Meghan Shaughnessy

Meghan M. Shaughnessy is a mathematics education researcher whose work focuses on the teaching and learning of foundational yet challenging elementary mathematics concepts, particularly fractions. She is co-author of Beyond Pizzas & Pies: 10 Essential Strategies for Supporting Fraction Sense, Grades 3–5, originally published by Math Solutions and now available in a second edition through Heinemann, which supports teachers in developing students’ deep, flexible understanding of fractions as numbers.

Shaughnessy has served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Education at the University of Michigan, where she designs and studies innovative professional development materials for practicing teachers and teaches mathematics methods courses for preservice elementary teachers. She holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of California, Berkeley, and has published on rational number learning, including work on helping students identify fractions and decimals on the number line.