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Rajee Amarasinghe (Graduated Summer 2000)

Rajee Amarasinghe is a tenured associate professor in Mathematics Education at California State University Fresno (CSUF). He joined the CSUF Mathematics Department in Fall 2000, soon after completing his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Indiana University.Since he joined the CSUF faculty, Rajee has been teaching a secondary mathematics methods course, and a mathematics content course for elementary teachers, supervising student teachers, and advising students.

He completed his BS in Mathematics and Physics from Colombo University Sri Lanka, and an MS in Computer Science and MS in Mathematics from Purdue University. He worked as a mathematics/computer instructor for the School of Science and School of Business Management at Martin University in Indianapolis. Also he worked as a part-time instructor for the Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences, at Purdue University, Indianapolis. While studying at Indiana University, Rajee worked as: a research associate for the NSF-funded Mathematics Throughout the Curriculum Project , a curriculum writer/web page designer and developer for a TechPrep project, and a teaching assistant for the Department of Mathematics and the School of Education.

His primary research interests lie in the areas of interdisciplinary mathematics learning and teaching, using technology in mathematics learning and teaching, and ethnomathematics. He has presented his research work at conferences such as Teachers Teaching with Technology , Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education , International Conference on Learning with Technology , Psychology of Mathematics Education, American Educational Research Association, Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Community , and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Personal note:

I believe the doctoral program in mathematics education at Indiana University prepared me well for the work that I am doing now at CSUF. In particular, the internships I completed in Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics helped prepare me to teach the courses that I am currently teaching. Also I believe teaching the innovative, student-centered mathematics course, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers via Problem Solving , at Indiana University helped me immensely to change my views about teaching and learning mathematics.Also the seminars and discussions I underwent throughout my doctoral program helped me broaden my perspective about what it means to be a mathematics educator.Most of all being part of the Mathed family at Indiana University was a very enriching and rewarding experience.
You may visit my web page [http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~ramarasi/] for contact information and for more information about me.