Clausell Mathis

Clausell Mathis is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, where he has a joint appointment with the Lyman Briggs College as a physics faculty and the Department of Teacher Education as a science education faculty.

His research interests include examining how physics instructors can optimally incorporate culture-based equitable approaches in the classroom where teachers leverage students’ cultural resources and build connections to physics phenomena.

Specifically, Clausell examines how culture-based equitable approaches have impacted teachers in three areas: (1) curriculum development by creating cultural connections to physics ideas; (2) student learning through identifying productive ideas as a tool for learning; and (3) teacher identity by understanding how their conceptions of self, others, and learning have shifted towards a more equitable approach.