RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Álvarez’s research and scholarly activity focus on the following themes: mathematical problem solving, the mathematical education of teachers, undergraduate mathematics achievement and mathematics program development, and school curriculum standards.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mathematics
- The University of Texas at Austin, 1996
BS in Mathematics/Physics
- Texas A&M Univ Commerce, 1987
APPOINTMENTS
| Professor Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States) | Sept 2017 to Present |
| Program Director Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for STEM Education National Science Foundation | Sept 2022 to Sept 2024 |
| Associate Professor Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States) | Sept 2005 to Aug 2017 |
| Assistant Professor Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, (Arlington, TX, United States) | Sept 2001 to Aug 2005 |
| Assistant Professor Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX, United States) | Sept 1998 to Aug 2001 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow The Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin (ARLINGTON, TX, United States)Advisor: Uri Treisman | Aug 1996 to Aug 1998 |
MEMBERSHIPS
- Mathematical Association of America
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
- SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
- SIGMAA on Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
- Research Council for the Learning of Mathematics
- Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
- International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics