Mary Candace Raygoza

Dr. Mary Candace Raygoza is an Associate Professor of Education at Saint Mary’s College of California’s Kalmanovitz School of Education. She specializes in preparing transformative STEM teachers through justice-centered pedagogies and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. Her research focuses on humanizing mathematics education, critical pedagogy, and youth participatory action research (YPAR).

• B.A. in Sociology with Education minor, UC Berkeley
• M.Ed. and Mathematics Teaching Credential, UC Los Angeles
• Ph.D. in Urban Schooling, UC Los Angeles

Raygoza’s research explores mathematics as a tool for social justice, emphasizing:

• Equity in urban education
• Culturally relevant curriculum
• Teacher development
• Quantitative civic literacy
• Online pedagogy

Her notable scientific awards include:

• STaR Fellow, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
• NSF grants for STEM Teacher Pathways
• Travel Grant to International Congress on Mathematics Education
• Collegium of University Teaching Fellow

Raygoza’s work spans grants, publications, and community organizing, with a focus on empowering educators to dismantle inequities through mathematics teaching.