She earned her Masters degree in mathematics and her Ph.D. In mathematics education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is interested in how students’ use of technology shapes their mathematical learning. Her primary research interests are how students understand and talk about mathematics with one another when they use computer programming environments for doing mathematics. She is also interested in the ways that students position themselves towards one another and how this interpersonal aspect of students’ work at the computer is related to their mathematical reasoning. Anna teaches mathematics methods courses for pre-service teachers in the middle childhood program.