Service

I've always believed being an active member of the math department and campus to be a vital, and enjoyable, part of my job. Besides helping with the normal functionings of the department, I have served the competitions committee at Bucknell and on the seminar committee while at both Bucknell and at Fitchburg State, where I also helped with a math circle at a local elementary school. Fostering a sense of mathematical curiosity is important to me and I was happy to have the opportunity to do so for both undergraduates and younger children. Additionally, I was a mentor in the Engineering Success Alliance at Bucknell, which is a program for incoming engineering majors from schools or backgrounds that might need extra help to succeed.

While I was at the University of Missouri, I gave roughly 30 talks in seminars on a wide array of topics (see the bottom of the research tab for a mostly complete list),  organized the graduate student algebra seminar for two years, tutored undergraduates,  served on the Graduate Representation Committee, and was the Treasurer/Secretary of the AWM chapter at Mizzou. I was also  invited to give a few talks to undergraduates, some on general interest in mathematics and others on how to do well in mathematics courses.

For four years I also served as graduate student mentor to incoming graduate students. Each fall a few graduate students in the department are invited to help with a required teaching workshop for new graduate students and to serve as mentors to these new graduate students. This is to give them advice with teaching and classes as they adjust to graduate life as well as evaluate their classroom performance during the semester.