About the Speakers

Joanna G. Jauchen has been teaching mathematics at the college level for almost twenty years.  She is also a PhD candidate in Mathematics Education at George Mason University studying the role of gender in university STEM departments.  She engages in intersectional feminist research that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion service. She frames diversity, equity and inclusion service as a form of activism and asks how universities can be more intentional about faculty engagement in activist service.

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Jay Bradley  is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at George Mason University.  He is currently pursuing a Ph. D. in mathematics education while teaching mathematics at the middle school level in Fairfax, VA.  His research interests include the teaching and learning practices of marginalized communities, equity in mathematics education, and mathematics education as related to democracy and development.

Rachelle Romero Farmer is a doctoral student in Mathematics Education Leadership at George Mason University. She has been an elementary classroom teacher and mathematics instructional coach in Northern Virginia. She has taught in elementary bilingual classrooms using Spanish with migrant and immigrant populations in California. Her research interests are centered-around students in mathematics classrooms from marginalized populations, using the tools of critical race theory and positioning theory.