Siqi Huang is a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics education at the University of California, Berkeley, mentored by Felix Klein Medalist Alan H. Schoenfeld. Siqi holds a B.S. in mathematics from UCLA and is concurrently pursuing a Master’s degree in mathematics under Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds to deepen her mathematical expertise. Siqi has presented her research at major conferences, including PME-NA (International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education - North American Chapter), AERA (American Educational Research Association), and RUME (Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education).
Her dissertation focuses on designing, implementing, and studying a theoretically grounded, locally responsive counter-space that supports historically underrepresented students in calculus at UC Berkeley. Framed as a social design experiment, her work aims to cultivate a community of mathematical sense-makers engaged in learning, being, and becoming through calculus.
This counter-space provides a rare but essential context for exploring how students’ sense-making of mathematical concepts and their identities interact and co-evolve. The model Siqi develops—rigorous in mathematical content and empowering in identity—has the potential to be adapted across campuses and STEM courses, promoting deep conceptual learning, positive identity development, and equitable access to STEM careers for diverse student groups.
Specializations and Interests
Mathematics Education; Disciplinary Identity; Student Learning and Understanding; Attitudes, Beliefs, Emotions, Motivations; Problem Solving
