Mary Alice Smeal, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Science Part Time Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences Contact 301 Sparkman DriveShelby CenterRoom 201QHuntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.824.6746mary.smeal@uah.edu Biography Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Auburn University, 2008 M.S., Mathematics Education, University of North Alabama, 1996 B.S., Applied Piano, Lipscomb University, 1979 B.S., Applied Piano, Lipscomb University, December 1979 Affiliations National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2001-Present National Association for Developmental Education, 2010 to 2013 Alabama Association for Developmental Education, Treasurer (2009-2013) Alabama Council of Teacher of Mathematics, 2008 to present Recent Publications Smeal, M. (2009). Exploring Beliefs and Practices of Teachers of Secondary Mathematics who Participated in a Standards-Based Preservice Education. Koln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. Smeal, M. (2015). STEPS: A success story in college mathematics. Primus: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Education (submitted for Review in AMS draft format). Smeal, M., Walker, S., Carter, J., Simmons-Johnson, C., & Balam, E. (2013). Exploring the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching finite mathematics. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 32(2), 247-257. (Peer reviewed.) Smeal, M., Walker, S., Carter, J., Simmons-Johnson, C., & Balam, E. (2010). Exploring the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching finite mathematics. Proceedings of the 6 th Annual TEAM-Math Conference Research Pre-session, 118-141. (Peer reviewed.) Smeal, M. (2008). Exploring Beliefs and Practices of Teachers of Secondary Mathematics who Participated in a Standards-Based Preservice Education. Proceeding of the 5th Annual TEAM-Math Conference Research Pre-session, 7-18. (Peer reviewed.)