Mitchell Nathan

Professor

Mitchell Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences (Educational Psychology Dept.) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is Director of the IES Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Mathematical Thinking, Learning and Instruction. He holds faculty appointments in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Psychology Department, and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). He is also a member of the UW Cognitive Science Cluster and the Delta Program steering committee. He served as Chair of the Learning Sciences program from 2004 to 2010.

Nathan’s research is largely rooted in cognitive, embodied and social perspectives on learning and instruction in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). He examines the nature of representations in both their internal (intra-personal) and external (inter-personal) forms as they serve meaning making, individual and group design, instruction, reasoning and problem solving, and learning.

Nathan enjoys making music, biking, hiking, camping, and generally hanging out.

Contact Information

mnathan@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-0831
Office: 1025 W Johnson St, Madison, WI, USA, 53706-1706