Jan Thomas OAM

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), DipEd, BEd (TESOL)
Position: Senior Fellow

Phone: 61 3 8344 1774
Email: jan@amsi.org.au

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Biography

Jan was AMSI’s Executive Officer until March 2011. She is now a Senior Fellow at The University of Melbourne and has an office at AMSI. Before coming to AMSI, Jan worked as a teacher, as a consultant in schools and as a lecturer in teacher education. Her research interests are concerned with the effect of language and culture on mathematics learning. She believes access to a good mathematics education, along with good communication skills, is fundamental to an equitable and socially just society. Jan was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours 2013 for service to the mathematical sciences.