Sunghwan Byun
Bio
Dr. Sunghwan Byun is a former high school mathematics teacher and a National Board Certified Teacher. His research focuses on discourse and social interaction in mathematics and statistics classrooms, and he aims to support educators in facilitating productive and equitable learning opportunities for historically marginalized students. He is currently developing research programs that examine language and social interaction when the teacher and students work with data using computational tools in undergraduate courses.
- Doctoral Program Area of Study: Mathematics & Statistics Education
- Master’s Concentration: Mathematics Education
- Undergraduate: Mathematics Education – Middle School or Secondary
Education
Ph.D. Mathematics Education Michigan State University 2021
M.S. Statistics Michigan State University 2020
M.S. Mathematics Education Oregon State University 2008
B.S. Mathematics Education Kyungpook National University 2007
Area(s) of Expertise
Discourse
Classroom Research
Equity & Diversity
Mathematics & Statistics Education
Qualitative Research
Teacher Education & Professional Development
Publications
- Interactional Work of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers: Toward Productive and Equitable Mathematics Discussions , (2021)
- Interactional production of deficit talk in a professional development for mathematics teachers , JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION (2021)
- Tensions and Failures in an Analysis of Whiteness among a Racially and Socially Diverse Group of Mathematics Teacher Educators , Applying Critical Mathematics Education (2021)
- Racial hierarchy and masculine space: Participatory in/equity in computational physics classrooms , Computer Science Education (2020)