Linda Simonsen, Ph.D. (She/her/hers)
Professor
Dr. Linda Simonsen joined University of Washington Bothell in 2010 from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. During her early years at UW Bothell, she developed the mathematics program, building it from the ground up and shaping its curriculum and direction. She also played a key role on the committee that established the School of STEM. Simonsen earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Oregon State University in 1995. She subsequently spent more than a decade in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Education
- Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Ph.D. – Mathematics Education
Research and Scholarship Interests
Dr. Linda Simonsen’s scholarly interests center on the effective use of varied instructional modalities to teach mathematics to diverse learners. In support of this goal, her research examines the nature and quality of mathematical discourse in hybrid and online learning environments. This work is informed by her extensive experience developing internet-based courses in mathematics and statistics education, specifically designed to meet the needs of place-bound, practicing mathematics and science teachers. Her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Distance Education (Revue de l’éducation à distance), the Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Mathematics and Computer Education, Teaching Children Mathematics, and FOCUS on Learning Problems in Mathematics. She has also secured external funding to support her scholarly work from a range of agencies and foundations, including the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Steele-Reese Foundation, the Charlotte Martin Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Arizona Board of Regents, and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.