Liza BondurantLiza (Cope) Bondurant , PhD, began her career in 2005 as a 7-12 math teacher in upstate New York and is currently an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. Liza’s research focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice to rehumnize math experiences for marginalized students. She uses an equity-focused lens to study pedagogies of practice, noticing, embodied cognition, and math action technology. She was a PI on two consecutive $1.2M Department of Education Math Science Partnership grants (2013-2018) and has been a and co-investigator and participant on several NSF-funded projects. She has over forty peer-reviewed publications and has written and edited K-20 mathematics curriculum materials. Liza is currently a Department Editor for the NCTM MTLT journal and serves on the Advocacy Committee for AMTE. She was selected as the 2020 College Teacher of the Year by MCTM and has served as the President of MAMTE. Liza enjoys outdoor activities and craft projects. Read More Read Less