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Dr. Jessica Lynn Bishop

  • Professor - Mathematics
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Biography and expertise

Jessica Pierson Bishop is a mathematics educator at Texas State University. Dr Bishop completed her PhD in mathematics education at the University of Texas, has both her undergraduate and master's degrees in mathematics, and is a certified secondary teacher. Before joining the faculty at Texas State University in the Fall of 2016, Jessica was a faculty member at San Diego State University and the University of Georgia. She is also a former high school mathematics teacher. Jessica has taught a wide range of university courses, but her primary work has been with practicing and prospective mathematics teachers to help equip them to better attend to and support their students' mathematical thinking. Jessica's research interests are concentrated in two areas: research on classroom discourse and research investigating children's mathematical thinking.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Mathematics Education

University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Master's Degree

MS in Mathematics

Texas State University, 2004

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Mathematics Teaching

Abilene Christian University, 1998

Research Interests

  • Bishop, Jessica P. (Principal). MCA: Toward analyses of mathematics classroom discourse at scale using tools from applied mathematics, National Science Foundation, Federal, $351072. (Submitted: February 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - December 2026). Grant.
  • Melhuish, Kathleen Mary (Principal), Lew, Kristen Marie (Co-Principal), Sigley, Robert (Other), Morey, Susan (Supporting), Dawkins, Paul Christian (Co-Principal), Bishop, Jessica Lynn (Supporting). Orchestrating Discussions Around Proof, National Science Foundation, Federal, $299847. (Submitted: May 1, 2018, Funded: November 1, 2018 - October 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Bishop, Jessica P. (Principal). CAREER: Characterizing Critical Aspects of Mathematics Classroom Discourse, National Science Foundation: Faculty Early Career Development [CAREER] Program, Federal, $672846. (Funded: June 2012 - May 31, 2020). Grant.
  • Bishop, Jessica P. (Co-Principal). Mapping Developmental Trajectories of Students' Conceptions of Integers, National Science Foundation, Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12), Federal, $1684316. (Funded: 2009 - 2014). Grant.
  • Bishop, Jessica P. (Supporting). Studying Teachers’ Evolving Perspectives: A Cross-Sectional Snapshot of Teachers Engaged in Sustained Professional Development Focused on Children's Mathematical Thinking, National Science Foundation, Federal, $2500000. (Funded: 2005 - 2010). Grant.
  • Bishop, J. P., Hicks, M. D., Koehne, C. R., Bui, M. T. T., & White, A. (2025). An activity-based perspective on mathematical authority. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 56(4), 159–183. https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2024-0057
  • Bishop, J. P. (2021). Responsiveness and intellectual work: Features of mathematics classroom discourse related to student achievement. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 30(3), 466–508. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2021.1922413
  • Lamb, L. L., Bishop, J. P., Philipp, R. A., Whitacre, I., & Schappelle, B. P. (2018). A cross-sectional investigation of students’ reasoning about integer addition and subtraction: Ways of reasoning, problem types, and flexibility. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(5), 575–613.
  • Bishop, J. P., Lamb, L. L., Philipp, R. A., Whitacre, I., Schappelle, B. P., & Lewis, M. L. (2014). Obstacles and affordances for integer reasoning: An analysis of children’s thinking and the history of mathematics. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 45(1), 19–61.
  • Bishop, J. P. (2012). “She’s always been the smart one. I’ve always been the dumb one”: Identities in the mathematics classroom. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 43(1), 34–74.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Professor/Associate Professor Level, College of Science and Engineering. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service at the Professor/Associate Professor Level, College of Science and Engineering. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity at the Professor/Associate Professor Level, College of Science and Engineering. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Reviewer 2017, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. October 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Paper Award, 46th Annual PME-NA Conference. November 2024
  1. Other

    National Science Foundation

  2. Other

    Building on MOSTs: Investigating productive use of high-leverage student mathematical thinking, National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12)

  3. Attendee / Participant

    Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Reviewing Mentorship Program

  4. Other

    Theorizing and Advancing Teachers’ Responsive Decision Making in the Domain of Rational Numbers, National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12)

  5. Co-Chair

    Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Division C (Learning), Mathematics, 2010 Annual Meeting

  6. Member

    Budget Committee

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