After having spent time as a middle-school math teacher, Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng was fascinated at how the race of a teacher could impact students’ perceptions, and ultimately, the conversations and culture of the classroom.

Since then, Cherng has become an Assistant Professor at New York University, where he has studied the impact of minority teachers on student perceptions and more. He joins the Research Minutes podcast to talk about his latest work.

Featured research: Cherng, Hua-Yu Sebastian, and Peter F. Halpin. “The Importance of Minority Teachers: Student Perceptions of Minority Versus White Teachers.” Educational Researcher 45, no. 7 (October 2016): 407–20