
Hilda Borko, Ph.D.
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education
Stanford University
Hilda Borko is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She received her BA in psychology, MA in philosophy education, and PhD in educational psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Borko’s research explores teacher cognition and instructional practices, the process of learning to teach, the impact of teacher professional development programs on teachers and students, and educational Research-Practice Partnerships. Her publications include articles in Journal of Mathematical Behavior, ZDM Mathematics Education, Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal and other journals and edited volumes.
Borko served as President of the American Educational Research Association from 2003-04 and as a member and chair of various committees for AERA, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, and Educational Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association. She is a member of the National Academy of Education, on the NAEd Board of Directors, and was chair of the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee (2010-2012). She was editor of the teaching, learning, and human development section of the American Educational Research Journal, interim editor (with Lorrie Shepard) of Educational Researcher, and editor of Journal of Teacher Education (with Jennie Whitcomb and Dan Liston). She is the 2014 recipient of the Excellence in Scholarship in Mathematics Teacher Education Award, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.
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