(detailed)VITA November 11, 2011



CURRICULUM VITAE of Dr. Lawrence M. Lesser Feb. 2024 (“CONCISE” VERSION; see “DETAILED” version for more detail) math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/1. EDUCATIONDegree/YearAreaInstitutionAdvisorTitle of WorkPh.D., 1994MathematicsEducationUniversity of Texas at AustinRalph CainThe Role of Counterintuitive Examples in Statistics EducationM.S., 1989Statistics (with minor in pure mathematics)University of Texas at AustinCarl MorrisReliability and the Construction and Interpretation of TestsB.A., 1986Mathematics; Mathematical Sciences Rice University2. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENTS/TITLES Year(s)Position (upon hire/appointment)InstitutionApril 28, 2019 - presentUTEP Distinguished Teaching ProfessorThe Univ. of Texas at El PasoSept. 2011 - presentProfessorThe Univ. of Texas at El PasoMathematical Sciences Dept.Jan. 1, 2014 – Jan. 15, 2017Director of UTEP Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL); Aug. 2004 – Aug. 2011Assoc. Professor (includes year on Exec. Committee = Assoc. Chair)University of Texas at El PasoMathematical Sciences Dept.Aug. 2002 – June 2004Math Dept. Chair and TeacherEmery HS1999-2004 Associate ProfessorArmstrong Atlantic State University1994-1999Assistant ProfessorUniv. of Northern Colorado1990-1993LecturerSt. Edward’s University1992InstructorSouthwestern UniversityJan. 1990 - Sept. 1991StatisticianTexas Legislative Council1986-1990Lecturer; Course Coordinator; Asst. Instructor; TA; TutorUniversity of Texas at Austin1985-1986TutorHouston Scholastic Services; Rice U. 1984ProgrammerH. J. Gruy & Associates, Inc.3. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES INVOLVEMENT RoleOrganizationsProgram/ Organizing Committeefor conferenceInternational Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning (6x, incl. 3 as chair)United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (3x)Mathematical Association of America -- Southwestern SectionWestern Statistics Teachers Conference (co-chair)Colorado Council of Teachers of MathematicsUTEP Women’s History Month Conference (4x)Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song (co-chair 2x) National Offices or CommitteesPublications Chair (and Executive Committee Member) of American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistical Education;Editor search committee for ASA’s Journal of Statistics EducationProfessional Development Services Committee of National Council of Teachers of MathematicsResearch Advisory Board (and Editorial Board) of the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics EducationJournal editorNoticias de TODOS (News from TODOS: Mathematics for ALL) (2008-09)Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (2009-2013) Journal of Mathematics Education (guest co-editor for Dec. 2015 special issue)Journal associate or assistant editorJournal of Mathematics and Culture (2008 - 2016)Journal of Statistics Education (6 years)Model Assisted Statistics and Applications (2 years)Statistics Education Research Journal (spring 2013-summer 2016)Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (October 2013 - present)Texas Mathematics Teacher (Editorial Board, 2005-2017)Referee for 110+ journal or conference papers as well as 100+ other items (posters, poems, etc.)Israeli Journal of Humor Research: An International Journal (1)Journal of Humanistic Mathematics (2)Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (1)Journal of Mathematics and Culture (2)Journal of Mathematics and the Arts (1)Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership (1)Journal of Statistics (and Data Science) Education (36)Mathematics Teacher (16)Model Assisted Statistics and Applications (2)Statistics Education Research Journal (3)Teaching Statistics (8)Technology Innovations in Statistics Education (1)Texas Mathematics Teacher (7)The American Statistician (2)International Conference on Teaching Statistics (8)National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession (4)Psychology of Mathematics Education North America (18)United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (50+)American Mathematical Society (judge of 4 national student math poetry contests)4. (SELECTED) HONORSAwards for curriculum/instruction and associated scholarshipNominated in 2023 and 2024 by peers to become an ASA Fellow (American Statistical Association)One of 3 winners in 2022 Activity Contest of the 6th Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics Named the 2021 winner (and 8th in history) of the Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award from the American Statistical Association [for teaching excellence, innovation, scholarship, broader impact]Named UTEP Distinguished Teaching Professor (and member of UTEP’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers), starting April 28, 2019 One of 10 winners (out of 150+ two- and four-year colleges in Texas) of a 2016 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award [14th winner in UTEP’s history and only UTEP winner since 2012]Named in June 2013 to be the 2013-14 Provost’s Faculty Fellow-in-Residence with UTEP’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, which I ended up directing January 1, 2014 - fall 2016. Winner of Bronze Medal prize in 2013 “Best Statistics Education Web (STEW)/Census at School Lesson” national peer-reviewed contest sponsored by the American Statistical AssociationWinner of a 2011 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Texas System (comprising 9 universities and 10,000+ faculty)Winner of a 2011 UTEP College of Science Distinguished Achievement Award in TeachingWinner of the 2010 Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics Award for the Southwestern Section of the Mathematical Association of America (and nominated for the national counterpart, Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award)Presented with plaque as “Outstanding CETaL [Center for Effective Teaching and Learning] Fellow”, 2008-11 Received 2001 Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr. Professorship award, top annual award of Armstrong Atlantic State U.Awards for scholarly activityInvited service (during 2023-24 school year) on proposal review panel, National Science FoundationGrand Prize (mid/advanced career category) of inaugural NSF We Are Mathematics Video Competition, announced May 3, 2019 at NSF headquarters and featured at May 4 National Math FestivalPresented certificate for “Outstanding Efforts in Securing Extramural Funding” at UTEP ORSP (New GrantAward Recognition) Research Forum, February 2016 and also September 2014.Winner of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning faculty award (“best paper”) at the 2012 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning 2007 paper in Teaching Statistics was one of two winners of an international development grant award from the Teaching Statistics TrustPapers selected for national discussion groups/podcasts/webinars (e.g., my articles in 2016 Journal of Statistics Education, 2014 Mathematics Teacher, 2007 Journal of Statistics Education) or republication or translation in other journalsOther professional recognitionsHadar Jewish Wisdom Fellowship (one of 46 picked from 200+ applicants worldwide, based in part on my math-and-religion scholarship), summer 2021Interviewed by the American Statistical Association’s Journal of Statistics Education (11 pages of March 2020 issue) for its series on prominent statistics educatorsNationally elected to serve Jan. 1, 2011-Dec. 31, 2013 as Publications Chair and Executive Committee member for the Statistical Education Section of the American Statistical AssociationServed 2011 on NCTM’s Professional Development Services Committee, by appointment of the presidentof the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Selected by UTEP as an NSF Advance IMPACT Seminar Fellow for 2005-06Designated (by Frontera Women’s Foundation) as a TITLE IX Champion, starting in 2009 Given at 2006 and 2010 conferences of the Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of Mathematics a plaque “In recognition of your support and promotion of high-quality mathematics teaching and ongoing professional development throughout the preparation and careers of teachers of mathematics.”External Reviewer (providing confidential letters evaluating scholarship for Promotion to Full Professor or forTenure/Promotion to Associate Professor) for universities in ME, MI, NE, NM, PA, TX (2001- present) Awarded certificate in 2007 from Miriam Leiva, (founding) president of the national organization TODOS: Mathematics for All, for “exemplary contributions as a leader in TODOS 2006-07.” Contest awardssecond-place announced 11/6/22 in the Film and in the Performing Arts categories of the STEM Art and Film Festival of the 2022 International Forum on Research ExcellenceWinner of the non-student category of a statistical meme contest by ASA Gives Back (reported on p. 5 of Dec. 2021 no. 534 issue of Amstat News)Two winners in the national math limerick contest sponsored by National Museum of Mathematics, 5/12/2021 Mathematics education poem competitively selected by Albuquerque’s Poet Laureate for NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read reading event, March 2021First place (non-student category) of ASA Day haiku contest held by American Statistical Association to honor its 180th anniversary (reported on p. 2 of January 2020 Amstat News, no. 511)Winner of at least one top-four award in 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, and 2013 biennial national A-mu-sing educational song/poem contests sponsored by Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, and 20+ educational cartoon captions have been selected since mid-2016 from blind monthly contests for use in the national CAUSE collectionNational Museum of Mathematics: First-place winner in international “Pi Day of the Century” song contest,3/14/15; also, at least 1 winning song in each Open Set math song contest: 3 in fall 2015 (with invited Museum performance on 11/19/15), 2 in spring 2017, 1 in spring 2018, 1 in spring 2021 Winner of Best Online Submission prize in the 2014 ASA’s Got Talent (sponsored by the American Statistical Association for its 175th anniversary; )Winner of first-place award in each of two categories in the national 2011-12 Quantitative Literacy in the Media contest sponsored by the QL SIGMAA of the Mathematical Association of AmericaTeaching awardsWinner of 2021 Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award from American Statistical Association[for teaching excellence, innovation, scholarship, broader impact] Named UTEP Distinguished Teaching Professor from April 28, 2019 through my eventual retirementOne of 10 winners (out of 150+ two- and four-year colleges in Texas) of a 2016 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award [14th winner in UTEP’s history and only UTEP winner since 2012]Winner of 2011 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Texas System (comprising nine universities and 10,000+ faculty)Winner of a 2011 UTEP College of Science Distinguished Achievement Award in TeachingWinner of the 2010 Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics Award for the Southwestern Section of the Mathematical Association of America Received 2001 Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr. Professorship award, top annual internal award of Armstrong Atlantic State University Other professional recognitionsHadar Jewish Wisdom Fellowship (one of 46 picked from 200+ applicants worldwide, based in part