Merrilyn Goos

{{short description|Australian mathematician}}

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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.{{Cite news|url=http://epistem.ie/team-view/merrilyn-goos|title=Professor Merrilyn Goos|date=2016-03-16|work=EPI*STEM|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en-GB}} She then returned to Queensland to take up a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast.[https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/professor-merrilyn-goos Professor Merrilyn Goos] The University of the Sunshine Coast

From 2012-2017 Goos was professor and head of the School of Education at the University of Queensland,{{cite web|url=http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/188|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624090949/http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/188|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2017|title=UQ Researchers|website=The University of Queensland|access-date=14 August 2014}}{{Cite journal|date=2016|title=Enhancing students' mathematical aspirations and mathematical literacy as the foundation for improving STEM learning|url=https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2016/8august/16/|journal=Proceedings of the Research Conference|language=en|publisher=Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)|pages=69–72 |last1=Goos |first1=Merrilyn }} and prior to this was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland. She has taught in mathematics education and in 2003 she received the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching.{{cite web|title=Award for excellence in teaching - Dr Merrilyn Goos|url=http://www.uq.edu.au/teaching-learning/award-for-excellence-in-teaching-dr-merrilyn-goos|website=The University of Queensland|access-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814081726/http://www.uq.edu.au/teaching-learning/award-for-excellence-in-teaching-dr-merrilyn-goos|archive-date=14 August 2014|url-status=dead}}