-school students developing meanings for various function classes, graphs, and inequalities. 

Hwa Young Lee is an Associate Professor in the department of mathematics at Texas State University (click here to see her faculty profile). Hwa Young completed her B.S. in Mathematics Education at Ewha Woman’s University, with a certificate to teach 6-12 mathematics. She also completed her M.Ed. in mathematics education at Ewha and taught math at Jangpyung Middle School and Seoul Global High School in Seoul, Korea for 7.5 years. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics education and M.S. in mathematics from the University of Georgia. Her main research interest is in investigating students’ mathematical thinking—specifically, students’ constructions of frames of reference, coordinate systems, and graphs—and in learning how teachers can facilitate and support their students’ mathematical thinking. Hwa Young enjoys making soap and floating down the San Marcos River.   

Hamilton L. Hardison is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Texas State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Georgia, and his primary research interests lie in investigating students' mathematical thinking. His current research focuses on modeling how students quantify attributes (e.g., angularity), how these quantifications change over time, and how they vary across contexts. His additional interests include studying mathematical classroom discourse and discussing radical constructivism. 

Allison Gantt is a doctoral candidate in Education with a specialization in Mathematics Education at the University of Delaware. Allison earned her B.A. in Educational Studies and Mathematics at Swarthmore College. Allison’s research focuses on investigating how secondary students learn algebra in classrooms through interactions, particularly with peers, tools, and tasks. In her free time, Allison likes to travel and spend time with her family.

Mai Bui is a doctoral student in Mathematics Education at Texas State University. She completed her B.S. and M.A. in Mathematics Education at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and worked as a university lecturer there for 7 years. She also earned K-12 teaching experience through her work as a high school and elementary math teacher in Vietnam. Her main research interest is to explore teacher noticing of students' mathematical thinking. She also enjoys working with preservice and in-service teachers. In her spare time, Mai loves talking and playing with her little son 

Brandi Rygaard Gaspard is a doctoral student in Mathematics Education at Texas State University. Brandi earned her B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She is currently studying students’ development of mathematical identity in terms of how they see their relationships with mathematics in different settings. Outside of academic interests, she enjoys playing board games and eating pizza.  

Holly Zolt is a recent graduate of the Mathematics Education program at Texas State University. She currently works as an assistant professor in the University Studies Department at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN.  Her primary research interests focus on the teaching and learning in abstract algebra and proof-based courses.  In her free time, Holly enjoys spending time with her friends, drinking coffee, and crocheting.