While the bulk of my vocational and career goals is primarily in/on teaching mathematics at the two-year college level, a very small aside interest revolves around:

(1) Understanding the nature and meaning of teaching mathematics

(2) Teacher-self efficacy for teaching mathematics effectively

(3) Two-year college
mathematics education as a field of study

Individuals Whose Work, Life, or Story I’ve Found Invaluable

• Ama Ata Aidoo
• Deborah Loewenberg Ball
• Book of Nehemiah
• Gospel According to John
• Hannah Arrendt
• John Lennox
• Koo Nimo
• My parents
• Nicholas Wolterstorff
• Paul Ernest
• Steve Biko
• Vilma Mesa
• Wander Garner (Former Executive Director of AMATYC)

Research Related Work

• Principal Investigator for the collaborative NSF-funded project, State-wide Professional Development to Promote Active Learning in Mathematics for Michigan Community Colleges (informally, Reconnect Mathematics Project, RMP).
• Principal Investigator for Kellogg CC’s Bruin Excels in College Algebra (BECA), a project to improve Math 125-College Algebra. BECA is part of the NSF-funded AMATYC Teaching for PROWESS Project.

Professional Development I’ve Found Invaluable

• AMATYC
• MichMATYC
• The Mathematics Education for the Future Project (MEFJ)
• International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME)
• Critical Issues in Mathematics Education (Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute)

Some Notable Engagements

• Past Talks: ICME, AMATYC, MichMATYC, MEFJ
• Editor, AMATYC News (2012)
• Journal Editor, MathAMATYC Educator (2013-2015)
• Co-conference Coordinator, MichMATYC (2017)
• Board Treasurer, AMATYC (2015-2019)
• Editorial Board Member, PRIMUS (2022-Present)
• MichMATYC President-Elect/President (2022-2025)
• NSF Reviewer 2024