Dr. Patrick Callahan is a dedicated advocate for reforming mathematics education systems to help improve the lives of all students and teachers. Callahan has worked in the fields of mathematics and mathematics education for over 30 years. He has a Ph.D. in Mathematics with a research focus on Low Dimensional Geometry and Topology. Callahan was an R. H. Bing Fellow at the University of Texas Austin.
In addition to his pure mathematical research, Patrick was involved with state and national efforts to improve the mathematics education system. He was on the initial team that in 1997 designed and implemented the UTeach program, which has become a national model for successfully recruiting and preparing mathematics and science teachers.
In 2001 Callahan joined the University of California Office of the President to help oversee systemwide mathematics programs to support and prepare teachers. In 2007, Callahan became the Executive Director of the CalTeach program and oversaw the development of mathematics and science teacher preparation programs at every UC campus.
Callahan has also been active in mathematics education research and education policy work at the state and national levels. He was a Senior Research Scientist at WestEd from 2006-2007. He served as an advisor to NSF, IES, and Gates Foundation mathematics education research grants. He was a panelist on the 2017 NAEP Validation Study and has served as an Item Quality Review panelist for SBAC. He is a member of CMEC (California Mathematics Education Consortium).
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