on my math-and-religion scholarship), summer 2021Selected to be interviewed by the American Statistical Association’s Journal of Statistics Education for its series on prominent statistics educators; 11-page interview appeared in March 2020 issue Named in June 2013 to be the 2013-14 Provost’s Faculty Fellow-in-Residence with UTEP’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, which I ended up directing January 1, 2014 - fall 2016. Nationally elected to serve Jan. 1, 2011-Dec. 31, 2013 as Publications Chair and Executive Committee member for the Statistical Education Section of the American Statistical AssociationServed 2011 on NCTM’s Professional Development Services Committee, by appointment of the presidentof the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Selected by UTEP as an NSF Advance IMPACT Seminar Fellow for 2005-06Designated (by Frontera Women’s Foundation) as a TITLE IX Champion, 2009 - presentPresented with plaque as “Outstanding CETaL [Center for Effective Teaching and Learning] Fellow”, 2008-11 Given at 2006 and 2010 conferences of the Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of Mathematics a plaque “In recognition of your support and promotion of high-quality mathematics teaching and ongoing professional development throughout the preparation and careers of teachers of mathematics.”Contest awardsThe winner in the non-student category of a statistical meme contest by ASA Gives Back (reported on p. 5 of Dec. 2021 issue no. 534 of Amstat News)Two winners in national math limerick contest sponsored by National Museum of Mathematics,5/12/21 Mathematics education poem selected by Albuquerque’s Poet Laureate for NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read reading event, March 2021First place (non-student category) of ASA Day haiku contest held by American Statistical Association to honor its 180th anniversary (reported on p. 2 of January 2020 Amstat News, no. 511)Grand Prize (mid/advanced career category) of inaugural NSF We Are Mathematics Video Competition, announced May 3, 2019 at NSF headquarters and featured at May 4 National Math FestivalWinner of at least one top-four award in 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, and 2013 biennial national A-mu-sing educational song/poem contests sponsored by Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, and 20+ educational cartoon captions have been selected since mid-2016 from blind monthly contests for use in the national CAUSE collectionNational Museum of Mathematics: First-place winner in international “Pi Day of the Century” song contest, 3/14/15; also, Open Set math song contests yielded 3 song winners in fall 2015 (with invited Museum performance on 11/19/15), 2 in spring 2017, 1 in spring 2018, 1 in spring 2021 Winner of Best Online Submission prize in the 2014 ASA’s Got Talent (sponsored by the American Statistical Association for its 175th anniversary; )Winner of Bronze Medal prize in 2013 “Best Statistics Education Web (STEW)/Census at School Lesson” national peer-reviewed contest sponsored by the American Statistical AssociationWinner of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning faculty award (“best paper”) at the 2012 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning Winner of first-place award in each of two categories in the national 2011-12 Quantitative Literacy in the Media contest sponsored by the QL SIGMAA of the Mathematical Association of America5. UTEP TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS TermCourses (enrollment)F04Stat 1380 (32), Math 3305 (30) Sp05Math 5370 (6), Math 5365 (15), Math 4370 (11), Math 4399 (1)F05Stat 1380 (35), Stat 1380 (31), Stat 5385 (13)Sp06Math 5370 (10)Sum06Math 5370 (1)F06Stat 5385 (28), Math 5195 (5)Sp07Math 4370 (8), Math 5365 (16), Math 5399 (1), Math 5396 (1)Sum07Math 5360 (10)F07Stat 1380 (34), Stat 1380 (18), Stat 5385 (22)Sp08Math 5360 (11), Math 5365 (20), Math 4370 (9)F08Math 5365 (8), Stat 1380 (29)Sp09Stat 5385 (6), Math 5396 (4), Math 5398 (1)F09Stat 1380 (33), Stat 1380 (31), Math 5195 (6), Math 5399 (1), Math 5399 (1)Sp10Math 5396 (6), Math 5399 (1), Stat 1380 (38)F10Stat 1380 (3), Stat 1380 (40), Math 5360a (15), Math 4370 (2), Math 5195 (5)Sp11Stat 1380 (38), Math 5360 (16)Sum11Math 5370 (1)F11Stat 5385 (12), Stat 1380 (43)Sp12Stat 1380 (44), Math 5365 (24), Math 5396 (1), Math 5370 (1), Math 5396 (1)Sum12Math 5398 (1)F12Math 5360 (13), Math 5396 (1), Math 5399 (1)Sp13Math 5396 (1), Math 5396 (1), Math 5396 (1), Math 5195 (7), Stat 1380 (39)Sum13Math 5396 (1)F13Math 5396 (1), Math 5399 (1), Math 4370 (14), Math 5364 (13)Sp14Math 5370 (1), Math 5399 (1), Math 5399 (1), Math 5396 (1), Math 5396 (1)F14Math 5399 (1), Math 4370 (19)Sp15Math 5361 (12)F15Math 5399 (1), Math 5396 (1), Math 5364 (12)Sp16Stat 1380 (41)F16MATM 5361 (12), Math 5396 (1)Sp17MATM 5364 (13), Stat 1380 (33)F17MATM 5361 (9), Stat 1380 (41), Stat 1380 (21)Sp18Math 5396 (7), taught online (Bb)F18Stat 1380 (41), Math 4370 (11), Stat 1380 (35)Sp19Stat 1380 (34), MATM 5361 (5)F 19MATM 5364 (7), Stat 1380 (42), Stat 1380 (42)Sp20Math 1320 (45), Stat 1380 (45), Math 5396 (1)F20Math 5396 (1), Stat 1380 (39), Stat 1380 (43), Stat 1380 (37); all teaching online Sp21MATM 5361 (9), Stat 1380 (44); all teaching online F21Math 1320 (44), Math 1320 (45), Math 1320 (46), Stat 1380 (44), Math 5396(1); onlineSp22MATM 5364 (11) synchronous; Math 4370/BIOL 4395 (10) synchronous, team-taughtF22Math 1320 (48), Math 1320 (47), Math 1320 (47), Math 1320 (46), Math 5396 (1);onlineSp23MATM 5361 (6), Math 5396 (2)F23Math 5396 (3)Sp24Math 5396(1), Math 1320 (41), Math 1320 (43), Math 1320 (43), Math 1320 (45)note: teaching (other than summer courses) not counted towards my teaching load includes:I co-supervised summer 2012 (LSAMP) and 2012-13 school year (COURI) research by Ariel I. GonzálezI co-directed 40 hours of professional development workshops throughout the 2005-06 year for 20 middle school teachers as part of a grant awarded by the Texas Education AgencyI created and taught (spring 2006) the course 06PCRC3500 (“Whole Lotto Learning: Gaining Lottery Literacy”) for UTEP’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)Since 2006, I have taught 10+ workshops on 4+ different topics for UTEP professional development entities (e.g., Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Instructional Support Services, CFLD, etc.) my 2020 and 2021 teaching was all online (Bb) after mid-March 2020, some synchronous, some asynchronous6. ACTIVITY IN PROPOSALS AND FUNDED PROJECTS Externally-Funded Projects Funding AgencyDollar AmountProject TitleDurationMy RoleConsortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics EducationTBDPaso Del Norte Regional Conference [associated with eCOTS 2024] co-hosted by UTEP and PNNL June 17-18, 2024 Co-organizer with Amy WaglerUS Dept. of Education (Office of Postsecondary Ed.)subaward budget of $23.5Kawarded UTEP’s Reimagining the Core is funded by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (PI: J. Wiebe), ($31,355,337 anticipated, $2,194,500 posted)My main part of the 5/6/2020-6/30/2023 grant is summer-fall 2022Core Leadership Fellow (with S. Patterson) on redesign of theMATH 1320 courseNational Science Foundation overall Penn State grant is $490,804 IGE-1806874: Individualized Pathways and Resources to Adaptive Control Theory-Inspired Scientific Education (iPRACTISE). (PI: Penn State’s Sy-Miin Chow; Co-PI Nilam Ram) Overall grant is 7/1/2018 – 8/31/22Consultant during June-July 2022, $9975Sinai and Synapses (supported by the John Templeton Foundation, CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, etc.$3600awarded"Higher Meanings: Exploring Connections Between Religion and Mathematics,"Jan. 1, 2021- Feb. 23, 2022Lead Scientist for the grant, run through a local community partner (Temple Mount Sinai) and whose budget includes $500 to support UTEP grad student I supervisedNational Center for Education Research (in Institution of Education Sciences)$3 M (UTEP’s part is $127,150); submitted 2/25/21; not fundedInclusive and Transformative Approach to College and Graduate Education through Individualized Pathways and Resources to Adaptive Control Theory-Inspired Scientific Education (iPRACTISE), PIs Sy-Miin Chow and Dennis Pearl, Penn State; Education Research and Training Grant program8/01/2021-7/31/2024site Co-PI at 50% credit (A. Wagler has the other 50%)National Science Foundation(DUE)$19,940awarded; $26,197 awardedSupplements (for VOICES and REU) to grant in cell below, administered by Penn State for simplicity; first supplement was written by me and the other two SMILES PIs and includes some research travel for me; second supplement supported a conference research presentation7/25/17-8/31/20; 5/20/19-8/31/20see Project TitleNational Science Foundation(DUE) $275,000 submitted 5/1/15awarded 9/16/15 Student-Made Interactive Learning with Educational Songs (SMILES) for Introductory Statistics Project; EAGER grantNSF/EHR/DUE 1544237;The supplements in the above cell raise the total amount of the grant to $321,137, of which $89,366 is administered by UTEP)9/15/15-8/31/20 PI, 100% creditSteelcase Education$38,600submitted 2/27/15;$300 Node chair awarded 4/16/15Active Learning Center sum. 2015 –sum. 2017co-PI (PI: C. Giorgis)National Science Foundation(DRL-AISL)$300,000; submitted 12/16/14; not fundedIncreasing Hispanic Middle Grade Students' Informal STEM Learning through Music-themed Contexts9/1/15 to 8/31/17co-PI(PI: S. An)International Association of Statistical Education$1000 sponsored project contract awardedSupport for editorial and production work needed to finalize each issue of Statistics Education Research Journal8/20/14-5/31/15PI, 100% creditNational Science Foundation(DRL-AISL)2,861,818(submitted 1/14/14; not funded)STEM Community Mentoring and Cyberlearning for At-risk Youth 8/1/14-7/30/18Senior Personnel (PI: R. Reyes)National Science Foundation $338,000 (submitted Aug. 2013; not funded) Preservice Elementary Teachers Researching Contextualized Mathematics Education (REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates)8/1/14-7/30/18Senior Personnel (PI: D. Tillman)National Science Foundation (FED)$546,302(submitted 1/14/14; not funded) Informal Learning WAVES: Connecting Analysis and Design through STEM and Musical Performance(UTEP part of $2.53M grant)6/1/2014-9/30/2018co-PI(PI: Peter Golding)National Science Foundation (Discovery Research K-12)$449,810(submitted 12/5/13; not funded)Increasing Hispanic Middle Grade Students’ Mathematics Success by Activating Higher-order Thinking in Authentic Music-themed Contexts3-yr grant would start 9/1/14co-PI (PI S. An, co-PIs D. Tillman, A. Shaheen, J. Tinajero)William T. Grant Foundation$500,000 (submitted March 2014; not fundedIncreasing Hispanic Youth’s Mathematics Success via Interactions with Musicians and Mathemusicians in Professional Settings9/1/14-8/31/17co-PI (PI Song An, co-PI A. Shaheen, D. Tillman)National Science Foundation [Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Type 1]$64,474awarded“Project UPLIFT: Universal Portability of Learning Increased by Fun Teaching”; submitted May 26, 2011 [only 12% of the Type 1 submissions in this year were funded]; NSF/EHR/DUE #1140690(UTEP part of $229K grant) August 15, 2012 – July 31, 2016PI (co-PI: Reynaldo Reyes); actual effort: 88%,12%, respectivelyNational Science Foundation $60,361 (the UTEP part of a $200K grant) not funded“Project LIFT: Learning Increased by Fun Teaching” [Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Phase 1][reviewer ratings were “fundable” and better than at least one funded