Clausell Mathis is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, where he has a joint appointment with the Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Teacher Education.  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.  At Lyman Briggs College he teaches physics and the senior capstone course. 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. He earned his Ph.D at Florida State University, and did his postdoc at the University of Washington, Seattle, working with the Physics Education Group. Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Mathis was a high school physics teacher, community college physics professor, and did research in the area of cellular and molecular biophysics. He has Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction - Science Education from Florida State University. Learn more about his research