Saba Gerami

Mathematics Educator, Mathematics Education Researcher


Education

Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Michigan (2024)

M.S., Mathematics, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo (2015)

B.S., Pure Mathematics, UCLA (2013)

A.A., Mathematics, Santa Monica College (2010)


Interests

Teaching of Calculus

Student Conceptions in Linear Algebra

Teacher Decision-Making in Undergraduate Settings

Teaching with Inquiry 

I am a student and educator of mathematics. I am interested in better understanding the complexity of mathematics instruction in undergraduate classrooms, specifically within inquiry-oriented settings. Before pursuing my doctoral studies at the University of Michigan, I taught a variety of mathematics courses for four years at Cal Poly and Alan Hancock Community College. I am now an assistant professor of mathematics at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, where I continue to learn and grow with my students.

I am originally from Tehran, Iran. After immigrating to the U.S. with my family at the age of 18, I started my college education at Santa Monica Community College, and later UCLA, where I found my passion for learning and tutoring mathematics. Non-academically, I enjoy cooking and tasting new foods, drinking dark beer, traveling and finding friends around the world, learning about mental health, reading graphic novels, and spending time with my loving partner and our goodest dog, Hagrid.


Email: sgerami@calpoly.edu

Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Woman, Life, Freedom

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