Research Committee, 2021

Effective Dates: 
2021 to 2022
Advocacy, Equity, & Research Division
2018 to 2021
Meghan Shaughnessy, Boston University, mshaugh@bu.edu
2019 to 2022
Chandra Orrill, U. Massachusetts Dartmouth, chandra.orrill@umassd.edu
Melissa Boston, Duquesne University, bostonm@duq.edu
2020 to 2023
Leslie Dietiker, Boston University, dietiker@bu.edu
Mary Candace Raygoza, St. Mary's College of California, mcr13@stmarys-ca.edu
2021 to 2024
Hector Torres, Bethune-Cookman University, torresh@cookman.edu
Frances Harper, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, francesharper@utk.edu

Associate Vice Presidents for Research

Term: 
2019 to 2022
Meghan Shaughnessy
Boston University
Term: 
2021 to 2023
Mary Candace Raygoza
St. Mary's College of California

Advises the AMTE Board on matters pertaining to research in mathematics teacher education.

The Research Committee is charged to promote the mission and goals of AMTE by:

  • Preparing one or more articles annually for publication in the AMTE Newsletter.
  • Recommending ways to make research more visible for AMTE members.
  • Soliciting ideas from the AMTE membership regarding issues of interest or concern to which research might pertain, and then developing approaches to address those issues as feasible.
  • Working with other AMTE committees to ensure that research is considered, encouraged, and supported.
  • Helping to enable AMTE initiatives, including MTE, CITE, and AMTE Task Forces, by providing research-related advice and resources when requested.
  • Creating and maintaining a research component of the AMTE website to inform members of research-related news, including, funding opportunities, and to provide useful research-based resources to support the membership.
  • Working with the AMTE Annual Conference Program Committee and the NCTM Research Committee to support the visibility of research on mathematics teacher education at national conferences.