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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Jun 7

The only woman in a room of 20 tenured men. Topic: gender equity. Response (from several): “There are no gender issues here.” This is the gender issue. I stayed. I spoke up. Still here.
#onlywoman #genderequity #academia #representationmatters #invisiblelabor #equitywork #listenandbelieve #STEMinism

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 27

Heading into Week 9 and reflecting on the first eight. My students are thinking deeply about math, justice, and community. Here's a snapshot. Excited for what's next!
#MathForJustice #HumanizingMath #EdEquity #BelovedCommunity #DataLiteracy #TeachingMatters #MathEd #TeacherReflection

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 24

Love learning from and with my students. #Gratitude #MathEducation #SocialJusticeInMath #MentorshipMatters #TransformationalTeaching #ThankYouAdvisor #InclusiveEducation #EquityInSTEM #MathematicsForAll #LifelongLearning #LeadershipInEducation #HigherEd

A thank-you infographic with a seafoam green background and subtle math symbols. The text expresses deep gratitude to an advisor named Eva for transforming the author's view of mathematics through social justice teaching. Key phrases include “You opened my eyes,” “I went from a skeptic to a believer,” and “You taught me that feedback is love.” At the bottom is a minimalist illustration of justice scales and human figures, symbolizing equity and real-world connections in math education.

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 23

Happy Birthday to my baby! #HappyBirthday #ProudMom #FamilyVibes #LoveMyGirls #Seventeen

A warm, cartoon-style digital illustration of a smiling family celebrating a 17th birthday. The background is yellow with colorful balloons and a banner reading “HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY!” Front and center is the birthday girl with short dark hair and glasses, surrounded by her two older sisters, her mom with short red hair and blue glasses, and her dad with dark hair and glasses, all smiling joyfully.

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 23

Wrapped up Year 1 as Chair of Math & Stats at PSU! Highlights: new GTA training, transparent workloads, community-building, and a student lounge coming soon. Onward to year two!
#InclusiveTeaching #AcademicLeadership #DepartmentChair #CommunityInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #TransparencyMatters #PortlandState

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 22

This is what my students said about community in Week 1 of the course #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #DataViz #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · May 15

Excited that my kid's book is now available on Amazon.
Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World: Knotting Numbers, by Eva Thanheiser (Author), Naomi Jessup (Author)
Knotting Numbers is part of the Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World Series
evathanheiser.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/p...

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 29

Reading Knotting Numbers with my class #ethnomath #MathIsHuman #DataViz #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 29

Week 4 ... we are moving along the trajectory #MathIsHuman #DataViz #MathCommunity #MathEd #TeachMath #MathTeachers #MathChat #MathForAll #MathEquity #SocialJusticeMath #MathIsHuman #STEMCommunity #MathInRealLife #MathStory #CommunityOfPractice #MathCulture

Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 27

Building Community by asking students to introduce themselves. Community + Belonging are important in math. #MathEducation #MathEd #MathTeachers #TeachingMath #LearnMath #MathStudents #MathClass #STEMEducation #EduCommunity #MathCommunity #EducationCommunity #TeacherCommunity #MathForAll #MathEquity

A beige-background infographic titled “IDENTITY WHEEL ACTIVITY (n = 13)”. The content is arranged in a 2 × 2 grid outlined by thin black lines.
• Top-left cell: heading “What did you learn about yourself?” followed by a short paragraph that says participants recognised areas of privilege, confronted vulnerability, and reflected on personal growth.
• Top-right cell: heading “What did you learn about your classmates?” with a paragraph noting shared experiences, diverse perspectives, and appreciation for openness.
• Bottom-left cell: heading “How would you define community?” with a paragraph describing community in terms of support, shared values, collaboration, and understanding.
• Bottom-right cell: heading “How did this activity contribute to the beginning of creating a community?” with a paragraph explaining that students found commonalities, built trust, and connected through shared identities.

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 25

The green box is me, the only tenured woman in my department. How is this possible in 2025? #equity #accessadvance #math #mathdepartment #PSU #sexism #Misogyny #Women #Feminism

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 24

There are more CEOs of large U.S. companies who are named David (4.5%) than there are CEOs who are women (4.1%) — and David isn’t even the most common first name among CEOs. (That would be John, at 5.3%.)

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 24

We need to pay attention #equity, #women

If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired

But if there are two, her odds go way up.

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 23

What is the intent of creating this collection of graphs? What was in? What was left out? #ITeachMath, #CriticalLiteracy, #mathsky #visualizations static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 23

Community building… love this book #community #mathed

Books cover with title friends beyond measure, situated on a paragraph with two girls on top talking to each other

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 19

Cool way to visualize the algorithm. Now if we could add a meaningful context .... #math #education #Edtech #iteachmath #mathed #realworldmath #connectingmath

Brainingcamp @brainingcamp.com · Apr 19

💡Base Ten Blocks are an excellent tool to help students conceptually understand abstract division algorithms!

#Math #Education #EdTech

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Apr 18

I have trained and am now an A-Level Instructor for Rose City Self-Defense ... so fun. Taught my first class this week. Made the class laugh! Love doing this work. #selfdefense #rosecity #pdx #publicsafety

Rose City Self-Defense (RCSD)

Rose City Self-Defense empowers girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community, with a focus on engaging communities of color, people with disabilities, folks with unstable housing, as well as safety for sex w...

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Eva Thanheiser @mathedeva.bsky.social · Mar 21

Celebrating Step 1. Submitting to a new journal and cleared the first hurdle: "We have reached a decision regarding your submission .... Our decision is to: Send to Review." #writing #publishing #academia

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