She also supervises elementary and secondary mathematics student teachers. She currently serves as the editor for the Pennsylvania Council of Supervisors of Mathematics newsletter and has authored numerous articles. Her current research interest is the mathematical thinking of pre-service elementary school teachers. Dowshen received her A.B. in mathematics from Douglass College, an M.S.W. from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.Ed. and Ed.D. in mathematics education from Temple University. Dowshen can be reached at dowshen@maths.widener.edu.