Roitman was born in 1945 in New York City.
Roitman lahir pada tahun 1945 di New York City.
She attended Oberlin College, followed by Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 1966 with a degree in English literature.
Ia melanjutkan pendidikan di Oberlin College, kemudian Sarah Lawrence College, dan lulus pada tahun 1966 dengan gelar dalam sastra Inggris.
Next, she became interested in mathematical linguistics.
Selanjutnya, ia tertarik pada linguistik matematika.
As she had little formal mathematical education, Roitman started taking mathematics classes at the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University.
Karena sedikit memiliki pendidikan formal dalam matematika, Roitman mulai mengikuti kelas-kelas matematika di Universitas California, Berkeley dan San Francisco State University.
She had enjoyed mathematics as a high school student and found her interest renewed.
Ia menikmati matematika sejak sekolah menengah dan menemukan minatnya kembali.
In 1969 she started graduate studies in mathematics at Berkeley.
Pada tahun 1969, ia memulai studi pascasarjana dalam matematika di Berkeley.
During graduate school, she spent some time teaching mathematics in elementary schools as a Community Teaching Fellow with Project SEED.
Selama di sekolah pascasarjana, ia menghabiskan beberapa waktu mengajar matematika di sekolah dasar sebagai Community Teaching Fellow dengan Proyek SEED.
Roitman received her Ph.D. in 1974 from UC Berkeley with a thesis in topology; her thesis advisor was Robert M. Solovay.
Roitman meraih Ph.D. pada tahun 1974 dari UC Berkeley dengan tesis dalam topologi; pembimbing tesisnya adalah Robert M. Solovay.
She taught at Wellesley College for three years, then spent a semester at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Ia mengajar di Wellesley College selama tiga tahun, kemudian menghabiskan satu semester di Institute for Advanced Study.
She has been at the University of Kansas since then.
Sejak saat itu, ia telah berada di Universitas Kansas.
She has been involved in the field of mathematics education for much of her career, running workshops for elementary school teachers and high school teachers and observing them in the classroom.
Ia terlibat dalam bidang pendidikan matematika selama sebagian besar kariernya, mengadakan lokakarya untuk guru sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah dan mengamati mereka di ruang kelas.
She has encouraged individual mathematicians and the mathematical community at large to get involved and take mathematics education more seriously.
Ia telah mendorong matematikawan individu dan komunitas matematika secara umum untuk terlibat dan lebih serius dalam pendidikan matematika.
She was in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics writing group that produced Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
Ia berada dalam kelompok penulis National Council of Teachers of Mathematics yang menghasilkan Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
Dismayed at the politicization of U.S. mathematics education, Roitman has insisted, "There is no math war.
Kecewa dengan politikasi pendidikan matematika di AS, Roitman menegaskan, "Tidak ada perang matematika.
" Roitman has been active in the Association for Women in Mathematics since its early years, and she served as president for the term 1979–1981.
" Roitman aktif dalam Asosiasi Wanita dalam Matematika sejak tahun-tahun awalnya, dan ia menjabat sebagai presiden untuk periode 1979–1981.
She has been a Zen Buddhist since 1976, and is currently the guiding teacher of the Kansas Zen Center, of which she and her husband Stanley Lombardo were founding members.
Ia telah menjadi Zen Buddha sejak tahun 1976, dan saat ini merupakan guru Zen di Kansas Zen Center, tempat ia dan suaminya Stanley Lombardo menjadi anggota pendiri.
Roitman is also a poet.
Roitman juga seorang penyair.
Her poetry has appeared in a number of magazines, seven chapbooks, and two books.
Puisi-puisinya telah diterbitkan di sejumlah majalah, tujuh chapbook, dan dua buku.
In 1996, she received the Louise Hay Award as recognition for her role as a math educator.
Pada tahun 1996, ia menerima Louise Hay Award sebagai pengakuan atas perannya sebagai pendidik matematika.
In 2012 she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Pada tahun 2012, ia menjadi anggota American Mathematical Society.
In 2017, she was selected as a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics in the inaugural class.
Pada tahun 2017, ia terpilih sebagai anggota Association for Women in Mathematics dalam kelas perdana.
December 6, 2011.
6 Desember 2011.