Robert L. Mayes

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Robert Mayes received his B.S. (1979) and M.S. (1981) in Mathematics with a secondary education focus from Emporia State University and his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Kansas State University (1989). He has taught mathematics on the high school, community college, and university levels. His first professorship was at West Virginia University (1989-93) where he specialized in satellite television professional development courses for secondary mathematics teachers. From 1993-2001 he assisted in developing and implementing an innovative Mathematics Education Ph.D. offered through the Mathematics Department at the University of Northern Colorado. While at UNC he was a Co-PI on COSMOS, a mathematics and science upward bound program and served as the Director of the Mathematics and Science Teaching Center (MAST).
In 2001 he returned to the WVU Mathematics Department to direct the Institute for Mathematics Learning (IML), whose mission is to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in lower level undergraduate courses. He served as the coordinator and curriculum development leader for a technology enhanced applied algebra course, writing a text for the course called ACT in Algebra. He was a Co-PI on the NSF Center for Learning and Teaching ACCLAIM program and was the steward for the second doctoral cohort. He also served as the Vice-President for College on the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Executive Committee.
In the summer of 2006 he joined the University of Wyoming assuming the directorship of the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center (SMTC). The mission of the SMTC is to improve the learning and teaching of science and mathematics in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region. In this capacity he secured partnerships in multiple grants to support STEM education, including two National Science Foundation projects: Pathways to Ecological Literacy and Mathematics Teacher Leadership Center.
As of August 2011 Robert Mayes has joined Georgia Southern University as a Research Professor in the College of Education. His research focus is on the teaching and learning of problem solving, mathematical modeling, and quantitative reasoning in the sciences and social sciences. He currently is serving as the first director of the new Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education. In this capacity he has secured two grants supporting interdisciplinary STEM projects in collaboration with seven school districts and 13 research institutes across the Georgia coastal plain. Prof. Mayes was awarded emeritus status in June 2024.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. in Math/Math Education, Kansas State University

… → 1989

M.S. in Mathematics, Emporia State University

… → 1981

B.S. in Math Education - Secondary, Emporia State University

… → 1979

Disciplines

  • Science and Mathematics Education

Research Interests

  • Research on quantitative reasoning in STEM
  • Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving Grades 6-12 and Transition to Lower Level Undergraduate in STEM
  • Development of Virtual Online Graduate Programs in STEM Education and Research on Assessing Impact on Teacher Practice and Student Learning
  • Technology in Teaching and Learning Mathematics

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