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Nicole Miller Rigelman, EdD, is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She received her doctorate from Portland State University and currently teaches mathematics education courses for preservice and inservice teachers. Prior to receiving her doctorate, Dr. Rigelman taught middle school mathematics and later served as a K-12 mathematics curriculum specialist. She serves on several state mathematics advisory boards and was a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) assessment task force, the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) teaching resources task force and is co-leading the AMTE’s Elementary Mathematics Specialists' initiatives with her colleague Dr. Maggie McGatha from University of Louisville.

Dr. Rigelman was involved in a National Science Foundation funded, math science partnership grant where she served as faculty for the Collegial Leadership course and supported teachers in their implementation of high-level mathematical discourse in their classrooms. She is the principal investigator on the Connect2MATH-Connect2SCIENCE math science partnership grant focused on engaging teachers and students in inquiry-based math and science instruction and assessment practices as well as the integration and collegial examination of those subject areas. Her current research interests lie in mathematics teacher preparation and professional development, influence of curriculum materials on student and teacher learning, and standards implementation and assessment.

Nicole Rigelman, EdD
Graduate School of Education
Portland State University
Curriculum and Instruction
PO Box 751
615 SW Harrison
Room 577
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Phone: 503-725-4699
Fax: 503-725-8475
Email: rigelman@pdx.edu