Education
- Ph.D. University at Albany, SUNY
- M.S. University at Albany, SUNY
- B.S. University at Albany, SUNY
Courses Taught
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Number Systems of Arithmetic
- Math Through Problem Solving
- Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics
- Directed Student Teaching
Research Interests
- Beliefs, practices, and tools that contribute to Mathematics Teacher Effectiveness
- Large-scale Data Analysis
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Mikeska, J.N., Webb, J., Bondurant, L., Kwon, M., Imasiku, L., Domjan, H., & Howell, H. (2021). Using and adapting simulated teaching experiences to support preservice teacher learning. In P.H. Bull and G.C. Patterson (Eds.), Redefining teacher education and teacher preparation programs in the post-COVID-19 era. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8298-5. https://www.igi-global.com/book/redefining-teacher-education-teacher-preparation/269294
- Bondurant L., Amidon J. (2021) Virtual Field Experiences as an Opportunity to Develop Preservice Teachers’ Efficacy and Equitable Teaching Practice. In: Hollebrands K., Anderson R., Oliver K. (eds) Online Learning in Mathematics Education. Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-80230-1_16
- Bondurant, L., Howell, H., Kwon, M., Wilkerson, C.L., Lai, Y. (2021). Preservice Teacher Learning of Practice through Simulated Teaching Experiences Before, During, and After COVID. Olanoff, D., Johnson, K., & Spitzer, S. M. (2021). Proceedings of the forty-third annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Philadelphia, PA., 1938-1940. http://www.pmena.org/pmenaproceedings/PMENA%2043%202021%20Proceedings.pdf
- Kwon, M., Webb, J., Howell, H., Mikeska, J., Bondurant, L., Imasiku, L. & Domjan, H. (2021). Designing and Adapting Simulated Teaching Experiences for Preservice Teacher Learning of Practice. In E. Langran & L. Archambault (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1264-1268). Online, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/219282/
- Bondurant,L., Poling, L., Moss, D. (2020). An analysis of preservice elementary teachers’ professional noticing skills in a mathematics education setting. Journal of Practitioner Research. 5(2). https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpr/vol5/iss2/6
- Bondurant, L., Odenwald, S. (2020). The Aurora Borealis: Dazzling STEM Activity. Science Teacher. 88(2). 54-62. http://digital.nsta.org/publication/?i=678944&article_id=3801082&view=articleBrowser&ver=html5
- Bondurant, L. (2020). Equitable Mathematics Classroom Discourse, Journal of Practitioner Research. 5(2). https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpr/vol5/iss2/1
- Bondurant, L., Putnam, C., Townsend, C. (2019, Spring). The Impact of Inquiry Based Learning Techniques in College Algebra. Proceedings of the Louisiana-Mississippi Section of the Mathematical Association of America. http://sections.maa.org/lams/proceedings/spring2019/index.html
- Bondurant, S., McKinney, T., Bondurant, L., Fitzpatrick, L. (2019, October). Evaluation of a Benzalkonium Chloride Hand Sanitizer in Reducing Transient Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Skin Contamination in Health Care Workers. American Journal of Infection Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.030
- Bondurant, L. (2018, May). A-Maize-ing Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher, 540-544. https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teacher/2018/Vol111/Issue7/A-Maize-ing-Mathematics/
- Cope, L. (2017, February). Media Clips: Pizza Options. Mathematics Teacher, 108-110. https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teacher/2017/Vol110/Issue6/Pizza-Options/
- Cope, L., Huber, J. (2015). The Impact of a Professional Development Program on Middle School Math Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Delta Journal of Education, Fall 2015.
https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/DJE/fall-2015/cope-and-huber-final-publication-1932.pdf - Cope, L. (2015). Math Manipulatives: Making the Abstract Tangible. Delta Journal of Education, Spring 2015. https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/DJE/spring-2015/dje_spring_2015_cope-final.pdf
- Cope, L. (2014). Task Analysis and Implementation Activities as Vehicles for Middle School Math Teacher Growth. Delta Journal of Education, Fall 2014.
https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/DJE/fall2014/ms10rf2014-cope-final-use.pdf - Cope, L., Bussiere, K. (2014). Teachers’ perceptions of the characteristics of an ideal coach. Delta Journal of Education. Spring 2014.
https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/DJE/1-cope-latestversion-dje-canotes-1-des_4262014.pdf - Cope, L. (2013). The impact of teachers’ characteristics and self-reported emphasis on standards based mathematics practices on students’ algebra achievement. Delta Journal of Education, Fall 2013. https://www.deltastate.edu/PDFFiles/DJE/final-cope-f2013.pdf
Service to the Discipline
- President (2018-2020) of the Mississippi Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators