Episode 127

Brittany L. Marshall: Working to Disrupt Traditional Mathematics Logics

April 22nd, 2026

53 mins 16 secs

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Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Brittany L. Marshall, Assistant Professor at San Diego State University in the School of Teacher Education, as we discuss her advice and expertise as a mathematics teacher educator and her work to disrupt traditional mathematics logics that exclude students from intentionally-neglected communities.

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Marshall, B. L., & Battey, D. (2025). “I want them to see their magic!”: Two teachers working within structural constraints to help cultivate their Black girl students’ positive mathematics identities. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2025.101273
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312325000379

Marshall, B. L. (2025). Thoughts and theories on Black girls’ intersectional experiences in mathematics classrooms. Multicultural Perspectives, 27(2), 101–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482

Battey, D., Marshall, B.L. (2024). Math logics: Perpetrators of whiteness in STEM educational spaces. In J. Ravulo, K. Olcoń, T. Dune, A. Workman, & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Handbook of Critical Whiteness. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34
https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34

Joseph, N. M. (2021). Black Feminist Mathematics Pedagogies (BlackFMP): A curricular confrontation to gendered antiblackness in the US mathematics education system. Curriculum Inquiry, 51(1), 75-97.

Shedd, C. (2015). Unequal city: Race, schools, and perceptions of injustice. Russell Sage Foundation.

AMTE Service, Teaching, and Research in Matheamtics Education