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Niral Shah

 Assistant Professor
  Department of Teacher Education
 Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
 116P Erickson
 517-432-9991
Niral Shah’s research focuses on equity and implicit bias in STEM education. Although mathematics is often seen as “neutral” and “race-free,” Shah’s research shows that math classrooms are highly racialized spaces. Through classroom observations and student interviews, he studies how racial narratives (e.g., “Asians are good at math”) affect classroom interaction and serve to position students as more or less capable of learning math. Shah also studies how perceptions of status affect student learning in elementary computer science. Currently, he is developing a web-based classroom observation tool to help STEM teachers reflect upon implicit bias and improve their practice toward the goal of more equitable opportunities to learn.

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