Dr. Uri Treisman

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Job title: Executive Director, Charles A. Dana Center for Science and Mathematics Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Bio summary: Philip Uri Treisman is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, professor of mathematics, and professor of public affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He is the founder and executive director of the Charles A. Dana Center, which works to ensure that all students, regardless of their life circumstances, have access to an excellent education. Uri is active in numerous organizations working to improve American mathematics education. He is a founder and member of the governing board of Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics. He is a representative of the American Mathematical Society to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Education, Section Q) and is a senior advisor to the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences Research Advisory Group. In addition, he a member of the Roundtable of Data Science Post-Secondary Education with of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Uri earned a B.S. in Mathematics, summa cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles, after studying horticulture and mathematics in several Los Angeles-area community colleges. He earned an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied both mathematics and education. Leon Henkin was his doctoral advisor and is the model for his professional career.