Lynda Wiest
Lynda R. Wiest is an American mathematics education researcher and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Research
Wiest investigates mathematics education, educational equity, and teacher education.Education
Wiest earned her B.S. degree in 1979 and her M.Ed. degree in 1984, both from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. After teaching elementary and middle school students for eleven years in Pennsylvania, she earned her Ph.D. at Indiana University Bloomington in 1996. Her Ph.D. advisor was Frank Klein Lester, Jr., and her dissertation title is ''The Role of Fantasy and Real-World Problem Contexts in Fourth- and Sixth-Grade Students' Mathematical Problem Solving.''Career
In 1996, Wiest joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno in the College of Education. She earned tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2001, and she was promoted to Professor in 2009.In 1998, Wiest founded the Northern Nevada Girls Math and Technology Program.