A Window into the World of Mathematics Education Research
An overview of some of my prior mathematics education projects targeted towards a non–math-ed audience.
📊Kathleen (Kate) Melhuish
Mathematics Education Professor
I partner with PIs to design credible, right-sized evaluation that supports continuous improvement and agency-aligned reporting. I bring advanced expertise in measurement, regression-based models, and causal inference.
Talks
PROFILING PRODUCTIVE MATHEMATICAL TEACHING MOVES IN 4TH–8TH MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS
This talk presents analysis of teaching in classrooms focused on instructor moves using process mining to identify patterns in teacher–student interactions.
Recent Publications
(2026).
Laying the groundwork: The grounding metaphors that build quotient groups.
Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
(2025).
Humanizing Proof-based Mathematics Instruction Through Experiences Reading Rich Proofs and Mathematician Stories.
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education.
(2025).
Moving beyond show and tell in proof-based courses..
Notices of the American Mathematical Society.
(2025).
Whose experiences are we capturing? A critical reflection on classroom observation measures.
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences.