I am an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Mathematics Department and have been at Boston College since 2013. I earned my Ph.D. in Mathematics from Tufts University in 2011. While there, I studied Algebraic Geometry and completed a dissertation containing original research on properties of closures of nilpotent orbits in prime characteristic. Following graduate school, I held a postdoctoral lecturer position at Northwestern University and participated in the Mathematical Association of America's Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), a professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences. I earned my undergraduate degree from Skidmore College where I completed a double major in Mathematics (BA, denoting coursework satisfying traditional liberal arts ideals) and Dance (BS, denoting coursework within a pre-professional program). 

Following graduate school, I transitioned to conducting research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, meaning I study the ways in which people teach and learn mathematics. I implement research-based practices in my classroom, focusing on active-learning strategies and alternative assessment methods, with a particular emphasis on addressing students' underlying math anxiety. I am dedicated to promoting underrepresented minorities in the mathematics community, especially women and first-generation students. 

MATH1002-3 Functions and Differential Calculus

In addition to teaching courses across the full undergraduate spectrum, I developed and teach Functions and Differential Calculus, a full-year course on Calculus I incorporating precalculus topics. The class is designed to help STEM-intending students complete their introductory calculus program requirements and prepare them to successfully continue their mathematical studies, while simultaneously addressing any unfinished learning from high school. The course features a reading-focused flipped format and daily group work on vertical surfaces, along with a labor-based grading scheme. I recently presented two talks at the 2022 Joint Mathematics Meetings and am happy to share my slides (please email me). I am also writing my own textbook for the course and hope to provide free, open access to this in the future as an online-based course resource.

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