Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Nationality  United States
Fields Mathematics education
Institutions National Science Foundation
Alma mater Ph.D., University of New Hampshire (1980)
Doctoral advisor Richard Herbert Balomenos

Joan Ferrini-Mundy is a researcher in mathematics education who works as the Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation.[1] Her research interests include calculus teaching and learning, mathematics teacher learning, and STEM education policy.

Career and research

In February 2011, Ferrini-Mundy became the Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources.[2] In this strategic role, she set the NSF's direction for scientific education.[2] In 2011, Ferrini-Mundy was elected as a Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[3]

Ferrini-Mundy was elected to the Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics in 2014[4] and served on the committee from 2014 to 2016.

From 2007 to 2009, Ferrini-Mundy served on the education subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.[5]

In 2000, Ferrini-Mundy was the Chair of the Writing Group for Standards 2000, a publication from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.[6]

Awards and recognition

In 2000, Ferrini-Mundy was the recipient of the Association for Women in Mathematics' Louise Hay Award.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Joan Ferrini-Mundy". Science | AAAS. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. 1 2 "Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation | Successful STEM Education". successfulstemeducation.org. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Ferrini-Mundy, Joan". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. ↑ Charney, Ruth. "President's Report". Association for Women in Mathematics Newsletter. 44 (2): 1–3.
  5. ↑ "Joan Ferrini-Mundy | National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. 1 2 "AWM Awards Presented in Washington, DC" (PDF). American Mathematical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "10th Louise Hay Award: Joan Ferrini-Mundy". www.awm-math.org. Retrieved 2017-04-08.


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