Title(s): Professor II of Mathematics Education; Director, Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning; Editor, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.

Education: Ed.D., October 1972, Rutgers University. Major: Mathematics Education; Minor: Statistics. M.Ed., October 1965, Rutgers University. Major: Mathematics Education. B.A., January 1962, Rutgers University. Major: Mathematics; Minors: Science and German.

Affiliations:

The Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning
The Private Universe Project in Mathematics
The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative (NJ SSI)
The MetroMath Center

Research interests:

• The development of mathematical thinking in students
• Mathematical reasoning
• Justification and proof making in mathematics
• The development of a model for analyzing videotape data

Recent publications:

Chapters in Books (Refereed)

Maher, C. A., Muter, E. M. & Kiczek, R. D. (2007).  The development of proof making by students. In P. Boero (Ed.), Theorems and proof in schools: from history, epistemology and cognition to classroom practice  (pp. 197-208). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (PB ISBN 90-77874-21-6; HB ISBN 90-77874-22-4).

Journal Articles/Research Monograph - Refereed

Anthony, L. J., Palius, M. F., Maher, C. A., & Moghe, P. V. (2007). Using discourse analysis to study a cross-disciplinary learning community: Insights from an IGERT training program. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(2), 141-156.

Published Conference Papers – Refereed

Maher, C. A., Mueller, M. and Weber, K. (2007). Tracing middle school students’ construction of arguments. In T. de Silva Lamberg and L. R. Weist (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 581-587). Lake Tahoe, Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno.

Mueller, M., Maher, C. A., & Powell, A. B. (2007). The co-construction of arguments by middle school students. In T. de Silva Lamberg and L. R. Weist (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 708-710). Lake Tahoe, Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno.