Yasemin Copur-Gencturk
- Associate Professor of Education
- Katzman/Ernst Chair for Educational Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation
- Co-Director of USC STEM Center
Research Concentration
- Teacher Education
Education
PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Expertise
- knowledge for teaching mathematics, teacher knowledge, mathematics education, mathematics teacher education, professional development, teacher learning.
Bio
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk is an associate professor at the University of Southern California. Copur-Gencturk received her Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, summa cum laude, and master’s degrees in education and statistics, respectively. Copur-Gencturk’s research focuses on identification and development of the knowledge needed for quality teaching and student learning and understanding the role of teachers’ knowledge and implicit beliefs in equity in mathematics classrooms. Copur-Gencturk’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Institute of Education Sciences, and she is an NSF Fellow who has been trained to conduct equity-sensitive quantitative research. Her work has been published in Computers and Education, Educational Researcher, the American Educational Research Journal, and the Journal of Teacher Education.Ìý
Awards and Grants
NSF Fellow for SIARM for STEM Education Research, 2021-2023
Excellence in Research Award, º£½ÇÂÛ̳ School of Education, 2020
AERA Open Outstanding Reviewer Award,Ìý2019
AERA-SIG Research in Mathematics EducationÌýEarly Career Publication Award for article "The Effects of Changes in Mathematical Knowledge on Teaching: A Longitudinal Study of Teachers’ Knowledge and Instruction" ,Ìý2016
Courses Taught
EDUC 566: Teaching Mathematics and Science
EDUC 673: Applications of Elementary Mathematics, Science and Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy A
EDUC 677: Applications of Elementary Mathematics, Science and Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy, Part BÌý
EDUC 677: Applications of Secondary Mathematics Curriculum and PedagogyÌý
Publications
- Orrill, C.H.,ÌýCopur-Gencturk, Y.,ÌýCohen, A.,Ìý& Templin, J. (2020). Revisiting Purpose and Conceptualization in the Design of Assessments for Teachers of Mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education.
- Lubienski, S. T., Hug, B., &ÌýCopur-Gencturk, Y. (2014).Ìý Lessons from a Math-Science Partnership.ÌýTeacher Education and Practice, 27, 316-330.
Contracts/Grants
ÌýÌý$630, 000. Principal Investigator.Ìý
$1,399,982.ÌýPrincipal Investigator with Ben Nye, Chandra Orrill, and Al Cohen, co-principal investigators. Institue of Education Sciences.
Principal Investigator. Chandra Orrill, Al Cohen, and Jonathan Templin, co-investigators. NSF, $ 2,168,584.
Burcin Becerik-Gerber, principal investigator. Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Lucio Soibelman, Gale Lucas, co-investigators. NSF, $ 750,000.Ìý
ÌýÌýPrincipal Investigator. Jiliang Tang,ÌýÌýAl Cohen, and Shiyu Wang, co-investigators. NSF, $ 1,999,680.Ìý
ÌýPrincipal Investigator, $152,814
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