PROFILE

Liza (Cope) Bondurant, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning at Mississippi State University. A first-generation college graduate, she began her career as a secondary mathematics teacher in upstate New York. Interested in improving the mathematical experiences of traditionally marginalized students, her research focuses on rehumanizing mathematics through embodied teaching and learning, the development of mathematics identity, and teacher development. She has published numerous articles and book chapters, has given talks at regional and national conferences, and has participated in several grant-funded research projects. She is a Department Editor of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT) journal and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education (JUME). She has been recognized with awards, such as the College Teacher of the Year by the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM), and has served in various leadership roles, such as the President of the Mississippi Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (MAMTE).