- Math and the Creative Process: A Participatory Exploration of Number Theory (Math 199)
- Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Cryptography (Math 458)
- Algebraic Number Theory (Math 607)
- Introduction to Modular Forms (Math 684)
- Columbia University's Science Honors Program
- During the 2008--2009 academic year, I designed and taught a number theory course in this enrichment program for high school students. Some of the exercises I assigned in my undergraduate Math and the Creative Process in 2020 were adapted from ones I created for this program. Please email me if you would like samples of the course materials.
I enjoy engaging with students of all levels. Here are highlights and resources from some courses, as well as links to related activities. Please get in touch if you would like further information.
- Distinguished Lectures for Students. Lectures by mathematicians for undergraduates (and anyone else who wants to have fun learning math), a series I started in 2015 and currently organize.
- Letters to a Pre-Scientist. A penpal program in which I corresponded with a fifth grader in 2019--2020. The program aims to "facilitate one-on-one connections to humanize STEM professionals, demystify STEM career pathways, and inspire all students to explore a future in STEM."
- Math Club. I was a faculty supervisor of Oregon's Math Club from 2018 to 2022.
- Talking number theory with high school students. Visited the Applied Science program at the Pennington School in October 2019 and gave a talk on "Math for keeping secrets and for fun."
- Creating a Community of Learners. A webinar on engaging students and building a community in classes taught remotely, including during the pandemic.
- Remote Teaching Awards, awarded in 2020 during the pandemic.
Some workshops I recently created...
November 2022
Whose Class Is It Anyway? Improv as a Tool for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Learning Community of the National Institute on Scientific Teaching, online
May 2022
Yes And! Improvisation as a Tool for Enhancing Teaching and Learning (joint with H. Barnes), Teaching Engagement Program, University of Oregon
Improv for STEM Communication, guest workshop in the Scientific and Technical Writing course, University of Oregon English/Composition Department
April 2021
Whose Math Is It Anyway?, Math Monday, St. Mary's College of California
October 2020
Whose Math Is It Anyway?, Colloquium, Bowling Green State University
August 2020
Engaging Students and Building Community in Remote Classes, University of Idaho
March 2019 and 2020
Session on applying principles of improvisation in the classroom, for masters in teaching students in EDST 624 (Methods: Scientific Problem Solving), School of Education, University of Oregon
Related Links
Courses
- Arizona Winter School, Modular forms beyond GL_2
- If you would like to be added to the list of people receiving weekly updates to my manuscript (and provide feedback in return), please let me know.
- Introductory Workshop on Euler Systems and Special Values of L-functions, EPFL
- Gave 3 lectures introducing p-adic L-functions in 2017
Improv and Pedagogy
Ducks hiding in the library during the Math 458 Cryptography Scavenger Hunt
Graduate Mini-Courses