Expert Dialogue
Input, Dialogue, Clarification
Following the interactive working session, the second part of the Early Career Researcher Day offers participants the chance to engage more deeply with perspectives of two experts regarding Challenges and Opportunities for Future Researchers.
Two leading experts in the field will share their experiences and build on the results from the interactive working session before.
Prof. Vince Geiger will share his insights as Editor-in-Chief of MERJ.
Vince Geiger is a Professor of Mathematics Education at the Australian Catholic University and an internationally recognised expert in numeracy, mathematical modelling, STEM education, and the use of digital tools to enhance mathematics teaching and learning. His research explores the transformative role of mathematics in the STEM disciplines and aims to empower individuals to become informed and responsible citizens.
He has authored more than 140 research publications and holds several key international positions, including Editor-in-Chief of the Mathematics Education Research Journal, President of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications, and member of the IPC for ICMI Study 27 - Mathematics Education and the Socio-ecological.
Prof. Eva Thanheiser will focus on humanizing mathematics education and highlight innovative fields of STEM Education and Mathematical Modelling.
Eva Thanheiser is an award-winning mathematics educator and Chair of Mathematics and Statistics at Portland State University whose work challenges traditional views of mathematics by showing how it can help students make sense of the world and build confidence, community, and purpose in the classroom. Her research and leadership focus on equity, justice, and belonging in mathematics, from rethinking whole number and data reasoning to designing social-justice–oriented lessons and professional learning for K–12 teacher leaders.
As co-editor of Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education (AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol. 6), she collaborates nationally and internationally through books, talks, and large-scale research–practice partnerships that use mathematics to analyze and disrupt real-world patterns of inequity.
The dialogue concludes with a joint Q&A session, where the experts respond to questions from participants and open the ground for broader exchange.
