Sarah R. PowellSarah R. Powell, PhD, is Professor in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Powell started her career as a kindergarten teacher in Tennessee, and then she accidentally found her way into the world of school-based research. Currently, Dr. Powell works on several school-based research projects related to word-problem solving, mathematics vocabulary, fraction intervention, and data-based decision making. A recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, she has authored over 125 journal articles related to mathematics instruction and intervention. Dr. Powell teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level mathematics methods courses, mentors doctoral students, and works with teachers nationally and internationally on the use of research-validated practices for students who experience mathematics differently. She served as an author/presenter for the Kansas Math Project.
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