Cathery Yeh

Photo of faculty member Cathery  Yeh
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Assistant Professor, Center for Asian American Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Phone: +1 714 209 5153
Email: cathery.yeh@austin.utexas.edu
Office: SZB 4.404J
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Dr. Cathery Yeh (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor in STEM Education and a core faculty member in the Center for Asian American Studies. Her research examines the role race, class, gender and language plays in the constructions of ability in mathematics classrooms. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mathematics Education Fund, National Endowment for the Humanities and other agencies, her scholarship is collaborative, building research partnerships with school districts and communities to attend to the strengths, needs and goals of teachers, students and the community served. Her work as an engaged scholar builds on 20+ years as a dual language classroom teacher and educator, visiting over 300 student homes, while family and community members came into the classroom to co-teach mathematics Dr. Yeh currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.