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Dr. Nicole Joseph
Dr. Nicole Joseph
Nicole M. Joseph is an assistant professor of mathematics education in the department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. She is the recipient of the 2018 AERA Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award. Her research explores two lines of inquiry, (a) Black women and girls, their identity development, and their experiences in mathematics and (b) gendered anti-blackness, whiteness, white supremacy and how they operate and shape Black women’s and girls’ underrepresentation and retention in mathematics across the pipeline. Her scholarship has been published in seminal journals such as the Review of Research in Education, Harvard Education Review and the Journal of Negro Education. Her activist work includes founding the Tennessee March for Black Women in STEM, an event held every fall that seeks to bring together the Tennessee community to raise awareness about issues Black women and girls face in STEM learning, education, and industry. You can read more about the March for Black Women here https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/09/12/third-annual-march-for-black-women-in-stem-oct-12/
Dr. Joseph was recently awarded a Trans-interdisciplinary Program Initiative (TIPs) grant called the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women and Girls in Society in collaboration with Vanderbilt faculty from Chemistry, Sociology, and Religious Studies. This grant includes 5 pillars of work including (1) the STEM Sistah Network, (2) mini research grants, (3) small group learning communities funding, (4) symposia, and (5) a summer research institute for middle school Black girls (coming summer 2021). Check out our website here https://www.vanderbilt.edu//ibwgs/ to learn all about the different programs; you can also sign up to be on our list serve to learn more about our events.
Dr. Nicole Joseph will co-facilitate the session with Dr. Luis Leyva.
Dr. Luis Leyva
Dr. Luis Leyva
Luis A. Leyva, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Vanderbilt University-Peabody College of Education & Human Development. His research explores how historically marginalized students across intersections of race, gender, and sexuality construct their identities while navigating instructional and student support contexts in undergraduate STEM education. Leyva’s scholarship has been distinguished as a 2020 Postdoctoral Fellow and 2016 Dissertation Fellow by the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation as well as a recipient of the 2018 Early Career Publication Award from the Research in Mathematics Education special interest group of the American Educational Research Association.
Leyva has been awarded two multi-year grants from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education and two research fellowships from the Mindset Scholars Network (New Venture Fund/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and Women of Color in Computing Collaborative (Kapor Center/Center for Gender Equity in Science & Technology). His research has been published in the Harvard Educational Review, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, and Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. Leyva is the director of the Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM (PRISM) research lab at Peabody College and a member of the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab, a collective of interdisciplinary faculty members whose areas of research converge on issues pertaining to how social and policy contexts impact the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education with a graduate certification in women’s and gender studies. Leyva was certified as a K-12 mathematics teacher in New Jersey and has over six years of professional experience in STEM college student support initiatives, including living-learning communities and summer bridge programs.
Dr. Nicole Joseph will co-facilitate the session with Dr. Luis Leyva.
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