Dr. Capaldi is an Associate Dean of Faculty Support and Development and a Professor of Mathematics & Statistics at James Madison University (JMU). Her scholarship has focused on STEM education; she edited and published a book titled Teaching Mathematics Through Games. Select JMU leadership activities include: facilitating faculty learning communities, distribution of a monthly faculty newsletter, and management of the college student ambassador program. She is PI of a Track 2 S-STEM project. She also served as a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the NSF from 2021-2023.