Breaking Barriers: Cultivating Inclusivity in Physics Through Culturally Responsive Spaces

Claudia received her PhD in Physics Education from Kansas State University (KSU) in 2016. After graduation, she joined the Physics Education Research Group (CU PER) as a postdoctoral fellow doing research on the impact of participation in informal physics programs for the different stakeholders as well as directing the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program. She was then a Marie Curie Fellow at University College Dublin where she conducted research in informal science programs on Physics Identity development. She is currently the Head of Public Engagement at the American Physical Society and continues to collaborate with the CU PER group on different research projects.