Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Education
Rutgers State Univ New Brunswick, 2016
Master's Degree
MA in Education
Rutgers State Univ New Brunswick, 2015
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Mathematics
Rutgers State Univ New Brunswick, 2011
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- 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.
- Mejía-Ramos, Juan Pablo (Principal), Lew, Kristen Marie (Co-Principal), Melhuish, Kathleen Mary (Co-Principal), Weber, Keith (Co-Principal), Gitomer, Drew (Co-Principal). Developing and Validating Proof Comprehension Tests in Real Analysis, National Science Foundation, Federal, $600000. (Submitted: December 13, 2017, Funded: October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2024). Grant.
- Lew, Kristen Marie. Mathematicians’ Evaluations of Undergraduate Students’ Proofs, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 25, 2017, Funded: January 2018 - May 2019). Grant.
- Melhuish, Kathleen Mary, Lew, Kristen Marie, Dawkins, Paul Christian. Advancing Methods for Analyzing Mathematical Proof Language, National Science Foundation, Federal, $291134. (Submitted: October 2, 2025, Funded: November 1, 2026 - Present). Grant.
- Dawkins, Paul Christian (Principal), Melhuish, Kathleen Mary (Co-Principal), Lew, Kristen Marie (Co-Principal), Roh, Kyeong Hah (Co-Principal). Generating a research-informed Transition to Mathematical Proof curriculum focused on reading and appreciating mathematical proofs, National Science Foundation, Federal, $600000. (Funded: August 2022 - August 2025). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Lew, K. M. (2025). Exploring How Undergraduate Students Cope with Learning the Genre of Proof: Their Perceptions About Its Linguistic Conventions. In New Directions for Mathematics Education Research on Proving. Springer.
- Melhuish, K. M., Lew, K. M., Hicks, M., & Kandasamy, S. (2020). Abstract Algebra Students’ Evoked Concept Images for Functions and Homomorphisms . The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 60.
- Lew, K. M., & Mejía-Ramos, J. P. (2020). The linguistic conventions of mathematical proof writing across pedagogical contexts. Educational Studies in Mathematics.
- Mejía-Ramos, J. P., Alcock, L., Lew, K. M., Rago, P., Sangwin, C., & Inglis, M. (2019). Using linguistic corpora to understand mathematical explanation. In Methodological Advances in Experimental Philosophy.
- Weber, K., Lew, K. M., & Mejía-Ramos, J. P. (2019). Using expectancy value theory to account for students’ mathematical justifications. Cognition and Instruction.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University, Mathematics Department, Research Excellence Award. December 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University, Mathematics Department, Teaching Excellence Award. December 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Science and Engineering, Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University, College of Science and Engineering. August 2021
- Award / Honor Nominee: Texas State University, Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University. June 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University, Mathematics Department, Service Excellence Award. December 2020
Featured service activities
- Member
Texas State University, First Gen Proud Committee
- Co-Chair
Faculty of Color at Texas State (FoCATS)
- Member
Texas State University, Department of Mathematics, Committee on Committees
- Organizer
Texas State University, Department of Mathematics, Mathematics Education Seminar
- Chair
SUPER in Math
- Member
Phi Beta Kappa, Texas State University Chapter