Lorraine Males

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Lorraine Males

Julie and Henry Bauermeister Associate Professor in Education and Human Sciences & Graduate Chair

Department of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
CPEH 277
Lincoln NE 68588-0233
Phone
402-472-2231 On-campus 2-2231
Email
lmales2@unl.edu

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As the Julie & Henry Bauermeister Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, Dr. Lorraine Males specializes in the education of middle and high school mathematics teachers, focusing on the early stages of their careers, including pre-service and induction periods. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, and prior to earning a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Michigan State University, she taught middle school and high school mathematics and computer science. Her scholarship examines how prospective teachers effectively utilize curriculum materials to plan and enact instruction to meet the needs of all students in their classrooms. Dr. Males focuses on uncovering and developing teachers’ curricular noticing practices (NSF CAREER grant). Recently she expanded this work to understand how AI can be successfully integrated into planning tools for teachers (NSF Core grant). Additionally, she designs and refines instructional modules for mathematics teacher educators so that they can better support prospective teachers’ critical consciousness in teaching mathematics in diverse settings (NSF IUSE). 

Dr. Males serves as the coordinator of the 6 - 12 Secondary Education Mathematics Teaching Endorsement Program, the advisor for the Pre-professional Educators of Mathematics Doing Awesome Stuff (PEMDAS) Club, and is currently serving as TLTE's Graduate Programs Chair.

Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Mathematics Education
M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, Curriculum & Instruction
B.S., Secondary Mathematics Teacher Certification, Ithaca College, It, Mathematics & Computer Science

Areas of Expertise:

  • Teacher learning, particularly at the early stages of teacher development, including preservice secondary       mathematics teacher education and induction
  • Curriculum design, development and enactment

Honors and Recognition

  • Dissertation Completion Fellowship, College of Natural Sciences, Michigan State University
  • Research Continuation Fellowship, College of Natural Sciences, Michigan State University
  • Leadership Fellowship, Council of Graduate Students, Michigan State University

Experience

  • Research & Development Consultant, University of Chicago’s School Mathematics Everyday Mathematics Project
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Counseling, Educational Psychology, & Special Education and Teacher Education, Michigan State University, Supervisors: Dr. John P. Smith, III
  • Research Assistant, Strengthening Tomorrow's Education in Measurement I & II, Michigan State University, Principal Investigator: Dr. John P. Smith, III
  • Graduate Researcher, Reasoning-and-Proving in High-School Geometry Textbooks, Michigan State University
  • Graduate Assistant, Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms, Michigan State University & University of Delaware, Principal Investigators: Dr. Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Dr. Michael Steele, & Dr. Michelle Cirillo
  • Graduate Assistant, Developing Capacity in Algebra, Michigan State University, Supervisor: Dr. Beth Herbel-Eisenmann
  • Research Assistant, Discourse Analysis: A Catalyst for Reflective Inquiry in Mathematics Classrooms, Michigan State University, Principal Investigator: Dr. Beth Herbel-Eisenmann
  • Data Collector, Cyberchase, Michigan State University, Principal Investigators: Dr. Sandra Crespo & Dr. Vince Melfi
  • Research Assistant, ICME-11 Discussion Group Session: The evaluation of mathematics teachers and curricula within educational systems, Chairs: Dr. Glenda Lappan & Dr. Barbara Clarke
  • Instructor, Secondary Mathematics Methods, Michigan State University
  • Field Instructor (supervised 7 interns), Secondary Mathematics, Michigan State University
  • Mathematics Teacher, Grade 9, The Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, New Jersey
  • Mathematics Teacher, grades 6-12, The Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts
  • Computer Instructor, Adult Education, Moanalua-Aiea Community School for Adults, Honolulu, Hawaii1999-2003, Mathematics Teacher, grade 9-12, Moanalua High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Mathematics Student Teacher, grades 10-12, The Frederick Douglass Academy, New York, New York
  • Mathematics Student Teacher, grade 7-8, DeWitt Middle School, Ithaca, New York

Memberships

  • American Educational Research Association
  • Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
  • Computer Science Teachers Association
  • International Group for Psychology of Mathematics Education
  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  • Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics