Sarah Burke Berenson, a former Professor of Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University, was the Director of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. There, she received the highest faculty award, The Holladay Medal of Excellence. The Governor appointed Professor Berenson to the National Working Group to create national standards in Mathematics and English Education in collaboration with the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. These National Standards provided the framework for the NC Common Core Curriculum. Since then, her research focuses on students' critical thinking and problem solving. She is the Yopp Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dr. Suzanna Schmeelk is an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and
Director of St. John's University M.S. in Cyber and Information Security.
She comes to St. John's University with over fifteen years of technical
information security industry experience at organizations including The
City of New York, Bell Laboratories, Yahoo!, eBay, Sloan Kettering, Battelle,
New York Presbyterian and Paradyne.
Dr. Schmeelk's research interests lie in Cybersecurity, Computational
Thinking, Mathematics Education, Mobile/Health Technology Security,
special topics in Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity Risk
Management and Social Justice. A list of her publications can be found
on Google Scholar.
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Elizabeth B. Uptegrove is a Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Felician University in Lodi, NJ. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and she is a long-time member of the Mathematics Association of America, having served on the board of the NJ section in many capacities and currently serving as secretary. From 2009 to 2022, she served as associate editor and special issues editor of The Journal of Mathematical Behavior. Her research interests include the training of mathematics educators and developmental education. Dr. Uptegrove received a B.A. in Mathematics (with honors) from Douglass College, an M.S. in Mathematics from New York University, and an Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from Rutgers University Graduate School of Education.
Louise C. Wilkinson is a Distinguished Professor of Education, Psychology, and Communication Sciences at Syracuse University. Professor Wilkinson has focused her research and scholarship on language and literacy learning among school-age children, both within and outside of schools. An internationally recognized leader in education, Professor Wilkinson is best known for her extensive research on children's language and literacy learning and mathematical literacy, published in more than 140 peer-reviewed research journal articles, volumes and book chapters. Professor Wilkinson has served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, and Dean of the Syracuse University School of Education. Professor Wilkinson holds a B. A. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude with Honors from Oberlin College; and both the Ed. M. and Ed. D. (Human Development) from Harvard University. Faculty Website
