Articles, reports, and other short publications produced by faculty, staff, and students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Education.
Articles
PAS Hall Of Fame 2022 Bernard Woma
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: Effective Crisis Communication in Mississippi’s K - 12 System, Kathleen Alley and Kristin Javorsky
Using ChatGPT As A Thought Partner in Writing Relevant Proportional Reasoning Word Problems, Andrea Berryhill, Lendon Chandler, Liza Bondurant, and Bima Sapkota
Exploring Preservice Elementary Teachers' Reflections Following Facilitation of Mathematics Discussions in Mixed-Reality Simulations, Liza Bondurant
Exploring Simulations in Mathematics Teacher Education, Liza Bondurant
Incremental Growth through Professional Learning Communities of Math Teachers Engaged in Action Research Projects, Liza Bondurant
Skyscrapers, Liza Bondurant
Why Expanding Access to Algebra is a Matter of Civil Rights, Liza Bondurant
Catapults, Bouncy Dice, and Glowsticks: Coaching a Crazy 8s Club, Liza Bondurant and Lee Dean
Conceptualizations of effective approximations of practice in mathematics teacher education, Liza Bondurant and Heather Howell
DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how, Liza Bondurant and Breana Jamison
Rough Draft Math for Engaged Learning, Liza Bondurant and Amanda Jansen
Drawing a Positive Math Identity: Portrait of a Math Person, Liza Bondurant and Liesl McConchie
Promoting Rehumanizing Mathematics Through Embodied-Focused Noticing, Liza Bondurant, Diana Moss, Claudia Bertolone-Smith, Lisa Poling, Hortensia Soto, and Jonathan Troup
“Rahul is a Math Nerd” and “Mia Can Be a Drama Queen”: How Mixed-Reality Simulations Can Perpetuate Racist and Sexist Stereotypes, Liza Bondurant and Daniel Reinholz
Catalyzing Change for Equitable Participation, Liza Bondurant and Seema Rivera
Escape the Crop Circle Conundrum, Liza Bondurant and Kate Roscioli
Integrating Pedagogy and Mathematics Content in Content-Focused Professional Development., Liza Bondurant, Joey Rutherford, and Shannon Sharp
Cultivating Critical Statistical Literacy in the Classroom, Liza Bondurant and Stephanie Somersille
Presidential Elections Provide Opportunities to Teach About Power, Proportions and Percentages, Liza Bondurant and Stephanie Somersille
Rehumanizing Mathematics Through Multimodal Microanalysis, Liza Bondurant, Jonathan Troup, Claudia Bertolone-Sith, Diana Moss, and Hortensia Soto
Sorting Out Equity: The Q-Sort Method in Mathematics Education Research, Liza Bondurant and Jamaal Rashad Young
Adapt It! Create Your Own Skyscraper Puzzles, Susan Boyd, Liza Bondurant, and Annalise Johnson
Changing the Rules to Increase Discourse, Lisa Brooks, Juli Dixon, and Liza Bondurant
Three hand drum duets, Ricky Burkhead and Robert J. Damm
A Brief History of the PAS Interactive Drumming Committee, Robert J. Damm
A drum circle enhances a day of percussion, Robert J. Damm
Adventures in samba with Carnival in Sao Paulo, Robert J. Damm
African drumming in drum circles, Robert J. Damm
Afro Roots by Mongo Santamaria: A Listening Guide, Robert J. Damm
Do you udu?, Robert J. Damm
Education through collaboration: Learning the arts while celebrating culture, Robert J. Damm
Exploring Meter in a Drum Circle, Robert J. Damm
Fanga Alafia: History and meaning, Robert J. Damm
Fanga: Drum, dance, rhythm, Robert J. Damm
Foundational Rhythms for Drum Circles, Robert J. Damm
Gareth Farr's 'Kemang Suling': Three musical snapshots of Asia, Robert J. Damm
How Do You Rock?, Robert J. Damm
John Bergamo's Four Pieces for Timpani: A performance guide, Robert J. Damm
Pinkster, Robert J. Damm
Recreational drum circles for university students, Robert J. Damm
Remembering bamboula, Robert J. Damm
Rudimental Classics: Hell on the Wabash, Robert J. Damm
Rudimental Classics: The Downfall of Paris, Robert J. Damm
Rudimental Classics: The Three Camps, Robert J. Damm
Rudimental Classics: Yankee Doodle, Robert J. Damm
Sharde Thomas and Mississippi Fife and Drum Band, Robert J. Damm
State of the Art of Interactive Drumming, Robert J. Damm
The jembe in Mali: Bassidi Kone and Maraka, Robert J. Damm
The origins of the Fanga dance, Robert J. Damm
Embodied Explorations of Slope, Rebecca Hudson, Payeton Stevens-Balducci, Liza Bondurant, Lee Dean, and Catherine Putnam
The Equity Committee Book Club: Deepening Comprehension and Elevating Conversations about Equity, Barbara King, Natasha Ramsay-Jordan, Justin Burris, Shelia Orr, Siddhi Desai, and Liza Bondurant
“Blaspheming Beethoven?”: The Altered BACH Motive in Vaughan Williams’s Fourth Symphony, Ryan M. Ross
Nielsen's Arcadia: The Case of the Flute Concerto, Ryan M. Ross
