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M., Sundrani, A., Kebreab, L., Kang, B., Alexander, N., ... & Velasco, R. (2025). Programs and opportunities for early career mathematics education scholars. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 16(1), 46-57. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52214\/jmetc.v16i1.13345\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52214\/jmetc.v16i1.13345<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L. (2025). Postulating perfect prompts: Leveraging chatbot technologies to engage math students in sociopolitical issues. Theory Into Practice 64, (2), 249-260.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00405841.2025.2453373\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00405841.2025.2453373<\/a>"},{"publication":"Pleasants, J., Velasco, R. C. L., Colonnello, C., Glenn, S., Crapitto, S., Raymond, K., & Abbott, B. (2024). Promoting sociotechnical perspectives of engineering during a summer bridge program. 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Rehumanizing STEM for students in Micronesia: A case study of a Gu\u00e5han math teacher\u2019s aqua-robotics project. Micronesian Educator, 34, 51-66. <a href=\" https:\/\/www.uog.edu\/schools-and-colleges\/school-of-education\/micronesian-educator\/current-volume\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.uog.edu\/schools-and-colleges\/school-of-education\/micronesian-educator\/current-volume<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L., & Hite, R. (2023). Stakeholders\u2019 conceptions of STEM and elementary STEM clubs within a community-university partnership. The Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education, 27(3), 75-95. <a href=\"https:\/\/ejrsme.icrsme.com\/article\/view\/23144\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ejrsme.icrsme.com\/article\/view\/23144<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L., & Powell, A. (2023). Unincorporated: A duoethnography of rehumanizing mathematics from Gu\u00e5han and the US Virgin Islands. Prometeica-Revista de Filosof\u00eda y Ciencias, (27), 189-198. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34024\/prometeica.2023.27.15283\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34024\/prometeica.2023.27.15283<\/a>"},{"publication":"Hite, R., Johnson, L., Gottlieb, J., McNaughtan, J., & Velasco, R. C. L. (2023). Examining the Situative Progression of Teachers\u2019 Novice-to-Expert Development in Education Policy. The Educational Forum, 1-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00131725.2023.2231995\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00131725.2023.2231995<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L., Hite, R., Milbourne, J., & Gottlieb, J. J. (2023). Stand out and speak up: Exploring empowerment perspectives among advocacy activities of American K-12 STEM teachers. Journal of Teacher Development, 27(4), 525-541. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13664530.2023.2207095\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13664530.2023.2207095<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L., & Degner, K. (2023). Exploring Representations of Linear and Nonlinear Functions. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 116(5), 349-357.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5951\/MTLT.2022.0346\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5951\/MTLT.2022.0346<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L. (2022). Constant critical reflexivity: Engaging in an archaeology of self to promote racial literacy in a math teacher education program. The Educational Forum, 87(3), 177-191. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00131725.2022.2126051\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00131725.2022.2126051<\/a>"},{"publication":"Velasco, R. C. L., & Hite, R. (2022). Advocacy interrupted: Exploring K-12 STEM teacher leaders\u2019 conceptions of STEM education advocacy before and during COVID-19. The Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 20, 435-457. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10763-021-10176-z\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10763-021-10176-z<\/a>"}]},{"subheading":"presentations","publications":[{"publication":"February 2025. \u201cMath Teachers Taking a Culturally Relevant Approach to Developing Data Science Education Curriculum.\u201d Inaugural Data Science Education K-12 Conference. San Antonio, TX."},{"publication":"July 2024. \u201cCulturally Relevant Mathematics Teaching for Students in Micronesia.\u201d 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-15). Sydney, Australia."},{"publication":"April 2024. \u201cRehumanizing Mathematics: Exploring the Influence of Teacher Candidates\u2019 Intersectional Identities.\u201d American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2024. 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