Section Descriptions
2009 - present University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology.
2006 - 2009 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Dual Appointment, Department of Mathematics. Half appointment Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow. Half appointment Fellow of the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as (CEMELA).
2001-2006 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Ph.D. in Mathematics, June, 2006. Dissertation: Theta Liftings, Automorphic Representations of Quaternion Algebras, and Special Values of L-Functions Advisor: Prof. Tonghai Yang.
2000 - 2001 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. M.S. in Mathematics, December, 2001.
1995-1999 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. B.A. with Honors in Mathematics, June, 1999.
June 2006 - June 2007 Project NExT Fellowship
Mathematical Association of America.
June 2004 - June 2005 K-through-Infinity Fellowship
National Science Foundation grant University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Jan. 2003 - June 2003 VIGRE Fellowship
National Science Foundation grant University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Spring 1999 Membership to Sigma Xi
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
  1. Sutton, T., Kersting, N., & Fu, Y. (in review- April, 2011). How do middle school students think about ratio and proportion? Paper submitted to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
  2. Kersting, N., Sutton, T., Freiberg, E. J., Hasmati, S., Chen, M., & Stigler, J. W. (in review- April 2011). Developing Reliable and Valid Measures of Usable Teacher Knowledge: Extending the Classroom Video Analysis Approach to the Topic of Ratio and Proportion. Paper submitted to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
  3. Sutton, T., Turner, E., & Gutiérrez, R. (April 2010). Perseverance and Students’ Willingness to Struggle with Nontraditional, Complex Mathematical Tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Diego, CA.
  4. Varley Gutiérrez, M., Turner, E., Gutiérrez, R., & Sutton, T. (April 2010). Middle Grade Students Critically Investigating their Schools and Communities in After School Mathematics Clubs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Diego, CA.
  5. Turner, E., Gutiérrez, R., & Sutton, T., (March 2010). Analysis of Student Participation in an After School Mathematics Club: Implications for Learning and Identity. Poster presented at the dissemination conference for the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as: Practitioners and Researchers Learning Together: A National Conference on the Mathematics Teaching and Learning of Latinos/as, Tucson, AZ.
  6. Simic-Muller, K., Turner, E., & Varley Gutiérrez, M. & Sutton, T. (March 2010). Community-Based Problem Posing in the After School Math Club. Poster presented at the dissemination conference for the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as: Practitioners and Researchers Learning Together: A National Conference on the Mathematics Teaching and Learning of Latinos/as, Tucson, AZ.
  7. Sutton, T., Turner, E., & Gutiérrez, R. (March 2010). Perseverance and Students’ Willingness to Struggle with Nontraditional, Complex Mathematical Tasks. Poster presented at the dissemination conference for the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as: Practitioners and Researchers Learning Together: A National Conference on the Mathematics Teaching and Learning of Latinos/as, Tucson, AZ.
  8. Varley, M., Turner, E., Gutiérrez, R., & Sutton, T. (April, 2009). Analysis of Shifts in Student Participation in an After School Mathematics Club: Implications for Learning and Identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  9. Razfar, A., Sutton, T., & Radosavljevic, A. (April, 2009). Learning Mathematics and Language: Examining the Tensions in two After School Clubs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  10. Menéndez, J. M., Sutton, T., Kondek, L., & Horak, V. (January, 2008) Research and Outreach Focusing on the Mathematics Education of K-8 Latino/a Students. Panel Discussion at the annual joint meetings of the American Mathematics Society and Mathematics Association of America, San Diego, CA.
  1. (Fall 2009) Teacher Improvement through Mathematics Education.
    Instructor for three 8-hour module on Geometry for elementary school teachers in the Tucson Unified School District.
  2. (July 2009) Teacher Improvement through Mathematics Education.
    Instructor for two-week module on Number Sense and Proportional Reasoning for elementary school teachers in the Tucson Unified School District.
  3. (Spring 2009) Lesson Study Cycle on Problem Solving Strategies.
    Semester long lesson study cycle with elementary school teachers, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ.
  4. (Fall 2008) Teacher Improvement through Mathematics Education.
    Instructor for four 8- hour module on Fractions and Number Sense for elementary and middle school teachers in the Tucson Unified School District.
  5. (October, 2008) Developing the Practices of Mathematicians: What does it look like when a student is willing to struggle?.
    Presentation for the CEMELA Mathematics Education Seminar, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  6. (July 2008) Teacher Improvement through Mathematics Education.
    Instructor for two-week module on Fractions and Algebraic Thinking for middle and elementary school teachers in the Tucson Unified School District.
  7. (June 2008) An Elementary Introduction to the p-adic Numbers.
    Instructor for 3-day module on the p-adic numbers at the CEMELA Summer School for Math Education Researchers, Tucson, AZ.
  8. (January 2008) Cryptography in a Middle School Math Club: a unique learning experience.
    Invited presentation for the Center for Recruitment and Retention’s Mathematics Educators Appreciation Day, Tucson, AZ.
  9. (November, 2007) What Counts as Mathematics? Investigating beliefs about mathematics.
    Mathematics Instruction Colloquium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  10. (July 2007) Teacher Improvement through Mathematics Education.
    Instructor for two-week module on Number Sense and Proportional Reasoning for middle and elementary school teachers in the Tucson Unified School District.
In Press Turner, E., Gutiérrez, R., & Sutton, T., (2010). Student participation in a problem solving oriented after-school mathematics club: Connections to learning and identity. Paper submitted to a special issue of the Canadian Journal for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education.

