Dr. April Crenshaw

Associate Professor

Chattanooga State Community College

Dr. April Crenshaw is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Chattanooga State Community College with 21 years of combined teaching experience in higher education and K–12. She advances access by integrating equity principles into course design and advocating for policies that remove barriers for historically marginalized groups. Her work has earned national recognition, including the AMATYC Teaching Excellence Award (2023) and the D2L Excellence Award (2024). She facilitates faculty professional development with ACUE’s Effective Teaching Practices and Fostering a Culture of Belonging courses and presents regularly at AMATYC, AAC&U, The Teaching Professor, and the Open Education Conference. Her recent publication, "Redefining Support in Online Learning: The Benefits of Embedded Learning Assistants" (NISOD, 2024), reflects this applied focus on equitable and usable supports.