Profile

Dr. Sarah van Ingen Lauer is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida where her research focuses on innovation in clinically rich teacher preparation- and specifically on equipping teachers to meet the mathematics learning needs of all children. Dr. van Ingen Lauer has directed the award-winning Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program. She has also been PI and Co-PI of major federal grants from NSF and the US DOE, totaling more than 4.8 million dollars. She is a prolific author, co-authoring the book Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners and has numerous research publications. She regularly presents to national and international audiences about how teachers can facilitate improved opportunities for students to find success in mathematics. Her national presence has included leadership roles for the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) and the Research Use Special Interest Group of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Her excellence in teaching was recognized by the 2019 USF Undergraduate Teaching award.