Academic Interests (Under Construction)
I know the link probably said "research," but "academic interests" is a more accurate descritption of what's going on here. Many people have many different opinions on what counts as "research," so I've decided just to bypass the debate entirely. This definitely overlaps with my work in scientific outreach and public writing, but that's catalogued over in my academic writing page, which doesn't actually exist yet so I need to go and make that.
Mathematics Education
Equity! Identity! I wrote a dissertation about this; stay tuned. - Daily Affirmations: Strengthening Marginalized Student Identity in First Year College Calculus Courses
Prison Education and Restorative Justice
I had an NSF grant for this! I've given lots of talks and have something on restorative justice and academic dishonesty coming out in MAA FOCUS later this summer. - Stories, Symbols, and Prison Cells: Communicating Mathematics Behind Bars - Bringing the Inside Out: What Prison Education Can Tell Us About Our Classrooms, Character, and Culture
Curriculum Development and Accessible Materials
OERs! Mastery and standards based grading! Is it research? Probably not. But it is academic, and I do find it interesting! - Fifty Shades of Grade: Equity, Motivation, and Obedience in Traditional Grading Practices
Mathematics in Speculative Fiction
I've given some talks on this. And written an article for the SFWA that comes out this summer. - Fantasy Needs More Mathematics (and Mathematics Needs More Fantasy) - Fictional Mathematics: A Glimpse into Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Mathematics and Fascism
I've given some talks on this. - Reich Wing Mathematics: Nazism, Philosophy, and the Destruction of German Scientific Dominance
Variant Sudoku
Yes, this counts! - The Miracle (of) Sudoku
Mathematics and Democracy
Mostly left over from my undergradaute capstone course, but I want to pick it up again in the future! - Gerrymeandering: Measuring Congressional District Meanderingness