project: 1 excellent; 3 very good]would have been 1/1/2011 – 1/1/2013PI, 100%Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) grant (Round 3, Level 2), UTEP (our proposal was one of the 7% of all proposals receiving highest funding level)$20,000 (one of only 3 funded at this level)fundedResearch on Contextualizing K-12 Mathematics Education within the Real World Context of Musical Composition and Musical Instrument Design (D. Tillman, S. An, A. Sheehan, L. Lesser)was told by ORSP this “counts as external funding” ORSP ID#14-6481-13Jan.1-Dec. 31, 2013co-PITexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardMaster Teacher Academy(PI: B. Giza)7/1/09-5/31/11, $1 millionIntegrating math and science, $500Summer 2010 Solo presentation of full-day closing-day workshop July 2010National Science FoundationI had a $3000 part of a funded $500K CCLI Phase 2 grant “Counterintuitive examples in STEM education” was my part of a “Cultivating Authentic Discourse for the 2020 Engineer” CCLI Phase 2 grant (PI: L. Everett) DUE-06188619/1/06 - 8/31/10One of 4 faculty members selected in 2006 to participateTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardMy part was $5K of a 2-year, $700K grantSABE MAS: Supporting A Better Education in Math And Science (PI: L. Serpa); 2-year, $700K grantAugust 2008-August 2010assistance with 2009 summer workshop; consultation on initial grantwriting; 1 of 4 supporting facultyU.S. Dept. of Education (OELA)My part: $3.5K/yr (& some travel) of $1,465,153 Project LEAP-UP: Learning, Encouraging, And Planning to Uplift Performance (PI: Josie V. Tinajero) [T195N070132]my 5 years in 9/1/07-7/31/13 grant began sp08Developed version of Stat 1380 more responsive to English learners National Science Foundation $29.3 M grant (my part was about $150K) Mathematics Science Partnership(PI: S. Navarro)My part was 8/1/04 – 9/30/07 out of 9/1/02-9/30/07key MATM/math educator with teaching, advising, research pedagogical lab and professional development roles; 2006-07 MSP Action Research Award winner (as Faculty Mentor for research by CISD’s Glenn White)Carnegie Foundation$5M (my part was $10K)Teachers for a New Era(PI: P. Arenaz, now R. Jarvis)2004 – 2008 (out of 9/03-9/08)Member of several working groups; conducted study related to TNE goals; also, national dissemi-nation activities U.S. Dept. of Education $880K (my part: $3.5K/yr + some travel)Project ACE: ACtion for Equity, Women's Educational Equity Grant; PI: Josie V. Tinajero, U083A050076Sum 2007 began first of 2 years(of 9/1/05-9/30/10)redesigning STAT 1380 to include issues of gender equity and/or service learningNational Science Foundation (HRD)millions (my part was $3K) ADVANCE Institutional Transformation for Faculty Diversity Grant #0245071 (PI: E. Posey)5/05-5/06 was my partIMPACT Seminar FellowTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board$1500 awarded (a sponsored project contract)“Gap Analysis: A Study of the Nature and Strength of Alignment Between TEKS and CRS Documents and Generation of New Ways to Increase Degree of Alignment with High Interrater Reliability”[higher education faculty chair of statewide Phase 2 math Vertical Team on College Readiness Standards]7/1/08-12/31/08PI, 100%Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board$84,900awarded“Strengthening Middle Grades Teachers’ Quantitative Reasoning as Classroom Researchers” Teacher Quality grant5/1/07 – 5/31/08co-PI (PI: M. Tchoshanov)National Science Foundation$134,237not funded“Assessing a Capstone Course for Preservice High School Mathematics Teachers for Conceptual-Connectedness and Cultural Relevance” (CCLI Phase 1); submitted May 2007[reviewer ratings: 2 good; 3 fair]1/08-12/09co-PI(PI: M. Winsor; 2nd co-PI: K. Lim)Texas Higher Ed. Coordinating Board$84,438awarded“Project MEET: Mathematics Education Enhanced through Technology” Teacher Quality grant12/06-8/07 co-PI (PI: O. Kosheleva)National Science Foundation$130,376not funded“The effect of participation in a mathe-matics capstone course on pre-service secondary mathematics teachers”; submit-ted May 2006 [reviewer ratings: 6 fair]N/Aco-PI (PI: M. Winsor; 2nd co-PI: H. Dogan)Texas Higher Ed. Coordinating Board$84,966awarded“Fostering Middle Grades Teachers Algebraic Thinking” Teacher Quality grant 5/1/06-5/31/07co-PI(PI: M. Tchoshanov)Texas Education Agency$132,380awarded“Middle School Student Achievement Project: Evidence-based professional development using item analysis of TAKS data to improve student achievement in mathematics”8/15/05 – 2/28/07 PI/writing shared equally with Tchoshanov (we swapped roles in Spring 2006) Texas Education Agency$132,380Withdrawn (submitted with above grant, then learned 1 proposal allowed)“Improving High School Student Mathematics Achievement in El Paso County: Evidence-Based Professional Development Partnership Using TAKS Item Analysis”co-written with M.TchoshanovAmerican Statistical Association$17,528not fundedCritical Values: Connecting Ethics, Statistics, and Social Justice to Lift Our World4/05 – 3/06PI and sole writerMcGraw-Hill$2,500 awardedCollege algebra (ACT in Algebra) curriculum developmentFall 1996co-author with R. MayesService on or Competitive subawards from Externally-Funded Projects I’ve received travel support to participate in conferences from organizations including SIGMAA on Statistics Education, Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, Charles A. Dana Center, Mathematical Association of America, and National Council of Teachers of MathematicsCompetitively awarded Internally-Funded Projects Type of GrantAmount Project TitleinvolvementInterdisciplinary Research (IDR) grant (Round 3, Level 2), The University of Texas at El Paso (among the 7% of proposals that received highest funding level)$20,000 funded (only 3 funded at this level)Research on Contextualizing K-12 Mathematics Education within the Real World Context of Musical Composition and Musical Instrument Design (D. Tillman, S. An, A. Sheehan, L. Lesser)Jan.1-Dec. 31, 2013Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr. Professorship [AASU’s premier faculty development award]$6651funded“Interdisciplinary Mathematics: Connections Across Campus”1/01-12/01 Faculty Research and Scholarship Grants Competition, AASU$2500fundedAn Interpretivist Investigation of What Stu-dents Find Intuitive in Introductory Statistics12/99-6/00 Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. $3000 fundedcollaborations with inservice teachers at East Broad Street ES9/99-12/99 Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.$1500 fundedMathematics Education and Statistics Education Resource Consulting5/99-8/99 University of Northern Colorado Research Corporation grant$2500 fundedCase study research on introductory statistics curriculum and student learning1/98-5/99 Univ. of Northern Colorado New Faculty Research Mini-Grant$500 funded“Exploring Student Attitudes and Preconceptions in Intro. Statistics”12/96-12/97 Faculty Research and Publications Board grant, U. of N. Colorado$2500 funded“Exploring Student Cognition and Affect in College Algebra” (with R. Mayes)5/95-6/96 Externally Funded Projects I am serving or have served on:since coming to UTEP in 2004:US Dept. of Education grant “Reimagining the Core”US Dept. of Education grant “Project LEAP-UP: Learning, Encouraging, And Planning to Uplift Performance”US Dept. of Education grant “Project ACE: ACtion for Equity”Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board “Master Teacher Academies”Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board “SABE MAS: Supporting A Better Education in Math And Science”National Science Foundation CCLI Phase 2 grant “Cultivating Authentic Discourse for the 2020 Engineer” National Science Foundation Advance Institutional Transformation for Faculty Diversity GrantNational Science Foundation Mathematics Science PartnershipNational Science Foundation grant for Penn State’s iPRACTISE projectNational Science Foundation (DUE 2235355) grant – Advisory Board serviceCarnegie Foundation Teachers for a New Era grant Before UTEP Georgia Eisenhower Higher Education Program grant “Teaching Mathematics with Technology” National Science Foundation Rocky Mountain Secondary Teacher Enhancement Initiative in MathematicsNational Science Foundation Rocky Mountain Teacher Education CollaborativeColorado Commission on Higher Education “Educational Technology Improvement Project” Colorado Commission on Higher Education “NEXT STEP: K-12 & Higher Ed Working Differently & Together” 7. PUBLICATIONS Selected TextbooksGarfunkel, Solomon; Malkevitch, Joseph; Lesser, Lawrence M.; Taylor, Alan D.; Conrad, Bruce P.; Brams, Steven J.; Gallian, Joseph; Campbell, Paul J. (2013) For All Practical Purposes (9th ed. of math-for-liberal-arts textbook). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company (under auspices of COMAP: Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications). [I had sole responsibility for the 4 statistics chapters, pp. 162-323, SC1-SC2, A8-A13] ISBN 978-1-4292-5482-3Garfunkel, Solomon; Malkevitch, Joseph; Lesser, Lawrence M.; Moore, David S.; Taylor, Alan D.; Conrad, Bruce P.; Brams, Steven J.; Gallian, Joseph; Campbell, Paul J. (2009). For All Practical Purposes (8th ed.). New York: Freeman (under the auspices of COMAP). 894 pp. (ISBN 1-4292-1506-2). [I had sole responsibility for the 4 statistics chapters (pp. 147-282, SC-1, A8-A11)]Mayes, Robert L. & Lesser, Lawrence M. (1998). ACT in Algebra: Applications, Concepts, andTechnology in Learning Algebra (Prelim. Ed.) [704 pp.]. Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill. Selected ManuscriptsL. Lesser, S. Patterson [doctoral student], Julio Solis [doctoral student], & Rafael Moral (conditionally accepted; revision submitted November 6, 2023). A Sing-ular Aid: Using Song to Help Teach Solution Set Cases for Systems of Linear Equations. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies,Chow, S.-M., Lee, J., Park, J., Don, P. K., Hammel, T., Hallquist, M., Nord, E., Oravecz, Z., Perry, H., Ram, N., Lesser, L., & Pearl, D. (accepted Nov. 18, 2023; early view published Jan. 2024). Personalized Education through Individualized Pathways and Resources to Adaptive Control Theory-inspired Scientific Education (iPRACTISE): Proof-of-Concept Case Studies for Designing and Evaluating Personalized Education, Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, Megan Mocko, Amy E. Wagler, Lawrence M. Lesser, Wendy S. Francis, Jennifer M. Blush [doctoral student], Karly Schleicher [doctoral student], Patricia S. Barrientos [master’s student] (early view version expected in 2024). What they remember may not be what they understand: A study of mnemonic recall and performance by introductory statistics students. Journal of Statistics and Data Science EducationL. Lesser & [master’s student] Martin Santos (Feb. 2024 issue; appeared online May 16, 2023). Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 32(1), 83-97. L. Lesser & D. Pearl (fall 2023). Visualizing statistical edutainment: What you see is what you get. Teaching Statistics, 45(3), 131-142. E. Villa, L. Lesser, & E. Mein (2023). Shifting Pre-Calculus from Gatekeeper to Gateway at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. In Matthew Voigt, Jess Ellis Hagman, Jessica Gehrtz, Brea Ratliff, Nathan Alexander, & Rachel Levy (Eds.), [MAA Notes 96] Justice through the lens of calculus: Framing new possibilities for diversity, equity, and inclusion (pp. 364-372). Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America. Pearl, D. & Lesser, L. (2023). Statistical edutainment: An experimental way to teach for good measure. Teaching Statistics, 45(1), 45-56. Lesser, L. (2022). Sound Off: Staring down stereotypes [updated augmented version of Apr. 2014 Mathematics Teacher piece]. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK–12, 115(12), 915-920.Lesser, L. & Pearl, D. (2022). Statistical edutainment: You’re the subject for our next subject!Teaching Statistics, 44(3), 133. Pearl, D. & Lesser, L. (2022). Statistical edutainment: a means to vary how we teach summary statistics. Teaching Statistics, 44(2), 82-89. Lesser, L.M. & Pearl, D.K. (2022). Take a chance on statistical edutainment, Teaching Statistics, 44(1), 34-42.Lesser, L. (2022). Letter to the Editor (about Yang & Idris 2021 paper). Statistics Education Research Journal, 21(1), 1-2. Karaali, G., & Lesser, L. M. (2021). Arts of the Heart: Mathematics and poetry. In Bharath Sriraman (Ed.), Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences (pp. 967-979). NY: Springer.Pearl, D. & Lesser, L. (2021). Poll position: A sampling of statistical edutainment. Teaching Statistics, 43(3), 124-128.Lesser, L. (2021). Presenting Mathematical Poetry Across Disciplinary Lines [refereed short paper].In Proceedings of Bridges 2021: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture (pp. 371-374). Phoenix, AZ: Tessellations Publishing.Lesser, L. (2021). The Power of a Double Take: Doubling Back to Show Growth in a Pandemic. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 11(2), 301-308. Lesser, L. & Pearl, D. (2021). Statistical edutainment: putting it to the test. Teaching Statistics, 43(2), 92-99.Pearl, D. & Lesser, L. (2021). Statistical edutainment that lines up and fits. Teaching Statistics, 43(1), 45-51. Lesser, L. M. (2020). Redesigning a statistics literacy course to help prepare pre-service teachers to teach (statistics to) English language learners. In Luciana C. de Oliveira & Marta Civil (Eds.), Teaching mathematics to English language learners: Preparing pre-service and in-service teachers (pp. 27-46). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.Lesser, L. & Pearl, D. (2020). Statistical edutainment: correlation recreation. Teaching Statistics, 42(3), 126-131. Lesser, L. M. (2020). Redesigning a statistics literacy course to help prepare pre-service teachers to teach (statistics to) English language learners. In Luciana C. de Oliveira & Marta Civil (Eds.), Teaching mathematics to English language learners: Preparing pre-service and in-service teachers (pp. 27-46). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.Karaali, G., & Lesser, L. (2020). A modest proposal. The Mathematical Intelligencer, 42(3), 55-56.Pearl, D. & Lesser, L.(2020). Statistical edutainment that counts. Teaching Statistics,42(2),66-71.Pearl, D. & Lesser, L. (2020). Statistical edutainment with confidence. Teaching Statistics, 42(1), 23-27.Gregory J. Crowther, Jason?Wessels, Lawrence M. Lesser, Jennifer L.?Breckler?(2020). Is memorization the name of the game? Undergraduates’ perceptions of the usefulness of physiology songs. Advances in Physiology Education, 44(1), 104-112.Rossman, A. J. & Lesser, L. (2020). Interview with Larry Lesser. Journal of Statistics Education, 28(1), 109-119. , L. (2020). Statistical poetry. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 10(1), 533-539.Lesser, L.M., & Wagler, A.E. (2019). Mathematics, statistics and (Jewish) culture: Reflections and connections. In T. L. Shockey (Ed.), Culture that counts: A decade of depth with the Journal of Mathematics and Culture (pp. 415-436). Galena, OH: White Plum Publishing. [appeared 2020]Lesser, L.M. (2019). Book of numbers: Exploring Jewish mathematics and culture at a Jewish high school. In T. L. Shockey (Ed.), Culture that counts: A decade of depth with the Journal of Mathematics and Culture (pp. 459-474). Galena, OH: White Plum Publishing. [appeared 2020]Lesser, L.M., Pearl, D.K., Weber, J.J., Dousa, D.M., Carey, R.P., & Haddad, S.A. (2019). Developing interactive educational songs for introductory statistics. J. of Statistics Education, 27(3), 238-252.Leigh M. Harrell-Williams,?Jennifer Lovett, Lawrence M. Lesser, Hollylynne S. Lee, Rebecca L. Pierce, Teri J. Murphy, M. Alejandra Sorto (2019). Measuring Self-efficacy?to?Teach Statistics in Grades 6-12 Mathematics Teachers. In?Jonathan D. Bostic, Erin E. Krupa, & Jeffrey C. Shih (Eds.),?Assessment in Mathematics Education Contexts: Theoretical Frameworks and New Directions? (pp. 147-171). New York: Routledge. Lesser, L., & Pearl, D. (2019). Statistical edutainment: Reversing comparisons. Teaching Statistics, 41(3), 118-122.Harrell-Williams, L.M., Lovett, J.N., Lee, H.S., Pierce, R.L., Lesser, L.M., & Sorto, M.A. (2019). Validation of scores from the high school version of the Self-Efficacy to Teach Statistics (SETS-HS) instrument using preservice mathematics teachers. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(2), 194-208.Angelica Monárrez (doct. student), Lorena Galvan (MS student), A. Wagler, & L. Lesser (2018). Rangeof meanings: A sequential mixed methods study of how English language learners encounter assessment items on descriptive statistics. Journal of Statistics Education, 26(3), 162-173.Pierce, R.L., Harrell-Williams, L.M., Lesser, L.M., Roberts, S.G. [doctoral student], Sorto, M.A. (2019). Comparing Item Difficulty Ratings and Distributions of Item Mentions for Pre-service Secondary Teacher Ratings on the Self-Efficacy to Teach Statistics (SETS) Instrument. Proceedings of the III Congreso Internacional Virtual de Educación Estadística [the 3rd international virtual congress on statistical education], 10 pp. , L. (2018, August 9). Opening intentions for the first day of class [selected republication of my 2010 piece in The Teaching Professor]. Faculty Focus [read by 125,000+ educators] Leigh M. Harrell-Williams,?Jennifer Lovett, M. Alejandra Sorto, Rebecca L. Pierce, Lawrence M. Lesser, Teri J. Murphy (2018). Using the SETS Level A Items to classify pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy to teach statistics: An application of the mixture Rasch model. In M.A. Sorto (Ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Teaching Statistics, Kyoto, Japan.Lesser, L. (2018). Modulating misconceptions by musical means. Teaching Statistics, 40(3), 79-82. Wagler, A. & Lesser, L. (2018). Evaluation of theoretical and empirical characteristics of the Communication Language, And Statistics Survey (CLASS). Statistics Education Research Journal, 17(1), 141-164. [SERJ acceptance rate: 3%]Lesser, L (2018). One in Ten. Teaching Statistics, 40(1), 33-34.Lesser, L. (2017). Finding center: Towards increasing clarity and reducing anxiety in statistics class. Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, 22(1), 42-58.Lesser, L. (2017). New normal? Radical Statistics, no. 117, 31-33.Lesser, L. (2017). FUNdamental engagement in statistics education. Amstat News, no. 483, 24-28.Harrell-Williams, L., Lovett, J. N., Pierce, R. L., Sorto, M. A., Lee, H. S., & Lesser, L. M. (2017). The Middle Grades SETS Instrument: Psychometric comparison of middle and high school pre-service mathematics teachers. In E. Galindo & J. Newton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1064-1067). Indianapolis, IN: Hoosier Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.An, S.A., Tillman, D.A., & Lesser, L.M. (2018). The hidden musicality of math class: A transdisciplinary approach to mathematics education. In Limin Jao & Nenad Radakovic (Eds.), Transdisciplinarity in mathematics education: Blurring disciplinary boundaries (pp. 25-46). New York: Springer.Mocko, M., Lesser, L., Wagler, A., & Francis, W. (2017). Assessing effectiveness of mnemonics fortertiary students in a hybrid introductory statistics course. Journal of Statistics Education, 25(1), 2-11. [most-viewed research paper and 2nd-most overall in journal’s history]Lesser, L. (2017). Moving between inner and outer worlds. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 7(1), 275-284.Lesser, J.B. [high school student working in UTEP lab], Tillman, D.A., Lesser, L.M., & An, S.A. (2016). Internship experience in an educational technology laboratory: Autoethnography of an eighth-grade student-researcher. Journal of Mathematics Education, 9(2), 109-118.Lesser, L.M., Wagler, A.E., & [master’s student] Salazar, B. (2016). Flipping Between Languages? An Exploratory Analysis of the Usage by Spanish-Speaking English Language Learner Tertiary Students of a Bilingual Probability Applet. Statistics Education Research Journal, 15(2), 145-168. [SERJ acceptance rate: 3%] Lesser, L. (2016). More statistics education literature on analogies [Comment on 2015 paper “Analogies for helping clinicians and investigators better understand the principles and practice of biostatistics” by M.L. Lesser, M.B. Akerman, & N. Kohn, 70, 166-170]. The American Statistician, 70(4), 434.Lesser, L. & Wagler, A. (2016). Mathematics, statistics, and (Jewish) culture: Reflections on connections.Journal of Mathematics and Culture, 10(2), 127-156. [updated version selected for republication in 2019 book by White Plum Publishing]Lesser, L. & Lesser, J. (2016, August 6-12). The power of polls. The Mini Page, No. 32 [full-page Universal Press Syndicate educational children’s weekly feature read by 20 million readers across 500+ newspapers in US and abroad, including 8/8/16 El Paso Times, 136(221), p. 3D.] Lesser, L.M., Pearl, D.K., & Weber, J.J. (2016). Assessing fun items’ effectiveness in increasing learning of college introductory statistics students: Results of a randomized experiment, Journal of Statistics Education, 24(2), 54-62. Article discussed for 6.5 minutes on Dec. 21, 2017 episode #1716 (Digest 1) of Math Ed Podcast, An, S.A., Zhang, M., Tillman, D., Lesser, L., Siemssen, Annette [doctoral student], & Tinajero, J. (2016).Learning to Teach Music-themed Mathematics: An Examination of Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Developing and Implementing Interdisciplinary Mathematics Pedagogy, Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 18(1), 20-36.White, A., & Lesser, L. (2016). Different perspectives on the median of a distribution. Lesser, L.M., An, S., & Tillman, D.A. (2016). The Use of Song to Open an Educational DevelopmentWorkshop: Exploratory Analysis and Reflection. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, 35(2), 284-302.Lesser, L.M., & Wagler, A. E. (2016). Tools for Assessing Readability of Statistics Teaching Materials, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 35(2), 153-171.Lesser, L. (2016, March 12-18). Music = Math! The Mini Page, No. 11 [full-page Universal Press Syndicate educational children’s weekly feature read by 20 million readers across 500+ newspapers in US and abroad, including 3/14/16 El Paso Times, 136(74), p. 4D.] Lesser, L. (2016). Sounding off on stereotypes. Noticias de TODOS: News from TODOS Mathematicsfor All, 11(2), 1-3.Lesser, L. (2015). ‘American Pi’: The Story of a Song about Pi. Journal of Mathematics Education, 8(2), 158-168.Lesser, L., & Lesser, J. (2015, Nov. 28 – Dec. 4). A twisted tale. The Mini Page, No. 48 [full-page Universal Press Syndicate educational children’s weekly feature read by 20 million readers across 500+ newspapers in US and abroad, including 11/30/15 El Paso Times, 135(334), p. D4.] Lesser, L. (2015). Learning Language: A Mathematics Educator’s Reflection on Empathy and Privilege,Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics, 6(1), 25-32.Lesser, L.M., & Reyes, R. (2015). Student Reactions to the Integration of Fun Material in a High-Anxiety Subject: A Case Study in the Teaching of College Introductory Statistics, Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 8(1), 1-19. kpu.ca/tdHarrell-Williams, L., Sorto, M.A., Pierce, R., Lesser, L., & Murphy, T.J. (2015). Identifying StatisticalConcepts Associated with High and Low Levels of Self-efficacy to Teach Statistics in Middle Grades, Journal of Statistics Education, 23(1), 1-20.Wagler, A., Lesser, L., [UG] González, A., &[master’s student] Leal, L. (2015). Assessing the Lexico-Grammatical Characteristics of a Corpus of College-Level Statistics Textbooks: Implications for Instruction and Practice, The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 45(1), 31-56.Lesser, L. (2014). Hypothesen-schnell bieder Hand! [spring 2012 TS paper translated into German]. Stochastik in der Schule, 34(3), 22-24.Lesser, L., Wagler, A., & [master’s student] Abormegah, P. (2014). Finding a happy median: Another balance representation for measures of center. Journal of Statistics Education, 22(3), 1-28.Lesser, L. (2014). Mathematical lyrics: Noteworthy endeavours in education. Invited refereed paper for Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, 8(1-2), 46-53.Wagler, A. & Lesser, L. (2014). Assessing Dimensionality of the Communication, Language And Statistics Survey: A Multi-Group Analysis with Introductory Statistics Students Near the US-Mexico Border, refereed contributed paper, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, July 2014, Flagstaff, AZ. (4 pp.) Lesser, L. (2014). Overcoming statistical anxiety and being successful in data analysis. In Amanda J.Rockinson-Szapkiw & Lucinda S. Spaulding (Eds.), Navigating the Doctoral Journey: A Handbook of Strategies for Success (pp. 65-75). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.Lesser, L. (2014, June 27). Opening intentions for the first day of class [selected republication of my 2010 piece in The Teaching Professor]. Faculty Focus [e-newsletter read by 125,000+ educators], L. (2014). Teaching statistics for engagement beyond classroom walls,” invited paper, Proceed-ings of the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, July 2014, Flagstaff, AZ. (6 pp.)Harrell-Williams, L.; Sorto, M.A.; Pierce, R.; Lesser, L.M., Murphy, T.J. (2014). Using the SETS Instruments to Investigate Sources of Variation in Levels of Pre-service Teacher Efficacy to Teach Statistics, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, July 2014, Flagstaff, AZ. (4 pp.)Lesser, L. (April 2014). Staring down stereotypes. Mathematics Teacher, 107(8), 568-571.Harrell-Williams, L.; Sorto, M. A.; Pierce, R. L.; Lesser, L. M.; Murphy, T. J. (2014). Validation ofscores from a new measure of pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy to teach statistics in the middle grades. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32(1), 40-50.Lesser, L., Wagler, A., Esquinca, A., and [master’s student] Valenzuela, M. G. (2013). Survey of native English speakers and Spanish-speaking English language learners in tertiary introductory statistics. Statistics Education Research Journal, 12(2), 6-35. [SERJ acceptance rate: 3%]Lesser, L. (2013). Types of Average and Sampling: “Household Words” to Dwell On. StatisticsEducation Web: Online Journal of K-12 Statistics Lesson Plans, 1-12. [see Honors/Awards] education/stew/ [also selected to appear as interactive lesson at ]Lesser, L. (2013). Learning about learning: Moving beyond a teacher-centered approach. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 7(2), 1-2.Robertson, W. & Lesser, L. (2013). Scientific skateboarding and mathematical music: Edutainment that actively engages middle school students. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1(2), 60-68. , L. (2013). One mean class. Statistics Teacher Network, no. 81, p. 20. [dramatic sketch]Lesser, L. (2013). Cultivating empathy for English language learners in mathematics: A reflection. Notices of the North American Study Group on Ethnomathematics, 6(1), 3-9.Lesser, L.M.; Wall, A.; Carver, R.; Pearl, D.K.; Martin, N.; Kuiper, S.; Posner, M.A.; Erickson, P.; Liao, S.-M.; Albert, J.; Weber, J.J. (2013). Using fun in the statistics classroom: An exploratory study of college instructors’ hesitations and motivations. Journal of Statistics Education, 21(1), 1-33. Lesser, L. (2012). What’s done on day one? Set the tone for the long run. Proceedings of 2012 JointStatistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Education (pp. 5707-5709). Alexandria, VA: ASA. Lesser, L. (2013). Poetic Reactions. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 3(1), 156-161.Lesser, L. (2013). Using Context to Classify Variables, Teaching Statistics, 35(1), 29-31.Lesser, L. (2012). Hurwitz, S. and Gardenier, J. S. (2012). Ethical guidelines for statistical practice: Thefirst 60 years and beyond. The American Statistician, 66(2), 99-103: Comment by Lesser. The American Statistician, 66(4), 243.Lesser, L. M. & Guthrie, J. A. (2012). Uncommon connections with common numerators. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, 22(8), 634-642.Rubel, L., Driskill, M., & Lesser, L. (2012). Decennial Redistricting: Rich Mathematics in Context. Mathematics Teacher, 106(3), 206-211.Lesser, L. (2012). Lottery Lunacy. Mathematics Teacher, 106(2), 93-94.Sorto, M. A., White, A., & Lesser, L. (2012). Wie finden Studierende eine Ausgleichsgerade?” [2011 Teaching Statistics paper translated into German] Stochastik in der Schule, 32(1), 28-31. Lesser, L. (2012). Three Mathematical Lyrics, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2(1), 104-106.Lesser, L. (2011; appeared in 2012). Low-tech, low-cost, high-gain, real-time assessment? It’s all in the cards, easy as ABCD! Texas Mathematics Teacher, 58(2), 18-22.Lesser, L. (2012). High-Speed Hypotheses!, Teaching Statistics, 34(1), 10-12.Lesser, L. (2011). Making statistics memorable: New mnemonics and motivations. Proceedings of 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Education, 1118-1124. Alexandria, VA: ASA. Wagler, A. & Lesser, L. (2011). Teaching Statistics to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Proceedings of 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Education, 821-830. Alexandria, VA: ASA. Lesser, L. & Kephart, K. (2011). Setting the Tone: A Discursive Case Study of Problem-Based Inquiry Learning to Start a Graduate Statistics Course for In-service Teachers. J. of Statistics Education, 19(3), 1-29. [see Honors/Awards]Winsor, M.; Pérez-Badillo, Y.; Lewis, G.; Lesser, L. (2011). A multi-state comparison of teachers’ beliefs about teaching English language learners mathematics. In L. R. Wiest & T. Lamberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the Int’l Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 996-1005). Reno, NV: U. of Nevada. Lesser, L. (2011). On the use of mnemonics for teaching statistics. Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, 6(2), 151-160. Lesser, L. (2011). Supporting Learners of Varying Levels of English Proficiency. Statistics Teacher Network, No. 77, 2-5.Sorto, M. A., White, A., & Lesser, L. (2011). Understanding Student Attempts to Find a Line of Fit. Teaching Statistics, 33(2), 49-52. Lesser, L. (2011). Simple Datasets for Distinct Basic Summary Statistics. Teaching Statistics, 33(1), 9-11.Lesser, L. (2010). The Necessity of Equity in Teaching Statistics. Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, No. 25 (7 pp.). Lesser, L. (2010). Equity and the increasingly diverse tertiary student population: Challenges and opportunities in statistics education. In C. Reading (Ed.), Data and context in statistics education: Towards an evidence-based society. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Teaching Statistics. Voorburg, The Netherlands: International Statistical Institute. (6 pp.) Sorto, M. A. & Lesser, L. M. (2010). Towards Measuring Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledgein Statistics: Middle School Teachers Using Graphing Calculators (8 pp.), Next Steps in Statistics Education: Proceedings of the 2009 IASE Satellite Conference on Next Steps in Statistics Education. Durban, South Africa. Sorto, M. A.; Harrell, L. M.; Pierce, R. L.; Murphy, T. J.; Enders, F. B.; Lesser, L. M. (2010). Experts’ perceptions in linking GAISE guidelines to the Self-Efficacy to Teach Statistics instrument. Proceedings of the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Education, pp. 4289-4294. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.Lesser, L. (2010). An Ethnomathematics Spin on Statistics Class, Notices of the North American StudyGroup on Ethnomathematics, 3(2), 5-6. Winsor, M. & Lesser, L. (2009). Hot Wheels. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 15(4), 239-243. Lesser, L. (2010). The High School Weirdness Factor, Mathematics Teacher, 103(7), 474-477.Lesser, L. (2010) Sizing Up Class Size: A Deeper Classroom Investigation of Central Tendency, Mathematics Teacher, 103(5), 376-380.Lesser, L. (2009). Denominator. Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, pp. 60-61.Lesser, L. M. & Glickman, M. E. (2009). Using Magic in the Teaching of Probability and Statistics.Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, 4(4), 265-274.Lesser, L. M. and Winsor, M. S. (2009). English language learners in introductory statistics: Lessons learned from an exploratory case study of two pre-service teachers. Statistics Education Research Journal, 8(2), 5-32. [SERJ acceptance rate: 3%]Lesser, L. (2009). Equity, Social Justice, and the Mission of TODOS: Connections and Motivations. Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics, 1(1), 22-27.Winsor, M. & Lesser, L. (2009) Hot Wheels: A Vehicle for Exploring Proportional Reasoning. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 15(4), 239-243.Lesser, L. (2009), (Im)perfect Storm, Mathematics Teacher, 102(8), 572, 574-575.Lesser, L. & Groth, R. (2009). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Statistics. InProceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, pp. 148-152. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Lesser, L. (2008). Social Justice, Gender Equity, and Service Learning in Statistics Education: Lessons Learned from the DOE-Funded Project ACE (ACtion for Equity). In Proceedings of the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings, Statistical Education Section, pp. 424-431. Alexandria, VA: ASA.Lesser, L. M. (2008). Update on Texas College Readiness Standards in Mathematics, P-16 Initiatives, 1(2), 1-2.Gann, L. & Lesser, L. (2008). College Readiness Mathematics Vertical Team Phase 2 Gap Analysis (for Texas Education Agency). Kosheleva, O.; Lesser, L.; Munter, J.; & [graduate student] Trillo, S. (2008). Parent Power Nights: A Vehicle for Engaging Adults/Families in Learning Mathematics. Adults Learning Mathematics International Journal, 3(2b), 36-52.Lesser, L. (2008). Equity, Social Justice, and the Mission of TODOS. Noticias de TODOS: News fromTODOS Mathematics for All, 4(2), 7-9.Lesser, L. M. & Pearl, D. K. (2008). Functional Fun in Statistics Teaching: Resources, Research, and Recommendations. Journal of Statistics Education, 16(3), 1-11.Tchoshanov, M.; Lesser, L. M.; [master’s student] Salazar, J. (2008). Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement: Revealing Patterns. Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 10(2), 38-48.Lesser, L. (2008). Reunion of Broken Parts: Experiencing Diversity in Algebra. In P. C. Elliot & C. M. Elliott Garnett (Eds.), Getting into the Mathematics Conversation: Valuing Communication in Mathematics Classrooms, pp. 99-107. