Dr. Kathryn Hosbein is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, studying how teachers implement culturally relevant education within an Indigenous community. She has a master's degree in chemistry, where she studied the diagnosis of protective coating quality on sculptures using non-destructive techniques. Dr. Hosbein earned her PhD in chemistry in 2019 from Portland State University where she researched aspects of student science and chemistry identity within general and organic chemistry courses. She then went to East Carolina University where she studied student proficiency in scientific practices through Argument-Driven Inquiry as a Postdoctoral scholar. Her current research projects aim to push equity to the forefront of chemistry education research.