Stacy M.T. Potes

When we see place as culture and culture as mathematics, we begin to unravel the interconnected threads of knowledge that enrich our understanding of both the land and the mathematical concepts embedded within it.

Stacy was born and raised in Wahiawā and currently resides in Mānoa. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa in the School of Teacher Education. Dr. Potes teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Elementary and Secondary Mathematics Education, Multicultural Education, and Place-Based Sustainability programs. Her research is focused on contextualizing mathematics education by incorporating mathematics, culture, sustainability, and Indigenous STEM Education. Her research is rooted in Hawaiʻi and influenced the development of a framework that includes place-conscious pedagogy, culturally responsive pedagogy, and critical ethnomathematics pedagogy.

In her free time, you might be able to find Stacy surfing or gardening. Most likely, you will find her at the basketball court watching her son or at the soccer field watching her daughter.

Recent Publications

2025

Dahlin, K. & Potes, S. (2025). ʻĀina momona: The proliferation of place-based math pedagogy in Hawaiʻi. Mathematics Association of America Focus, 45(2), 34-36. Article Link.

2024

Potes, S. (2024). Honoring cultural identity in the mathematics classroom through the lens of culture and place. Journal of Mathematics and Culture, 18(2), 1-35. ISSN 1558-5336. Article Link.

2023

Potes, S. (2023). Mathematics, Culture, and Sustainability: A Conscious ʻĀina-Based Framework for Teaching and Learning in Hawaiʻi. (Publication No. 30567840) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. Article Link.

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