About me
Theodore Chao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton, where he directs the Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI). His research centers on Digital Mathematics Storytelling to amplify counter-narratives that challenge harmful stereotypes in mathematics education, working particularly with immigrant communities. His work has been supported by the IES, NSF, and Fulbright. Dr. Chao currently co-hosts the TODOS: Mathematics for All Podcast, produced the Radical Cram School web series, and is co-author of Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism written with Kristina Wong, Anna Michelle Wang, and Jenessa Joffe. He began his education career as a middle school math teacher in Brooklyn.