Dr. Cathery Yeh has led Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation globally, working with educators in diverse settings, including urban, inclusive, self-contained special education, and dual-language classrooms. As an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, her research focuses on how culturally responsive pedagogies and Universal Design for Learning can cultivate inclusive classrooms that embrace and leverage students’ multidimensional identities, specifically disability, class, gender, race, and language. Cathery was a bilingual educator in Los Angeles, California, where she proudly taught and engaged with diverse student communities. Cathery served on the task force and as a writer for Catalyzing Change, the official policy document released by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), which helped shape the revision of Math Frameworks across the country. She is also the author of Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom and Upper Elementary Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice, along with over 80 publications in research and practitioner journals on effective mathematics teaching. Her favorite place is the classroom, where she loves learning alongside teachers, students, and families. Learn more about Dr. Cathery Yeh here.