Dan Battey

Rutgers University

Dr. Dan Battey is an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. His work centers on engaging teachers in learning opportunities that generate and sustain change as well as challenge the deficit narratives that limits opportunities for African American and Latino students in mathematics. He is currently working on understanding mathematics education as a racialized space through researching relational interactions in classrooms.

Vilma Mesa

The University of Michigan

Vilma Mesa is Associate Professor of Education and Mathematics at the University of Michigan. She investigates the role that resources play in developing teaching expertise in undergraduate mathematics, specifically at community colleges and in inquiry-based learning classrooms. She has conducted several analyses of textbooks and evaluation projects on the impact of innovative mathematics teaching practices for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. She has a B.S. in computer sciences and a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, and a master’s and a Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Georgia.

Mike Oehrtman

Oklahoma State University

Michael Oehrtman is the Noble Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning in Mathematics at Oklahoma State University. He conducts design research on inquiry-oriented learning in entry-level college mathematics, calculus, and analysis as well as on secondary teachers' enacted mathematical knowledge. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and being out-snowboarded by his daughters.