Sarah Castle
Sarah Castle
Assistant Professor
Brink 326
Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive, MS 1103
Moscow, ID 83844-1103
Sarah Castle is an assistant professor of mathematics education within the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department and is affiliated with the Curriculum and Instruction Department within the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.
- Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, June 2023
- M.S., Mathematics, Michigan State University, December 2022
- B.S., Engineering Physics, Whitworth University, 2016
- B.A., Mathematics, Whitworth University, 2016
Courses Taught
- EDCI 411
- EDCI 434
- EDCI 454
- MTHE 410
Sarah Castle earned her doctorate in mathematics education at Michigan State University in 2023 and her master’s from MSU in mathematics in 2022. Her work is twofold. First, it centers on using computation to uncover manifestations of inequity within undergraduate STEM contexts and working to advance critical investigations of structural systemic inequities. Secondly, she uses computation as an environment for students to engage in mathematical creativity and provide new opportunities for previously marginalized students while also investigating the affordances and constraints of using computing as a mathematical pedagogy.
Castle, S. D. (2023) Exploring How Computation Can Foster Mathematical Creativity in Linear Algebra Modules. In Cook, S., Katz, B., & Moore-Russo, D. (Eds.). In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. 582-590) Omaha, NE
Castle, S. D. (2023). Leveraging Computational Science Students' Coding Strengths for Mathematics Learning. In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (pp. 263-269). https://doi.org/10.1145/3545945.3569861
Hwang, J., Castle, S. D., & Karunakaran, S. S. (2022). One is the Loneliest Number: Groupwork within Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. PRIMUS, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2021.2019149
Pearson, M. I., Castle, S. D., Matz, R. L., Koester, B. P., & Byrd, W. C. (2022). Integrating Critical Approaches into Quantitative STEM Equity Work. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-06-0158
Castle, S. D., Byrd, W. C., Koester, B. P., Boenem, E., Caporale, N., Cwik, S., Denaro, K., Denaro, D., Fiorini, S., Matz, R., Mead, C., Whitcomb, K., Singh, C., Levesque-Bristol, C., & McKay, T. (2021) Equity in the STEM Landscape: A Multi-Institutional Approach to Mapping Systemic Advantages Within STEM Courses, 2021 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.3102/1689325
Mathematics Education
Computing Education