Biography

Dr. Osibodu's research situated within the sub-field of critical mathematics education, critically examines the experiences of Black and other marginalized youth in mathematics education. Dr. Osibodu is specifically interested in examining ways to decolonize mathematics education for liberatory futures, engaging with social justice issues, and exploring African Indigenous mathematics practices. Dr. Osibodu’s work is supported theoretically by decolonial theory, critical theories of race, and Black geographies. Her research has been well-funded including by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Canada. Outside of academia, Dr. Osibodu is an avid podcast listener, enjoys watching movies and television shows, is a voracious reader of fiction and non-fiction books, and loves exploring new cities and countries. You can often find her taking hours-long walks while listening to a podcast or an audiobook. Her most recent enjoyment is biking around the city of Toronto.

Scholarly Interests

Critical mathematics education, sub-saharan African youth mathematics experiences, immigrant and refugee mathematics experiences, identity, race, equity, and power in mathematics education, decolonial theory, African indigenous mathematics practices

Faculty & School/Dept

• Faculty of Education -

Courses Taught

• Content Into Practice (ED/EDFE 3200)
• Mathematics Learning Environments (GS/EDUC 5840)
• Research in Mathematics Education (GS/EDUC 5215)
• Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Division (ED/MATH 3000)
• Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - A (ED/MATH 4000)
• Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - B (ED/MATH 4001)

Selected Publications

• Osibodu, O. (2025). What's Black Got to Do with It? Unsettling Antiblack Logics in Secondary Mathematics Education. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 1-18.
• Osibodu, O. (2024). Racialization through Coloniality in Mathematics Curricula: Problematizing the Cambridge Assessment International Examination in Sub-Saharan Africa. Educational Studies in Mathematics.
• Osibodu, O. & Danjo, N. (2024). Africanfuturism and Critical Mathematics Education: Envisioning a Liberatory Future for Sub-Saharan African Immigrants. In V. Watson, M. Knight-Manuel, & P. Smith (Eds.), Educating African Immigrant Youth: Schooling and Civic Engagement in K-12 Schools (pp. 42-53). Teachers College Press
• Osibodu, O. (2022). Researcher don't teach me nonsense: Engaging African decolonial practices in a critical mathematics education project.. In C. Burkholder, F. Aladejebi, & J. Schwab-Cartas (Eds.), Facilitating community research for social change: Case studies in qualitative, arts-based, and visual research (pp. 48-62). Routledge
• Osibodu, O. (2021). Necessitating teacher learning in teaching mathematics for social justice to counter anti-Black racism.41 (1), 18-20.
• Tunstall, S. L., Osibodu, O., & Bartell, T. G (2019). "On "Icky" data, the political classroom, and towards equity and social justice in mathematics education: A conversation with Tonya Bartell. Numeracy, 12 (1), 1-13.
• Osibodu, O, & Cosby, M. D. (2018). Shades of Blackness: Rehumanizing mathematics education through an understanding of Sub-Saharan African immigrants.. In R. Gutierrez, & I. Goffney (Eds.), Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education 2018: Rehumanizing Mathematics for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Students (pp. 39-49). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Beaudine, G., Osibodu, O., & Beavers, A. (2017). Disney's metaphorical exploration of racism and stereotypes: A review of Zootopia. Comparative Education Review, 61 (1), 227-234.

Awards

• Pat Clifford Award , EdCan Network - 2021
• Outstanding Early Career Researchers Award, York University - 2022
• Faculty of Education Dean’s Impact Award, York University - 2024

Professional Affiliations

• American Educational Research Association : Division G (Social Context of Education) SIGs: Research in Mathematics Education (RME);

York University Affiliations/Cross Appointments

• Harriet Tubman Institute: Faculty Fellow