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Elzabeth Wrightsman

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Elizabeth Wrightsman, PhD

Elizabeth Wrightsman, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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email:
ewrightsman@unomaha.edu
area of focus:
  • Inquiry-based Mathematics Education, Language of Proof

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Education

Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Texas State University, August 2025
B.S.,  Mathematics, Texas State University, December 2018

Research Interests

Inquiry-based Mathematics Education
Language of Proof

Selected Publications

  1. Ellis, B., Wrightsman, E. (2024). A Counterstory of a Black Girl’s Forms of Resilience in a Standards-Based Mathematics Classroom. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education.
  2. Wrightsman, E., Swartz, M., Warshauer, H. (2023). Hints as Scaffolds to Build Students’ Problem-Solving Skills. Texas Mathematics Teacher Journal.
  3. Ellis, B., Wrightsman, E. (2022). Exploring Enacting Open Tasks from a Cultural Perspective. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in Texas, 12(3), 10–16.
  4. Zolt, H., Wrightsman, E., Ford, L. , & Patterson, C. (2022). Believing in infinity: Exploring students’ conceptions of improper integrals. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies.

Additional Information

Education

Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Texas State University, August 2025
B.S.,  Mathematics, Texas State University, December 2018

Research Interests

Inquiry-based Mathematics Education
Language of Proof

Selected Publications

  1. Ellis, B., Wrightsman, E. (2024). A Counterstory of a Black Girl’s Forms of Resilience in a Standards-Based Mathematics Classroom. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education.
  2. Wrightsman, E., Swartz, M., Warshauer, H. (2023). Hints as Scaffolds to Build Students’ Problem-Solving Skills. Texas Mathematics Teacher Journal.
  3. Ellis, B., Wrightsman, E. (2022). Exploring Enacting Open Tasks from a Cultural Perspective. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in Texas, 12(3), 10–16.
  4. Zolt, H., Wrightsman, E., Ford, L. , & Patterson, C. (2022). Believing in infinity: Exploring students’ conceptions of improper integrals. PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies.

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Education Research Interests Selected Publications

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