Dr. David Rock, Grant Primary Investigator

Dr. David Rock is currently Dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.  He received his B.S. in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University, M.A. in Mathematics Education from the University of Central Florida, and Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education) from the University of Central Florida.  David has taught mathematics in Florida and Mississippi at the middle and high school levels.  He has served as a professor and coordinator of Secondary Education at The University of Mississippi and the chair of the Department of Education at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  David also served as the Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.  He has conducted educational workshops and seminars at local, state, and national conferences in which his goal is to increase interest and enthusiasm of the teaching and learning of mathematics.  While his love is mathematics, his passion is the use of technology to enhance education.  David has also published numerous articles and co-authored 15 books including Teaching Secondary Mathematics (2013) and Scratch Your Brain Where It Itches (2001, 2006, 2008).  David also believes that he has learned a great deal about education from his family that includes four children and his wife Michelle who is a former elementary teacher.

David currently serves as the Chair and member of the board of directors for the Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) and member of the Carnegie Improvement Leadership Education and Development (iLead) Network.