Deborah Loewenberg Ball

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1983

Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Education and Technology Integration School Choice and Performance

Publications

165

Citations

28,326

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1983

In context

Among 1,148 established Social Sciences PIs within our index

Citations: 28,326cohort median 1,166

Publications / year (recent): 1.6cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 68% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 12 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Doing Differently: Towards Practice-Based Teacher Education to Promote Justice
Midwest journal of education. · 2026
A formative approach to understanding (and supporting) prospective teachers’ capabilities with modeling mathematical thinking
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education · 2026
2018 AERA Presidential AddressDiscretionary Spaces: The Power of Teaching in the Struggle for Justice in and Through Public Education
Educational Researcher · 2025
Building Community Through Collaborative Observation
2025
ICMI Awards Ceremony
2024
Understanding the Power of Teaching and Its Role (in) Justice
2024
Das Professionswissen von Mathematiklehrkräften in der Grundschule
Mathematik Primarstufe und Sekundarstufe I + II · 2023
Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures
Phi Delta Kappan · 2022
Formatively assessing prospective teachers’ skills in leading mathematics discussions
Educational Studies in Mathematics · 2021
Practice-based research on the teaching of mathematics: progress and imperatives for the future
NOMAD Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education · 2021
Why senior HR leaders get fired: voices from the C-suite
Strategic HR Review · 2020
How Are Black Learners Positioned in Mathematics Classrooms? What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
2020
Mixed Methods for Studies That Address Broad and Enduring Issues in Education Research
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education · 2019
Commentary on “Mixed Methods for Studies that Address Broad and Enduring Issues in Education Research”
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education · 2019
Uncovering the Special Mathematical Work of Teaching
ICME-13 monographs · 2017

Publishes in

The Mathematics Enthusiast×2
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education×2
ICME-13 monographs×1
Educational Studies in Mathematics×1
Phi Delta Kappan×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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