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Dr. Cody Lynn Patterson

  • Assistant Professor - Mathematics

Biography and education

B.S. Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 2002.
M.S. Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 2003.
Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, 2010.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Hauk, Shandy (Principal), Speer, Natasha (Principal), Yee, Sean (Principal), Jackson, Billy (Principal), Patterson, Cody Lynn (Principal), Tsay, David (Principal). Supporting the Faculty Who Provide Teaching-Focused Professional Development to the Next Generation of College Mathematics Instructors, National Science Foundation, Federal, $50324. (Funded: October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2028). Grant.
  • Patterson, Cody Lynn (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Prasad, Priya (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Bonner, Emily (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. Reasoning Language for Teaching Secondary Algebra (ReLaTe-SA), National Science Foundation (Discovery Research PreK-12), Federal, $444474. (Funded: September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Patterson, Cody Lynn (Principal), Melhuish, Kathleen Mary (Co-Principal), Strickland, Sharon K (Co-Principal), Ellis, Brittney Marie (Co-Principal). MAA OPEN Math, Mathematical Association of America, Institutional (Higher Ed), $12000. (Submitted: October 2024, Funded: May 2025 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Patterson, Cody Lynn. G. R. White Trust, G. R. White Trust, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $23728. (Submitted: July 2023, Funded: October 2023 - October 2024). Grant.
  • Warshauer, Hiroko K (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Warshauer, Max K (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Patterson, Cody L, Percent Contribution: %25. HEB Tournament of Champions, HEB, HEB, $16000. (Submitted: October 2022, Funded: February 2023 - August 2023). Grant.
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  • Patterson, C. L., & McGraw, R. (2018). When time is an implicit variable: An investigation of students’ ways of understanding graphing tasks. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 20(4), 295–323. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10986065.2018.1509421
  • Melhuish, K. M., Patterson, C. L., Strickland, S. K., Austin, C. K., & Acevedo, C. I. (n.d.). Mathematicians’ fidelity of task implementation along two dimensions. State College, PA: Penn State University.
  • Melhuish, K. M., Patterson, C. L., & Dawkins, P. C. (n.d.). Broadening Views of Inquiry in Advanced Mathematics Through the Lens of Transformation. For the Learning of Mathematics.
  • Morrell, G. B., & Patterson, C. L. (n.d.). At the Crossroads of Inquiry and Equity: Synergies and Tensions in Instructor Decision-Making. Blacksburg, VA, United States: Virginia Tech.
  • Patterson, C. L., Dawkins, P. C., Zolt, H. M., Tucci, A. A., Lew, K. M., & Melhuish, K. M. (2024). Adapting the proof of Lagrange’s Theorem into a sequence of group-work tasks. PRIMUS, 1–15.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: MAA Texas Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America - Texas Section. February 21, 2024
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America. July 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award, Texas State Department of Mathematics. December 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Service Excellence Award, Texas State Department of Mathematics. December 2, 2022
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University. June 10, 2022
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  1. Board Member

    American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) Editorial Board

  2. Other

    Special Interest Group of the MAA on Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (SIGMAA MKT)

  3. University Mentor

    Department of Mathematics

  4. Member

    MATH 5111/7111 Redesign Committee

  5. Member

    Summer Programs Consortium Document Repository Committee

  6. Member

    Calculus I and II Teaching Forums

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