Faculty

The primary goal of my research agenda is to explore broadly two facets that influence mathematics instruction. I investigate students' cognitive processes, focusing on their thinking and learning patterns, as well as the individual and contextual factors that impact pedagogical decision-making. Recently, my research has expanded to encompass the field of social justice in mathematics, a passion that I've nurtured for some time.

Prior to receiving my doctorate in mathematics education at Montclair State University, I was a high school mathematics teacher in New Delhi, India. I taught courses ranging from Algebra through Calculus. I firmly believe in building positive teacher-student relationships and adopt a relational stance towards teaching.  

Ph.D in Mathematics Education, Montclair State University, New Jersey M.S. in Mathematics, Osmania University, India B.Ed. in Mathematics, Andhra University, India B.Sc in Mathematics, Andhra University, India

Paoletti, T., Gantt, A. L., Vishnubhotla, M., & Greenstein, S. (2025). Refining Progressions and Tasks: A Case Study of Design Cycles to Support Covariational Reasoning. Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 8(1), 41-65.

Paoletti, T., Moore, K. C., & Vishnubhotla, M. (2024). Intellectual Need, Covariational Reasoning, and Function: Freeing the Horse from the Cart. The Mathematics Educator, 32(1), 39-72.

Paoletti, T. & Vishnubhotla, M. (2023). Constructing covariational relationships and distinguishing nonlinear and linear relationships. In Akar, G. K., Zembat, İ. Ö., Arslan, S., & Thompson, P. W. (Eds.). Quantitative Reasoning in Mathematics and Science Education (pp. 1333-167, Vol. 21). Springer Nature.

Vishnubhotla, M., Chowdhury, A., Apkarian, N., Johnson, E., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Stains, M. (2022). “I use IBL in this course” may say more about an instructor’s beliefs than about their teaching. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 1-20.

Paoletti, T., Gantt, A. L., & Vishnubhotla, M. (2022). Constructing a system of covariational relationships: two contrasting cases. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1-21.

Paoletti, T., Stevens, I. E., & Vishnubhotla, M. (2021). Comparative and restrictive inequalities. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 63, 100895.

Paoletti, T., Lee, H. Y., Rahman, Z., Vishnubhotla, M., & Basu, D (2020). Comparing Graphical Representations in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Textbooks and Practitioner Journals. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53(7), 1815-1834.

Vishnubhotla, M., & Munakata, M. (2018). The mathematics of loopy picture frames. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 23 (4), 231-235.

Paoletti, T., Monahan, C. & Vishnubhotla, M. (2017). Designing GeoGebra applets to maximize student engagement. Mathematics Teacher, 110 (8), 628-630.