Tamsin Jillian Meaney

Professor Tamsin Jillian Meaney serves as a faculty member in the Department of Language, Literature, Mathematics and Interpretation at the University of Bergen, where she maintains an active research profile with over 100 peer-reviewed publications in mathematics education. Her current teaching responsibilities include MGBMA101 (Mathematics 1) and MGUMA550 (Master's Thesis) courses.

Her research specializes in indigenous education, early childhood mathematics development, and teacher training methodologies, with particular emphasis on multilingual classroom dynamics. As research leader for the Norwegian Research Council-funded project "Learning about teaching argumentation for critical mathematics education in multilingual classrooms" (2018-2021), she examines how linguistic diversity shapes mathematical reasoning. She also contributes to the Kindergarten Knowledge (Kindknow) center's systemic research on sustainable educational futures.

Recent 2024 publications reveal consistent thematic focus across five key areas: multilingual task design for algebraic understanding, digital competence in kindergarten mathematics, teacher perspectives on technological tools, children's narrative approaches to numeracy, and advocacy frameworks in teacher education. These works collectively advance critical pedagogy in diverse educational settings while addressing practical classroom challenges.

Professor Meaney has supervised postgraduate students across four countries (New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, and Norway) and directs significant research funding through the Norwegian Research Council. Her international recognition includes keynote presentations worldwide on mathematics education equity.

She currently leads the "Learning about teaching argumentation" project and participates in the Kindknow research center, where her team develops systemic approaches to sustainable early mathematics education in multicultural contexts.