Becky Eastham

I am a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California-Riverside working with Matt Durham. Previously, I was a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  My advisors are Autumn Kent and Marissa Loving.  

Email me at:   beckye (at)  ucr (dot) edu.

Research Interests

I study geometric group theory.  I'm particularly interested in surfaces, mapping class groups, free groups, Aut(F_n) and Out(F_n), one-relator groups, infinite simple groups, and Big Out(F_n).

Papers & Preprints

1. Separable homology of graphs and the Whitehead complex. Submitted. [arXiv] 

Conferences 

• Spring Topology and Dynamics conference, March 6-9, 2024. Conference Webpage 

• Big Mapping Class Groups Log Cabin Workshop, January 8-12, 2024.  Conference Webpage 

• Wasatch Topology Conference, October 21-22, 2023.  Conference Webage 

• AWM Research Symposium, September 30-October 2, 2023.  Conference Webpage 

• Groups, Actions, and Geometries, Tufts University, August 7-11, 2023.  Conference Webpage 

• Redbud Topology Conference, March 31-April 2, 2023.  Conference Webpage 

• YGGT XI, February 13-17 2023.  Conference Webpage 

• GTA Philadelphia (Graduate Student Conference in Geometry, Topology, and Algebra), May 20-22, 2022.  Conference Webpage   

• Self-Similarity in Group, Trees, and Fractals Conference (attended online), May 30-June 3, 2022. Conference Webpage 

• World of GroupCraft (online), August 26, 2021.  Conference Webpage 

• Groups, Graphs, Geometry, and Complexity (attended online), August 19-20, 2021.  Conference Webpage

• YGGT X (online), July 26-30, 2021.  Conference Webpage 

• GSCAGT, June 2-3, 2018.  Conference Webpage 

• YGGT VII, March 12-16, 2018.  Conference Webpage