Dr. Giang-Nguyen T Nguyen

Dr. Giang-Nguyen Thi Nguyenis a Professor in Mathematics Education in the School of Education. She joined UWF in 2011 after she completed her doctorate at Florida State University in Mathematics Education. While she was a graduate student at FSU she taught both traditional and web-based mathematics courses at Tallahassee Community College. Nguyen teaches Math Education courses and conducts research that helps pre-service teachers develop knowledge for teaching mathematics. She also mentors undergraduate students who conduct research related to mathematics teaching and learning. Nguyen believes motivation plays a vital role in students learning mathematics. Her research strands highlight the thematic unity and exemplify a coherent body of work that she has helped to construct for scholarship in mathematics education and motivational psychology. Nguyen has published in practitioner journals Dimensions in Mathematics and Mathematics in Michigan and for: Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, and International Journal of Intercultural Disciplines and others. She has made presentations at national and international conferences on student motivation and mathematics learning.