Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. M Alejandra Sorto

Dr. M Alejandra Sorto

  • Professor at Mathematics, College of Science & Engineering

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • University Mentor, Tenure-track Faculty Mentor. August 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Lecturer Review Committee. 2014 - Present.
  • Member, Lecturer Hiring Committee. 2014 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Lecturer Mentor. August 2014 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. December 2012 - Present.
  • Advisory Board Member, The Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics. June 2012 - Present.
  • Participant, SACS Assessment Program. 2008 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Mathematics Education (JRME). March 2008 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Graduate Instructional Assistants Mentor. 2006 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Mathematics Teacher Journal. June 2006 - Present.
  • Facilitator, Review for ExCET examinations. 2005 - Present.

2027

  • President, International Association for Statistics Education. July 19, 2025 - July 2027.

2025

  • President, International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). July 2024 - October 2025.
  • Member, Board of Directors Tumblehome Learning. December 2023 - 2025.

2024

  • Member, Presidential Commission on the Run to R1. September 2023 - September 2024.

2023

  • Undergraduate Advisor, H-LSAMP Scholars Program. March 8, 2023 - December 2023.
  • Co-Editor, Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEM) a refereed journal of TODOS. October 2016 - May 2023.

2022

  • Member, Merit Review Committee. August 2019 - 2022.
  • Translation services for a Webinar (Spanish-English), International Association for Statistical Education. October 5, 2022 - October 6, 2022.
  • Respondent to Presentations, 2022 International Research Conference. April 5, 2022 - April 8, 2022.

2021

  • Co-Chair, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). July 2017 - April 2021.
  • Member, Assistant Director of IDEA Center Search Committee. September 2021 - December 2021.
  • Member, Seal of Excelencia Work Group. January 2021 - June 2021.

2020

  • Associate Editor, Statistics Education Research Journal. 2015 - 2020.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 2014 - 2020.
  • Member, Research Enhancement Program (REP). August 2019 - May 2020.

2019

  • Trustee, Mathematics Education Trust of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. June 1, 2017 - September 17, 2019.
  • Board Member, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. June 2016 - May 2019.

2018

  • Lead Editor, Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS10). June 2017 - August 2018.
  • Chair, Scientific Program Committee for TODOS Conference 2018. June 2016 - August 2018.
  • Table Host, Hispanic Welcome Reception. Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion. January 25, 2018.

2017

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- DRK-12 Program. 2017.
  • Member, Scientific Program Committee NCTM Conference 2017. August 2016 - 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Statistics Education Research Journal. December 2008 - 2017.
  • Member, Association of Women in Mathematics Mentor Network. 2006 - 2017.
  • Member, Hispanic Policy Network Bylaws Review Committee. October 2017 - December 2017.
  • Poster Session Respondent, Ninth Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students. November 7, 2017 - November 8, 2017.
  • Speaker, Miller Middle School. May 2017.
  • Member, Honors College Experience Read-Across Committee. March 10, 2017 - May 2017.
  • Member, Women in Science and Engineering Conference Committee. September 2016 - April 2017.
  • Facilitator of a Mathematics Mock Lesson, Family Day 2017. March 25, 2017.
  • Panelist in the workshop entitled "The Guide on the Side: Strategies for Mentoring Graduate Students", Academic Development and Assessment. March 8, 2017.
  • Member, Mariel M. Muir Award Selection Committee. October 2016 - January 2017.

2016

  • Member, Scientific Program Committee 2016 TODOS: Mathematics for All Conference. 2016.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEM). 2012 - 2016.
  • Chair, Graduate Instructional Assistants Performance Committee. 2009 - September 2016.
  • Coordinator, Graduate and Undergraduate Instructional Assistants Workshops. 2009 - August 2016.
  • Member, Ph.D. Committee. 2012 - July 2016.
  • Facilitator, New Student Orientation for Spanish speaking parents. June 2016.
  • Member, College of Science and Engineering Dean Search Committee. May 2015 - April 2016.
  • Member, Mathematics Education Search Committee. 2013 - March 2016.

2015

  • Editor, Proceedings of the Satellite conference of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). 2015.
  • Member, Scientific Program Committee for 2015 International Association of Statistics Education (IASE) Satellite Conference. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- CAREER Program. 2015.
  • Vice President, International Association for Statistics Education (IASE). October 2011 - 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program. 2014.
  • Member, E-Portfolio (TK20) Pilot Group. October 2012 - 2014.
  • Topic Convener, 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS) 2014. July 2012 - July 2014.

2013

  • Member, Distance and Extended Education Steering. 2012 - 2013.
  • Collaborator, ITS. June 2012 - June 2013.

2012

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- Discovery Research K – 12 Program. 2012.
  • Member, Internationalization Task Force Committee. 2010 - 2012.
  • Chair, Faculty Development Search Committee. October 2012 - December 2012.
  • Member, Quality Scorecard. August 2012 - September 2012.

2011

  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Selection Committee. 2010 - 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Association of Statistics Education/ICMI Study Book. April 2009 - 2011.

2010

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- Discovery Research K – 12 Program. 2010.
  • Member, Advisory Board for the Center for International Studies at Texas State University. 2007 - 2010.

2009

  • Organizational committee member, 2009 International Association of Statistics Education Satellite Conference. 2008 - 2009.
  • Student Liason: Texas State – Honduras Exchange Program, Helen Ratliff Cleaves Memorial Fellowship. 2007 - 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Revista Latinoamericana de Investigacion en Matematica Educativa. August 2009 - October 2009.
  • Translator, Revista Latinoamericana de Investigacion en Matematica Educativa. August 2009 - October 2009.

2008

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- Start Math and Science Partnership (Start MSP) Program. 2008.
  • Member, University Council Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Adhoc Curriculum Development Committee. August 2008 - December 2008.

2007

  • Member, STEM Education Task Force Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Committee of Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Mathematics Education Search Committee. 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color Selection Committee. August 2007 - December 2007.
  • Participant, Math Night – Hernandez Intermediate School. January 2007 - May 2007.
  • University Mentor, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teacher of Color. March 2007.

2006

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation- Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program. 2006.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Michigan State International Preparatory Teacher Education Study (P-TEDS). August 2006 - December 2006.
  • Mathematics Consultant, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. June 2006 - August 2006.
  • Validation Study, NSF Mathematics for Teaching Algebra Michigan State Project. January 2006 - May 2006.