Alyssa MacMahon

EdD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Instructor, Education Specialist
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
STEM Education, Teaching and Learning with Technology, Formative Assessment
Email
alyssa.macmahon@usuhs.edu
Office Phone
301-400-4433

Education

Doctorate of Education in Mathematics Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
Master of Science in Teaching and Learning, Colorado State University Global Campus, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Northern Colorado, 2011

Biography

Alyssa MacMahon is an Instructor and Education Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics. Alyssa has been involved in STEM education for over a decade, with interests in curriculum and assessment development, feedback, educational research, technical writing, and professional presentation. Alyssa has a background as a mathematician and educator with experience at the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate level, as well as with uniformed service members. Alyssa is passionate about teaching and learning; Finding the best strategies to engage learners from all backgrounds while ensuring teachers/instructors are equipped with the knowledge and skill to implement those strategies.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Examining the Relationship Between Pediatric Clerkship Timing and Performance: COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Medical Science Educator, March, 2025

Beyond the Grade: Exploring Written Feedback in a Pediatric Clerkship, Academic Pediatric Association Region 4, Poster Presentation, February, 2025

Subbing In: The Relationship Between Screen-Based Clinical Substitutions and Pediatric Clerkship Performance Outcomes, Academic Pediatric Association Region 4, Poster Presentation, February, 2025

Building Better Responders: Outcomes from a Military-Wide, Pediatric-Focused Humanitarian Assistance Training Course, Academic Pediatric Association Region 4, Poster Presentation, February, 2025

Harnessing AI for Medical Education: Developing and Validating a Rubric for LLM-Based Evaluation of H&P Write-Ups, Academic Pediatric Association Region 4, Poster Presentation, February, 2025

Technology- Enhanced Formative Assessment Literacy of Mathematics Teachers, NCTM 2023 Research Conference, Washington D.C., Paper Presentation, October, 2023

A Framework for Secondary Mathematics Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment (TEFA) Literacy, CERME13, Budapest, Hungary, Paper Presentation, July, 2023

An Exploratory Study Into Secondary Mathematics Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment, Dissertation, Teachers College, Columbi university, February, 2023

Mathematics Assessment at the Postsecondary Level: Three Alternative Forms of Assessment, Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Spring, 2020