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Frances K. Harper is an Associate Professor and Unit Head of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching at the University of Tennessee's College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Her research focuses on equity in mathematics education, emphasizing identity, power dynamics, and cultural relevance in teaching practices.
- NSF CAREER Grant (PLANAR): Centering Black and Latinx parents' voices in elementary mathematics education reform
- CRRAFT Partnership: Culturally relevant robotics and computational thinking in early childhood
- SEEK Initiative: Advancing STEM education in East Knoxville communities
- TEAM Teachers’ Circle: Supporting mathematics educators in Appalachian Tennessee
Her work explores three key domains: curriculum adaptation to address power hierarchies, student identity negotiation in equity-focused classrooms, and family/community partnerships in educational reform. Recent publications analyze data visualization for social justice, cultural responsiveness in robotics education, and whiteness as a barrier to equitable pedagogy.
Harper advocates for qualitative data methods that prioritize human stories, collaborating with parents on participatory action research while integrating arts-based approaches to humanize educational data. She maintains the solving world problems resource hub for equity-centered mathematics education.
