...Also, I have enjoyed having roommates and floor mates from all over the world as I stayed in residence one year and with various room-and-board arrangements as I spent seven years working through college in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Those experiences and the classes helped me meet and speak wi... (read more)
...Academically, I have taken molecular genetics classes that went in-depth on transcription factors, telomere length regulation, the phases of the cell cycle and genes/pathways involved in cancer and programmed cell death. I have also taken classes that taught evolutionary development, and TA'ed f... (read more)
...In addition to my math degree, somewhere along the line I earned a Master’s degree in music. I am also a member of the “grammar police,” and I believe that good communication skills are at least as important in mathematics as in any other subject. Over the years I have taught almost every math ... (read more)