
Ruya Savuran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Math Education
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 328
Dr. Ruya Savuran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. Her scholarly interests primarily focus on mathematics teacher education and professional development, design-based research, and the integration of technology-enhanced environments in mathematics instruction. Specifically, her research explores how practice-based professional development, lesson study models, and collaborative tools in teacher professional development can expand teachers' specialized mathematical knowledge and instructional practices. Dr. Savuran has a robust international profile in math education, having previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the GRIP Lab at the Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan. Her extensive teaching portfolio spans undergraduate and graduate levels across multiple institutions, where she has instructed courses on educational statistics, research methods, and technology-supported geometry and mathematics education.