Joanna Masingila
Joanna Osborne Masingila (born 1960)[1] is an American mathematics educator. She served as the dean of the School of Education at Syracuse University from 2015 to 2021,[2] Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, and a professor of mathematics and mathematics education at Syracuse.[3]
Education and career[edit]
Masingila is originally from Oregon, and moved to Kansas as a child. She was a student at Hesston College,[4] and graduated from Goshen College in 1982, with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. After earning a master's degree in mathematics education from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in 1987, she completed a Ph.D. in mathematics education at Indiana University Bloomington in 1992.[3] Her dissertation, Mathematics Practice and Apprenticeship in Carpet Laying: Suggestions for Mathematics Education, was supervised by Frank K. Lester Jr.[5]
While completing her graduate education, Masingila worked for six years as a secondary-school mathematics teacher. She joined the Syracuse University faculty in 1992, and was named Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in 2003.[3] After becoming interim dean of education in 2014, she was named dean in 2015.[6]
Personal life and service[edit]
Masingila's husband, Adamson (1956-2021), was from Kenya and also studied at Hesston College and Goshen College. In 1998 she traveled to Kenyatta University in Kenya with her family as a Fulbright Scholar, and she has continued to maintain connections with Kenya both in her academic work and through volunteer work with her church,[4] including exchange programs in which Syracuse students visit rural schools in Kenya and Kenyatta students travel to Syracuse for additional study.[7]
Masingila served as president of the New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education from 2016-2018 and then past present from 2018-2020.[8] In 2020, Masingila was appointed to the New York State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Birth year from Library of Congress catalog, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ "Joanna Masingila to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the School of Education". SU News. June 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b c "Joanna Masingila", Directory, Syracuse School of Education, retrieved 2020-04-22
- ^ a b Bartel, Larry (November 27, 2018), Seeing with new eyes, Hesston College, retrieved 2020-04-22
- ^ Joanna Masingila at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Tobin, Dave (April 3, 2015), "Syracuse University's school of education names new dean", The Post-Standard
- ^ Russo, Jennifer (November 10, 2009), "Masingila makes Kenya connection", Syracuse University News, retrieved 2021-01-23; Russo, Jennifer (June 26, 2019), "Exploring Education in Kenya", Syracuse University News, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ As NYACTE President, Dean Joanna Masingila Advocates for Teacher Education Nationwide, Syracuse University School of Education, September 5, 2017, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ Russo, Jennifer (January 28, 2020), "Masingila Appointed to NYS Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching", Campus & Community, Syracuse University, retrieved 2021-01-23
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Joanna Masingila publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- Goshen College alumni
- Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis alumni
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- Syracuse University faculty
- 20th-century American women
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