Dr. Allison McCulloch is a Professor of mathematics education in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, where she teaches mathematics education and mathematics courses for prospective and practicing teachers. Dr. McCulloch taught middle and high school mathematics for over a decade before shifting to focus on mathematics teacher education. She has been working as a mathematics teacher educator in NC since 2007. Her research focuses on the teaching and learning of secondary mathematics, teaching and learning of mathematics with technology, developing teacher vision and agency, and design-based implementation research for large scale infrastructural change. She has collaborated on a number of projects funded by the National Science Foundation as well as authored books for both practitioners and researchers – most recently Exploring Math with Technology: Practices for Secondary Teachers (Routledge). Dr. McCulloch is one of the co-founders of the North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning (NC2ML) and has been involved as a PI/co-PI on the Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology projects since 2011.
Education
Ph.D. – Mathematics Education, Rutgers University (2007)
M.A. – Mathematics, Sam Houston State University (2001)
B.S. – Mathematics, Purdue University (1992)
Affiliations
Minor in Secondary Mathematics Education
Middle Grades Mathematics Education
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction – Urban Mathematics Education Concentration