Additional Appointments
Affiliate Faculty, Banks Center for Educational Justice
Research Interests
Niral Shah
Niral Shah is an associate professor of the Learning Sciences & Human Development. His research explores the social, political, and emotional dimensions of human learning. Shah is currently interested in: 1) how people learn to practice anti-racism in their work and personal lives; and 2) how forces like artificial intelligence will shape education and societal inequity. His prior work has focused on race and racism in STEM education, specifically how racial narratives about STEM ability affect students’ identities and participation in classrooms. He is also co-developer of the EQUIP classroom observation tool (), which supports teachers and educational leaders to identify and mitigate implicit bias in classrooms.
Shah is a National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow, and his work has been funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, Spencer Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. His work has been published in top journals, including Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Record, and the Journal of Teacher Education, and his research has been cited in Education Week, The Conversation, and The New York Times.
Multimedia
- Spencer Foundation Program Fellow, 2024-
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2022
- UW ߺ Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2021
- Article of the Year (Shortlisted), International Journal for Academic Development, 2021
- National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017
- AERA SIG-RME (Research in Mathematics Education) STaR Fellow, 2016
- Best Paper Nominee, International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2014
- National Academy of Education / Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, 2012
Books
Langer-Osuna, J. M., & Shah, N. (Eds.). (2021). . National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Selected Articles
Shah, N. & Yadav, A. (2023). . Tech Trends, 67, 467-474.
Shah, N. (2021). . Spencer Foundation.
Shah, N. & Coles, J. (2020). . Journal of Teacher Education, 71(5), 584-599.
Shah, N. (2019). . Harvard Educational Review, 89(4), 661-686.
Reinholz, D. L., & Shah, N. (2018). . Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(2), 140-177.
Shah, N. (2017). . Teachers College Record, 119(7), 1-42.
Shah, N., & Leonardo, Z. (2016). . In I. Esmonde & A. Booker (Eds.), Power and privilege in the learning sciences: Critical and sociocultural theories of learning (pp. 50-69). New York, NY: Routledge Press.
Nasir, N. S., & Shah, N. (2011). . Journal of African American Males in Education, 2(1), 24-45.
