Dr. Kimberly M. Childs

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Kimberly McRae Childs is the Dean in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, Executive Director of the STEM Research and Learning Center, and professor of mathematics at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas. Dr. Childs received her B.S. in mathematics from Dallas Baptist University, M.S. in mathematics teaching from SFA and her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction/mathematics education from Texas A&M University. She has taught mathematics at the high school, community college and university levels, earning the rank of professor at SFA in 2005. She was appointed Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics in 2008. In 2010, she was named Interim Dean and in April 2012 was named Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics.