Research interests
Professional development of mathematics and science teaching.
Factors influencing transition to reform teaching practices.
Connections between professional development of inservice teachers and preservice teacher training.
Student mathematics learning and teaching practices.
Research Quality
Teaching interests
Methods for Teaching.
Methods for Teaching Mathematics.
Educational Technology.
Research Methodology.
Education
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Ph D, Curriculum and Instruction--Secondary Mathematics Education
— University of Louisville (2010) Misconceptions in rational numbers, probability, algebra, and geometry
- MA, Secondary Education, Mathematics Education — University of Kentucky (2000)
- BA, Mathematics Education — University of Kentucky (1999)
Presentations
- Design-Based Lessons Foster Equity When Integrating Engineering Into Biology Classrooms 2020
- Engineering Teacher Pedagogy: Using INSPIRES to Support Integration of Engineering Design in HS Biology Classroom 2020
- The INSPIRES Curriculum: Materials for Integrating EngineeringDesign in High School STEM Classrooms 2019
- Use of Modeling as a Pedagogical Tool in an Undergraduate Biology Teaching Laboratory 2013
Grants and Contracts
- A Blueprint for Assessing Rational Number Misconceptions 2013
- Examining Relationships among Symptom Burden, Coping, and Caregiver Psychological Distress at End-of-Life 2012
- UMBC-Baltimore City MTF Program