SHANDY HAUK

School of Mathematical Sciences, Campus Box 122,
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639

Phone: (970) 351-2344
Fax: (970) 351-1225
Email: shandy.hauk@unco.edu,
Webpage: http://hopper.unco.edu/hauk

EDUCATION
1999-2001 Post-doctorate Mathematics Education Arizona State University
1991-1997 Ph.D., M.S. Mathematics U. California, Irvine
1986 Teaching Credential English, Mathematics U. California, Irvine
1984 B.A. cum laude, ΦΒΚ     Theater, Film minor U. California, Irvine
1982-1983 Year abroad Theater, Film University of London

WORK EXPERIENCE -PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC

AUGUST 2001 – present U. OF NORTHERN COLORADO, GREELEY, CO
Associate Professor (2006-present), Department of Mathematical Sciences. Responsibilities: teaching, research & grant project direction, doctoral advising, service.

AUGUST 1999 – AUGUST 2001 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics. Responsibilities: research, teaching (3 to 6 hours per semester). Mentor: Marilyn Carlson.

AUGUST 1995 – AUGUST 1999 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, ORANGE, CA
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics. Responsibilities: teaching (12 hours per semester), service, research (1995-1997, the mathematics of fluid dynamics; 1997-1999, undergraduate mathematics education).

JANUARY 1991 -AUGUST 1997 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, CA
Lecturer, Researcher, Teaching Assistant (TA), and TA Consultant, in the Department of Mathematics. Responsibilities: teaching, research, professional development of TAs.

SEPTEMBER 1990 – DECEMBER 1990 SHERMAN SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE, CA
Co-teacher for grades 9-12 in Mathematics at a Native American boarding school.

SEPTEMBER 1988 – JANUARY 1990 NORCO HIGH SCHOOL, NORCO, CA
Teacher for grades 9-12 in the Department of English and Department of Mathematics. Responsibilities: teaching, service. Taught some classes in both Spanish and English.

JUNE 1988 – AUGUST 1988 CAL-AMERICA SCHOOLS, CERRITOS, CA
Teacher of grades 6-12 English and Mathematics to English Language Learners.

APRIL 1986 – JUNE 1988 SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CA
Substitute Teacher, grades K-12, in an ethnically and socio-economically diverse district.

WORK EXPERIENCE -PROFESSIONAL NON-ACADEMIC

APRIL 2004 – present COLLEGE BOARD, NEW YORK, NY
Consultant, grades 6-12 mathematics: student assessment, teacher development, SAT/PSAT. Responsibilities: item writing, editing, and review for paper and web-based instruments.

MAY 1999 – AUGUST 2001 EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, PRINCETON, NJ
Consultant, grades K-12 mathematics: teacher content knowledge summative assessment. Responsibilities: item writing and instrument review for MSAT and Praxis.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Culturally responsive research, theory, and practice in collegiate mathematics teaching. Applied mathematics, dynamical systems, and modeling of complex educational systems. Development of pedagogical content knowledge among K-16 mathematics teachers.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Hauk, S., Chamberlin, M., Cribari, R., Judd, A. B., Deon, R., Tisi, A., & Kakakhail, H. (to appear, 2009). Diary of a graduate teaching assistant. Journal of Graduate and Professional Student Development.

Davis, M. K., Hauk, S., & Latiolais, P. (to appear, 2009). Culturally responsive college mathematics. In B. Greer, S. Nelson-Barber, A. Powell, & S. Mukhopadhyay (Eds.), Culturally responsive mathematics education (Chapter 15). Mahway, NJ: Erlbaum.

Hauk, S., Barzilai, H., Austin, H., Judd, A. B., Tsay, J.-J. (2008). Pre-service teachers’ understanding of logical inference. Investigations in Mathematics Learning 1(2), 1-34.

Hauk, S., Lee, H., Marrongelle, K., & Weber, K. (2008). Doctoral programs in mathematics education (Panel Report). In M. Zandieh (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (February 2008, San Diego, CA). Electronic, peer reviewed proceedings: <www.rume.org/crume2008/eproc.html>

Hauk, S., & Toney, A. (2008). Women with advanced degrees in mathematics in doctoral programs in mathematics education. (Research Report) In M. Zandieh (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (February 2008, San Diego, CA). Electronic, peer reviewed proceedings: <www.rume.org/crume2008/eproc.html>.

Mendoza-Spencer, B. & Hauk, S. (2008). Novice college mathematics instructors’ knowledge for teaching (Preliminary paper). In M. Zandieh (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (February 2008, San Diego, CA). Electronic, peer reviewed proceedings: <www.rume.org/crume2008/eproc.html>.

Segalla, A., & Hauk, S. (2008). Using WeBWorK in an on-line course environment. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching 1, 128-144.

