Mike Shaughnessy is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics at Portland State University in Oregon. He served as co-chair for the Board for the Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education of the American Educational Research Association from 2005-2007. A member of the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), he served as President of NCTM from 2010-2012. This interview took place via email on November 25, 2012-February 18, 2013. Topics discussed during this interview include: (1) research in probabilistic thinking; (2) Ph.D. programs in mathematics education; (3) the development of statistics education; (4) preparing future teachers of statistics; (5) the work of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; (6) the Common Core State Standards; (7) the "next big thing" in statistics education research; and (8) attitude toward change in the field of statistics.