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Education
2011 - 2017PhD Mathematics
College of Letters and Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dissertation: On the Numerics, Generation, and Scaling of Fluvial Landscapes
Advisor: Björn Birnir

2011 - 2015MA Applied Mathematics
College of Letters and Science
University of California, Santa Barbara

2007 - 2011BS Mathematics
BS Computer Science
College of Creative Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara


Academic experience
2014 - 2017Teaching Assistant
University of California, Santa Barbara
Courses Assisted:
- Differential and Integral Calculus
- Calculus for the Social and Life Sciences

Summer 2016Teaching Associate (Instructor of Record)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Calculus for the Social and Life Sciences II

Spring 2014Course Grader
University of California, Santa Barbara
   Graded weekly assignments on combinatorics.

2013-2014Reviewer
International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

2009 - 2010Course Reader
University of California, Santa Barbara
   Wrote framework code (C++) for introductory computer science coursel including skeleton code and unit-testing functions.


nonacademic experience
2012 - 2017Instructional Design Assistant
Collaborate Faculty Resource Center
University of California, Santa Barbara
   Provides specialized consultation and support for faculty on the University's Online Learning Management System, including one-on-one drop-in assistance and the creation of online documentation.

2010 - 2012Operations Coordinator
Collaborate Student Support Center
University of California, Santa Barbara
   Oversaw daily operation of the Student Help Desk: managed consultants, answered phone and email questions primarily about the University email system, managed the loaning and returning of software, troubleshot technical problems, and enforced lab policies.
   Reliability Coordinator: Responsible for keeping employee policies updated, ensuring employees were following all policies, and initiating proper disciplinary procedures when needed.

2009 - 2010Student Consultant
Collaborate Student Support Center
University of California, Santa Barbara
   Cleaned labs daily, answered quests' computer related questions, troubleshot technical problems, and enforced lab policies.


publications
In ReviewNumerical Analysis of Fluvial Landscapes


outreach activities
2016 - 2017Chapter President
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter
University of California, Santa Barbara

2013 - 2017Member
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter
University of California, Santa Barbara


presentations
June 2017Fluvial Landscapes: The Next Generation
Ph.D. Defense
University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2017Recursive Frogs
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara

October 2016Fractal Interpolation
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara

April 2016Fractals, Interpolation, and Variograms; Oh My!
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara

September 2015Simulations of Fluvial Landscapes
Advancement Talk
University of California, Santa Barbara

December 2013Simulations of Fluvial Landscapes
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
San Francisco, CA


computer skills
Familiar with Matlab, Python, C++, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, and LATEX*.
*Click here to find out more about making the LATEX logo in HTML/CSS.
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