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Irina Lyublinskaya

Dr. Irina Lyublinskaya is a professor of mathematics and education at the Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. She received her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Leningrad State University in 1991. She has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in STEM education. Among her research interests are topics of integrating technology into mathematics and science education, pre-service and in-service professional development of STEM teachers, curriculum development, and international STEM education. She is a recipient of various awards for teaching excellence, including Radioshack/Tandy Prize for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, NSTA Distinguished Science Teaching Award and citation, Education’s Unsung Heroes Award for innovation in the classroom, and NSTA Vernier Technology Award. In 2011, she was inducted to NYS Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame. In 2019 she was elected as a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. She is also a recipient of several outstanding paper awards from AACE and SITE.

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