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Christopher Parrish, Ph.D.
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Christopher Parrish, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Teacher Education
Mathematics Education K-12

Education

B.S., Mathematics Education, Auburn of Montgomery, 2011
M.A., Mathematics Education, University of West Alabama, 2013
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Auburn University, 2016

Teaching Philosophy

"My teaching responsibilities are related to (1) methods of teaching mathematics, (2) curriculum and teaching in secondary schools, and (3) field supervision. Courses related to methods of teaching mathematics and curriculum and teaching in secondary schools have each been adapted to the TBL framework for both the in-person and online sections. Within many of my courses, I have also invited our Innovation in Learning Center (ILC) to conduct mid-semester Small Group Instruction Feedback sessions to inform immediate course adjustments and long-term course improvements. I have invested a considerable amount of effort to regularly collaborate with math teacher educators at other institutions to plan and implement modules in my methods of teaching courses; many of these modules have concluded in reviewed papers and conference presentations. I currently have one course that is Quality Matters Certified."

Research

Dr. Parrish's work as a researcher in mathematics education and teacher educator has primarily focused on two overlapping areas, cognitively demanding tasks and team-based learning (TBL). He has examined cognitively demanding tasks in secondary mathematics education from four different foci: (1) the role of cognitively demanding tasks within an informal learning community, (2) improving inservice teachers’ instruction and content-knowledge through their own engagement with cognitively demanding tasks, (3) learning to launch cognitively demanding tasks, and (4) the use of Team–Based (Inquiry) Learning to support all students engage with cognitively demanding tasks. Dr. Parrish has also adapted TBL to an online setting and in doing so, developed the Integrated Online–Team-Based Learning (IO– TBL) model. The IO–TBL model maintains the “essential elements” of TBL but also combines the connectedness provided through synchronous meetings with the flexibility afforded by asynchronous engagement.

Outreach

Highlights of Dr. Parrish's outreach include serving as a committee member of the Professional Development Committee for the Association of Math Teacher Educators (AMTE), member-at-large (K-12) for the steering committee of the Team-Based Learning Consortium, and district director for the Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Biography

A native of Millbrook, Alabama, Dr. Parrish has dedicated their career to the advancement of mathematics education through both secondary instruction and academic research.

Dr. Parrish earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Auburn University in 2016. Their professional trajectory is marked by a strong foundation in clinical practice, having taught students across grades 7 through 12 at various institutions throughout East Alabama.

In recognition of their contributions to the field and their institutional commitment, Dr. Parrish was granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in June 2022.