Merrilyn Goos

Merrilyn Goos is an Australian mathematics educator. From October 2017 to June 2021, she was Professor of STEM Education and Director of EPI*STEM at the University of Limerick, Ireland.^[1] She then returned to Queensland to take up a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast.^[2]

Merrilyn Goos
Professor Merrilyn Goos in 2019
Born	Merrilyn Goos  (2025-07-23UTC08:38:05)
Nationality	Australian
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Limerick

From 2012 to 2017 Goos was professor and head of the School of Education at the University of Queensland,^[3][4] and prior to this was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland.^[3] She has taught in mathematics education and in 2003 she received the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching.^[3][5]

Qualifications

Goos has Associate and Licentiate Teachers Diplomas in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London, a B.Sc., Diploma, Master's degree in educational studies, and Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma in Reading from Griffith University.^[3]

Professional associations

Goos was president of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, past vice-president of the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers, and past chair of the Queensland Studies Authority's Mathematics Syllabus Advisory Committee.^[6]

In 2004 she won an Office for Learning and Teaching teaching award for her work as a mathematics teacher educator, and in 2006 was awarded national fellowships to investigate assessment leadership in higher education institutions.^[7]