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Lesser, L. M. & Gann, L. (2008). Texas College Readiness Standards in Mathematics. Texas MathematicsTeacher, 55(2), 15.Lesser, L. (2008). Easy Angle Finder, Mathematics Teacher, 102 (3), 193-6.Lesser, L. (2008). Slippery Slopes, Mathematics Teacher, 102 (2), 116-9.Lesser, L. (May 2008). Safe Havens graph, Mathematics Teacher, 101(9), 690-2.Lesser, L. M. (invited article; 2008). Even More Fun Learning Stats, Stats, 49, pp. 5-8, 19, 27. Lesser, L. M. (invited article; 2007). Learning Stats is Fun with the Right Mode, Stats, 48, 7-11, 21, 26-8.Lesser, L. M. (2007). Teaching Time Savers: Modular Curriculum Files. Mathematical Association of America FOCUS, 27(7), 5.Lesser, L. M. (2007). Predicting Rain, Mathematics Teacher, 101(2), 95-96.Lesser, L. (2007). Using ‘Objects’ to Object to Objectification, Teaching Tolerance, 32, p.15 (630K readers) Lesser, L. M. & [UTEP master’s student] Melgoza, L. (2007). Simple Numbers: ANOVA Example ofFacilitating Student Learning in Statistics. Teaching Statistics, 29(3), 102-105.Lesser, L. M. (2007). A Round This Date in Time; Pizza Pi, Anyone?. Mathematics Teaching in theMiddle School, 12(7), 383, 387.Lesser, L. M. (2007). Critical Values and Transforming Data: Teaching Statistics with Social Justice. J. of Statistics Education, 15(1), 1-21. [selected for March 7, 2017 discussion as part of international 9-organization 2016-17 webinar series “Call for Collective Action to Develop Awareness: Equity and Social Justice in Mathematics Education” (archived at , ; also selected in June 2020 for a curated website ]J. Garfield, A. Zieffler, R. delMas, B. Chance, S. Hilton, & L. Lesser (2007). Practical Issues in Conducting Statistics Education Research (pp. 2295-2297). 2006 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Education. Alexandria, VA: ASA. Lesser, L. M. (2007). Using Graphing Calculators to Do Statistics: A Pair of Problematic Pitfalls. Mathematics Teacher, 100(5), 375-378.Lesser, L. M. & Blake, S. (2007). Mathematical Power: Exploring Critical Pedagogy in Mathematics and Statistics, Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 5(1).Lesser, L. M. & Blake, S. (2006). Mathematical Power: Exploring Critical Pedagogy in Mathematics and Statistics. In C. Rossatto, R.L. Allen, M. Pruyn (Eds.). Re-inventing Critical Pedagogy: Wi-dening the Circle of Anti-Oppression Education, pp. 159-173. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. Lesser, L.; Tchoshanov, M.; [grad student] Salazar, J.; [grad student] Salazar, A.; Martin, S. (2006). Evidence-Based Professional Development Partnership with Middle Schools to Improve Student Achievement on a High-Stakes Test. In Alatorre, S., Cortina, J.L., Sáiz, M. and Méndez, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 2, pp. 208-209. Mérida, México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.Blake, S.; Lesser, L.; Perez, S.; Fonseca, C.; Jablonski, C.; Gallo, M. (2006). Exploring the relationship with academic self-efficacy and middle school students’ performance on a high-stakes mathematics test. In Alatorre, S., Cortina, J. L., Sáiz, M. and Méndez, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 2, pp. 655-656. Mérida, México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.Lesser, L. M. & Tchoshanov, M. (2006). Selecting Representations. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 53(2), 20-26.Lesser, L. (2006). Discovering (in) the Discipline: Going Beyond Statistical Literacy to Explore WhatHelps Students ‘Think Like a Statistician’. Proceedings of the Fifth International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning (9 pp.). El Paso: University of Texas at El Paso. Lesser, L. M. & Winsor, M. (2006). Interactive Representations of the Big Six Trigonometry Functions: Connections to Geometry and Language. ON-Math: Online Journal of School Mathematics, 5(1)Lesser, L. M. & Winsor, M. (2006). Emerging Strategies to Address Needs on the Border. Noticias de TODOS: News from TODOS Mathematics for All, 2(1), 1-3. Winsor, M.; Lesser, L. M., Payne, L. L., & Grouws, D. (2006). Real-Time Traffic Data: A Vehicle for Statistical Exploration. ON-Math: Online Journal of School Mathematics, 4(1) Lesser, L. M. (2006). Book of Numbers: Exploring Jewish Mathematics and Culture at a Jewish HighSchool. Journal of Mathematics and Culture, 1(1), 8-31. [selected for republication in a 2019 book by White Plum Publishing]Blake, S.; Lesser, L.; Perez, S.; Fonseca, C.; Jablonski, C.; Gallo, M. (2006). Self-efficacy as an Indicator of Success on High-Stakes Tests with Middle School Students [20 pp.]. Proceedings of 2006 Lineae Terrarum: International Borders Conference. Lesser, L. (2006). Critical Values: Connecting Ethics, Statistics, and Social Justice to Lift Our World. 2005 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Education (pp. 2269-2271). Alexandria, VA: ASA.Lesser, L. M. (2006). Engaging the Intuition in Statistics to Motivate. Article published on College BoardAdvanced Placement Statistics Course Home Page. , L. M. with [UTEP master’s students] E. Rayas, G. Trujillo, A. Vargas, & Y. Velankar (2006). Teachers’ Technology Class Continues Discussion of Pitfalls. Mathematics Teacher, 99(5), 340-2Lesser, L. & Tchoshanov, M. (2005). The Effect of Representation and Representational Sequence onStudents’ Understanding. In G. M. Lloyd, M. R. Wilson, J. L. M. Wilkins, & S. L. Behm (Eds.), Proceedings of 27th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (7 pp.). Eugene, OR: All Academic. Lesser, L. M. (2005). Bridging the Potential Divide between Theory and Practice, “Theory and Practice” column, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Connections, 15(1), 10-11. Lesser, L. (2005). Getting students to engage conceptions as well as content! Proceedings of the Fourth Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning (6 pp.). El Paso: University of Texas at El Paso. Lesser, L. M. (2005). Illumination Through Representation: An Exploration Across the Grades, Statistics Teacher Network, 66, pp. 3-5. Lesser, L. (2005). Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, “Theory and Practice” column, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Connections, 14(2), 8-9. Lesser, L. M. & Nordenhaug, E. (2004). Ethical Statistics and Statistical Ethics: Making an Interdisciplinary Module. Journal of Statistics Education, 12(3), 1-26. Lesser, L. M. (2004). Comment by Lesser [on Wainer, H. and Brown, L.M. (2004), “Two Statistical Paradoxes in the Interpretation of Group Differences: Illustrated with Medical School Admission and Licensing Data”]. The American Statistician, 58(4), 362. Lesser, L. (2004). Take a Chance by Exploring the Statistics in Lotteries. Statistics Teacher Network, No. 65, 6-7.Lesser, L. (2004). Slices of Pi: Rounding Up Ideas for Celebrating Pi Day. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 51(2), 6-11. Lesser, L. (2003). A Whole Lotto Education! Texas Mathematics Teacher, 50(2), 12-15.Lesser, L. (2002). Stat Song Sing-Along! Stats, No. 33, 16-17.Lesser, L. M. (2002). The Role of Counterintuitive Examples. Journal of Statistics Education, 10(1). Lesser, L. (2002). Ethical Statistics and Statistical Ethics: The Experience of Creating an Interdisciplinary Module. 2001 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Education [5 pages in CD-ROM]. Alexandria, VA: ASA.Lesser, L. M. (2001). Enlightening the Black Box: Technology Motivating Mathematics. In P. Bogacki, E. D. Fife and L. Husch (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (4 pp.). Lesser, L. (2001). Musical Means: Using Songs in Teaching Statistics. Teaching Statistics, 23(3), 81-85. Lesser, L. M. (2001). Representations of Reversal: An Exploration of Simpson’s Paradox. In A. A. Cuoco and F. R. Curcio (Eds.), The Roles of Representation in School Mathematics (pp. 129-145). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.Lesser, L. M. & Fahey, K. (2001). Discussion of Jim Banning Presentation “Using Photography as Qualitative Data to Promote Organizational Change: An Interpretivist View”. In Fahey, K.; Richter, J.; Lesser, L.; Schnelker, D.; & Omdal, S. (Eds.), Transitions in Qualitative Inquiry: Preparing for a New Century of Research: Proceedings of 1998-1999 Qualitative Research Seminar Series at University of Northern Colorado (pp. 27-30). College Park, MD: ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation.Lesser, L. (2000). Sum of Songs: Making Mathematics Less Monotone! Mathematics Teacher, 93 (5), 372-377. [republished in MaryAnn Janosik (Ed.), So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Teacher? Using Popular Music in Interdisciplinary Learning (pp. 38-50). Cleveland, OH: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum and Cuyahoga Community College.]Lesser, L. (2000). Countering Indifference Using Counterintuitive Examples. In N. Hunt and G. Goodall (Eds.), Getting the Best from Teaching Statistics. 3 pp. Lesser, L. M. (2000). Reunion of Broken Parts: Experiencing Diversity in Algebra. Mathematics Teacher, 93(1), 62-67. Lesser, L. M. (1999). Making the Black Box Transparent. Mathematics Teacher, 92(9), 780-784. Lesser, L. (1999). The ‘Ys’ and ‘Why Nots’ of Line of Best Fit. Teaching Statistics, 21(2), 54-55.Lesser, L. M. (1999). Investigating the Role of Standards-Based Education in a Pre-Service Secondary Math Methods Course. In M. L. Powers and N. K. Hartley (Eds.), Promoting Excellence in Teacher Preparation: Undergraduate Reforms in Mathematics and Science (pp. 53-64). Ft. Collins, CO: Colorado State University. Lesser, L. M. (1999). Exploring the Birthday Problem with Spreadsheets. Mathematics Teacher, 92(5), 407-411. Lesser, L. M. (1999). Technology, Standards, and Statistics: Lessons Learned from ETIP. In G. Goodell (Ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, pp. 260-262. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman.Lesser, L. (1998). Impiegare esempi controintuitivi per contrastare il disinteresse. INDUZIONI demografia probabilità statistica a scuola, N. 16, pp. 87-92.Lesser, L. (1998). Countering Indifference Using Counterintuitive Examples. Teaching Statistics, 20(1), 10-12. Lesser, L. M. (1998). Technology-Rich Standards-Based Statistics: Improving Introductory Statistics at the College Level. Technological Horizons in Education Journal, 25(7), 54-57.Lesser, L. (1997). Exploring Lotteries with Excel. Spreadsheet User, 4(2), 4-7.Mayes, R. & Lesser, L. (1996). The Function Concept in Algebra. In D. T. Owens, M. K. Reed, and G. M. Millsaps (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th annual meeting (1995) of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, p. 302, Vol. 1. