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Vilma Mesa, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Education
Educational Studies Program
Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
LSA, Department of Mathematics
University of Michigan
Faculty profile
Vilma Mesa, PhD, is Associate Professor of Education and of Mathematics and Faculty Associate at the Center of Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. She investigates the role that resources play in developing teaching expertise in undergraduate mathematics, specifically at community colleges and in inquiry-based learning classrooms. She has conducted several mixed methods analyses of instruction and of textbooks and collaborated in evaluation projects on the impact of innovative mathematics teaching practices for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. She is currently serving as associate editor for Educational Studies in Mathematics.