Presentations
(30) On Atomic Density of Numerical Semigroup Algebras
- [invited] Special Session on Commutative Algebra, AMS Fall Southeastern Section Meeting 2020: (formerly) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga -- October 10, 2020
(28) Death to Determinants!
- Radical Pi Math Club, (virtual) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- September 30, 2020
(30) Exploring Diversity and Community Through the Hidden Figures Story
- Radical Pi Math Club, (virtual) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- September 23, 2020
(29) [cancelled COVID-19] Highlighting the Hidden Legacy of Eunice Gray Smith
- [invited] MAA invited Paper Session: "African American Women and the Mathematics of Flight." MAA MathFest 2020: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- July 31, 2020
(28) Connecting the Dots: Dorothy Vaughan and Community in the Hidden Figures Story
- [invited] PRiME REU Colloquium Series (virtual) Pomona College, Claremont, CA -- July 16, 2020
(27) Let's Break it Down: Atoms in Commutative Rings
- [invited Plenary speaker] WimSoCal 2020, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA -- March 8, 2020
(26) Real and Imaginary Friendly Numbers (Chalk Talk)
- Radical Pi Math Club, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- November 6, 2019
(26) On Their Shoulders: Hidden Figures and My Journey in Mathematics
- [invited] Women in Mathematical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- October 22, 2019
(25) On Flavors of Factorization in Commutative Rings with Zero Divisors (Slides)
- [invited] Special AMS Session in Commutative Algebra, MAA MathFest 2019: Cincinnati, OH -- August 3, 2019
(24) Beyond Leaky Pipes: Fostering Pathways and Persistence in the Mathematical Sciences (Slides)
- MAA Contributed Paper Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mathematics, MAA MathFest 2019: Cincinnati, OH -- August 2, 2019
(23) Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors (Slides)
- [invited] 7th Midwest Women in Mathematics Symposium: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA -- April 13, 2019
(22) Amicable Pairs: Real and Imaginary Friendly Numbers (Chalk Talk)
- [invited] Bates College -- March 8, 2019
(21) Let's Break it Down: Factorization Theory in Commutative Rings (Chalk Tallk)
- Welcome Seminar: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- February 7, 2019
(20) "Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors" (Slides)
- [invited] Joint Mathematics Meetings: Baltimore, MD
- Details: Haynes-Granville-Browne Session - Friday January 18, 2019 at 1:30pm (Room 333 Baltimore Convention Center)
(19) "Mathematical Atoms: An Introduction to Factorization Theory" (Chalk Talk)
- [invited] Colloquium: Centre College, Danville, KY -- October 29, 2018
(18) "Unique Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors" (Slides)
- [invited] AMS Sectional Meeting: Special Session on Commutative Ring Theory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI -- October 21, 2018
(17) "IBL in Discrete Mathematics"
- MAA MathFest: Denver, CO -- August 2, 2018
(16) "Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors" (Chalk Talk)
- Dissertation Defense: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA - July 16, 2018
(15) “Executing Your TAR Project: Considerations for Implementation” (Prezi Link)
- [invited] CIRTL at UIOWA Summer Series: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — July 11, 2018
(14) “Atoms in Mathematics: A Brief Introduction to Factorization Theory” (Chalk Talk)
- [invited] Colloquium: Reed College: Portland, OR — April 26, 2018
(13) “Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors” (Chalk Talk)
- [invited] Commutative Algebra Seminar: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH — April 16, 2018
(12) “Unique Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors” (Slides)
- [invited] Joint Mathematics Meetings: San Diego, CA — January 12, 2018
(11) “A Case for a Partial Flip: A Blended Model for a College Trigonometry Course” (Slides)
- Joint Mathematics Meetings: San Diego, CA — January 10, 2018
(10) “Some Remarks on Uniqueness: Polynomial Rings and My Journey in Pure Mathematics” (Slides)
- [invited] Senior Seminar: William Penn University, Oskaloosa, IA — November 30, 2017
(9) “A Case for Blending Learning: A Partially Flipped Trigonometry Course” (Slides)
- MAA Iowa Section Meeting: Loras College, Dubuque, IA — October 21, 2017
(8) “The Hilbert Series of the Stanley Reisner Ring” (Notes)
- Commutative Ring Theory Seminar: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — October 18, 2017
(7) “Characterizing Squarefree Monomial Ideals Using Simplicial Complexes” (Notes)
- Commutative Ring Theory Seminar: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — October 11, 2017
(6) "A Partially Flipped Model for a College Trigonometry Course" (Slides)
- MAA MathFest: Chicago, IL -- July 28, 2017
- CIRTL at UIOWA Tar Captsone Presentation: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — June 28, 2017
