Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD (Psychology), 1992
University of California, Los Angeles, MA (Psychology), 1988
University of Chicago, BA, (Human Behavior and Institutions), 1977

PUBLICATIONS
Journals and Monographs (refereed are starred**)
**Eckhoff, A., & Guberman, S. (2006). Daddy Daycare, Daffy Duck, and Salvador Dali: Popular culture and children’s art viewing experiences. Art Education, 59(5), pp. 19-24.

**Salinas, C., Franquiz, M. E., & Guberman, S. (2006). Introducing historical thinking to second language learners: Exploring what students know and what they want to know. The Social Studies, 97, 203-207.

**Rodríguez, H. M., Salinas, C., & Guberman, S. R. (2005). Creating opportunities for historical thinking with bilingual students. Social Studies and the Young Learner, pp. 9-13.

**Guberman, S. R. (2004). A comparative study of children’s out-of-school activities and arithmetical achievements. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 35, 117-130.

**Guberman, S. R., & Saxe, G. B. (2000). Mathematical problems and goals in children’s play of an educational game. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 7, 201-216.

**Guberman, S. R., Flexer, R. J., Flexer, A. S., & Topping, C. L. (1999). Project Math-Muse: Interactive mathematics exhibits for young children.Curator, 44, 285-298.

**Guberman, S. R., Rahm, J., & Menk, D. W. (1998). "Transforming cultural practices: Illustrations from children’s game play." Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 29, 419-445.

**Saxe, G. B., & Guberman, S. R. (1998). Studying mathematics learning in collective activity. Learning and Instruction, 8, 489-502.

**Guberman, S. R. (1996). The development of everyday mathematics in Brazilian children with limited formal education. Child Development, 67, 1609-1623.

**Guberman, S. R., & Greenfield, P. M. (1991). Learning and transfer in everyday cognition.Cognitive Development, 6, 233-260.

**Saxe, G. B., Guberman, S. R., & Gearhart, M. (1987). Social processes in early number development. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 52 (2, Serial No. 216).

Chapters (refereed are starred **)
**Guberman, S. R. (1999). Cultural aspects of young children's mathematics knowledge. In J. V. Copley (Ed.), Mathematics in the early years (pp. 30-36). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Guberman, S. R. (1999). Supportive environments for cognitive development: Illustrations from children’s mathematical activities outside of school. In A. Göncü (Ed), Children’s engagement in the world: A sociocultural perspective (pp. 202-227). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Saxe, G. B., & Guberman, S. R. (1998). Emergent arithmetical environments in the context of distributed problem solving: Analyses of children playing an educational game. In J. G. Greeno & S. V. Goldman (Eds.), Thinking practices in mathematics and science learning (pp. 237-256). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Saxe, G. B., Gearhart, M., & Guberman, S. R. (1984). The social organization of early number development. In B. Rogoff & J. V. Wertsch (Eds.), Children's learning in the "zone of proximal development." New Directions for Child Development, No. 23. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. [Reprinted in B. Scales, M. Almy, A. Nicolopoulou, and S. Ervin-Tripp (Eds.) (1991). Play and the social context of development in early care and education (pp. 143-155). New York: Teachers College.]

Reviews
Guberman, S. R., & Peressini, D. D. (1997). Review of Children doing mathematics by T. Nunes and P. Bryant. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 29, 738-741.

Guberman, S. R. (1995). Review of "Mathematics: What Are You Teaching My Child?" (Videotape by Marilyn Burns). Teaching Children Mathematics, 1, 466.

Manuscripts in Preparation and Under Review
Guberman, S. R., & Emo, K. Museums and Zoos. [Invited article for inclusion in The Chicago Companion to the Child. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.]

Guberman, S. R., & Emo, K. The nature of science: Conceptions and reactions among visitors to a natural history museum.

Guberman, S. R. Bridging everyday and academic concepts: Parent-child conversations in a natural history museum.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
Guberman, S. R., & Emo, K. (2007, April). A Museum and Its Visitors’ Conceptions of the Nature of Science. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Guberman, S. R. (2006, January). Cognitive aspects of teaching and learning social studies in bilingual classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education, Phoenix.

Rodríguez, H. M., Salinas, C., & Guberman, S. R. (2005, October). Bilingual teacher preparations: Lessons and reflections in social studies instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Austin, TX.

Guberman, S. R. (2005, April). Implementing developmentally-appropriate practice in a center for young children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Howell, A., & Guberman, S. R. (2004, December). Story time literacy: A study of literacy at a public library. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Guberman, S. R. (2003, April). How parents help children connect everyday and academic concepts in a museum setting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Guberman, S. R. (2002, June). Research in children’s museums: Opportunities for developmentally appropriate practice in a center for young children. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Children’s Museums, Ottawa, Canada.

