Amanda Casto

Amanda Casto is an Instructor specializing in STEM Education, focusing on mathematics pedagogy and multicultural curriculum design. She holds a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction from UNC Charlotte (anticipated 2019) and has presented research at NCTIES, AERA, and RCML conferences.

Research Emphasis: Her work examines contextualization in mathematics instruction, STEM pipeline equity, and teacher preparation using multicultural literature. Recent publications investigate ratio understanding development and preservice teacher reasoning.

Teaching philosophy centers on developing lifelong STEM learning mindsets through innovative instructional designs for 21st-century learners.

No awards or supervised students are documented in available records.