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Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

  • June 2014
  • Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

  • June 2014
  • M.A., Mathematics
  • San Francisco State University (SFSU)

  • May 2008
  • B.A., Mathematics
  • University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

  • December 2002

 

Teaching Experience

  • Visting Assistant Professor
  • University of Connecticut (UConn)
    • 1070Q, Mathematics for Business & Economics (Online)
    • 1132Q, Calculus II
    • 2110Q, Multivariable Calculus
    • 2210Q, Applied Linear Algebra
    • Fall 2015
    • Summer, Spring 2015
    • Spring, Fall 2014 (4 Sections)
    • Fall 2014, 2015 (3 Sections)
  • Teaching Associate (Instructor of Record)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • 34A, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 1st Course
    • 34B, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 2nd Course
    • 3C, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
    • Spring, Summer 2013
    • Summer 2011
    • Summer 2010
  • Instructor
  • Summer Institute for Math and Science (SIMS) at California Nanosystems Institute Santa Barabara, CA
    • Calculus I
    • Summer 2012, 2013
  • Head Teaching Assistant
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • 34B, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 2nd Course
    • 34A, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 1st Course
    • Winter 2010, 2011
    • Fall 2009, 2010
  • Teaching Assistant
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • 117, Introduction to Real Analysis
    • 3A, Calculus with Applications, 1st Course
    • 5B, Vector Calculus with Applications
    • 3C, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
    • 108A, Introduction to Linear Algebra
    • 34A, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 1st Course
    • 34B, Calculus for Social and Life Sciences, 2nd Course
    • Spring 2014
    • Fall 2012, 2013, Winter 2014
    • Spring 2010, 2011, Summer 2012
    • Spring 2009, Summer 2012
    • Fall 2011, Winter 2012
    • Fall 2008, Summer 2009
    • Winter 2009
  • Graduate Student Instructor (Instructor of Record)
  • San Francisco State University
    • 109, Pre-Calculus
    • 70, Algebra II
    • 60, Algebra I
    • Fall 2007, Spring 2008
    • Spring 2006, 2007, Summer 2007
    • Fall 2005, 2006, Summer 2006
  • Instructor
  • Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summer Bridge Program
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Summer 2007

 

Research Experience

  • Program Associate
  • Noncommutative Algebraic Geometry and Representation Theory
  • Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI) Berkeley, CA


  • Winter 2013

 

Publications

  • Quantized Coordinate Rings of the Unipotent Radicals of the Standard Borel Subgroups in SL(n+1)
  • Journal of Algebra, vol. 413 (September 2014) pp. 226-245



 

Other Experience

  • Private Tutor
  • Santa Barbara, CA

  • September 2010 - May 2014
  • Study Group Leader/Tutor
  • Sylvan Learning Center, Piedmont, CA

  • March 2005 – August 2005
  • Actuarial Analyst
  • Actuarial Management Corp, Concord, CA

  • October 2004 – March 2005
  • High School Teaching Assistant
  • Alliance for Collaborative Change in School Systems (ACCESS) Berkeley, CA

  • Fall, Summer 2003

 

Professional Development

  • Facultuy Mentorship Group Member
  • Institute for Teaching and Learning, UConn

  • Spring 2015
  • Seminar Attendee
  • Institute for Teaching and Learning, UConn

  • Spring 2015
  • Program Associate
  • Summer Teaching Institute for Associates (STIA), UCSB

  • Spring 2015

 

Invited Talks

  • “Unipotent Radicals of Standard Borel and Standard Parabolic Subgroups in Quantum SL(n)"
  • Alegbrea Seminar, UConn

  • September 2014
  • “Unipotent Radicals of Standard Borel and Standard Parabolic Subgroups in Quantum SL(n)"
  • Thesis Defense, UCSB

  • June 2014
  • “Quantum Subgroups of SL(n)”
  • AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD

  • January 2014
  • “Quantum Subgroups of SL(n)”
  • Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • October 2013
  • “Quantum Subgroups of SL(n)”
  • UCB/UCSB Noncommutative Algebra Day, UCSB

  • June 2013
  • “The Dixmier Map & My Research”
  • Program Associate Research Talks, MSRI

  • February 2013
  • “An Introduction to Lie Algebras”
  • Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • October 2012
  • “Quantum Groups, Primitive Ideals, & the Dixmier Map”
  • Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • May 2012
  • “Introduction to Coalgebras & Quantum Groups”
  • Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • February 2012
  • “Nil Implies Nilpotent”
  • Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • October 2011
  • “Homological Algebra: Projective Modules & Exact Functors”
  • Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • March 2011

 

Conferences Attended

  • Internationl Conference of Representation Theory and Commutative Algebra
  • University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

  • April 2015
  • Special Semester in Representation Theory
  • University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

  • Fall 2014
  • AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM)
  • Baltimore, MD

  • January 2014
  • Representation Theory, Homological Algebra, & Free Resolutions
  • Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

  • February 2013
  • Introductory Workshop: Noncommutative Algebraic Geometry & Representation Theory
  • Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

  • January 2013
  • AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM)
  • San Diego, CA

  • January 2013
  • Graduate Workshop: Noncommutative Algebraic Geometry
  • Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

  • June 2012
  • Southern California Algebra Conference (SCAC)
  • University of California, Los Angeles

  • April 2012
  • Lie Theory Workshop on Quantum Groups
  • Stanford University

  • February 2012
  • Deformation Theory of Algebras and Modules
  • North Carolina State University

  • May 2011
  • Underrepresented Students in Topology & Algebra Research Symposium
  • University of Iowa

  • April 2011

 

Tech Skills

  • Programming Languages
  • C, C++, Java, GAP, SAGE, SQL, Mathematica, BASH Shell Scripting


  • Web Development
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress


  • Software Programs
  • Linux/Unix, OSX, Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, LaTeX


  • Instructional Tools
  • Moodle, BlackBoard, iClickers, WebWork, WebAssign



 

Service & Mentoring

  • Co-organizer (Math Portion) STEMFest 2015
  • Science Olympiad for High School Students, Storrs, CT

  • May 2015
  • Graduate Student Mentor
  • UCSB

  • September 2012 - June 2014
  • Mentor
  • Scholarships for Transfers to Engage & Excel in Mathematics (STEEM)

  • Fall 2012
  • Panelist
  • "How to Pass Your Qualifying Exams" Hypatian Seminar, UCSB

  • November 2012
  • Co-organizer
  • Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, UCSB

  • September 2010 - September 2012

 

Fellowships & Funding

  • Department Block Grant Fellowship
  • UCSB Department of Mathematics

  • Summer 2013
  • Funded under NSF Grant DSM-0800948 as Graduate Student Researcher
  • Ken Goodearl, Principal Investigator

  • Winter 2013
  • Funded under NSF Grant 0801258 as Contributor
  • David Morrison, Principal Investigator

  • Spring 2012

 

Honors & Awards

  • Teaching Commendation Letter from UConn Provost
  • Fall, Spring 2015
  • UCSB Outstanding Teaching Assistant - Nominee
  • December 2013