Curriculum Vitae

ERIC SU-TAI HSU

Associate Professor

Department of Mathematics

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA 94132

erichsu@math.sfsu.edu

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Mathematics. 1991-1998
  • Dissertation: “Almost Inductive Limit Structure of R-Actions on AF-algebras and AF-Embeddings of Covariance Algebras”, under Prof. Dan-Virgil Voiculescu.
• Harvard College, A.B. with Honors, Mathematics, 1987-1991

Professional Education

• San Francisco State University, Associate Professor, Mathematics, 2006-present
• San Francisco State University, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, 2001-2006
• University of Texas at Austin, NSF PFSMETE Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999-2001
• University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Math Education, 1998-1999

Honors and Awards

• 2008-2011 Co-PI on “PRIME (Partners as Resources to Improve Mathematics Education)”, CA Math Science Partnership with SF Unified School District ($1.2M/3 yrs)
• 2004-2010 NSF CAREER Award, “Online and Live Communities of Teachers” ($489K/5 yrs)
• 2002-2009 Co-PI on “Revitalizing Algebra”, NSF Math Science Partnership ($4M: $3.3M/3.5 yrs + supplementals of $513K/2 yrs + $200K/2 yrs)
• 2007-2009 Co-director, CSU Transforming Course Design grant ($25K)
• 2005 NSF Cyberlearning Task Force on Virtual Communities of Practice, one of twenty members by special invitation of the Computing Research Association and the International Society of the Learning Sciences
• 2002 SFSU Affirmative Action Faculty Development Program
• 2002 SFSU Summer Research Stipend
• 2001-2002 NSF Research Starter Grant ($50,000)
• 2001-2002 MAA Dolciani Project NExT Fellow
• 2000-2001 Mentoring Grant from the SIGMAA on RUME
• 2000 International Conference on Learning Sciences (ICLS) Fellowship for Special Workshop on Methodology, University of Michigan.
• 1999-2001 NSF PFSMETE Postdoctoral Fellowship, U.T. Austin
• 1998-1999 University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 1997-1998 University of California Teaching Effectiveness Award
• 1997-1998 University of California Outstanding Graduate Instructor
• 1996-1997 University of California Graduate Division Fellowship

Professional and Civic Activities (Campus)

• 2007-2009 Faculty Co-Director, Center for Math and Science Education
• 2007-2009 Member, Faculty Hearing Panel
• 2006-2009 College Representative, University Teacher Credential Committee.
• 2005-2009 Member, Mathematics Department Math Education Committee
• 2002-2009 Supervisor, SFSU Math Graduate Teaching Instructors.
• 2007 Co-teacher, EDDL 921 for new EdD program in Educational Leadership
• 2007 Presenter, SFSU Touch of Class for Welcome Days
• 2007 Co-presenter, Grantwriting Workshop for University Faculty-Staff Retreat
• 2006-2007 Member, Mathematics Department Graduate Committee
• 2006 Co-author, Response to Department Program Review.
• 2006 Co-presenter, Grantwriting Workshop for University Center for Teaching and Faculty Development
• 2005-2006 Chair, Planning Committee for the College of Science and Engineering Education Center
• 2006 SFSU Representative, CSU Summit on Math and Science Teachers, Industry, CA.
• 2006 SFSU Representative, MSRI Math Education Conference, Berkeley, CA.
• 2006 SFSU Representative, CSU Conference on Early Assessment Program, Oakland, CA.
• 2005 Member, Liberal Studies Council
• 2005 Presenter and Facilitator, SFSU Community Access and Retention Program, Spring Tutor Orientation
• 2003-2005 Ran Revitalizing Algebra weekly workshop for two cohorts of 9 K-12 teachers, 9 grad instructors, 9 math major UGs (with Diane Resek and Judy Kysh)
• 2003-2005 Member, SFSU Math Department Faculty Council
• 2002-2006 Judge at SFSU COSE Student Project Showcase
• 2002-2004 Member, SFSU Math Department Hiring Search Committee
• 2002 Chair, SFSU Math Department Calculus Textbook Committee
• 2002 Participant, SFSU College of Education CAD/MS Workshop with Vera Lane
• 2001 Leader, One-day workshop for K-12 in-service math teachers on Economics and Math for National Council on Economic Education (with Prof. Blecha, SFSU)

Professional and Civic Activities (Off-Campus)

