Christina Kimmerling is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at the

University of California, Irvine (UCI). Her research examines productive teacher learning opportunities around ambitious and equitable mathematics instruction. She began her career as a middle and high school mathematics teacher and instructional coach in Oregon and Colorado. She holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, an M.Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University, and an M.S. in Mathematics (Mathematics Education for Secondary Teachers) from California State University, Long Beach.