Sent on behalf of Mun Y. Choi, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs:
I’m pleased to inform you that Dr. Gladis Kersaint has been named the new Dean of the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. Gladis has been the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research for the College of Education at the University of South Florida (USF) since 2011, where she is also a Professor of Mathematics Education. I want to thank the search committee for their outstanding work on a very successful process, and the faculty, staff, and students of the Neag School for their rigorous engagement in this process.
Gladis is a talented leader who has a distinguished scholarly career and clearly understands academic and educational excellence. Her skills and background are exactly what we look for in our senior leadership. She brings with her substantial experience as a faculty member and administrator. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of the David C. Anchin Center and held the David C. Anchin Endowed Chair in Education Innovation. The Center promotes alliances and leverages resources to facilitate partnership efforts that support innovation and the advancement of teaching. From 2006-2010, she served as Coordinator of USF Undergraduate Education and Chair of the General Education Council, a role with university-wide reach.
Gladis is also a well-respected scholar in mathematics education with an extensive publication and national and local service record. She has published four books and numerous refereed journal articles related to factors that influence mathematics teacher education and effective mathematics teaching, the mathematical teaching and learning of at-risk students and the use of technology in teaching and learning mathematics. During her tenure at USF, Gladis has served as the Principal or co-Principal investigator of approximately $30M of National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and Florida Department of Education grants.
Gladis has engaged in a number of collaborative STEM education projects involving faculty in the College of Arts and Science and the College of Engineering. She has also provided service at the national level, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the largest professional organization for mathematics educators and the Association on Mathematics Teacher Educators. Prior to her academic post at USF, Dr. Kersaint taught high school mathematics for the Miami-Dade County Public School district, the 4th largest public school in the nation.
Gladis earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Miami in 1990, as well as her Master of Science in Education in 1992. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Illinois State University in 1998.
Gladis will begin at UConn in July. Please join me in congratulating Gladis and welcoming her to UConn.
For more information, contact: Office of the Provost at provost@uconn.edu