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Dr. Michaele Chappell is a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Middle Tennessee State University where she teaches both mathematics and mathematics education courses to undergraduate and graduate students.   From 2004-2006, she served in the role of Interim Chair for the department.  Dr. Chappell began her career in higher education as a McKnight Doctoral Fellow at the Florida State University where she graduated in 1991 with a Ph.D. in mathematics education.  She then served for over 10 years on the faculty in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa.  Her research and scholarly agenda has focused on the mathematics achievement of African-American learners at all levels, the professional development of teachers of mathematics—particularly those who practice at the elementary and middle school levels, and the spatial reasoning abilities and mathematical problem solving of both teachers and students.  Given such, she has authored numerous publications, comprising of several book chapters and journal articles as well as an edited book series on Empowering the Beginning Teacher of Mathematics.

Dr. Chappell has been very active in national projects as well as national and state mathematics education organizations.  She has worked as an investigative researcher from 1992-1996 for the QUASAR Project funded by the Ford Foundation; as a workshop leader in 1999 for the Mathematics Teacher Preparation Content Workshop sponsored by the Mathematical Sciences Education Board of the National Research Council; and as a reflective collaborator from 2000-2002 for the Reflections Project sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Duke Energy Corporation.  She has served in the role of officer and board or committee member for the Association of Teachers of Mathematics (AMTE) and the Benjamin Banneker Association (BBA).  In 1996, she became the first McKnight graduate to serve on the board of directors for the Florida Education Fund (FEF) and held two distinct terms on the board until 2005.  She has been an invited speaker at several conferences and has provided numerous school practitioners with professional development workshops. Through her teaching, research, and presentations over the past 26 years, Dr. Chappell has demonstrated a breadth of knowledge in mathematics teaching and learning.

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