Teaching as Research

Teaching is a professional and scholarly activity. Below is a list of some of my current involvement and past projects studying students in my clasroom.

Talks and Presentations

“The Effects of a Mathematics Content Course on Preservice Teachers' Views on Mathematics and the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics"
- University of Georgia 50th Anniversary, Athens, GA, May, 2016.
“Constructing Cones” lesson plan for grades 4-10.
- SciREN (Scientific Research and Education Network), Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, GA, April, 2016.
- Lesson outline, description, circle cutout, data table.
“Preservice teacher preferences and performance in a mathematics content course”
- Invited talk in CIRTL (Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning). Attendees from over 23 universities. April 2016
“Studying students’ preferences and performance in a cooperative mathematics classroom”
- AMS-MAA Joint Meetings, San Antonio, TX, January 2015.
- With Sayonita Gosh-Hajra
“Workshop on math circles”
- UGA Interdisciplinary Research Conference, February 2014.
“Effective teaching practices”
- UGA Graduate Student Seminar, November 2013.

Teaching Research Communities

Math Teaching Seminar at University of Georgia, Fall 2014-Present.
- Founder and organizer.
- Organize monthly speakers on topics related to teaching practices and student learning in undergraduate mathematics. Seminar speakers have included faculty and graduate students and representatives from the Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Faculty Learning Community at UGA, Fall 2014-Present.
- Monthly meetings with five graduate students across academic departments. This group is led by assistant dean of the graduate school, Judy Milton.Individual project concluded with publication in a SoTL journal and multiple conference talks.

Teaching and Professional Development

SACAS, Advancing Chicanos/ Hispanics and Native American in Science Conferense, Long Beach, CA, October 2016.
Diversity and Inclusion Graduate Fellow, UGA Graduate School, August 2016-May 2017.
Workshop on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, September 2015.
UGA Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, GA, February 2015.
UGA STEM Institute on Teaching and Learning, The UGA Office of STEM Education, Athens, GA, March 2015.
UGA Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, GA, February 2014.