Joanna O. Masingila is a professor of mathematics and mathematics education, and a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University. She led approximately $5.6 million in grants, including six from the National Science Foundation and two from the United States Agency for International Development. In 1998, Prof. Masingila was a Fulbright Scholar to Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, and is on research leave there from July – December 2011 working with colleagues on activities through the HP Catalyst project and an Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative partnership project funded by the United States Agency for International Development.