Hauk, S., Isom, M. (to appear). Fostering college students’ autonomy in written mathematical justification. Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics.

Hauk, S., Kung., D. T., Segalla, A., Speer, N., Tsay, J.-J. (2007) Video cases for novice college mathematics instructor development: Field-testing Phase 1. In Proceedings of the 29th annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (electronic). Lake Tahoe, NV: All Academic. <convention2.allacademic.com/one/pmena/pmena07/>

Tsay, J.-J & Hauk, S. (2006). Multiplication schema for signed number: Case study of three prospective teachers. Mathematical Sciences and Mathematics Education,1, 33-37.

Hauk, S. (2005). Mathematical autobiography among college mathematics learners in the United States. Adults Learning Mathematics International Journal, 1, 36-56.

Hauk, S., Kung, D. T., Patterson, N., Segalla, A., & Speer, N. (2005). Video cases for novice college mathematics teacher development, part of “Emerging agendas and research directions on mathematics graduate student teaching assistants’ beliefs, backgrounds, knowledge, and professional development.” In G. M. Lloyd, M. Wilson, J. L. M. Wilkins, & S. L. Behm (Eds.) Proceedings (Electronic) of the 27th annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Roanoke, VA: All Academic.

Hauk, S., & Segalla, A. (2005). Student perceptions of the web-based homework program WeBWorK in moderate enrollment college algebra courses. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 24(3), 229-253.

Farmer, J., Hauk, S., & Neumann, A. M. (2005). Negotiating reform: Implementing Process Standards in culturally responsive professional development. High School Journal, 88(4), 59-71.

FUNDED PROJECTS

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, MSP Teacher Institute (2008-2013)
Co-PI on five year development and research grant ($5 million) to develop, implement, and research a model for master-teacher development. Project title: Mathematics Teacher Leadership Center. Project includes a distance-delivered master’s degree program for secondary mathematics teachers and a teacher-leader development program for master teachers. NSF Award #DUE-0832026.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, MSP Targeted Partnership (2008-2013)
Co-PI on subcontract (with Bill Hoyt) for five year development and research project (~$1 million on subcontract; total project $12.5 million) to revise, implement, and research a model for K-12 student environmental and quantitative literacy through teacher development internships at the nation’s Long Term Ecological Research sites. Project title: Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy. Supervise Post-doc and grad student researchers to hone culturally relevant environmental and quantitative literacy assessments. NSF Award #DUE-0832173.

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (FIPSE, 2007-2010).
Project Director/PI for 3-year, $500K, research and development project to create a book-dvd package of video case and supporting materials for novice college mathematics instructor professional development.

CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THE WEST (2004-2008)
Supplemental summer support ($6,500/yr) to work on research about proof validation by advanced college learners (2004) and dynamical systems approach to complex educational systems modeling (2005) and ($25,000/yr per student) for two graduate research fellowships for a PhD students in AY 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08.

U. NORTHERN COLORADO SPONSORED PROGRAMS – RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AWARD (2005).
Grant Development Incentive Program (GDIP) funding ($20,000) for developing a pilot case-study product and building a national coalition of co-PIs for video case proposal.

U. NORTHERN COLORADO GRADUATE SCHOOL (2004)
Summer support ($8,000) for two Graduate Research Assistants to complete writing on a case-study of an African-American mathematician teaching college algebra.

U. NORTHERN COLORADO GRADUATE SCHOOL (2002)
Summer support ($8,000) for two Graduate Research Assistants to expand the scope of NSF project (see below) to include Mathematics for Liberal Arts.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (2002)
One year research grant ($50,000) for research in collegiate mathematics education. Project title: Mathematical Cognition and Affect During Non-Routine Problem Solving, through the NSF Post-doctoral Fellowships in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (PFSMETE) program.

AWARDS AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Excellence in Scholarly Activity Award – College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado (2009).
  • International Presentation: No Teacher Left Behind – Oxford Policy Forum on Education, Oxford, UK, July, 2008.
  • National Presentation: Making connections: Using cases to develop knowledge for teaching mathematics. National workshop on using cases in college mathematics, Institute forMathematics and Education, University of Arizona, February, 2008.
  • Faculty Mentor of the Year Award -Graduate Research, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado (2006).
  • Certificate of Recognition for Faculty Mentor of the Year at the Compact for Faculty Diversity, Institute on Teaching and Mentoring (2006).
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Assistance to Students with Disabilities,University of Northern Colorado (2005).
  • Recognition for Distinguished Service in Governance, Faculty Senate, University ofNorthern Colorado (2005).
  • New Faculty Award for Excellence in Sponsored Research, University of Northern Colorado (2002).
  • University Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, Chapman University (1998).
  • James M. Connelly Teaching Award, University of California, Irvine (1995).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006-present (Member)
  • American Mathematical Society, 1991-present (Member)
  • Compact for Faculty Diversity, 2004-present, (Doctoral Mentor)
  • International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education – North American chapter, 1999-present (Member)
  • Mathematical Association of America (MAA), 1992-present; Special Interest Group on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2000-present (Founding Member), Web Committee, 2000-present (Chair)
  • National Council of Teachers of English, 2004-present (Member)
  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998-present (Member)
  • National Science Teachers Association, 2004-present (Member)

