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
, FBK  Theater, Film minor          U. California, Irvine
1982-1983       Year abroad                  Theater, Film                    University of London



WORK EXPERIENCE - PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC
 

AUGUST 2001 Ð present                  U. OF NORTHERN COLORADO, GREELEY, CO Associate Professor (2006-present), Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Responsibilities: teaching (8 to 12 hours/semester), research, doctoral advising, service.

AUGUST 1999 Ð 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 Ð 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 Ð DECEMBER 1990           SHERMAN SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE, CA Co-teacher for grades 9-12 in Mathematics at a Native American boarding school.

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

APRIL 1986 Ð 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 Ð present                                                COLLEGE BOARD, NEW YORK, NY Consultant, grades 6-12 mathematics: formative student assessment, teacher development.
Responsibilities: item writing, editing, and review for paper and web-based instruments.

MAY 1999 Ð 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.

APRIL 1996                                                    TACO BELL CORPORATION, IRVINE, CA
Consultant, quantitative research design/analysis training, Product Development Division.
Responsibilities: created and led short-course on statistical design and inferential analysis.


AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

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

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Hauk, S., Barzilai, H., Austin, H., Judd, A. B., Tsay, J.-J. (to appear). Pre-service teachersÕ understanding of logical inference. Focus On Learning Problems in Mathematics.

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

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 ÒEmerging agendas and research directions on mathematics graduate student teaching assistantsÕ beliefs, backgrounds, knowledge, and professional development.Ó 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.

Hauk, S. (2003). Understanding entering students via mathematical autobiography. In
     Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (Eds.), Undergraduate

     Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences
(p. 79). Washington, DC:
     Mathematical Association of America.

FUNDED PROJECTS

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (FIPSE, FUNDED OCTOBER 2006). 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 (FUNDED JULY 2005)
Supplemental summer support ($6,000) to work on dynamical systems approach to complex educational systems modeling and ($25,000) for one-year graduate research fellowships for a third PhD student in AY 2005-06.

U. NORTHERN COLORADO SPONSORED PROGRAMS Ð RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AWARD (FUNDED FEBRUARY 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.

CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THE WEST (FUNDED JULY 2004)
Supplemental summer support ($10,000) to continue work on case-studies in socio-cultural and agentic issues during proof validation in advanced mathematics and ($50,000) for two one-year graduate research fellowships for two PhD students.

U. NORTHERN COLORADO GRADUATE SCHOOL (FUNDED JUNE 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 (FUNDED JUNE 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 (FUNDED JANUARY 2002)
One year research grant ($50,000) for research in collegiate mathematics education. Project title: Mathematical Cognition and Affect During Non-Routine Problem Solving
.

NSF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (FUNDED AUGUST 1999, 2000)
Support ($51,000/year) for research in undergraduate mathematics education at Arizona State University through the NSF Post-doctoral Fellowships in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (PFSMETE) program.

 

AWARDS

Faculty Mentor of the Year  - 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 of Northern 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 Mathematical Society, 1991-present (Member)
Compact for Faculty Diversity, 2004-present, (Doctoral Mentor)
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Ð North American
     chapter, 1999-present (Member)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA), 1992-present (Member)

      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)
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1993-present (Member)

      Special Interest Group of the MAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics
     Education, 2000-present (Founding Member), Web Committee, 2000-present (Chair)

 

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 and Chair of School of Mathematical Sciences Web Committee (2005-present)

     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-present)
     Department of Mathematical Sciences Library Committee (2003-present)
     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, ÒPedagogical Content Knowledge in Prospective Elementary Teachers: The
          Schema of MultiplicationÓ (Graduated, 8/05).

     R. D. Cribari (co-advisor), ÒInfluence of Socio-Cultural Factors on 7th Grade Taiwanese
          and American StudentsÕ Attitudes and Beliefs About MathematicsÓ (Graduated, 8/06).

     R. Deon, ÒCulturally Responsive College AlgebraÓ (expected 8/07).
     A. B. Judd, ÒCognitive Impacts of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Collegiate
          Mathematical Learning.Ó (expected 8/07).

     A. F. Toney, ÒAspects of Persistence in Advanced MathematicsÓ (expected 8/07).
    

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

Seminars: College Teaching; WebWorKs item development; Culturally Responsive
        Pedagogy at the College Level; Pedagogy of the Oppressed
: Beyond Freire.

 

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)
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 an 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, ÒStanding in line for the roller coaster: Personal narrative of a high school
           teacher candidate in mathematicsÓ (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: Fortran77 (proficient), Fortran90 (proficient), C (for UNIX
     shell scripts), LaTeX, HTML.