Zackery Reed
- Title
- Assistant Professor; Co-Director, Everything Quantitative for Teachers and Students (EQUATES)
- Zackery.Reed@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Student Thinking and Learning in STEM-Intending Math Courses
Technology in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Fundamental Mathematical Ways of Reasoning
Student Thinking and Learning in Discrete Mathematics
Assessment in Calculus

Biography
Dr. Zackery Reed received his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2018 and studies student thinking and learning. Dr. Reed's teaching generally focuses on mathematics courses that prepare students for STEM and Data Science careers. He currently teaches Calculus, Differential Equations and Applied Linear Algebra.
Dr. Reed is a co-coordinator of the EQUATES Student Success Initiative, and enjoys creating ERAU-specific math and tech learning tools and explainer content.
Dr. Reed enjoys (and conducts research focused on) creating new interactive digital activities from which students can learn mathematics and science, such as the GeoGebra applet found here: https://www.geogebra.org/m/yymcrfbe
Dr. Reed also uses data science-related skills and methods to answer questions and create tools for pedagogical and fun personal projects. Some current and finished projects include: building "simple" recommender systems for his linear algebra class, exploring the theoretical and simulation-based probabilities of game mechanics such as dice rolls that allow for "exploding dice", leveraging open source text-to-speech technology to create audio book-style versions of academic papers and more.
For his research, Dr. Reed has two related foci: 1) discovering and fostering productive ways of thinking about STEM-related mathematical ideas, 2) exploring productive ways to leverage technology to support students’ development of productive mathematical meanings.
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Oregon State University
- M.S. - Master of Science in Mathematics, Oregon State University
- B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Pepperdine University
Publications
- Examining the concept of inverse Pure Portfolio (2023)
- Component-Wise Reasoning as a Mechanism of Sense-Making in Real Analysis Pure Portfolio (2023)
- Using conceptual analyses to resolve the tension between advanced and secondary mathematics Pure Portfolio (2023)
- Adapting the Argumentative Knowledge Construction Framework to Asynchronous Mathematical Discussions Pure Portfolio (2023)
- Assessing Productive Meanings in Calculus Pure Portfolio (2023)
- Collective Knowledge Progression and Proliferation in Asynchronous Calculus Discussion Boards Pure Portfolio (2023)
- An initial framework for analyzing students’ reasoning with equivalence across mathematical domains Pure Portfolio (2022)
- Argumentative knowledge construction in asynchronous calculus discussion boards Pure Portfolio (2022)
- Characteristics of Conceptual Assessment Items in Calculus Pure Portfolio (2022)
- What meanings are assessed in collegiate calculus in the United States? Pure Portfolio (2021)
- Leveraging a Categorization Activity to Facilitate Productive Generalizing Activity and Combinatorial Thinking Pure Portfolio (2021)
- EXPLICATING INTERPRETATIONS OF EQUIVALENCE IN MEASUREMENT CONTEXTS Pure Portfolio (2021)
- Defining and demonstrating an equivalence way of thinking in enumerative combinatorics Pure Portfolio (2020)