SDSU CRMSE Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education

Judith Sowder, Professor Emerita

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-7720
Phone: 619-594-6836

Center for Research in Mathematics & Science Education
6505 Alvarado Road, Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: 619-594-1587

E-Mail: jsowder@sciences.sdsu.edu

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Member, Board of Directors, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

Co-Principal Investigator, Integrating Mathematics and Pedagogy (IMAP):
An Investigation of the Effects on Elementary Preservice Teachers' Beliefs and Learning of Mathematics

Co-Director, Professional Development Collaborative at CRMSE, funded by Qualcomm


Read Judy Sowder's presentation at the National Conference on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in the Middle Grades: Linking Research and Practice (sponsored by the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, U.S. Department of Education)

Read Judy Sowder's The Mathematical Education And Development Of Teachers


Judith Sowder is Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. For many years her research focused on children’s development of number sense, but more recently on the instructional effects of teachers’ mathematical knowledge at the elementary and middle school level. She served as editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education from 1996 to 2000 and was elected to serve on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors from 2000 to 2003. In 1996 she received the San Diego State University Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Teaching, Work and Contributions to the University and Community, and in 2000 the Lifetime Achievement Award from NCTM. She served on the International Committee (steering committee) for International Group for Psychology in Mathematics Education from 1992-1996. She has received research funding for several research projects from the National Science Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education, and a grant from QUALCOMM to develop a Professional Development Collaborative between San Diego State University and surrounding school districts. She continues to serve on advisory boards for several projects, and is currently coauthoring a mathematics textbook for elementary and middle school teachers.


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