• 2008-2009 Project Author, Clarifying the Mathematical Underpinnings of Secondary School Mathematics in the United States, funded by Noyce Foundation.
• 2002-2009 Elected to fourth two-year term as Secretary of the SIGMAA on RUME (Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Math Education), 1100+ members
• 2000-2009 SIGMAA on RUME, Member of Web Committee and Literature Committee
• 2000-2009 SIGMAA on RUME, Director of Literature Database Project
• 2007-2009 Faculty Reviewer, Global Telephony Competition, by Kauffman Foundation and Hot Lava Software, Inc.
• 2008 Faculty Reviewer, Basic Arithmetic Video Series, Cerebellum Corporation
• 2006-2008 Co-Leader, CA Math Science Partnership with San Rafael Elementary School District
• 2006-2008 Presenter and Consultant, Emerging Scholars Program PREP (MAA PREP)
• 2007 Content Review Panelist, California State Textbook Adoption Committee
• 2003-2007 Referee, Mathematics Teacher Journal
• 2002-2007 Reviewer, National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Annual Conference
• 2001-2007 National Science Foundation Review Panels for Math Science Partnership RETA (Research Evaluation Technology Assistance); Teacher Professional Continuum, and NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships
• 2002,2006 SIGMAA on RUME Elections Committee
• 2003-2005 Teacher Advisory Panel, Mathematics Teacher Journal
• 2003-2005 Referee, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
• 2003-2005 Item Reviewer, California High School Exit Exam
• 2002-2005 Referee, PMENA (Psychology of Math Education, North American Chapter) Conference
• 2004 Reviewer, 10th International Congress on Mathematics Education
• 2003 Reader, AP Calculus exams, June 2003
• 2003 Referee, NCTM’s Online Journal For School Mathematics
• 2003 Textbook Reviewer, Elayn Martin-Gay’s Beginning and Intermediate Algebra, Prentice-Hall
• 2001-2003 Referee, National Association of Research in Science Teaching Conference
• 2002 Reviewer, Houghton-Mifflin College Algebra Text
• 2002 Participant, CSU Math Educators Face-to-Face Meeting at Asilomar
• 2002 SIGMAA on RUME Conference Program Committee
• 2002 Participant, MAA Preparing Mathematicians to Education Teachers Workshop at San Diego
• 2002 Judge, Joint Meetings Undergraduate Poster Session
• 2001 California Postsecondary Education Commission Eisenhower State Grant Reader
• 2001 Reviewer, MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library Project
• 2001 Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Grand Mathematics Awards

Graduate Projects Supervised

Completed Masters Theses

• Diamond, N. (2009). Investigating Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Elementary Teachers.
• Murany, S. (2009). Rich Problem Solving and Math Self-Efficacy in a Developmental Algebra Classroom. (committee)
• Vanderbilt, R. (2007). Mastery or Memorization - Adult Students’ Algebra Knowledge.
• Keys, K. (2007). Basic Mathematics Student Understanding of Meaning, Numerical Value, and Use of Fractions.
• Hasson, D. (2006). The Hidden Power of Our Words: How Students Interact With a Mathematical Authority’s Scientific Use of Language.
• Bravewoman, M. (2006). Identifying Success Strategies of Students with Learning Disabilities in Remedial Mathematics Courses.
• Lucas, G. (2005). Group Work With Computers in a College Math Classroom: A Case Study.
• Contini, V. (2005). Mathematics and Student Performance in Economics.

Completed Graduate Expository Papers

• Magante, M. (2008). Dyscalculia. San Francisco State University.

Current Student Projects

• Rick Estrada (Expository)
• Stefanie Kawasaki (Expository)

