I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2005 with a BS in Mathematics and a minor in Physics. In 2007 I received my MS in Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State University, and I am continuing to work toward my PhD.

As far as research goes, I am working with Dr. Mansoor Haider in the Orthopaedic Biomaterials Group. I teach undergraduate courses for the math department and hope to work full-time at a university as a mathematics professor when I graduate. I am also participating in the Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching (CoAT) program offered by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) and beginning in Spring 2008 I am teaching as a part of the NCSU First Year Inquiry (FYI) program.

This summer I will be assisting with the REU program here at NCSU, and in July I will begin being funded under the Mathematics of Materials RTG.

In addition to teaching and taking classes, I also tutor privately for a number of math courses. In the past I have helped students who ranged in age from 7th grade through college. I'm familiar with the NC public school curriculum for grades 7-8, Algebra I and II, Geometry, and Pre-calculus. I've also had a lot of experience with Calculus I-III, Differential Equations, and many other college level math courses. While at UNH I also worked for Student Support Services (SSS), where I tutored students with various learning disabilities including Dyscalculia (math dyslexia) and ADD. It was through working there that I decided I wanted to become a teacher. If you know anyone who needs a math tutor, have them send me an email!

Spring 2008

Courses I am teaching: MA 141Q-007 First Year Inquiry Calculus I

Courses I am currently taking:

MA 587 Finite Element Methods
MA 797V Validation, Verification and Uncertainty Quantification
Applied Mathematics Graduate Student Seminar (AMGSS)

Courses I have already taken at NCSU:

MA 591I Applied Modeling & Analysis Techniques
MA 521 Abstract Algebra
MA 580-780 Numerical Analysis
MA 523-723 Matrix Theory
MA 515-715 Analysis
MA 531-731 Control
MA 520 Linear Algebra
MA 534 Partial Differential Equations
MA 573 Modeling of Physical Processes
BMA 815B Infectious Disease Modeling

Courses I have taught/assisted with at NCSU:

MA 241 Calculus II: Fall 2007 (instructor), Spring 2006 (recitation leader)
MA 141 Calculus I:  Fall 2006, Spring 2007 (instructor),      MA 141Q FYI Calculus I:  Spring 2008 (instructor)
MA 111 Precalculus: Fall 2005 (recitation leader)

Publications

Fast imaging of partially conductive linear cracks using impedance data,
Appeared in: Inverse Problems 22 (2006) 1337-1358