Amber Simpson joined the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership in 2017. She received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Secondary Education from East Tennessee State University, and her Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Specialist degree in Education Administration and Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University. Simpson spent five years as a high school mathematics teacher in Tennessee before returning to Clemson University to receive her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics Education. Simpson鈥檚 general research focus is to understand ways to increase the number of individuals from socially excluded groups entering and pursuing pathways toward STEM careers, including technicians and other middle-skills workers, as well as those who seek advanced degrees. She further supports her research through providing STEM activities and events for children and their families in the community. Educational research Challenging traditional instructional approaches to teaching mathematics Disrupting what it means to be mathematically 鈥渟mart鈥 Developing reflective and critically conscious educatorsAmber Simpson
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