Publications

• Hsu, E., Kysh, J., Ramage, K., & Resek, D. (2009). Helping Teachers Un-structure: A Promising Approach. The Montana Math Enthusiast, 6 (3).
• Hsu, E., Iwasaki, K., Kysh, J., Ramage, K., & Resek, D. (2009). Three REAL Lessons About Mentoring. In G. Zimmermann, L. Fulmore, P. Guinee, & E. Murray (Eds.), Empowering Mentors of Experienced Mathematics Teachers. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Hsu, E., Murphy, T. J., & Treisman, U. (2008). Supporting High Achievement In Introductory Mathematics Courses: What We Have Learned From 30 Years of the Emerging Scholars Program. In M. Carlson, & C. Rasmussen (Eds.), Making the Connection: Research and Teaching in Undergraduate Mathematics. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America.
• Hsu, E., Kysh, J., Ramage, K., & Resek, D. (2007). Seeking Big Ideas in Algebra: The Evolution of a Task. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 10(4--6), 325--332.
• Hsu, E., Kysh, J., and Resek, D. (2007). Differentiated Instruction Through Rich Problems. New England Mathematics Journal, 39, 6--13.
• Computing Research Association. (2005). Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Learning for the Future. Washington, DC: Computing Research Association.
• Gutmann, T., Hsu, E., Marrongelle, K., Murphy, T., Speer, N., Star, J., et al. (2004). Mathematics Teaching Assistant Preparation And Development Research. In D. E. Mcdougall and J. A. Ross (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Joint Meeting with Psychology of Mathematics Education. Toronto, Ontario.
• Hsu, E., and Contini, V. (2004). Student Use (and Misuse) of Graphs and Rates of Change in Economics. In D. E. Mcdougall and J. A. Ross (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Joint Meeting with Psychology of Mathematics Education. Toronto, Ontario.
• Hsu, E. (2004). Re-considering On-line and Live Communities of Practice. In Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 15th International Conference.
• Hsu, E., and Moore, M. (2003). Online Teacher Communities: Measuring Engagement, Responsiveness and Refinement. In N. A. Pateman, B. J. Dougherty and J. T. Zilliox (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Joint Meeting with Psychology of Mathematics Education. Manoa, HI.
• Carlson, M., Jacobs, S., Coe, T., Larsen, S., and Hsu, E. (2003). “Applying Covariational Reasoning While Modeling Dynamic Events: A Framework and a Study (translation)”. Revista EMA, 8(2), 352--378.
• Carlson, M., Jacobs, S., Coe, T., Larsen, S. and Hsu, E. (2002) “Applying Covariational Reasoning While Modeling Dynamic Events: A Framework and a Study”. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Vol. 33, No. 5, 352—378.
• Hsu, E. (2002). “Pictures of Calculus Knowledge Networks: Data and Software”. In Mewborn, D.S., Sztajn, P., White, D.Y., Wiegal, H.G., Bryant, R.L. and Nooney, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vols. 1-4). p. 1063—1064. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. SE 066 8888.
• Hsu, E. (2001). “On-line Math Teacher Conversations: Graphical, Statistical and Semantic Analysis”. In R. Speiser and C. A. Maher and C. N. Walter (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 673). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. SE 065 164.
• Hsu, E. (2000) “Developing A Virtual Community Of Teachers: The Effects Of Live Contact And On-Line Conversational Dynamics”, Proceedings of the Twenty Second Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Fernandez, M. L. (Ed.). (2000). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. SE 064 088. p.702.
• Hsu, E. and Oehrtman, M. (2000) “Mixed Metaphors: Undergraduates Do Calculus Out Loud”, Proceedings of the Twenty Second Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Fernandez, M. L. (Ed.). (2000). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. SE 064 088. p.101.
• Hsu, E. (1999) “A Web-Based Database of Problems and Practices and Real Communities of ESP Teachers and Students”, Proceedings of the Twenty First Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Hitt, Fernando, and Santos, Manuel (Eds.). (1999). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. SE 062 752. p.824
• Hsu, E. (1998) “Almost Inductive Limit Structure of R-Actions on AF-algebras and AF-Embeddings of Covariance Algebras”, Dissertation under Prof. Voiculescu, December 1998. Published with UMI.
• Hsu, E. (1996). The Professional Development Program Teaching Assistant Teaching Manual, Berkeley, CA; PDP.

Presentations (Invited)

• Panelist, “Strategies to Support Cohorts of Future Math and Science Teachers”, California Math Council - North, Asilomar Conference, December 2008.
• Panelist, “Evaluation and Teaching Circles”, American Institute of Mathematics, June 2008.
• “Sharing and Analyzing Rich Groupworthy Problems”, CMC-North Asilomar Conference, December 2007.
• “Emerging Scholars Programs: Experiences and Principles”, San Jose State University Math Colloquium, November 2007.
• “Thinking In and Out of Contexts”, Math Education Colloquium at Sonoma State University, Spring 2007
• Keynote speech: “Thinking About Thinking In Context”, Conference of the Alameda County Collaborative for Learning and Instruction in Mathematics, Hayward, CA. March 2006.
• Invited Talk and Panel: “Ethnicity and College Math: Some Recent Trends and Ideas”, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. August 2005
• Invited Talk and Panel: “The Faculty Member As Teacher and Scholar”, Project NExT, Mathfest, Albuquerque. August 2005.
• “Research to Practice. Ethnicity and College Math: Some Recent Trends and Ideas”, Mathfest, August 2005.
• Keynote speech: “What Were They Thinking?! Learning, Teaching and Overlapping Communities” Conference of the Alameda County Collaborative for Learning and Instruction in Mathematics, Hayward, March 2005.
• Invited Panel of NSF CAREER Awardees, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Dallas, January 2005.
• “Teaching Assistant Communities of Practice”, PMENA Working Group on Mathematics Teaching Assistant Preparation and Development Research, Toronto, Canada, October 2004.
• “Teaching Calculus with Group Work: Resources and Challenges”, California Math Council / North 46th Annual Asilomar Conference, December 2003.
• “Evaluating On-line Teacher Conversations With Statistics and Graphs” (with Megan Moore), AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), San Francisco, June 2003.
• “Teaching Calculus With Group Work: Experiences and Research”, Math Education Colloquium, Cal Poly Pomona, May 2003.
• “Metaphors and Contexts: Students Wrestle With Rate”, Math Education Colloquium, Harvard School of Education, April 2003
• “Teaching Calculus with Group Work: Resources and Challenges”, California Math Council/North 45th Annual Asilomar Conference. December 2002.
• Math Education Colloquium at Arizona State University, November 2002
• “Metaphor as a Theory of Learning,” MAA Mathfest Research Pre-session on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Burlington, VT. Invited to be Moderator for a Plenary Panel Discussion with Rafael Nunez, Ed Dubinsky and Michelle Zandieh; July 2002.
• Math Education Colloquium at Sonoma State University, Fall 2001
• Math Education Colloquium at San Francisco State University, Spring 2001
• Math Education Colloquium at Arizona State University, Spring 2001
• Math Education Colloquium at California State University, Monterey Bay, Spring 2001

