About Me

 

Nicole M. Joseph is an associate 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) whiteness, white supremacy and how they operate and shape Black women’s and girls’ underrepresentation and retention in mathematics. Her scholarship has been published in seminal journals such as the Review of Research in Education 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. 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 about our events.