Mathematics Education
Faculty
The Syracuse University Program in Mathematics Education is research-based and has strong collaborative ties to local schools. It offers students the advantages of studying with a faculty of experts in education research who have extensive teaching practitioner backgrounds. Opportunities for learning are further enhanced by access to faculty members of the University’s other schools and colleges.
Faculty
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Helen M. Doerr
Professor
Mathematics Education
315-443-1485
hmdoerr@syr.edu
Ph.D. Cornell University 1994
Helen M. Doerr, dual professor of teaching and leadership programs and mathematics, specializes in secondary mathematics education, with particular interests in teacher learning, mathematical communication, and mathematical modeling. She studies these issues in urban settings, drawing on design-research methodologies. She currently teaches undergraduate mathematics and is a former teacher of mathematics at the middle and high school levels.
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Joanna Masingila
Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
Mathematics Education
315-443-1483
jomasing@syr.edu
Joanna Masingila, professor of mathematics and mathematics education, is the coordinator of the mathematics education program and a Laura and Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. She teaches courses in methods and curriculum in teaching mathematics, learning theories, teacher education, and undergraduate courses in mathematics. She studies students' out-of-school mathematics practice, and teacher development. She has published widely in journals and books and has developed a number of multimedia case studies examining issues in teaching practice. Masingila was a Fulbright Scholar to Kenya in 1998.
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Patricia Tinto
Associate Professor
Mathematics Education
315-443-5087
pptinto@syr.edu
Ph.D. Syracuse University, 1990
Patricia Tinto focuses on field-based research on teacher change/teacher research, applications of new technologies supporting classroom dialogue, and investigations of learning environments supporting the development of mathematical thinking by all students. Her publications look at reformed instructional practice and teacher change. She was chair of the Research Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a member of the PBS TeacherLine National Advisory Board for online professional development in mathematics, science, and technology. Tinto is the principal investigator for a Teacher Leader Quality Partnership project for urban schools building communities of inquiry around mathematics learning, and a co-principal investigator on a New York State Mathematics Science Project (MSP) grant, Beyond Access to Mathematics Achievement. This project focuses on improving mathematics learning in urban classrooms grades 3 to 8. She also serves as a co-PI on a leadership grant aimed at involving principals and administrators in mathematics reform efforts. She works collaboratively with the Living SchoolBook on the development of the Dialogue Project and has served on several grants using technology in education.