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Hello there~!
My name is Liza and I'm a PhD candidate in the mathematics department at UC Berkeley; I study metric geometry and descriptive set theory with Drs. Andrew Marks and Ian Agol, as well as the philosophy of pedagogy and higher education for a designated emphasis in the program in critical theory. I'm an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and UC Berkeley Chancellor's Fellow, and I served as my department's Equity & Inclusion Coordinator through Spring 2025.
In June of 2022 I graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy, with Highest Honors in Mathematics. At Williams, I was the president of the student chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics as well as the Student Mathematics and Statistics Advisory Board.
Recent & Current Work
Mathematics Research: I'm currently working in large-scale geometry, particularly in asymptotic dimension theory and its relation to Borel equivalence relations.
Other recent endeavors include a venture into symbolic dynamics, mentored by Dr. Cesar Silva, and answering a long-standing problem in discrete geometry, mentored by Dr. Colin Adams. Other recent projects include classifying families of non-uniform star polyhedra and constructing a new pedagogical approach to singular cohomology.
Here is my CV; my publications can be found under Mathematics Research.
Teaching & Mentoring: For Spring 2025, I worked as a math tutor at Mt. Tamalpais College. I also serve as a mentor through the MPS Scholars Program and have advised several independent study projects through the directed reading program. Last summer, I served as a graduate mentor for the Polymath Jr. REU, working with Drs. Lauren Rose and Timothy Goldberg on their project in finite geometry. This fall I'm teaching MATH 50A at Mt. Tamalpais College.
Seminars & Workshops: During the Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 semesters, I co-organized the Critical Inquiries in Mathematics seminar at Berkeley. Seminar information for Spring 2024 can be found at this link; for Fall 2024, see this link. I also co-organized at Berkeley––with Dr. Catherine Cannizzo, Dr. Abbe Herzig, Emily Moore, and Dr. Aris Winger––a series of workshops on mathematics pedagogy and mentorship; you can find more information about the workshop here.
Office Hours: Fridays 3–6pm (use this link to book a meeting), or email me to set something up if that doesn't work.
Outside of math(!)––
You're most likely to catch me running (possibly up a mountain), reading philosophy, or talking about my dog (or sometimes too loudly about Hegelian dialectics).
(Yet here is a rare occurrence of me doing none of the above...!)
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