In Preparation
Sutton, T., Turner, E., & Gutiérrez, R. (2010). Perseverance and Students’ Willingness to Struggle with Nontraditional, Complex Mathematical Tasks. Based on poster presented at National Council for Teaching Mathematics Presession 2010.

Razfar, A., Sutton, T., & Radosavljevic, A. (2011). Learning Mathematics and Language: Examining the Tensions in two After School Clubs. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association to be submitted to journal for publication.

Sutton, T., Kersting, N., & Fu, Y. (2011). How do middle school students think about ratio and proportion? Paper submitted to be presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association to be submitted to journal for publication.
K-12 Outreach After School Math Club (Spring 2006 - Spring 2008) co-organized after school math clubs at one elementary school and one middle school in the Tucson Unified School District.

K-through-infinity fellow for the 2004-2005 academic year. Conducted in-class teacher professional development at Sherman Middle School in Madison, WI. I worked alongside a sixth grade teacher to provide professional development on mathematical content knowledge, while she provided me with professional development pedagogical skills.

Madison School District Instructor for the 2005-2006 academic year. Provided one-on-one instruction in high school algebra and geometry for a talented and gifted fifth grader at Lincoln Elementary School.
Activities with Undergraduates Coordinator of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants from Spring and Fall of 2008. Recruited, trained, and supervised the undergraduate teaching assistants of the University of Arizona’s math department in a wide variety of classes.

Co-coordinator of the Putnam Problem Solving Seminar from September 2006 to May 2009. Helped develop curriculum for and facilitate the University of Arizona’s problem solving seminar.
Organizational Co-organizer of the CEMELA teacher study group for Fall 2008. Helped to develop the agenda and facilitate an outreach program to provide professional development to elementary school teachers.

Co-organizer of the CEMELA after school group from January 2007 until May 2008. Helped develop the agenda and facilitate an outreach program to provide a unique mathematical experience to elementary and middle school students.

Co-organizer of the Southwest Group Theory Day conference held at the University of Arizona on October 27, 2007.

Seminar Organizer for the Student Number Theory Seminar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI from Spring 2002 until Spring 2004.
Departmental Service Committee Member of the Entry Level Committee form Fall 2008 until Spring 2009. Conducted classroom observations of new teaching postdocs and adjunct instructors at the University of Arizona. Participated in discussions about revising, abandoning, and adding introductory classes for non-majors, such as College Algebra, Statistics with Algebra, and Statistics without Algebra.
Professional Development Attended the CEMELA summer school in 2007 (at University of Illinois- Chicago) and 2008 (at the University of Arizona). Attended short courses on fields related to mathematics education research including second language acquisition, discourse analysis, teacher beliefs about mathematics, student learning, and formative assessment.

Project NExT fellow for the 2006-2007 academic year, a Mathematical Association of America program to provide professional development for recent PhDs in mathematics. Attended workshops addressing the challenges that PhDs will face related to teaching, research, and service.
Fall 2006 - June 2009 University of Arizona- Tucson
Instructor, Math 446/546, Number Theory, One semester
Instructor, Math 413/513, Abstract Linear Algebra, One semester
Instructor, Math 302B- Geometry for preservice elementary school teachers, One semester
Instructor, Math 302A- Arithmetic for preservice elementary school teachers, One semester
Instructor, Math 223, Calculus III, One semester
Instructor, Math 129, Calculus II, One semester
Instructor, Math 125, Calculus I, One semester
Fall 2000 - Spring 2006 University of Wisconsin- Madison
Instructor, College Algebra, Two semesters
Instructor, Mathematical Models- A course for preservice elementary school teachers, One semester
Teaching Assistant, Calculus II, Three semesters
Teaching Assistant, Business Calculus, Three semesters
Teaching Assistant, Algebra and Trigonometry, One semester
Fall 1999 - Spring 2000 University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Graduate Student Instructor Calculus I, One semester
Graduate Student Instructor Calculus II, One semester