Liza Bondurant

Liza (Cope) Bondurant, PhD began her career in 2005 as a 7-12 math teacher in upstate New York and is currently an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. Liza’s research focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice to rehumanize math experiences for marginalized students. She uses an equity-focused lens to study pedagogies of practice, noticing, embodied cognition, and math action technology. She was a PI on two consecutive $1.2M Department of Education Math Science Partnership grants (2013-2018) and has been a and co-investigator and participant on several NSF-funded projects. She has over forty peer-reviewed publications and has written and edited K-20 mathematics curriculum materials. Liza is currently a Department Editor for the NCTM MTLT journal and serves on the Advocacy Committee for AMTE. She was selected as the 2020 College Teacher of the Year by MCTM and has served as the President of MAMTE. Liza enjoys outdoor activities and craft projects.

Publications

Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Preservice Mathematics Teachers
Carrie Wilkerson Lee, Liza Bondurant, Bima Sapkota, Heather Howell. © 2025. 320 pages.
Within the field of mathematics teacher (PST) education, a profound challenge echoes—the persistent gap between theoretical understanding and practical application. This...
Using and Adapting Simulated Teaching Experiences to Support Preservice Teacher Learning
Jamie N. Mikeska, Jared Webb, Liza Bondurant, Minsung Kwon, Lori Imasiku, Heather N. Domjan, Heather Howell. © 2022. 33 pages.
This chapter provides a set of recommendations for teacher educators interested in using simulated teaching experiences to support teacher learning of pedagogical practice in the...