PDF version of CV (updated September 2018)
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Purdue University, Ph.D. Mathematics Education, 2000-2004
Dissertation: Designing presentation tools: A window into teacher practice.
Dissertation advisor: Richard Lesh
Purdue University, M.S. Mathematics, 1998-2000
Mount Holyoke College, B.A. Mathematics, 1996-1998
Graduated cum laude with honors
Cottey College, A.A./A.S. Liberal Arts, 1994-1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Professor, George Mason University, August 2018-Present
Associate Professor, George Mason University, August 2010-Present
Assistant Professor, George Mason University, August 2004-July 2010
College of Education & Human Development
- Director, PhD in Education Program (2016-Present)
- Program Coordinator, Mathematics Education Leadership (2008-2014)
- Director, Mathematics Education Center (2008-present)
- Member of Mathematics Education Leadership faculty
- Member of Secondary Education faculty (2004-2008)
Program Director, National Science Foundation, September 2014-August 2018
Division of Research on Learning in Formal & Informal Settings
Education & Human Resources Directorate
- Program Lead, Discovery Research PreK-12 Program, Fiscal Year 2017
- Responsible for proposal review and award monitoring for proposals in the EHR Core Research, Innovations in Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, Discovery Research PreK-12, and STEM+Computing Partnerships programs
- Managed portfolio of over $10 million in awards related to mathematics education and engineering education at the K-12 and undergraduate levels in formal and informal educational settings
- Engaged in outreach and communication with principal investigators, institutions, and other stakeholders related to policy and practice in STEM education research and development
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Purdue University, February 2004 – July 2004
NSF-funded Small Group Mathematical Modeling Project for Improved Gender Equity in Engineering, Department of Engineering Education
– Developed curriculum and conducted research on mathematics foundational to small group, real-world, problem-solving activities
Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, 2000 – 2003
Mathematical Modeling Project for Improved Gender Equity in Engineering
Twenty-first Century Conceptual Tools Center, School of Education
– Collaborated with engineering and education faculty on large-scale, NSF-funded gender-equity initiative
– Head of interdisciplinary task design group including graduate students and faculty in engineering and education
– Designed and evaluated curriculum materials for freshman engineering course in mathematical technological tools.
– Organized mathematics teacher development activities
Visiting Fellow, Spring-Summer 2003
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2000 – 2002
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University
Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1998 – 2000
Department of Mathematics, Purdue University