Kyle Flanagan

My research is primary centered around how professional mathematicians (as well as other individuals) understand and operate with highly-abstract mathematical concepts. Currently, this research is focused on how mathematicians engage in pseudo-objectification, which is when an individual is able to utilize and operate on a mathematical concept but is lacking understanding of the underlying processes for that concept.

Additionally, my research has also branched into other areas of mathematics education, such as the role of analogies in higher-level mathematics. Specifically, I am interested in the role of abstraction in analogical reasoning.