Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching & Learning

Ayse Ozturk

757-683-6120

3134 EDUCATION BUILDING
NORFOLK, 23529

Ayse Ozturk is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ. Her research focuses on learning and teaching mathematics as a humanizing practice. She is interested in building teacher candidates’ capacity to transfer their passion and knowledge to students in meaningful ways. To make mathematics more relevant and accessible, she has focused on designing and teaching equitable mathematics curricula through enacting mathematical modeling, which involves using mathematics and personal experience to inform decisions about the real-world situations.

Ph.D. in STEM Education/Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University, (2021)

M.A. in Mathematics, Sam Houston State University, (2015)

B.S. in Mathematics, Hacettepe University, (2012)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Smith-Mutegi, D., Steel, C. and Ozturk, A. "Growing Educators of Mathematics and Science: Cultivating Mathematics and Science Teachers Who Serve in High-need Communities . Federal. 2025 - 2028
Ozturk, A. "Strengthening Number Sense and Mathematical Self-Efficacy in Elementary Teacher Preparation through Critical Engagement with AI. ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ. 2026 - 2027
Ozturk, A. N. "Transforming Geometry Education for Elementary Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers: Enhancing Self-Efficacy through Project-Based Learning. ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ. March 2025 - 2026

Expertise

Mathematics Education
Mathematics Teacher Preparation and Professional Learning
Elementary Math Education
Accessible Instruction
STEM for Mathematics Learning

Research Interests

Mathematical Modeling, Access and Equity in Mathematics Classrooms, Elementary Teacher Preparation

Articles

Ozturk, A. and Kartal, O. (2026). Emergent Collective Argumentation Types in a Socio-critical Mathematical Modeling Activity Mathematical Modeling Activity. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics 16 (1) , pp. 41-75.
Ozturk, A. (2025). Teacher Moves for Building a Mathematical Modeling Classroom Community. Education Sciences 15 (3) , pp. 376.
Ozturk, A. (2025). Giving Raises: Not the Same for Everyone. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 118 (5) , pp. 377-381.
Ozturk, A. N. (2024). From Switching Languages to Switching Units.. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 117 (6) , pp. 437–441.
McNeal, B., Gosh Hajra, S., Battista, M. and Ozturk, A. (2024). Prospective Teachers’ Conceptions of Area. Education Sciences 14 (11 ) , pp. 1216.
Ozturk, A. N., Schramm, L., Milligan, M., Canning, M., Rapol, M. and Wilson, S. (2023). Examining Textbooks to Support Prospective Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Geometry.. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics 94 (1) , pp. 13-20.
Ozturk, A. N. (2023). Fostering Quantitative Reasoning Through a Question of Fairness.. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 116 (4) , pp. 265–272.

Book Chapters

Ozturk, A. N. (2024). Examining Translanguaging Practices during the Mathematical Modeling Process. Researching Mathematical Modelling Education in Disruptive Times (pp. 435–444) Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Conference Proceeding

Ozturk, A. (2025). Preservice Teachers and the Triangular Area Puzzle: A Look at Common Errors. (pp. 1384-1385) Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME).
Ozturk, A. (2025). Up or Down, Right or Left, Make It Eight: Emergent Models of Spatial Reasoning (pp. 1511- 1515) Pennsylvania State University. : Proceedings of the forty-seventh annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. P.
Ozturk, A. (2024). Analysis Across Geometry Textbooks to Link Content, Curriculum and Children’s Reasoning (pp. 1266-1267) Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME).
Ozturk, A. N. (2024). Payday Power-Up: Let’s Make a Raise Distribution. (pp. 323-327) Kent State University, OH : Proceedings of the 46th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA).
Ozturk, A. (2023). Deciding Between Fair and Not Fair: Emerging Models of Proportional Reasoning. (pp. 388–393) Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group of Mathematics Education (PME- NA).
Chao, T., Adams, M., Ozturk, A. N., Lin, H. and Li, Y. (2022). Eliciting Youth Digital Mathematics Stories: The Impact of a Digital Mathematics Storytelling Summer Camp Experience. (pp. 363–372) Nashville, TN: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group of Mathematics Education (PME- NA).
Ozturk, A. N. (2022). Translanguaging as a source of Mathematical Sense-Making Practice during Problem-Solving. (pp. 455–459) Nashville, TN: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group of Mathematics Education (PME- NA.

Presentations

Ozturk, A. and Kartal, O. ( 2026). From Statistics to Social Critique: Prospective Teachers Engaging with Civic Data. Paper American Educational Research Association (AERA) Los Angeles, CA. .
Ozturk, A. ( 2025). Second Graders’ Moves in Emergent Modeling Through a Puzzle Block Game. Paper 22nd International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modeling and Applications (ICTMA) Linköping University, Sweden..
Ozturk, A. ( 2025). Preservice Teachers and the Triangular Area Puzzle: A Look at Common Errors. Paper 27th Annual Conference of the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) Alexandria, VA. .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2025). Method Instructors’ Messages of Access and Equity in Their Syllabi Paper Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) .
Ozturk, A. ( 2025). Equity in Action: Exploring Fairness in Problem Solving. Oral Presentation Annual Meeting & Exposition National Council of Mathematics Teachers (NCTM) Atlanta, GA. .
Ozturk, A. ( 2025). Up or Down, Right or Left, Make It Eight: Emergent Models of Spatial Reasoning Paper North American Chapter of the International Group of Mathematics Education (PME- NA) .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2024). Analysis Across Geometry Textbooks to Link Content, Curriculum and Children’s Reasoning Poster Annual Conference of the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2024). Connecting Group Approaches to Mathematical Modelling Competencies Poster International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modeling and Applications (ICMI) Sydney, Australia.
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2024). Payday Power-Up: Let’s Make a Raise Distribution Paper North American Chapter of the International Group of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2023). Stimulating Mathematical Mindsets with the Mathematics Portfolio Project Poster Annual Conference of the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2023). A Mathematical Modeling Lesson from a Social Justice Perspective Paper Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML) .
Ozturk, A. N. ( 2022). Enabling Translanguaging in the Context of Mathematical Modeling Paper International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modeling and Applications (ICTMA) .
  • 2025: STaR Program Fellowship , Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
  • 2024: Best Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (Finalist), The Ohio State University, Newark
  • 2023: Recognition on The Ohio State University Graduation Survey- The Most Influential Faculty , The Ohio State University, Newark
  • 2022: Teaching Excellence Award , The Ohio State University, Newark
  • 2021: Susan Gay Conference Award, Association of Mathematics Teacher Education (AMTE)

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