Saba Gerami

I am a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics education at the University of Michigan. I am interested in better understanding the complexity of mathematics instruction in undergraduate classrooms, specifically in calculus and within inquiry-oriented settings. Prior to coming to Michigan, I received my M.S. in mathematics at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo in California and taught a variety of mathematics courses for four years at Cal Poly and Alan Hancock Community College. I am currently writing my dissertation (titled Instructional tasks for teaching differentiation with inquiry in college calculus), and look forward to teaching and continuing my research in the future.

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, anything Hamilton-related (the musical), learning about mental health issues, and reading graphic novels. Now living in Ann Arbor with my loving partner and our goodest dog, Hagrid, I look forward to seeing where academia takes us next.

Email: sgerami@umich.edu

Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers

PhD Advisor: Vilma Mesa

PhD Committee Memebers: Patricio Herbst, Edward Silver, Karen Smith