Math Community Involvement:

While it is possible to do math alone, I strongly believe that math can be more enjoyable when it is a group activity. In order to do this we should strive to make eveyone feel welcome and wanted. Some ways that I have worked towards building a math community are listed below

Directed Reading Prgram (DRP)

The Directed Reading Program (DRP) is a one-on-one mathematics mentoring program in which graduate students or junior faculty members mentor undergrads in reading and research projects.

• I have been a co-organizer of the program since 2022.
• I have been a DRP graduate mentor for the following projects:
• An Introduction to Knot Theory with Joy Chang and Mizuki Shitomi (DRP 2023-2024)
• Congruence Relations and Fermat's Little Theorem with Tingyu (Sandra) Fu and Chang Long (DRP 2022-2023)
• Quivers with Sogol Cyrusian and Amy Somers (DRP 2022-2023)
• A Brief Introduction to Lie Algebras with Lana Azar (DRP 2022-2023)
• Elliptic Curve Cryptography with Rocky Beaty (DRP 2021-2022)
• Algebraic Number Theory and Applications with Yanbo Chang (DRP 2021-2022)
• Representations of sl(2, ℂ) with Wenxuan (Karen) Li and Trevor Vanderpool (DRP 2020-2021)
• Braids in Knot Theory with Galina Isayeva (DRP 2019-2020)

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

The Association for Women in Math (AWM) is club at UC Santa Barbara dedicated to mentoring and encouraging women and gender minorities in math and statistics. We are a local chapter of the larger association.

• I was the Vice-President for the 2023-2024 academic school year
• I was the event coordinator for the 2022-2023 academic year
• I was a graduate mentor for our 2022-2023 Mentorship Program

Womxn in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

Womxn in Science & Engineering (WiSE) is a graduate student led, non-profit UCSB campus organization that supports women and other gender minorities in their STEM related academic and career journeys.

• I was a graduate mentor in their Women in STEM Mentorship Program for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.

Math Circles

In 2021, I worked with Professor Maria Isabel Bueno Cachadina and a few other grauate students to create a math circle for incoming undergrauate math majors in the College of Creative Studies.

Panels

I have been involved in the following panels:

• DRP Poster Making Panel , Organizer and Moderator, (UCSB - April 2023).
• DRP Career Panel, Organizer and Moderator, (UCSB - March 2023).
• DRP Grad School Panel, Organizer and Moderator, (UCSB - February 2023).
• AWM Grad Student Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - October 2022).
• AMS Grad School Fair, Grad Student Representative, (Online - October 2022).
• UCSB Undergraduate Transfer Student Grad School Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - October 2022)
• REU Graduate Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - July 2022)
• AWM Grad Student Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - January 2022).
• UCSB Undergraduate Transfer Student Grad School Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - November 2021)
• Math TA Training for New Grad Students, Panelist, (UCSB - September 2021)
• Hypatian Seminar - Discussing Experiences with Quals, Panelist, (UCSB - February 2021)
• AWM and PMA "Grad Night", Panelist, (UCSB - November 2020).
• UCSB Undergraduate Transfer Student Grad School Panel, Panelist, (UCSB - October 2020)

"String Theory Seminar"

During the 2023-2024 school year, I organzed a "string theory seminar" for the grad students in our department. It's not actually a seminar and there is no theory involved - but there is a large amount of string! This is a weekly meeting where those interested in string based fiber arts (crocheting, knitting, embroidering, etc.) can work on math related projects. Alternatively we sometimes work on non-math projects while talking about math. You can view a photo of the hyperbolic space I crocheted above.