Evelyn M. Gordon, Senior Researcher at Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI), received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, and a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and Ph.D. in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to HRI in 2009, Dr. Gordon taught mathematics at the high school and college levels, including mathematics content courses for elementary and secondary pre-service and in-service teachers.

Dr. Gordon was Co-PI of Mathematical Record Keeping Supports Cognition and Communication (MaRKS). She has worked on several other research projects in her time at HRI, including Fostering Mathematics Success of English Language Learners (FMSELL), Math and Science Partnership Knowledge Management and Dissemination (MSP-KMD), Peers Engaged as Resources for Learning (PEARL), the 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics (NSSME+), and Mathematical Immersion for Secondary Teachers at Scale (MIST).  She has managed the evaluations of numerous projects, including Mathematical Discourse in Secondary Classrooms (MDISC); Leveraging Mathematically Significant Pedagogical Openings to build on Student Thinking (Leveraging MOSTs), and Broadening Participation of Latina/o Students in Engineering Using an Integrated Mathematics, Engineering, and Computing Curriculum in Authentic, Out-of-School Environments (AOLME).