Heather Ervin, Ph.D.

Heather Ervin received her Ph.D. from Penn State University in August of 2015, completing her dissertation “The Impact of Instruction Through Models on Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Fraction Multiplication and Division”. She joined the faculty in MADS in January of 2008 as a temporary faculty member and started her tenure-track position in August of 2016. Her research interests include preservice elementary and middle school teachers’ understanding and knowledge of fraction models, mathematics preparation of high school students for collegiate mathematics, and teaching statistics through sports.