"Making Black Girls Count in Math Education " with Dr. Nicole M. Joseph"

On today’s episode of our podcast, we are joined by our guest, Dr. Nicole M. Joseph. Dr. Joseph is an assistant professor of mathematics at Vanderbilt University, and she is the author of the book called “Making Black Girls Count in Math Education.”

In this episode, we discussed

1. The inspiration for writing her book, “Making Black Girls Count in Math Education.”
2. The intersectionality of Black girlhood and math
3. Traditional vs. culturally responsive math education
4. Ways to increase the visibility and promotion of math for Black girls

Articles and resources mentioned during episode:
1. Black Girls Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls Childhood (https://genderjusticeandopportunity.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/girlhood-interrupted.pdf)
2. Black Girl Mathgic: https://blackgirlmathgic.com/
3. Black Girls Do Stem: https://bgdstem.com/
4. I am Stem Camps: https://www.iamstemcamps.com/
5. Black Girls Love Math: https://www.blackgirlslovemath.org/
6. Dr. Natalie King: https://www.drnatalieking.com/
7. Brittany Rhodes: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/black-girl-mathgic-founder-wins-naacp-national-convention-pitch-contest/

Dr. Nicole M. Joseph’s information:

https://www.nicolemjosephphd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolemichelle.russell
Twitter: https://twitter.com/profnicolej?s=20&t=Gcih8zGZo1_6T2ajKpXF4w

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