"There, in the fastness of Rural England": Vaughan Williams, folk song and George Borrow’s 'Lavengro', Ryan M. Ross
Assessing Concepts, Procedures, and Cognitive Demand of Assessing Concepts, Procedures, and Cognitive Demand of ChatGPT-generated Mathematical Tasks ChatGPT-generated Mathematical Tasks, Bima Sapkota and Liza Bondurant
Approximations of Practice and Equity: Surveying the Spaces, Bima Sapkota, Carrie Lee, Liza Bondurant, and Heather Howell
Critical Conversations of Engaging with the AMTE Standards, Eva Thanheiser, Jennifer Bay-Williams, Richard Velasco, Liza Bondurant, and Yvonne Lai
The Impact of After-School Math Club on Elementary Student Math Anxiety, Caroline Virden, Lee Dean, and Liza Bondurant
The positive effects of drumming on children with autism, Stephen Workman and Robert J. Damm
Blog Posts
Self-Recording Teaching Using Video Conferencing Platforms: Enhancing Reflection and Practice, Liza Bondurant and Bima Sapkota
Books
CK-12 College Precalculus, Paula Evans, Terri Germain-Williams, and Ashley Suominen
Elementary and Intermediate College Algebra, Elizabeth Krams
Lee, C., Bondurant, L., Sapkota, B., Howell, H. (2025). Promoting equity in approximations of practice for mathematics teachers. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6, Carrie Wilkerson Lee, Liza Bondurant, Bima Sapkota, and Heather Howell
Book Chapters
Designing a Gingerbread House, Liza Bondurant
Fighting Shadows: Shedding Light on Academic Bullying, Empowering Reflection, and Igniting Courage, Liza Bondurant
Editorial insights: Reflections on the volume and charge to the field, Heather Howell, Meghan Shaughnessy, Barbara Stengal, Carrie Lee, Liza Bondurant, Bima Sapkota, Gregory Benoit, and Yvonne Lai
Posters
Engaging Preservice Elementary Teachers in Statistical Investigations of Systemic Racism in School Discipline Data, Liza Bondurant, Anthony Fernandes, Ksenija Simić-Muller, and Travis Weiland
Drawing a Positive Mathematics Identity: Portrait of a Maths Person, Liza Bondurant and Liesl McConchie
Examining Curriculum Requirements of Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs to Gauge Educator Knowledge of Trauma-Informed Education Frameworks, Laura Grace King
Embodied Noticing in Mathematics: Pre-service Teachers’ Observations and Noticings, Jonathan Troup, Liza Bondurant, Claudia Bertolone-Smith, Diana Moss, and Hortensia Soto
Reports
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: What Mississippi Teachers Need from Leadership During an Emergency Teaching Situation, Kathleen Alley and Peggy Hopper
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: How Mississippi Teachers Used Organizational Scaffolds and Learning Supports During an Emergency Learning Situation, Kathleen Alley and Kristin Javorsky
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: How Mississippi Used Learning Management Systems as Supports During an Emergency Learning Situation, Kathleen Alley and Kristin Javorsky
Secondary Mathematics Teacher Recruitment Campaign 2.0: Implementation Guide, Diane Barrett, Liza Bondurant, Tim Deis, Brittney Falahola, Dana Franz, Cheryl Ordorica, Derek Sturgill, Lexi Kornblum, Jeff Ranta, and Ed Dickey
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: How Mississippi Ensured Free and Appropriate Public Education for Students Receiving Special Education Services Online, Kellie Fondren and Peggy Hopper
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: Supporting the Social and Emotional Needs of Mississippi’s Students, Kellie Fondren and Peggy Hopper
Mississippi’s K-12 Emergency Online Learning Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Executive Summary of Research Findings, Kristin Javorsky
Mississippi’s K-12 Public Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Remote Learning to Recovery and Beyond, Kristin Javorsky, Kathleen Alley, Nicole C. Miller, Kellie B. Fondren, Stephanie M. Lemley, and Peggy F. Hopper
A Landscape Analysis of Civic and Community Engagement in Community Colleges, Carrie Kisker, Carol Cutler White, Stephanie King, Janet Johnson, and Will Bowlin
Final Report: Conceptualizing Ethics, Authenticity, and Efficacy of Simulations in Teacher Education, Carrie Wilkerson Lee, Liza Bondurant, Bima Sapkota, Heather Howell, and Yvonne Lai
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: Working with English Language Learners in Mississippi, Stephanie Lemley and Nicole C. Miller
COVID-19 Best Practices & Innovations Brief: Mississippi Best Practices & Innovations Using Online Resources, Tools, and Apps, Nicole C. Miller
Research Data
Quality and Quantity of Physical Activity Resources in the Mississippi Delta Data Set, Megan E. Holmes
