Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger

Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger, PhD, is an associate professor of education at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. She teaches the mathematics content to future teachers and loves working with teachers (K-12). Her favorite part of this work is helping her future teachers (and students and teachers) redefine their relationships with mathematics and enjoy exploring mathematics in deep and creative ways. She is a former high school math teacher from Illinois, where she learned from her students and colleagues (like the incredible mathematics teachers at the Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago).

Dr. Enzinger is a member of various professional organizations, like the Psychology of Mathematics Education and the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics. She regularly presents at national and international mathematics education conferences. She publishes in various journals on conceptions of number, mathematical mistakes, and joy in mathematics. She most enjoys studying children’s thinking about number as a way of recognizing children as mathematicians in classrooms. She hopes you can find joy in mathematics and her book, Celebrating Mathematical Mistakes, may help you with that!