(January 4, 2016, Storrs, CT) \u2013 Dr. Gladis Kersaint has been named the new dean of the University of Connecticut\u2019s Neag School of Education. Kersaint has been the associate dean of\u00a0academic affairs and research for the College of Education at the University of South Florida (USF) since 2011, where she is also a professor of mathematics education.<\/p>\n
Prior to her current role, Kersaint served as director of the David C. Anchin Center and held the David C. Anchin Endowed Chair in Education Innovation. The Center\u00a0promotes alliances and leverages resources to facilitate partnership efforts that support innovation and the advancement of teaching.\u00a0From 2006 to 2010, she served as\u00a0coordinator of USF Undergraduate Education and chair of the General Education Council, a role with university-wide reach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith an exemplary record of teaching and research, coupled with her impressive experience at the administrative level, Dr. Kersaint is an ideal choice to lead UConn\u2019s distinguished Neag School of Education, where she will work to build and maintain its academic excellence in the years ahead,\u201d says UConn President Susan Herbst.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Kersaint is a talented leader who has a distinguished scholarly career and clearly understands academic and educational excellence. Her skills and background are exactly what we look for in our senior leadership,\u201d adds Provost Mun Choi.<\/p>\n
Kersaint is also a well-respected scholar in mathematics education with an extensive publication and national and local service record.\u00a0She has published four books and numerous refereed journal articles related to factors that influence mathematics teacher education and effective mathematics teaching, the mathematical teaching and learningof at-risk students, and the use of technology in teaching and learning mathematics. During her tenure at USF, she has served as the principal or co-principal investigator of approximately $30 million of National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and Florida Department of Education grants.<\/p>\n
Kersaint has engaged in a number of collaborative STEM education projects involving faculty in the College of Arts and Science and the College of Engineering. She has also\u00a0provided service at the national level, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the largest professional\u00a0organization for mathematics educators and the Association on Mathematics Teacher Educators. Prior to her academic post at USF, Kersaint taught high school mathematics for the Miami-Dade County Public School district, the fourth-largest public school in the nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to be joining the UConn\u00a0team and honored to serve as the next dean of\u00a0the Neag School,\u201d Kersaint says.\u00a0\u201cIt will be a privilege to lead such a prestigious school of education, and\u00a0I am eager to partner with its high-caliber faculty, dedicated staff, and exceptional student body.\u201d<\/p>\n
She earned her BS in mathematics from the University of Miami in 1990, as well as her MS in education in 1992. She earned her Ph.D. in mathematics education from Illinois State University in 1998.<\/p>\n
Kersaint will begin at UConn in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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