Outreach

Illinois Mathematics Lab

During the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years, I was the Outreach Manager for the Illinois Mathematics Lab. In this role, I coordinated outreach activities for K-12 students in the Champaign-Urbana community and trained a group of undergraduate volunteers to run exciting, creative math activities for kids in our community.

During Spring 2024, I was a graduate mentor for two undergraduate research projects: Paintability of Multipartite Graphs and Developing Inclusive Outreach Materials in Mathematics.

I also created a series of activities on math and fiber arts which emphasize the mathematical nature of skills that were historically practiced by women.

• Mathematics and Fiber Arts - Crochet

• Mathematics and Fiber Arts - Weaving

• Mathematics and Fiber Arts - Quilting

Summer Illinois Mathematics Camp

SIM Camp is a week-long day camp for middle and high school students designed to introduce them to the creative, collaborative side of mathematics through content outside the typical school curriculum. I held roles as instructor, program coordinator, and camp director. In these roles, I developed a week-long course on graph coloring for high schoolers, created hour-long activities on various topics, coordinated logistics for camp, and assisted in applying to grants for camp funding.

Association for Women in Mathematics

Through the AWM graduate chapter at UIUC, I helped plan and run multiple day-long outreach events for middle and high school students in Champaign-Urbana. These activities encourage girls and gender minority participation in mathematics through collaboration, community-building, and modeling success of women and nonbinary graduate students in math.

Mentoring

During my time at UIUC, I worked with two other graduate students to re-start our mentoring program, in which first-year graduate students are paired with returning graduate students to provide support and build community. As an organizer, I recruited mentors, paired mentors with mentees based on the interests and priorities of the mentees, and created guidelines and collected resources for mentors. I served as a mentor for two years.

I also mentored three TAs through the Merit Program, which includes classroom visits and debrief sessions.

I mentored two undergraduate math students as part of the Mentoring and Professional Network within the Merit Program.