Mathematics Faculty & Staff

2023 Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Arizona State University
2016 M.S., Mathematics, Western Kentucky University
2014 B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Georgetown College

• MATH 503: Intro to Analysis
• MATH 206: Fundamentals of Geometry for Teachers
• MATH 116C: College Algebra
• MA 109C: General Mathematics
• DMA 096C: Intermediate Algebra

Dr. Bettersworth's research focus has been in the area of mathematics education, specifically related to student cognition and the ways in which math education research can inform curriculum development at the undergraduate level, specifically in the areas of calculus and linear algebra education. Dr. Bettersworth is also interested in how students think about mathematical topics while playing digital games.

• Bettersworth, Z. (2023). The role of derivatives across multivariable and vector calculus instruction using multivariational reasoning and students’ interpretations of matrix equations. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.
• Wawro, M., Park, M., Zandieh, M., Bettersworth, Z., & Lee, I. (2023). Student reasoning about the least squares problem in Inquiry-Oriented Linear Algebra. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. 
• Bettersworth, Z., Smith, K., & Zandieh, M. (2022). Students’ written homework responses using digital games in Inquiry-Oriented Linear Algebra. In S. S. Karunakaran & A. Higgins (Eds.), Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 54–62.
• Lee, I., Bettersworth, Z., Zandieh, M., Wawro, M., & Quinlan, I. (2022). Student thinking in an Inquiry Oriented approach to teaching least squares. In S. S. Karunakaran & A. Higgins (Eds.), Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 349–356.
• Bettersworth, Z. (2021). Students' meanings for their symbolization about rate of change functions in dynamic geometric contexts. In S. S. Karunakaran & A. Higgins (Eds.), 2021 Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Reports, 21-29.