(5) "Enhancing a Partially Flipped Trigonometry Classroom with Inquiry Based Learning" (PDF of Poster)
- Constructing the Future of IBL Poster Session: Chicago, IL — July 28, 2017
(4) "Graduate Teaching Fellows: Transforming Teaching at the University of Iowa"
- Graduate Teaching Fellows Showcase: Center for Teaching, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — April 14, 2017
- 19th Annual Jakobsen Memorial Conference: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — March 25, 2017
(3) "Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the College Classroom" (Prezi Link)
- Center for Teaching Spring Workshop: University of iowa, Iowa City, IA — March 30, 2017
(2) "Factorization in Commutative Rings with Zero Divisors" (Chalk Talk)
- Commutative Ring Theory Seminar: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — October 19, 2016
(1) "Gaussian Amicable Pairs: Friendly Imaginary Numbers" (Slides)
- AMS Sectional Meeting: Transylvania University, Lexington, KY — April 6, 2013
- Colloquium: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY — April 29, 2013
- 26th Annual EKU Symposium in the Mathematical, Statistical, and Computer Sciences: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY — March 29, 2013
Organized Conference Activities
(4) MAA Workshop: "Navigating Academia as an Underrepresented Early Career Mathematician." MathFest, Philadelphia, PA - July 2020
(3) MAA Contributed Paper Session: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mathematics." MathFest, Philadelphia, PA - July 2020
(2) MAA Contributed Paper Session: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mathematics." MathFest, Cincinnati, OH- August 2019.
(1) Project NeXT Workshop on Flipped Classroom: "Maximizing Student Outcomes in Flipped Classrooms." Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD - January 2019
- Co-organized with Andrea Arauza Rivera (California State University, East Bay), Alex Barrios (Carleton College), Ryan Moruzzi, Jr. (California State University, East Bay), and Anisah Nu'Man (Spelman College)
(3) MAA Contributed Paper Session: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mathematics." MathFest, Philadelphia, PA - July 2020
- Co-organized with Alex McAllister (Centre College), Joel Kilty (Centre College), Robin Cruz (College of Idaho), Chad Higdon-Topaz (Williams College), and Annalisa Crannell (Franklin & Marshall College)
(2) MAA Contributed Paper Session: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mathematics." MathFest, Cincinnati, OH- August 2019.
- Co-organized with Alex McAllister (Centre College), Joel Kilty (Centre College), and Alison Marr (Southwestern University)
(1) Project NeXT Workshop on Flipped Classroom: "Maximizing Student Outcomes in Flipped Classrooms." Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD - January 2019
- Co-organized with Forest Mannan (Colorado Schools of Mines), Caleb Moxely (Birmingham-Southern College), and Diana Schepens (Whitworth University).
Conferences Attended
- [upcoming!] Field of Dreams (virtual) - November 2020
- AMS Fall Southeastern Sectional, (virtual) formerly at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN - October 2020
- [cancelled: COVID-19] MAA Mathfest, Philadelphia, PA - July 2020
- [postponed: COVID-19] 35th OSU-Denison Math Conference - May 2020
- CAZoom: Virtual Commutative Algebra Conference - April 2020
- [cancelled: COVID-19] USTARS: Underrepresented Students in Algebra and Topology Research Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — April 2020
- WimSoCal 2020, Irvine, CA - March 2020
- Field of Dreams, St. Louis, MO - November 2019
- SACNAS, Honolulu, HI - October 2019
- MAA MathFest, Cincinnati, OH - August 2019
- USTARS: Underrepresented Students in Algebra and Topology Research Symposium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA — April 2019
- 7th Midwest Women in Mathematics Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA - April 2019
- Joint Mathematics Meeting, Baltimore, MD - January 2019
- Field of Dreams, St. Louis, MO - November 2018
- AMS Sectional Meeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan — October 2018
- MAA MathFest, Denver, CO — July 2018
- Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, CA — January 2018
- Field of Dreams, St. Louis, MO — November 2017
- MAA Iowa Section Meeting, Loras College, Dubuque, IA — October 2017
- MAA MathFest, Chicago, IL — July 2017
- Constructing the Future of IBL, Chicago, IL — July 2017
- 19th Annual Jakobsen Conference, Iowa City, IA — March 2017
- Field of Dreams, St. Louis, MO — November 2016
- MAA Iowa Section Meeting, Grandview University, Des Moines, IA — October 2016
- MAA MathFest, Columbus, OH — August 2016
- USTARS: Underrepresented Students in Algebra and Topology Research Symposium, Berkeley, CA — April 2014
- Field of Dreams, Phoenix, AZ — November 2014
- AMS Sectional Meeting, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY — April 2013
- Joint Mathematics Meeting, Boston, MA — January 2012
- MAA MathFest, Lexington, KY — August 2011