Girls in STEM at Tulane (GiST) is a program that provides fifth through seventh grade girls with the opportunity to meet and work with women role models in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Workshops developed and offered by Tulane faculty and Tulane student teams encourage and empower girls to inquire, investigate, and discover in a positive environment.
During my residency at Tulane, I was one of the leaders in a GiST workshop involving three math projects for students in 4th-5th grade.
Math Bowl is a high school/junior high school math contest held annually in March at the University of Cincinnati for the past 40 years. It is a popular event in Greater Cincinnati, offered in 3 levels of math curriculum, and it is attended by a large and diverse group of students — about 80 teams of 2–5 students from 27 schools in 2019, for example.
My role involves coming up with problems, evaluating the work submitted by the teams, and showing up on the day of competition to interact with the students.
CHANCE is a program at the University of Illinois at Chicago that supports underrepresented and under-resourced students by fostering meaningful academic engagement and promoting student success. It plays a key role in UIC’s efforts to recruit, support, and retain these students through partnerships with Chicago Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago, community organizations, and regional school districts. By offering mentoring, academic support, and access to college and career resources, CHANCE helps students navigate the path to higher education and graduation.
I have designed their mathematics curriculum and taught at their summer camps.