Presentations (Refereed)

• “Revitalizing Algebra” (with Judy Kysh and Diane Resek), California Math Council / North 49th Annual Asilomar Conference, December 2006.
• “Graduate Teacher Social Networks” (with Tim Gutmann), Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference, Rutgers University, NJ. Talk, February 2006.
• “Student Use (and Misuse) of Graphs and Rates of Change in Economics” (with Victor Contini), PME/NA 2004 (Psychology of Mathematical Education, North America), Toronto. Poster, October 2004.
• “Reconsidering On-line and Live Communities of Practice,” Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education 2004, Atlanta, GA. Talk, March 2004.
• “On-line Teacher Communities: Measuring Engagement, Responsiveness and Refinement” (with Megan Moore), PME-PME/NA 2003 (Psychology of Mathematical Education, North America), Manoa, HI. Talk, July 2003.
• “Pictures of Calculus Knowledge Networks: Data and Software,” PME/NA XXIV, Athens, GA. Poster, October 2002.
• “Switching Contexts: Students Doing Calculus” MAA Mathfest Research Pre-session on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Burlington, VT. 45 min talk, July 2002.
• “A Visual Analysis of Calculus Students Talking,” ICTM2 (International Conference on Teaching of Mathematics), Crete, Greece. Poster, July 2002.
• “Investigations of the Major Conceptual Strands of First Semester Calculus: The Role of Theory in Research and Practice,” NCTM Research Presession (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), Las Vegas, NV. Two and a half hour presentation with Marilyn Carlson and Mike Oehrtman, April 2002.
• “A Visual Analysis of Knowledge Networks: Students Discuss Calculus,” NCTM Research Presession, Las Vegas, NV. Poster and hour presentation, April 2002.
• “Calculus Students Talk: A Visual Analysis,” Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA. Talk, January 2002.
• “On-line Math Teacher Conversations: Graphical, Statistical and Semantic Analysis,” PME/NA XXIII, Snowbird, UT. Poster, October 2001.
• “Developing A Virtual Community Of Teachers: The Effects Of Contact And On-Line Conversational Dynamics,” NARST (National Association of Research in Science Teaching) 2001 Meeting, St. Louis, MO. Talk, March 2001.
• “Mixed Metaphors: Undergraduate Language and Understanding in Calculus,” 2001 Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, LA. Talk, January 2001.
• “Developing A Virtual Community Of Teachers: The Effects Of Contact And On-Line Conversational Dynamics,” PME/NA XXII, Tucson, AZ. Poster, October 2000.
• “Mixed Metaphors: Undergraduates Do Calculus Out Loud,” PME/NA XXII, Tucson, AZ. Poster, October 2000.
• “Moving Past A-ha!: A Pilot Study on Undergraduate Understanding of Calculus,” ARUME 2000 (5th Annual Conference for Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education), Chicago, IL. Half-hour talk with Mike Oehrtman, September 2000.
• “Building a Better File Cabinet: Virtual Resources for Teachers,” CAMT 2000 (47th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching), Houston, TX. One hour talk, July 2000.
• “A Better File Cabinet: A Web-Based Database Of Problems And Practices,” ICLS 2000 (International Conference on the Learning Sciences), University of Michigan. Software demonstration, June 2000.
• “A Web-Based Database of Problems and Practices and Real Communities of ESP Teachers and Students.” CSCL’99 (Computers Supporting Collaborative Learning), Stanford University. Software demonstration, December 1999.
• “A Web-Based Database of Problems and Practices and Real Communities of ESP Teachers and Students,” PME/NA XXI, U. Morelos, Mexico. Poster, October 1999.

Last updated: May 12th, 2009