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.Other Publications27 journal issues co-edited (totaling 1694 pages)Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (2009 - present), Statistics Education Research Journal (2013–2016), Journal of Mathematics Education (guest co-editor for Dec. 2015 issue)6 editor columnsTeaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics; Model Assisted Statistics and Applications57 letters in nat’l/int’l academic publicationsStatistics Education Research Journal, Journal of Statistics Education, Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, Physics Today, MAA Focus, Teaching Statistics, Significance, Mathematics Teacher, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, ON-Math:Online Journal of School Mathematics, Teaching Children Mathematics, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, World of Statisticscontributor to online curriculumIntegrating Ethics from Thought to Action, commissioned by the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission [to integrate ethics into the core curriculum of entry-level college courses across disciplines] and published 2015 (updated 2017) at ethics.utep.edu9 articles in state teacher journalsGeorgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Reflections; Colorado Mathematics Teachermisc. invited papers7 book reviews in Mathematics Teacher (1994-2004); 2013 book review in J. of Mathematics and Culture; 4-page encyclopedia article in 1998; history and empathy pieces in Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics77+ statistics/math/education poemsThe Mathematical Intelligencer, Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, Mathematics Teacher, CAUSEweb, BorderSenses Literary Magazine, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Talking Writing, BRIDGES Anthology, Radical Statistics, Texas Mathematics Teacher, Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics, two mathematical poetry blogs, and a mathematical podcast100+math/statistics/education lyricsTo Improve the Academy, J. of Mathematics and the Arts, American Mathematical Monthly, Mathematics Teacher, Amstat News, STATS, News from the World of Statistics, MAA Convergence, MAA Focus, Math Horizons, Noticias de TODOS, The Pi, GCTM eReflections, Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal, Texas Mathematics Teacher, The Problem Solver, International Virtual Institute for Historical Studies of Mathematics, Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education website, J. of Irreproducible Results, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Journal of Mathematics Education, Newsletter of the ASA Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section, USCOTS banquet programs, and these books: Learning From Lyrics (2nd ed.), Pi: A Biography of the World’s Most Mysterious Number, and The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical Paradox 5 math radio scripts “Desert Diary” on KTEP-FM National Public Radio for the Southwesteducational TV show (6 episodes)Featured presenter (and lyricist) on PBS-affiliate KCOS-TV’s “Blast Beyond” (2011-2012) Educational podcastsOn classroom voting (2012; ), use of classroom videos (2014; ); on edutainment (2020; ); on Formative Assessment (for UTEP’s campus-wide 2021 Grab ‘N’ Go series: ), math-and-religion (Nov. 2021 Sacred Science #37)13 math/stat letters in broader mediaAcoustic Guitar, The Sun, El Paso Times, Houston Chronicle, Savannah Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle co-curated collection of statistics funConsortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education: resource webpageslinks to pages (e.g., new teachers, statistics, mathematics education, lottery mathematics, Pi Day, math & music, equity/social justice, research resources) are compiled at my and/or at 8. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES NOT COVERED ELSEWHEREnote: most math ed talks are selected on a fairly competitive basis, such as AMTE, NCTM, NCSM, etc.; some (e.g., PME, ELE, ICOTS, NCTM Research Presession) use structured double-blind refereeing of proposal * = invited talk; P = invited plenary and/or keynote talkSelected (from 203+) International/National TalksYear(s)American Educational Research Association2012American Mathematical Association – Joint Mathematics Meetings (done with MAA through 2021)2023, 2015-2020, 2012, 1999, 1995, 1994American Statistical Association K-12 Statistics Education Webinar 2008PAssociation of Mathematics Teacher Educators2005Association for Technology in Music Instruction2017BRIDGES: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture2021, 2020, 2014College Board Advanced Placement Conference2005Conference of Math Education and Social Justice2007Consortium for Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (includes Journal of Statistics Education) webinars2015*,2013*,2012*, 2007*, 2006*Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics2024,2022,2020, 2018, 2016, 2014Int’l Association for Statistical Education Satellite Conference2009International Conference on Education, Labor and Emancipation2006, 2004International Conference on Teaching Statistics2018, 2014*, 2010*, 1994Intl. Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics2018, 2008, 2000, 1997, 1996International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning2011-2016, 2010P, 2009, 2006, 2005International Virtual Congress on Statistical Education2019Joint Statistical Meetings (American Statistical Association)2021, 2020, 2019*, 2013*, 2012*, 2008-2011, 2006*, 2005, 2001Lineae Terrarum: International Borders Conference2006MAA workshop for Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers2005PMathematical Association of America MathFest2008PNational Academy of Sciences2019National Council of Teachers of Mathematics2018, 2017, 2013*, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Research Presession2006National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: High School Institute2013*National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics2008, 2006, 2005National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)2021*National Numeracy Network2022P, 2021Pennsylvania Campus Compact Course Development Workshop on the Mathematics of Social Justice2006PPsychology of Mathematics Education (North American Chapter)2017, 2011, 2006, 2005, 1995Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education2014-2016Research Council on Mathematics Learning2007Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education1999School Science and Mathematics2013TODOS: Mathematics for ALL2018, 2016, 2013PUnited States Conference on Teaching Statistics2023P, 2021P, 2019P, 2017, 2015, 2013P, 2011*, 2009*, 2007*VOICES: Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song2022, 2019, 2018, 2017*PWorking Class / Poverty Class Academics Conference2007 Selected (from 55+) Regional/Statewide TalksYear(s) Association of Texas Professional Educators2007*Bilingual Educators Emphasizing and Mastering Standards2012, 2011, 2009California Mathematics Council Community Colleges South2004PColorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics1998, 1996, 1995Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching(2nd largest annual math education conference in the US)2018, 2011*, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2002-2004Conference of Texas Statisticians1993, 1989CREATE Research Conference on Teacher Education2006Cultivating the Authentic 2020 Engineer NSF CCLI workshop2007PDana Center Math & Science Higher Education Conference2008P, 2006*Eastman Scholar Mathletes2010PGeorgia Mathematics Conference2012P, 2000P, 1999Rocky Mountain Music Scholars Conference2019National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (regional)2014*, 2009P, 1998Southwestern Section of Mathematical Association of America(held jointly in 2023 and 2024 with New Mexico Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges)2024P, 2023P, 2010, 2005PSouthwestern Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference2010PTeachers Teaching with Technology2000Texas Association for Bilingual Education2010Western Statistics Teachers’ Conference1998PSelected (from 100+) Local Talks (P = invited plenary talk)Year(s) Co-plenary 3-hour presentation at UTEP-wide Fall Faculty Retreat (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)2014PUTEP-wide New Instructor Training (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)2014P, 2015P, 2016PMaST Math and Science Rock summer camp (9th graders)2013P (closing day talk)Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TEX-PREP)2005P (closing talk) Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of Mathematics2010P, 2009P, 2006P, 2004UTEP Student Leadership Conference2010Presentations on 6 episodes of PBS (KCOS-TV) educational show2011-2012Research colloquium at University of Arizona2011Centennial Museum “Inspiration and Perspiration: The Creative Process at UTEP” Lecture Series2013PStanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts2015PCompetitively-selected Centennial Open House Lecture, UTEP2014Math and music presentation for STEM Fest at Insights Science Center of El Paso2016P9. MEDIA COVERAGEActivity featured/coveredSelected media sourcesResearch, leadership or innovation in stat. educationAmstat News, Syllabus, Chronicle of Higher Ed., TODOS Electronic News, Newsletter for Graduate Students, El Paso Herald-Post, UTEP Magazine, UTEP newsfeed/social mediaeducation conference I chairedEl Paso Scene, Inside AT, UTEP NewsFeed, Univision (KINT-TV), El Paso Herald-Post, KFOX-TV, KDBC-TV, KTEP-FMEducation of the public about state and multi-state lotteriesCNN (Cable News Network Headline News), USA Today, BottomLine Retirement, Real Simple, Amstat News, Teaching Statistics, El Paso Times, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Business Journal, The Daily Texan, WGST-AM, KTRH-AM, WOAI-AM, KFNC-FM, KUT-FM, KVUE-TV, KVIA-TV, KFOX-TVReform in teaching algebraSyndicated “Math Medley” radio show (archived)Math-and-music teaching/scholarshipHerald Sun [Australia’s biggest paper], Forbes, Amstat News, MAA Focus, Savannah Morning News, El Diario (Juárez, México), Greeley Tribune, MAA Southwestern Section, GCTM eReflections; interviews on Kingston, Jamaica radio (101.9 FM), El Paso radio/TV (KTEP-FM, KCOS-TV, KFOX-TV, KVIA-TV, KDBC-TV), Inside Academic Technologies (UTEP), poetrywithmathematics., , El Paso Herald-PostOutreach (e.g., Pi Day)El Paso Times, El Paso PROPS Magazine, KDBC-TV, KTEP-FM,Newsletter of Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of MathematicsWinning education awardsAmstat News; Statistics Teacher Network; El Paso Times; El Paso Inc.; UTEP Magazine; Jewish Herald-Voice; Jewish VoiceTitle IX PSAYouTube, El Paso television stationsMath & religion scholarshipUTEP CoS social media, KTEP-FM, KVIA-TV, Jewish Herald-Voice, Sacred Science CITATIONS: See . INSTITUTIONAL SERVICEa. University Administrative Service: directing the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Jan. 1, 2014 - fall 2016(with subsequent contributions or consulting for Center for Faculty Leadership & Development directors, Vice-Provost Ann Gates, etc.)b. Committee Service:UTEP UNIVERSITY or COLLEGE COMMITTEEROLEDURATIONFaculty Senate Library Committee (working with Faculty Senate IT committee as a joint “infrastructure committee”)MemberOct. 2018- Dec. 2021UTEP SACSCOC Reaffirmation Steering CommitteeMemberNov. 2013– March 2016UTEP Graduate School (Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, master’s and doctoral categories)JudgeFeb. 2018University Selection Committee for 2012 UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching AwardMemberDec. 2011– Jan. 2012Faculty SenateSenatorFall 2010-spring 2013Faculty Senate Committee on Faculty Welfare, Responsibility and Ethics MemberFall 2009–Sep.1, 2012Faculty Senate’s Teaching Effectiveness and Development Committeeex-officio memberFall 2014 – Sept. 2016Women’s Studies Advisory Committee (including Conference Committee member for Women’s History Month Conference for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 MemberSpring 2009 – 2016International Sun Conference Program CommitteeMemberFall 2008–Spr. 2011University Museum CommitteeChairFall 2004 – Fall 2007School-University Partnership CouncilMember June 2005 – f2006?Carnegie Foundation Teachers for a New Era (TNE): Math Item Writing Group (TExES practice test engine), Math Working Group & Teacher Induction Work Group, CoS Secondary Education Plan committee, and Ad-Hoc (TNE) Committee on Teacher InductionMemberAugust 2004 – May 2008Frameworks Committee of Mathematics Science PartnershipMemberFall 2004UTEP Graduate AssemblyMemberSept. 