S2E9: Dr. Nicole Joseph, Advocate for Black Women in STEM and Beyond

Dr. Nicole M. Joseph is an assistant professor of mathematics and science education in the department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. She is also the founder of the Tennessee March for Black Women in STEM, an event held every fall which seeks to bring together the Tennessee community to raise awareness of the gendered racism, Black women and girls experience in STEM. She spoke with host Maria Zavala in December, on the topics of advocacy, her new research lab, and her new book project. The Joseph Mathematics Education Research Lab (JMEL)https://my.vanderbilt.edu/jmel/ Books she has edited:Interrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty’s Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM Classrooms (Peter Lang) https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/22727 Understanding the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Gifted EducationAn Anthology By and About Talented Black Girls and Women in STEM (Information Age Publishing) https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Understanding-the-Intersections-of-Race-Gender-and-Gifted-Education