The only woman in a room of 20 tenured men. Topic: gender equity. Response (from several): “There are no gender issues here.” This is the gender issue. I stayed. I spoke up. Still here.
#onlywoman #genderequity #academia #representationmatters #invisiblelabor #equitywork #listenandbelieve #STEMinism
Heading into Week 9 and reflecting on the first eight. My students are thinking deeply about math, justice, and community. Here's a snapshot. Excited for what's next!
#MathForJustice #HumanizingMath #EdEquity #BelovedCommunity #DataLiteracy #TeachingMatters #MathEd #TeacherReflection
A thank-you infographic with a seafoam green background and subtle math symbols. The text expresses deep gratitude to an advisor named Eva for transforming the author's view of mathematics through social justice teaching. Key phrases include “You opened my eyes,” “I went from a skeptic to a believer,” and “You taught me that feedback is love.” At the bottom is a minimalist illustration of justice scales and human figures, symbolizing equity and real-world connections in math education.
Love learning from and with my students. #Gratitude #MathEducation #SocialJusticeInMath #MentorshipMatters #TransformationalTeaching #ThankYouAdvisor #InclusiveEducation #EquityInSTEM #MathematicsForAll #LifelongLearning #LeadershipInEducation #HigherEd
A warm, cartoon-style digital illustration of a smiling family celebrating a 17th birthday. The background is yellow with colorful balloons and a banner reading “HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY!” Front and center is the birthday girl with short dark hair and glasses, surrounded by her two older sisters, her mom with short red hair and blue glasses, and her dad with dark hair and glasses, all smiling joyfully.
Happy Birthday to my baby! #HappyBirthday #ProudMom #FamilyVibes #LoveMyGirls #Seventeen
Wrapped up Year 1 as Chair of Math & Stats at PSU! Highlights: new GTA training, transparent workloads, community-building, and a student lounge coming soon. Onward to year two!
#InclusiveTeaching #AcademicLeadership #DepartmentChair #CommunityInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #TransparencyMatters #PortlandState
This is what my students said about community in Week 1 of the course #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #DataViz #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture
Excited that my kid's book is now available on Amazon.
Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World: Knotting Numbers, by Eva Thanheiser (Author), Naomi Jessup (Author)
Knotting Numbers is part of the Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World Series
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Reading Knotting Numbers with my class #ethnomath #MathIsHuman #DataViz #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture
Week 4 ... we are moving along the trajectory #MathIsHuman #DataViz #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture
A beige-background infographic titled “IDENTITY WHEEL ACTIVITY (n = 13)”. The content is arranged in a 2 × 2 grid outlined by thin black lines. • Top-left cell: heading “What did you learn about yourself?” followed by a short paragraph that says participants recognised areas of privilege, confronted vulnerability, and reflected on personal growth. • Top-right cell: heading “What did you learn about your classmates?” with a paragraph noting shared experiences, diverse perspectives, and appreciation for openness. • Bottom-left cell: heading “How would you define community?” with a paragraph describing community in terms of support, shared values, collaboration, and understanding. • Bottom-right cell: heading “How did this activity contribute to the beginning of creating a community?” with a paragraph explaining that students found commonalities, built trust, and connected through shared identities.
Building Community by asking students to introduce themselves. Community + Belonging are important in math. #MathEducation #MathEd #MathTeachers #TeachingMath #LearnMath #MathStudents #MathClass #STEMEducation #EduCommunity #MathCommunity #EducationCommunity #TeacherCommunity #MathForAll #MathEquity
The green box is me, the only tenured woman in my department. How is this possible in 2025? #equity #accessadvance #math #mathdepartment #PSU #sexism #Misogyny #Women #Feminism
There are more CEOs of large U.S. companies who are named David (4.5%) than there are CEOs who are women (4.1%) — and David isn’t even the most common first name among CEOs. (That would be John, at 5.3%.)
What is the intent of creating this collection of graphs? What was in? What was left out? #ITeachMath, #CriticalLiteracy, #mathsky #visualizations static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
Books cover with title friends beyond measure, situated on a paragraph with two girls on top talking to each other
Community building… love this book #community #mathed
Cool way to visualize the algorithm. Now if we could add a meaningful context .... #math #education #Edtech #iteachmath #mathed #realworldmath #connectingmath
I have trained and am now an A-Level Instructor for Rose City Self-Defense ... so fun. Taught my first class this week. Made the class laugh! Love doing this work. #selfdefense #rosecity #pdx #publicsafety
Celebrating Step 1. Submitting to a new journal and cleared the first hurdle: "We have reached a decision regarding your submission .... Our decision is to: Send to Review." #writing #publishing #academia
Image of slide that states: In the child welfare, the word "disproportionality" means that certain groups of people are either underrepresented or orevrepresented in our system when compared to their peer group in the general population.
#RealWorldMath is everywhere. #Iteachmath #mathed #ConnectingMathtotheRealWorld #mathsed
Make your voice heard! Support the #NSF.
#RealWorldMath How much money is frozen? How does this compare to other funding? So much math everywhere. #MathEd #MathsEd #ITeachMath
Super Bowl Confetti Made Entirely From Shredded Concussion Studies theonion.com/super-b...
Understanding what is going on in the world is #Math #RealWorldMath #MathematicsEducation #MathEd #EquityInMath #CriticalMathEd #iteachmath #MathsEducation #MathsEdAU #MoneyMath
Understanding what is going on in the world is #Math #RealWorldMath #MathematicsEducation #MathEd #EquityInMath #CriticalMathEd #iteachmath #MathsEducation #MathsEdAU
"What is the Mathematics in Mathematics Education?" defines mathematics using three frames, each distinguished by its core tenets, overlaps, and distinctions. These frames offer different perspectives on the nature of mathematics. #MathematicsEducation #MathEd #EquityInMath #CriticalMathEd
#ICMIStudy27 Data visualizations can tell a story, but what aspects of the context are amplified, and which are silenced?
#MathEd #DataLiteracy #SocioEcological #CriticalThinking #DataViz.
#AMTE2025 we presented on participation patterns to center marginalized learners! We explored visualizing student contributions promote equitable discussions. How can we create space for all voices in math ed? #EquityInMathEd #MathematicsTeacherEducation #AMTE #JusticeInMathEd #Inclusion #mathed