2004 - presentExCET/TExES Cross-Campus Steering CommitteeMemberSpring 2005 – f2006?Requested report to the COS Dean about math education in COSCompilerFall 2008-spring 2009Mathematics Education Search Committee (in COE)MemberFall 2011-spring 2012Math and Science Education PhD program preproposalMemberFall 2010-spring 2011UTEP MATH. SCI. DEP’T. COMMITTEE ROLEDURATIONMathematics Education searchChairFall 2004 – Spring 2006Pre-tenure mentor (with A. Duval) of K. Lim & M. Winsor and (with J. Staniswalis) of A. WaglerMentor2008-12, 2007-09, and 2010-15, respectivelyNews and Publications (including Editor of MAXIMA)Co-ChairSummer 2005 - presentPhD program pre-proposal writingCo-ChairFall 2004 - 2008STAT 1380 Coordination (up to 5 sections/semester)CoordinatorFall 2004 - presentGraduate Studies CommitteeMemberFall 2009 – spring 2014Faculty Mentor/Observer (of Lecturers)Sp 2005; Sp 2006Mathematics Education Curriculum Alignment CommitteeMemberFall 2004 - ?MAT Cohort Admissions CommitteeCo-ChairFall 2004 - ?(elected Math Education rep on) Executive CommitteeMemberFall 2008- Summer 2009pre-UTEP InstitutionService HighlightsEmery High SchoolMathematics Department Chair; Statistical analyses for Board of TrusteesAcademic coordinator of 2004 HS Winterim session; Armstrong Atlantic State University (now part of GA Southern U.)Service on planning committee for AASU teaching symposium, school partnership board, 5 departmental committees, and 3 university committees (1 of which I chaired for a year); 11 stat/math ed consultations for facultyUniversity of Northern ColoradoChaired departmental assessment committee, NCATE/NCTM accreditation folio, seminar series and tutoring lab; co-coordinator of multi-section intro statistics course; served on 7 university committees, including Professional Education Council (of which I was vice-chair for 1 year)University of Texas at AustinCoordinated (including making a hire) all (14) sections of introductory business statistics and associated walk-in tutoring labc. Student service: STUDENT SERVICE AT UTEPDURATIONAdvisor of the “cohort students” in the Master of Arts in Teaching (Mathematics) program (accomplishments include: developed recruiting flyer, a roster of key school district contacts, an enhanced and clarified webpage, a separate departmental application form, a resource webpage to facilitate 5360/5396 research in the schools, and launched a webpage of resources for advising students)Summer 2006 – Spring 2008Member of 12 master’s thesis committees (7 of which I chaired or co-chaired), 2 master’s committees, and 6 doctoral dissertation committees2005 - presentMentor of dozens of graduate student research papers (almost all requiring IRB approval), a TED 5304 paper, and Glenn White’s MSP-funded action research; University Honors Program contracts with Stat 1380 students (Sarah A. Martinez, Kevin Moussavi-Saeedi); co-mentor of LSAMP and COURI research by Ariel I. González2005 - presentCo-authored several research papers with grad students (Patricia Barrientos; Martin Santos; Berenice Salazar, Sylvia Trillo, Lorraine Melgoza, James Salazar, Guadalupe Valenzuela, Luis Leal, Prosper Abormegah, Solanja Perez, Carol Fonseca, Carolyn Jablonski, Marco Gallo, etc.) or undergrad students (Ariel González), and a feature with undergraduate Angel Valdez 2004- presentMentored and/or co-authored many conference presentations by undergraduate (Ariel I. González; Paulette Adams; Jessica Bloom; Jessica Meléndez; Verónica Aguirre, Miriam Mesta, Piper McFadden, Marisela Cortez, Veronica Sanchez, Torsten Knauerhase, Krystal Jaroszewski) and graduate students (Patricia Barrientos; Bernice Salazar and Angélica Monarrez; John S. Patrick; Lorraine Melgoza; Fariba Ansari; Elizabeth Rayas; Erandi Blanca Perez; Tami Dashley); paper by thesis advisee Dashley was presented at a national conference2005 - presentCo-mentor of 30 preservice elementary teachers’ Parent Power Night presentations Fall 2004Independent study/research sponsored for undergraduate (Juan Hernandez) and graduate (Elsa Lopez, Karin Ramirez, Berenice Salazar, Juan Favela, Heidi Heinrichs, Diana Gomez, Jennifer Herrera, Kylee Greenwood, Thomas Taylor, James Bilbe, Estefania Munoz-Ribot; Edgar Sanchez; Patricia Barrientos) students2005 - presentHelped student math club launch and implement annual Pi Day outreach events, arranging for group of faculty and students to attend the on-campus play “Proof”, etc. 2004 – presentPRE-UTEP STUDENT SERVICE (highlights)INSTITUTION advised 9-10 students/year and chaperoned in-town/out-of-town school trips Emery HS (2002-04)advised 5 math majors each semester, gave two free campus workshops to prepare students for the mathematics on several Educational Testing Service PRAXIS exams, and in last 2 years had roughly 15 advisees/semester as a member of the Undeclared Advisement Corps. Armstrong Atlantic State University (1999-2002) advised about 15-25 students each semester, observed TAs, coordinated the campus math tutoring lab, and sponsored many (undergrad & grad) Research Day presentations. Eight PhD students gained research experiences via my research. Served on 11 diss. committees (co-chaired 2) and 3 masters committees.University of Northern Colorado (1994 – 1999)d. Professional Service: See the “PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES” section (section “4”) for my service to national/international and statewide organizations. State/regional service not listed there includes: Key member (1997-1999) of Planning Committee (and Publicity Co-Chair) of “Transitions in Qualitative Inquiry: Preparing for a New Century of Research,” a 1998-99 regional series of 5 seminars and culminating symposium (featuring Yvonna Lincoln) on qualitative research. e. Community service at UTEP related to profession or discipline:Organized campus visits/talks by IASE president Allan Rossman (2007), Montana State University’s Maurice Burke (2011), Texas State University’s Gil Cuevas (2012), UNM’s Milo Schield (2022)Many local talks/workshops to benefit various groups of local inservice/preservice teachers (e.g., TNE, STEP-UP, CETaL, MSP, etc.) listed in Section 9 of the more detailed version of this CVVarious consultations for internal and external faculty and school curriculum specialistsWebmaster for webpage I created (Feb. 2008) for Greater El Paso Council of Teachers of MathematicsEducation Committee member (July 2011-May 2012) for the Insights-El Paso Science Center, pleted doctoral dissertation committeesUTEP non-UTEPas chair(note: my dept. has no PhD program in my field)R. Belloso; K. McCordas committee memberY. Villaverde; R. Gallardo; T. Quinones; R. Lynch-Arroyo; R. Falcon; A. Setra, A. Monárrez; J. Villa (in progress)J. Zderad; A. Kennedy; W. Lee; J. Strickland; C. Yuan; J. Bush; S. Su; J. Holden; V. VanDresarCompleted master’s committees (* = did project/report instead of thesis)UTEPnon-UTEPas chairJ. Sneed; B. Salazar; T. Dashley; R. González; M. Valenzuela; L. Melgoza; T. Tayloras committee memberL. Galvan; A. Monárrez; E. Bernadette; C. Mielke*, P. Abormegah*; K. Franco; T. Mayhall*; C. Beroes-Haigis*; Shamlan Al-Masoud* C. Zander; R. Logan; L. StricklandPre-UTEP Teaching SemesterThe University of Texas at AustinFall 1988Elementary Business Statistics, STA 309; 03740 & 03745Spring 1989Elementary Business Statistics, STA 309; 03595Fall 1989Elementary Business Statistics, STA 309; 03515 & 03525SemesterSt. Edward’s University (Austin, TX)Summer 1990Statistical Methods Applied to Business Economics (BADM 34.01)Fall 1990Probability and Statistics (Math 34.01)Spring 1991Calculus I (Math 17.01)Advanced Topics in Probability and Statistics (Math 44D) Fall 1991Discrete Mathematics (CS/Math 24.01)Spring 1992Elementary Statistics (Math 20.01)Summer 1992Introduction to College Algebra (Math 14.01)Fall 1992Precalculus (Math 15.02)Fall 1993Introduction to College Algebra (Math 14.09)SemesterSouthwestern University (Georgetown, TX)Fall 1992Elementary Functions (MAT 52-123-03)Introduction to Statistics (MAT 52-213-02) SemesterUniversity of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)Fall 1994Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (Math 131-005)Introduction to History of Mathematics (Math 464-007)Methods of Teaching Mathematics (MED 441-003)Spring 1995Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (Math 131-003)Introduction to History of Mathematics (Math 464-007)Seminar on Philosophy of Educational Mathematics (MED 750-004)Directed Study: Constructivism (MED 622)Summer 1995Teaching Introductory Statistics (MED 678-002)Fall 1995College Algebra (Math 124-004)Introduction to History of Mathematics (Math 464-008)Educational Mathematics Research (MED 701-007)Spring 1996College Algebra (Math 124-004 and -006)Mathematics Tutoring (MED 272)Fall 1996Introduction to History of Mathematics (Math 464-007)Mathematics Tutoring (MED 272)Spring 1997Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Stat 150-009)Educational Mathematics Research (MED 701-008)Mathematics Tutoring (MED 272)Summer 1997Teaching Applied Probability and Statistics (team-taught MED 550-002 & -004)Fall 1997Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Stat 150-009 & -008)Spring 1998Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Stat 150-009)Methods of Teaching Mathematics (MED 441-008)Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching I (STEP 161-073)Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II (STEP 262-014)Clinical Experience: Secondary (STEP 363-040)Fall 1998Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Stat 150-009)Mathematics Tutoring (MED 272)Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching I (STEP 161-073)Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II (STEP 262-230)Clinical Experience: Secondary (STEP 363-230)Directed Study: Study of Stat Ed (MED 622)Intern Teaching in Mathematics (MED 754)Spring 1999Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Stat 150-020)Mathematics Tutoring (MED 272)Qualitative Research in Mathematics Education (MED 702-008)SemesterArmstrong Atlantic State University, now Georgia State University Armstrong Campus (Savannah, GA)Fall 1999Elementary Statistics (Math 2200)Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher (Math 3911)Spring 2000Mathematical Modeling (Math 1101)Secondary School Curriculum and Methods, Mathematics (MGSE 4412)Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher (Math 3911)Summer 2000Teaching Mathematics with Technology (MAED 5500), team-taughtFall 2000Elementary Statistics (Math 2200)ETHC 2000 module on ethics, statistics, and mathematicsAlgorithms and Number Systems: A Laboratory Approach (Math 3911/L)Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Math 3211)Spring 2001Geometry and Data Analysis: A Laboratory Approach (Math 3912/L), 2 sectionsFall 2001Elementary Statistics (Math 2200)ETHC 2000 module on ethics, statistics, and mathematicsGeometry and Data Analysis: A Laboratory Approach (Math 3912/L)Spring 2002Elementary Statistics (Math 2200)Geometry and Data Analysis: A Laboratory Approach (Math 3912/L)Topics in Mathematics for Educators: Math Modeling for Educators (Math 5911U/G)YearEmery High School (Houston, TX)F02-Sp03Algebra I (2 periods of 9th graders), Geometry (10th grade period; 9th grade period), Algebra II (10th grade)Fall03-Sp04Geometry (10th grade period; 9th grade period), Precalculus (11th grade), Calculus (11th grade) ................
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