Research Interests of
KSU Mathematics Education Faculty

• Teresa Banker
• Ph. D, University of Georgia, 2001
• Interests:  effective teaching strategies, strategies for supporting and retaining new teachers, technology use in the classroom
  
  

•  Kadian M. Callahan
• Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2006
• Interests: Active learning; mathematical power; pre-service teacher preparation; in-service teacher professional development; teacher knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the teaching and learning of mathematics
  
  

• Darryl Corey
• Ph.D., Florida State University
• Interest: Distance (Online) Education, Problem Solving, mathematics learning/performance of African American males, technology in math education.

• Belinda Edwards
• Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2008
• Interests: Prospective Secondary Teacher Education, Affective Behavior (beliefs, emotions, attitudes, values) and Cognition during Problem-solving, Mathematics Integrity and Mathematics Intimacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Constructivist Grounded Theory Methodology
  
  

• Marian Fox
• Ph.D., Georgia State University 1989
• Interests: Problem Solving in the Mathematics classroom, Preservice/Inservice Teacher Content knowledge, In-service teacher professional development, Conceptual understanding in Mathematics
  
  

• Mary Garner
• Ph.D. Emory University, 1998
• Interests: (1) Measurement of deep understanding in mathematics, (2) Item response theory (Rasch Measurement in particular), (3) The use of literature, music, and art in the mathematics classroom.
  
  

• Amy F. Hillen
• Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2005
• Interests: preservice elementary mathematics teacher education, rational number, the use of practice-based materials in preservice teacher education programs
  
  

• Sarah Ledford
• Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2006
• Interests:  Conceptual understanding of mathematics, problem solving, professional development of in-service teachers focusing mostly on conceptual understanding of mathematics
  
  

• Nikita Patterson
• Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2002
• Interests:  Students’ Technology Use and Beliefs, Preservice Mathematics Teachers Content Knowledge, Geometry, College Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Algebra and Precalculus
  
  
  
• Wendy Sanchez
• Ph.D., University of Georgia
• Interests: Teacher Beliefs, Teacher Educator Beliefs, Assessment
  
  

• Marvin E. Smith
• PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000, Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education)
• Interests: Teaching and learning elementary mathematics with understanding
• Assessment of elementary mathematics understandings and problem solving performances
• Elementary mathematics teacher education
• Elementary mathematics teacher beliefs and knowledge
• Elementary mathematics teacher change processes
  
  

• Lynn Stallings
• Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1995
• Interests: technology use in mathematics classrooms, educational change, educational policy
  
  

• Tad Watanabe
• PhD, Florida State University, 1991
• Interests: (math) teacher professional development [lesson study]; teaching & learning of multiplicative concepts [fractions, proportional reasoning, etc.]; mathematics curriculum
  
  

• Desha L. Williams
• Ph.D., Georgia State University 2007
• Interest: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Pre-Service Teacher Education, Qualitative Research Methodologies, Teacher Identity, and Urban Education

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