Featured grants
- Sorto, Maria Alejandra (Supporting), Quintos, Beatriz (Principal), Civil, Marta (Co-Principal), Turner, Erin (Co-Principal), Chval, Kathryn (Co-Principal), Pinnow, Rachel (Co-Principal). Collaborative Research: Parents, Teachers, and Multilingual Children Collaborating on Mathematics Together, National Science Foundation, Federal, $2992106. (Submitted: November 18, 2019). Grant.
- Melhuish, Kathleen Mary (Principal), Heaton, Ruth (Co-Principal), Thanheiser, Eva (Co-Principal), Strickland, Sharon K (Co-Principal), Sorto, Maria Alejandra (Co-Principal), Ellis, Brittney Marie (Co-Principal). Using Technology to Capture Classroom Interactions: The Design, Validation, and Dissemination of a Formative Assessment of Instruction Tool for Diverse K-8 Mathematics Classrooms, NSF, Federal, $1984657. (Submitted: November 2, 2017, Funded: September 4, 2018 - August 31, 2023). Grant.
- Sorto, Maria Alejandra (Principal). NSF CAREER: Mathematical Instruction for English Language Learners (MI-ELL), National Science Foundation DR-K12 Grant, Federal, $679000. (Funded: July 2011 - June 2018). Grant.
- Sorto, Maria Alejandra (Supporting), Ortiz, Araceli (Principal). NASA Future Aerospace-engineers and Mathematicians Academy (FAMA), NASA Office of Education, Federal, $412000. (Funded: October 2015 - October 2018). Grant.
- Sorto, Maria Alejandra (Other), Ortiz, Araceli (Principal). NSF-TX State STEM Rising Starts Grant, National Science Foundation IUSE Grant, Federal, $1500000. (Funded: January 2015 - 2018). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Sorto, M. A. (2026). Constructing the observables, claiming the unobservables: The challenges of analytic tools in mathematics education. In K. K. Beswick, B. Kaur, K. Makar, C. Ochoviet, & H. Venkat (Eds.) (Vol. 2, pp. 533–545). Sydney, Australia: MERGA.
- Sugimoto, A., Pham, A., Melhuish, K. M., Thanheiser, E., & Sorto, M. A. (n.d.). Meaning Supporting Practices Focused on Mathematical Tasks, Language, and Concepts. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.
- Gómez Blancarte, A. L., Rivera Perez, J. G., & Sorto, M. A. (2026). Exploring the inclusion of technology in statistics teaching in Mexican colleges. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 1–25. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2026.2709682
- Melhuish, K. M., Strickland, S. K., Han, S., & Sorto, M. A. (2024). Why Ask Why? An Analysis of Teachers’ Why-Questions in Elementary and Middle Grade Mathematics Classrooms. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.
- Namakshi, N., Warshauer, H. K., Sorto, M. A., & White, A. (2024). Investigating prospective teachers’ assessment of student thinking and their mathematical knowledge for teaching. In Proceedings of the forty-sixth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Kent, Ohio, USA: Kent State University.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: International Travel Research Support, Center for International Studies, Texas State University. January 2026 - August 2026
- Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award, Texas State University Mathematics Department. December 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, The Center of International Studies, Texas State University. November 2018
- Award / Honor Nominee: Teaching Excellence, Mathematics Department. October 11, 2025 - December 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering. October 14, 2024
Featured service activities
- Other
International Association for Statistical Education
- President
International Association for Statistical Education (IASE)
- Co-Chair
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
- Other
Mathematics Education Trust of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- University Mentor
Tenure-track Faculty Mentor
- University Mentor
Lecturer Mentor