Kimberly Corum (she/her/hers)

Hey there! I’m an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Towson University. My research focuses on the integration of emerging technologies and justice-centered pedagogies to support mathematics teaching and learning.

Education

Ph.D., University of Virginia (Mathematics Education)
M.A.T., Bard College (Mathematics)
B.A., University of Virginia (English Language and Literature)

Current Projects

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 3 at Towson University and Morgan State University (NSF Noyce Awards 2243461, 2243462)

This Noyce Track 3 project aims to serve the national need of developing highly effective teacher leaders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) who can create sustainable improvements in middle grades and secondary STEM education. Additionally, this project will support 15 Master Teacher Fellows (MTFs) who are experienced and exemplary STEM teachers in grades 4-10 in a large urban school district by establishing a 5-year professional learning community. The proposed project components will enable high-achieving practicing teachers to transform their instruction and become the STEM teacher leaders of tomorrow by: (1) integrating place-based and student-centered STEM pedagogies and (2) leveraging makerspaces to introduce new opportunities for community-oriented STEM learning.

Selected Publications

Nichols, L., Corum, K., Taylor, M. P., & Mirel, P. (2025, March). STEM teacher beliefs about the NASA STELLA instrument as an educational tool for justice-centered STEAM making. In R. Hartshorne & J. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2304-2309). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/j/SITE/v/2025/n/1/

Mamaril, S., & Corum, K. (2025). Integrating justice-centered making into STEM teacher preparation: A literature review. In R. Hartshorne & J. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2288-2297). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/j/SITE/v/2025/n/1/

Corum, K., & Nichols, L. (2024). Preparing STEM teachers to be change makers. In J. S. Briganti, J. C. Sible, & A. M. Brown (Eds.), Fostering communities of transformation in STEM higher education: A multi-institutional collective of DEI initiatives (pp. 1-14). Virginia Tech Publishing. https://doi.org/10.21061/fosteringcommunities

Nichols, L., Gorsky, R., & Corum, K. (2023). Conceptual and theoretical frameworks for leveraging makerspaces to encourage and retain underrepresented populations in STEM through learning by design. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10307-z

Courses Taught

MATH 205. Concepts and Structures II
MATH 251. Elements of Geometry
MATH 323. Teaching Math in Elementary School
MATH 324. Supervised Observation/Participation in Elementary Mathematics
MATH 626. Makerspace Technology in School Mathematics Teaching and Learning
MATH 629. Understanding and Using Mathematics Education Research
SEMS 250. Perspectives in Science and Mathematics
SEMS 370. Project Based Instruction

Additional Professional Experience

Adjunct Instructor
University of Mary Washington
Piedmont Virginia Community College

High School Teacher
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, Bronx, NY

Let’s keep in touch!

kcorum at towson dot edu