MAXQDA Professional Trainer:
Paula Jakopovic

• Qualitative - Case Study
• Narrative Analysis
• Thematic Analysis
• Content Analysis
• Basic Quantitative Analyses

Educational qualitative research (teaching, teacher education, STEM education)

I hold a PhD in Educational Studies and have been utilizing MAXQDA for five years. I have utilized the past three versions of the software for two grant funded and one personal research project in that time, with several peer reviewed publications and proceedings papers, along with numerous research presentations. I have led training sessions at my university for beginning users, as well as working sessions where researchers can get real time support while working on projects. I have mentored several graduate students on using the software to support grant-funded projects.

Journal Publications: Jakopovic, P. (2024). Math narratives and autobiographies. Kappan, 106(4), 20-24. Jakopovic, P., & Gomez Johnson, K. (2023). A network model for connecting mathematics faculty in communities of practice: Where is the value? Innovative Higher Education, 48, 699-718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-023-09650-z

Gomez Johnson, K., Jakopovic, P., Rech, J., & Zickerman, A. (2021). Learning assistants in college mathematics classes: Value for future teachers? Transformative Dialogues, 14(2), 75-92.  https://doi.org/10.59236/td2021vol14iss21487

Gomez Johnson, K., Jakopovic, P., & von Renesse, C. (2021). Supporting teaching and learning reform in college mathematics: Finding value in communities of practice. Journal for STEM Education Research, 4(3), 380-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-021-00061-3

Conference Proceedings: Jakopovic, P., Anderson, F., Gomez Johnson, K., & Rech, J. (2024). Accelerating Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Noticing of Student Needs. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.

Omaha, NE. Jakopovic, P., & Gomez Johnson, K. (2023). Re-envisioning a value framework for examining transformational communities of practice in mathematics education. In S. Cook, B. Katz, & D. Moore-Russo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 786-795).

Omaha, NE. Jakopovic, P., & Gomez Johnson, K. (2023). Examining the Influence of Mathematics Learning Assistantships on Undergraduate Students’ Identity Development. In S. Cook, B. Katz, & D. Moore-Russo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 72-81). Omaha, NE.

Recent Research Presentations: Jakopovic, P. (2026, April 8). Rewriting histories and futures: Supporting iterative goal setting for preservice elementary mathematics teacher development [roundtable]. American Educational Research Association 2026 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Jakopovic, P., Howard, B., & Mardock, N. (2026, April 8). Imagining futures: Learning assistantships as an avenue to support community college student development [paper session].

American Educational Research Association 2026 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Jakopovic, P. (2026, Feb 9). Reflective Goal Setting as a Catalyst for Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teacher Development [Research paper session].

The Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Crystal City, VA. Jakopovic, P. (2025, April). “Becoming a Math Person”: Conceptually Framing Preservice Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Identity Development, American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Conference, Denver, CO. Jakopovic, P., Howard, B., & Mardock, N. (2025, April). “Developing transferrable skills through mathematics learning assistantships.”

Nebraska Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (NEBMATYC) 2025 Conference, Omaha, NE. Gomez Johnson, K., & Jakopovic, P. (2025, February). “You’re a Person Who Knows How to Teach”: Exploring Preservice Teacher Development Through Structured Reflection,

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2025 Annual Conference, Reno, NV. Jakopovic, P., & Anderson, F. (2025, February). Retaining High-Quality Secondary Mathematics Teachers through Learning Assistantships, Mentoring, and Communities of Practice, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2025 Annual Conference, Reno, NV.