SERVICE

National & Regional

  • Managing production editor for Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education book series, published by the American Mathematical Society (2005-present).
  • Website Committee Chair for the Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, (2000-present).
  • Reviewer for Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Journal for Mathematics Teacher Education, and Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education.
  • Reviewer, National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement grant proposals (2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Program Chair for the April 2005 MAA Rocky Mountain Section Conference.

University of Northern Colorado

  • Founder of School of Mathematical Sciences Web Committee (Chair, 2005-07) Member,
  • Conference Committee on Evaluation of Deans and Faculty (2004-2005)
  • Chair of the Task Force on Faculty and Staff Professional Development (2004-2005)
  • Faculty Senator and Faculty Welfare Committee member (2004-present)
  • Mathematical Sciences Ph.D. Program Committee (2002-2008)
  • Department of Mathematical Sciences Library Committee (2003-2006)
  • Co-author of Mathematical Sciences Charting the Future prospectus (2003)
  • Travel and Capital Outlay Committee (2003-2004)
  • Mathematics Position Hiring Committee (2002-2003)
  • Coordinator of bi-weekly Mathematics Education Research Seminar (2001-2003)
  • Mathematics Education Position Hiring Committee (2001-2002)

GRADUATE STUDENTS

J.-J. Tsay, Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Prospective Elementary Teachers: The Schema of Multiplication (8/05).

R. D. Cribari (co-advisor), Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on 7th Grade Taiwanese and American Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs About Mathematics (8/06).

A. B. Judd, Function, Visualization, and Mathematics Learning Among College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (8/07).

A. F. Toney, Women with Advanced Degrees in Mathematics Entering Doctoral
Programs in Collegiate Mathematics Education (8/08).

R. Deon, Combinatorics, Student Work, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Development among Pre-and In-service Teachers (expected 8/09).

K. Roach, Learning to Teach College Mathematics and the Role of Questioning in the Classroom (expected 6/11).


TEACHING

GRADUATE

  • Survey of Research in Mathematics Education
  • Cognition in Mathematics
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Mathematics Cognition and Affect in Non-routine Problem Situations
  • Teaching and Learning K-12 Mathematics
  • Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Post-Secondary Level
  • Seminar Leader: College Teaching (2003-present); WebWorK item development (2007); Culturally Responsive Pedagogy at the College Level (2006, 2008); Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Beyond Freire (2007); Cultural Competence and Teacher Preparation (2007); College Mathematics and Social Justice (2008).

    • UNDERGRADUATE

    Course Coordinator, College Algebra (2004-present) at U. Northern Colorado
    Course Coordinator, Mathematics & Liberal Arts (2003-present) at U. Northern Colorado.

    • Mathematics & Liberal Arts (using graphing and programming of calculators and web-based homework).
    • Fundamentals of Mathematics II (Statistics and Geometry for prospective K-8 teachers)
    • Pre-Calculus Mathematical Modeling (lower division) Differential Calculus (with Mathematica labs & with Maple labs)
    • Introductory Statistics (using MYSTAT software; descriptive and inferential statistics)
    • Differential Equations (including Maple-based student projects)
    • Advanced Calculus/Elementary Analysis Applied Mathematics (including Maple-based student projects)
    • Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra (including Maple-based student projects)
    • Led independent study by a senior student on differential geometry and chaos.
    • Wrote and maintained web resources for each course.

    Undergraduate Honors thesis advisor: C. Sedalnick, “Standing in line for the roller coaster: Personal narrative of a high school teacher candidate in mathematics” (May, 2004)

    GRADES K-12

    • Short and long-term substitute teacher in all subjects, all grade levels (1986-1988)
    • Grades 9-12 General Mathematics, Pre-algebra, Trigonometry (1988-1990)
    • American Literature, Grammar, Writing (1988-1990)

    LANGUAGES

    English (native speaker), Spanish (read, write, speak, not fluent), French (read), German (read).

    TECHNOLOGY

    Proficient with Hewlett Packard, Casio and Texas Instruments programmable graphing calculators. Familiar with the Maple, Mathematica and MYSTAT software packages. Programming Languages: C (for UNIX shell scripts), Fortran77 (proficient), Fortran90 (proficient), LaTeX, HTML.

    Last updated 19 February 2009