Hari
Koirala, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada; MEd, University
of Hull,
England; BEd,MEd Tribhuvan
University, Nepal
Professor, Mathematics Education, Eastern
Connecticut State University
Email: koiralah@easternct.edu
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Dr. Hari Koirala is a Professor in the Department of Education at Eastern Connecticut State
University. He received
his PhD in 1995 from the University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Prior to joining the faculty in 1995, he had more
than 15 years of experience in Nepal
and Canada
teaching university and secondary students. At Eastern Connecticut
State University,
his primary teaching responsibilities are in the area of mathematics and
mathematics education. His research focuses on teacher education and students'
conceptions of mathematics. To date, he has more than 30 refereed publications
and over 100 presentations. He has published papers in several journals
including School Science and Mathematics, Focus on Learning Problems in
Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Computers
in the Schools, Connecticut Mathematics Journal and several
international proceedings. In addition, he has published over 20 book and/or
software reviews primarily in the Choice magazine and Mathematics
Teacher. He is an active participant and presenter in the International
Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, the International Congress
on Mathematical Education, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and
other state, national and international professional organizations. To date, he
has presented his research in 13 countries. He has also served as a state-wide
reviewer for the teacher education program of various universities in Connecticut. He is a recipient of the University Graduate Fellowship
from the University
of British Columbia in
1993/94/95 and the Mahendra Vidya Bhusan Gold Medal from the King of Nepal in
1980.
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