Howell, A., & Guberman, S. R. (2002, April). Becoming a member: Welcoming young children into communities of literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Hunt, S., & Guberman, S. R. (2002, April). Paving the path to independence: Morning meeting from a Vygotskian perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Guberman, S. R., & Van Dusen, A. (2001, April). Children’s investigations in a science discovery center. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.

Guberman, S. R., Flexer, R. J., Flexer, A. S., & Topping, C. T (2000, April). Math-Muse Workshop: Interactive mathematics exhibits for young children. Interactive workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago.

Guberman, S. R. (1999, October). Working on understanding: Peer conversations in a children's discovery center. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Education, Pittsburgh.

Guberman, S. R., Emo, K., Simmons, S., Taylor, J., & Sullivan, G. (1999, April). Parent-child conversations in a natural history museum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Guberman, S. R., Flexer, R. J., Flexer, A. S., & Topping, C. L. (1999, April). Project Math-Muse: Interactive mathematics exhibits for young children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Guberman, S. R., & Rahm, J. (1998, July). The construction of mathematical environments and children’s game play: Developmental and sociohistorical analyses. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.

Guberman, S. R., & Rahm, J. (1997, June). Opportunities for mathematics learning in children’s game play. In M. Gauvain (Chair), Children’s everyday activities: Cultural opportunities for cognitive development. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Santa Monica, CA.

Saxe, G. B., Butler, L., Fall, R., Iwanaga, J., & Guberman, S. R. (1997, March). Children’s learning in games: Coordinating analyses of the individual and the dyad. In Y. Kafai (Chair), Games as meaningful contexts for students’ and teachers’ mathematical thinking and learning. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Guberman, S. R. (1996, August). Mathematical environments in children’s game play. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.

Guberman, S. R., & Oura, Y. (Co-organizers). (1996, August). Learning in school and non-school settings: Cultural psychology perspectives. Interactive poster workshop presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.

Saxe, G. B., & Guberman, S. R. (1996, August). Knowledge in play: Distributed cognition in children’s games. In G. B. Saxe & G. Hatano (Co-chairs), Learning in school and non-school settings: Cultural psychology perspectives. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.

Guberman, S.R., & Rahm, J. (1996, April). Negotiating boardwalk: Emergent mathematics in children’s game play. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City.

Menk, D. W., & Guberman, S. R. (1996, April). To buy or not to buy: Individual and group motives in children’s play of a board game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City.

Civil, M., Guberman, S. R., & Masingila, J. (Co-organizers). (1996, April). Models for mathematics instruction: Everyday mathematics and mathematicians’ mathematics. Work session conducted at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Research Pre-session), San Diego.

Guberman, S. R. (1995, April). Understanding and transforming school mathematics. In J. Moschkovich (Chair), Communities of practice in mathematics classrooms: Reconciling everyday and mathematicians’ mathematics? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Guberman, S. R. (1994, July). Home activities and school mathematics: Differences among Latino and Korean American school children. In G. Hatano (Chair), The everyday cognition of biology, physics, and mathematics: Implications for school instruction. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Guberman, S. R. (1994, April). Mathematical activities of Latino and Korean American children outside school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Guberman, S. R. (1993, July). Changing activities and skills: Links between the commercial transactions and arithmetical achievements of Brazilian children. In P. Greenfield (Chair), Culture and cognitive development: A symposium in honor of Sylvia Scribner. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Recife, Brazil.

Guberman, S. R. (1993, April). Math and money: Mathematical activities and achievements of Latino and Korean American children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Guberman, S. R. (1993, March). Cultural artifacts and children's mathematics. In P. Greenfield (Chair), Sylvia Scribner memorial symposium: Culture, activity, and development. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.

Saxe, G. B., & Guberman, S. R. (1993, March). Peers' emergent arithmetical goals in a problem solving game. In S. Ellis & E. Forman (Chairs), Social influences on children's understanding of mathematics. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.

Guberman, S. R. (1991, April). The development of arithmetic skills with money and with chips. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Saxe, G. B., Guberman, S. R., Laupa, M., Paduano, P. L., & Becker, J. (1991, April). Peer interaction and children's arithmetical problem solving in a chip trading game. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Guberman, S. R. (1990, June). Children's understanding of currency-based arithmetic. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Guberman, S. R. (1987, April). Arithmetical problem solving in the commercial transactions of Brazilian children. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Saxe, G. B., Guberman, S. R., & Gearhart, M. (1987, April). The social construction of young children's numerical environments. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Saxe, G. B., Gearhart, M., & Guberman, S. R. (1986, April). Social aspects of early number development. In A. Klein & P. Starkey (Chairs), Early numerical cognition: The transition from infancy to early childhood. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Conference on Infant Studies, Los Angeles, CA.

