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Disclaimer: I have not done very much pedagogical research, because I have my own non-pedagogical research to pursue and limited time to do research in. In my experience the best teaching outcomes result from a synthesis of direct experience and empirical research, and you can find the latter (as well as a lot of the former) from some of these amazing people:
Some of my specific inspirations outside of CS and/or STEM pedagogy include bell hooks (e.g., Teaching Critical Thinking) and Paolo Friere (e.g., Pedagogy of the Oppressed).