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Previous to Rowan University, Dr. Molly H. Fisher was a Professor of Mathematics Education in the STEM Education Department at the University of Kentucky. She was also the Director of Graduate Studies where she directed the MAT in Mathematics Education program, the MS in STEM Education program, and the STEM Education strand of the PhD program in Education Sciences. She holds a BA in Mathematics, MA in Mathematics Education, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction (with an Urban Mathematics Education specialization) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Fisher is a former high school Mathematics and Computer Science teacher with a myriad of experiences teaching in the classroom and online. Her research focuses on the professional noticing of children’s mathematical thinking of preservice elementary teachers as well as equitable teacher noticing. Additionally, she is passionate about the support and mentoring of new teachers and she studies the stress, burnout, and retention of inservice teachers, especially secondary mathematics teachers. She was the PI on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates in STEM Education grant for nine years while at the University of Kentucky and has a passion for undergraduate research.  Dr. Fisher has been a PI or co-PI on over $6.5 million of national level grant funding.