Gearhart, M., Saxe, G. B., & Guberman, S. R. (1985, April). The social context of early number development: Mother-child teaching interactions during number reproduction activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Guberman, S. R., Saxe, G. B., & Gearhart, M. (1985, April). The social context of early number development: Mother-child teaching interactions during counting activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Saxe, G. B., Guberman, S. R., & Gearhart, M. (1985, April). The social context of early number development: Children’s numerical activities in middle- and working-class home settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Saxe, G. B., Filardo, E., Gearhart, M., Guberman, S. R., Imperiale, G., & Sicilian, S. (1983, March). The social organization of early number development. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Grants Awarded
Guberman, S. R. "Adult learning initiative." The Children’s Museum of Denver, $9755, 2006-2007.

Guberman, S. R. "Studies of parent-child interaction in a center for young children." The Children’s Museum of Denver, $13,017, 2000-2001.

Guberman, S. R. "Working on understanding: Peer conversations in a children’s discovery center." National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, $45,000, 1998-2000; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), $2,400, CU-Boulder, 1999.

Guberman, S. R. "Informal science learning: Parent-child conversations in a natural history museum." Spencer Foundation, $12,000, 1998; two Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and two Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) ($7,000 total), CU-Boulder, 1998-99.

Guberman, S. R. "Mathematical practices and understandings of high- and low-achieving Anglo and Mexican-American school children." Committee on Research and Creative Work, $3,000; Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching. (IMPART), $3,000; Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), $1,500; CU-Boulder, 1994-95.

Guberman, S. R. "Math and Money: The mathematical practices and achievements of Latino and Korean American school children." Program in Psychocultural Studies and Medical Anthropology (UCLA), $1,670; and the Spencer Foundation, $15,000, 1989-92.

Research in Progress
Children’s learning in museums.
Teaching and learning bilingual social studies.

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Chair of Doctoral Thesis Committees (School of Education)
Maxine Grigg, in progress.
Sarah Hug, in progress.
Amy Howell, in progress.
Tabitha Garvin, in progress.

Angela Eckhoff, "Influences on Children’s Aesthetic Responses: The Role of Prior Knowledge, Contexts, and Social Experiences During Interactions With the Visual Arts," graduated December 2006.

Kenneth Emo, "Children and Their 4-H Animal Projects: The Role of Informal Experience in Children’s Learning of Science," graduated December 2004.

Ian MacGillivray, "The Promotion, Adoption, and Resistance to Policies and Programs Designed to Bring About School Safety and Inclusion for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer/Questioning Students: Restraints on Teachers, Administrators, and Communities," graduated May 2001.

Jrene Rahm, "Growing, Harvesting, and Marketing Herbs: Ways of Talking and Thinking About Science in a Garden," graduated December 1998.

Kathryn B. Cumbo, "Book Use in the Preschool: A Focus on Peer Contexts," graduated August 1998.

Deborah C. Smith, "Play and Specific Language Impairments," graduated December 1997.

Chair of Master’s Thesis Committees
Courtney D. Vorell, The Malleability of Achievement Goals in Kindergarten Class as a Function of Classroom Characteristics, School of Education, graduated May 2006.

Joslyn Schoemer, "Understanding Scale Models of the Solar System: Front-end Evaluation of the Voyager Scale Model of the Solar System Project," Museum and Field Studies, graduated May 1999.

Adelle K. Dorman, "Elementary Dropout Prevention Programs," School of Education, graduated August 1994.

Courses Taught
EDUC 8210: Classroom Teaching and Learning (doctoral)
EDUC 8348/EDUC8804: Culture, Cognition, and Schooling (doctoral)
EDUC 8004: Doctoral Research Seminar
EDUC 8348: Learning in Children’s Games: Cultural, Psychological, and Educational Perspectives (doctoral)
EDUC 5705/EDUC 6804: Theories of Learning and Development (elementary teacher education/master’s)
EDUC 6318-001/EDUC 6368: Psychological Foundations of Education (master’s)
EDUC 6804: Informal Learning: Learning on Field Trips
EDUC 6318-002: Psychological Foundations of Education (secondary teacher education/master’s)
EDUC 6358: Children’s Thinking (master’s)
EDUC 6328: Advanced Child Growth and Development (master’s)
EDUC 4411: Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers
EDUC 3101: Educational Psychology for Elementary School (elementary teacher education/undergraduate and post-BA)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member
Sylvia Scribner Award Committee, AERA (Division C), 2004-present.
National Association for Bilingual Education.
St. Vrain Valley Safe Schools Coalition, 2002–2003.
St. Vrain Valley School District Harassment Task Force, 2002.
Colorado’s Ocean Journey Aquarium, Education Committee, 2002.
Collage Children’s Museum (Boulder, CO) Education Committee (Chair), 1997-2000.
Collage Children’s Museum (Boulder, CO) Board of Directors, 1998-2000.
American Educational Research Association (Cultural-Historical and Informal Learning Environments SIGs).
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
National Association of Bilingual Educators.