Dr. Angie Hodge-Zickerman is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Northern Arizona University. She also serves as Chair of the Department of Educational Specialties in NAU’s College of Education. Angie completed her graduate work at Purdue University, earning a master’s degree in mathematics and a PhD in mathematics education. Her research interests include active and inquiry-based learning in STEM, mathematics teacher education and professional development, and the role of artificial intelligence in mathematics teaching, learning, and assessment.

Angie was a 2007 National Project NExT fellow for the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). She was the 2025 recipient of the Mathematical Association of America’s Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. She currently serves as Chair of the Southwestern Section of the Mathematical Association of America. She also delivered the MAA’s Leitzel Lecture at MathFest 2026, “Mathematical Confidence: Not a Byproduct of Success, but the Pathway to It.” She is also actively involved in mathematics education initiatives in Arizona, including the Arizona Math Task Force and efforts to build a statewide network of Math Teachers’ Circles.

In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, traveling, and watching her son play soccer.