Diversity in education
Researching and addressing issues and experiences of diversity in the education system.
Nina Asher Nina Asher
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-1357
- nasher@umn.edu
In the mid-1980s, armed with my master’s degree in social work (from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay, India), I began working as a research assistant on intervention projects focused on improving the educational achievement levels…
Blanca Caldas Chumbes Blanca Caldas Chumbes
- Associate Professor
- bcaldasc@umn.edu
Blanca Caldas is an assistant professor in Multilingual Education and Elementary Education—College of Education and Human Development at The University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She completed her Ph.D.
Vichet Chhuon Vichet Chhuon
- Associate Professor
- 612-625-4331
- vichet@umn.edu
My research has broadly focused on the experiences of immigrant youth and students of color to understand how school institutions might better help them realize their promise.
Lesa Clarkson Lesa Clarkson
- Professor
Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professor - she, her, hers
- 612-626-9243
- covin005@umn.edu
The foundation of my research agenda is mathematics in urban classrooms. This interest evolved from my initial study which examined a middle school reform mathematics curriculum to determine if mathematics achievement, as determined by the state…
J.B. Mayo J.B. Mayo
- Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies - he, him, his
- 612-309-6018
- mayo@umn.edu
I am an Associate Professor in social studies education. I hold a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida, where my focus of study was gender and sexuality within the social studies, specifically on the formation and…
Bic Ngo Bic Ngo
- Professor
Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning - 612-625-7520
- bcngo@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, urban and multicultural education in general, and immigrant education in particular.
Marek Oziewicz Marek Oziewicz
- Department Chair
Professor of Literacy Education
Director of the Center for Climate Literacy
Sidney and Marguerite Henry Professor of Children’s and Young Adult Literature - he/him
- mco@umn.edu
I study how stories shape our lives. My research focuses on the transformative power and cultural work of literature for young audiences, especially as used in the classrooms.
Gillian Roehrig Gillian Roehrig
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0561
- roehr013@umn.edu
BS Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Southampton, U.K., 1990 MS Chemistry, University of Arizona, 1993 PhD Teaching and Teacher Education (Science Education), 2002 As an advisor, I aspire to support students in becoming independent learners…
Susan Staats Susan Staats
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-7820
- staats@umn.edu
As a cultural anthropologist with research and teaching responsibilities in mathematics, my academic pathway is varied and unusual.
Ramon Vasquez Ramon Vasquez
- Associate Professor
- vasquezr@umn.edu
Dr. Vasquez is an Associate Professor of Critical Elementary Education. Before working in higher education, he served as an elementary school teacher in California.
Crystal Wise Crystal Wise
- Assistant Professor in Elementary Literacy Education
- cwise@umn.edu
Dr. Wise’s work as a kindergarten and second-grade teacher informs her research and post-secondary teaching in early literacy, culturally responsive pedagogies, and historical and contemporary literacy practices of African Americans.
