Place of Birth:

Boston, Massachusetts

Residence:

Quincy, Massachusetts

Education:

Boston College, B.S., M.A. (Mathematics)

Boston University, Ph.D. (Mathematics)

Position at Boston College:

Professor, Department of Mathematics

Assistant to the Director, Mathematics Institute

Additional Professional Activity:

Director and instructor in National Science Foundation institutes

Author and/or consultant for William Sadlier Company, Science Research Associates, Creative Publications, Dale Seymour Publications, and Glencoe Publishing Company

Member of advisory boards and committees

Consultant to schools nationally and internationally

Memberships:

Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England

Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

California Mathematics Council

American Mathematical Society

Association for Women in Mathematics

Mathematical Association of America

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics

Boston Area Mathematics Specialists

Association for Mathematics Teacher Educators

Leadership Role in Organizations:

Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England

Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Author:

Scholarly works since 1990 include:

• Discrete Mathematics Across the Curriculum, K–12, 1991 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1991 (Editor).
• Informal Geometry Explorations, with S.J. Bezuszka and J. Martin. Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, Inc., Sep. 1991.
• "Discrete Mathematics: The Math for Our Time." CMC Communicator. Vol. 17, No. 3, 1993, pp. 4–5.
• "Looking at Problem Solving Matters Discretely," with S.J. Bezuszka. Math in the Middle. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1993, pp. 16–17.
• "Primes." Teaching with Student Math Notes, Vol. 2. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1993, pp. 7–12.
• "Implementing the Discrete Mathematics Standard; Focusing on Recursion," with S.J. Bezuszka. Mathematics Teacher. Vol. 86, No. 8, Nov. 1993.
• Communication in Mathematics, 1996 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1996 (General Editor).
• "A Discrete Interface with Geometry," with S.J. Bezuszka. CMC Communicator. Vol. 21, No. 1, 1996, pp. 48–52.
• Multicultural and Gender Equity in the Mathematics Classroom: the Gift of Diversity, 1997 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1997 (General Editor).
• "Discrete Mathematics and its Role in Curriculum Reform." Boston University Journal of Education. Vol. 178, No. 2, 1996, pp. 51–58.
• "Honest Numbers: A Mathematics and Languages Connection," with S.J. Bezuszka. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Vol. 3, No. 2, Oct. 1997, pp. 142–147.
• "Even Perfect Numbers: (Update)2," with S.J. Bezuszka. Mathematics Teacher. Vol. 90, No. 8, Nov. 1997, pp. 628–633.
• A series of 23 Calendar Problems (mathematics challenge problems and solutions) with S.J. Bezuszka appeared in the April and May 1997 "Calendar" pages of Mathematics Teacher.
• The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics, 1998 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1998 (General Editor).
• Geometry, Concepts and Applications, with J. Cummins, T. Kanold, C. Molloy, and Y. Mojica. New York: Glencoe-McGraw-Hill, 2000.
• Number Treasury², with S.J. Bezuszka. Parsippany, NJ: Dale Seymour Publications, 2000.
• "Penny Packing for Your Thoughts," with S.J. Bezuszka. Mathematics Teacher. Vol. 96, No. 4, Apr. 2003, pp. 249–253.

Awards:

2001: Recipient of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Glenn Gilbert Award for leadership in mathematics education

2001: Charter member of Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators