Research
I am interested in the intersection between adolescent development and mathematics learning. In particular, I wonder about the ways in which students' experiences of social dimensions of the mathematics classroom intersect with opportunities to learn mathematics and students' beliefs about themselves as learners of mathematics. Also, I am curious about how to support prospective and novice teachers in their development of reflective thinking skills so that they can learn more effectively from their own practice. [more]
Teaching
The courses I usually teach are undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics education. In the Fall of 2008, I am teaching EDUC 806, which is the Proseminar for all incoming Ph.D. students in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Also, I am teaching EDUC 835, which is a doctoral seminar for graduate students in mathematics education about research and theory on mathematics curriculum. EDUC 835 also goes by the name of Foundations of Mathematics III, and it is one of four courses in a sequence of doctoral courses taught at all three universities in the Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning. [more]
Service
For 2008-2010, I am the treasurer and membership coordinator for the American Educational Research Association's Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education. [SIG-RME]
Personal
One of my hobbies is photography. I became interested in photography when I first moved away from my home state of Arizona. I wanted to capture what I saw and share it with my family and long distance friends. I had been using a point and shoot digital camera for years. I started using a DSLR camera in April, 2007. I took a photography class at the Delaware College of Art and Design in the fall of 2007, and now I am able to use manual settings when I shoot! [photography portfolio]