Jean Dubinsky Gasca

Jean Dubinsky Gasca is a longtime mathematics and science educator with a background spanning biology, engineering, computer programming, and classroom teaching. She studied biology at UCLA, where she worked in the Parasitology Laboratory, and later earned a master’s degree in Engineering Systems, studying probability and statistics. She also taught Patterns of Problem Solving in UCLA’s Engineering School and worked as a systems engineer and computer programmer for an engineering consulting firm. Gasca went on to teach mathematics and science for more than twenty-five years and has continued helping students from kindergarten through college as a tutor. Her experiences with students repeatedly asking how they would ever use mathematics inspired So, What’s Math Good For, Anyway?, an exploration of the many surprising ways math shapes real-world careers.