Tanya Evans is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. Her research spans mathematics education, cognitive science, and educational psychology, with a focus on mathematical cognition and its relationship with psychosocial factors. She has experience teaching at the intermediate and secondary level and has taught mathematics at university for over 20 years. Tanya serves on the executive committee of the New Zealand Mathematical Society Education Group and is a co-founder of the Quantitative Studies in Education Special Interest Group (NZARE), which promotes rigorous, empirically grounded quantitative research in education. She has received two Faculty of Science Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards, including one for Leadership in Teaching (2024), in recognition of her impactful approaches to teaching, learning, and the professional development of others.