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University of California, San Diego: M.A., Mathematics (2010), currently enrolled seeking Ph.D. in Mathematics

Western Michigan University: B.A., Mathematics (2007), B.A., Spanish Language (2007)

Graph theory, random graphs, discrete random matrices, additive combinatorics, extremal combinatorics

Organized exercises for "Applications of Spectral Graph Theory" course taught by Fan Chung Graham, Spring 2011
Co-organized combinatorics reading seminar at UC San Diego, Winter 2011
Organized lecture notes for "Spectral Graph Theory" course taught by Fan Chung Graham, Spring 2009
Co-organized combinatorics reading seminar at UC San Diego, Winter 2009
Research Assistant, UC San Diego, Summers 2008-2011
Participant, REU at Louisiana State University, Summer 2006

On the spectra of general random graphs (with F. Chung) Electronic Journal of Combinatorics 18(1) (2011), P215.
Giant components in Kronecker graphs (with P. Horn) To appear in Random Structures and Algorithms
Irregular colorings of graphs (with P. Zhang) Bulletin of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications. 49 (2007) 41-59.
On irregular colorings of graphs (with P. Zhang) AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics. 3 (2006) 175-191.
On the irregular chromatic number of a graph (with F. Okamoto and P. Zhang) Congressus Numerantium. 181 (2006) 129-150.

Connectivity of Stochastic Kronecker Graphs (with S. Young).

On the spectra of Multiplicative Attribute Graphs (with S. Young).

The spectra of random graphs with general distributions, Fifth International Conference on Random Structures and Algorithms, Atlanta, GA, May 2011
User-Friendly Tail Bounds for Sums of Random Matrices, UC San Diego combinatorics reading seminar, February 2011
The Cycle Double Cover Conjecture, UC San Diego Food For Thought Seminar, April 2010
Giant Components in Stochastic Kronecker Graphs, UC San Diego, Advancement to candidacy, March 2010
Jug Problems and Algorithms, UC San Diego Food for Thought Seminar, January 2009
Irregular Colorings of Graphs, 37th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, Boca Raton, FL, March 2006

Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego, 2007-Present
- Instruct recitation, grade exams, hold office hours
- Courses: Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Applied Linear Algebra, Mathematical Reasoning, Intro to Analysis, Statistical Methods

Associate Instructor, University of California, San Diego, Summer 2010, Fall 2010
- Instruct course, write all course materials, hold office hours
- Courses: Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus

Graduate Student Instructor, Western Michigan University, 2006-2007
- Instruct course, grade all materials, hold office hours
- Courses: College Algebra I and II

Teaching Assistant, Western Michigan University, 2005-2006
- Instruct recitation, grade all materials, hold office hours
- Courses: Excursions in Mathematics (required for all non-science/non-business students)

UCSD AWM Chapter
- Member (2007-present)
- Chapter Treasurer (2009-2010)
- Chapter Secretary (2010-2011)

Pi Mu Epsilon
- Member (2005-present)
- Michigan Epsilon Chapter Vice-President (2005-2006)
- Michigan Epsilon Chapter President (2006-2007)

Western Michigan University Department of Mathematics Presidential Scholar (2006)

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Grant (2005)

Western Michigan University Freshman/Sophomore Math Prize Exam Winner (2004, 2005)