"Mathematics is one of the most powerful tools in life; look around you and within yourself to discover and mine all the ways you engage in mathematical thinking."

Dr. Nicole M. Joseph is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning (Peabody School of Education).

Her research explores two lines of inquiry, (a) Black women and girls, their identity development, and their experiences in mathematics (b) Whiteness, White Supremacy and how it operates and shapes underrepresentation of Black women and girls in mathematics.

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Dr. Nicole M. Joseph

Dr. Nicole M. Joseph discuss factors that shape education.

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Why Become A Teacher? - Nicole Joseph Answers

Peabody College Professor Nicole Joseph explains why someone would want to become a teacher. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanderbiltu, on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vanderbiltu and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanderbilt. See all Vanderbilt social media at http://social.vanderbilt.edu.

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Seeking Grace: Black Women Finding Self | University of Denver

Since 2013, the “Seeking Grace” project, a collaboration of DU Special Collections and Archives and the Sistah Network, named for Grace Mabel Andrews, the first Black woman from Colorado to receive a BA from DU, has worked to document the lives and experiences of DU’s Black alumnae. Join past and present research team members, including project founder Dr. Nicole Joseph (now at Vanderbilt) to learn how the project has evolved since its beginning, and how research that centers and lifts up Black womxn’s lived experiences and epistemologies is a critical part of creating a more just and equitable university.