Overall, Dr. Joseph advances Inclusive Excellence research and practice around issues related to access, equity and achievement for underrepresented students. Her work focuses particularly on social justice for African American females in math education. In addition to her research, Dr. Joseph is strongly committed to teaching, employing transformative practice to co-construct deep learning experiences for her students. During her 2014 National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, she examined the origin and development of STEM education for Blacks attending historically Black colleges and universities during De jure segregation. She uses intersectionality to frame this work in order to illuminate problems and possibilities in the evolution of race work in STEM including structural, pedagogical, and environmental spaces—from both a historical and contemporary perspective.