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Department of Mathematics University of Iowa 14MacLean Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1419 phone: (606) 521-3367 e-mail: jessica-l-williams@uiowa.edu website: www.williamsjessica.com ePortfolio: professional.education.uiowa.edu/jlwilliams

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Mathematics,The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Primary thesis advisor: Dr. Victor Camillo

Thesis title: On Radicals of Extensions Anticipated date of completion: May 2015

Graduate Certificate in College Teaching,Office of Graduate Teaching Excellence, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Anticipated date of completion: December 2014

M.S., Mathematics,The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

B.A., Mathematics,Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, 2010 Minors: Computer Science, Philosophy

Magna Cum Laude, Holleian Society for Excellence in Liberal Arts Studies

Summer Program for Women in Mathematics,George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2009 Courses taken: Combinatorial Methods in Algebraic Topology, Ordered Sets, Gröbner Bases,

Mathematics and Politics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ring Theory. AMS Classification Codes 16, 13.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Iowa

Instructor(responsible for all course duties)

• College Algebra, one section and course "helper", Fall 2014 (lecture one day per week, monitoring student progress on web-based learning system ALEKS three days per week, managing ALEKS assignments for all sections of the course).

• Elementary Functions, one section, Spring 2014 (lectured four days per week, used instructional system WebAssign for homework).

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• Multivariable Calculus for Engineers, two discussion sections, Fall 2013. (Mathematica coding required for completion of lab assignments)

• Logic of Arithmetic (for Elementary Education majors), two discussion sections, Fall 2012. • Calculus II, three discussion sections, Spring 2012.

• Calculus I, three discussion sections, Fall 2011.

• Calculus for Business, two discussion sections, Spring 2011.

Practicum Experience

Took practicum courses for the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching. Responsibilities included sitting in on an undergraduate course, meeting weekly with the professor to discuss the course and class policies, and teaching one week with the professor observing.

• Geometry for Elementary Teachers with Dr. Walter Seaman (taught "Tilings" unit), Spring 2014. • Educational Psychology with Dr. Mitchell Kelly (taught "Constructivism" unit), Fall 2013.

Tutoring

• Mathematics Tutorial Lab (provided drop-in tutoring for students enrolled in courses ranging from basic algebra to linear algebra), Spring 2011 - Present.

• Private tutor for Mathematics for Business, September 2014 - Present. • Private tutor for Differential Equations for Engineers, Summer 2014.

• GRE Math Subject Exam Tutor (part of graduate student organized seminar), Fall 2012.

Assistant to First Year Undergraduate Seminar

• Assisted Dr. Mitchell Kelly with mandatory seminar for first-year students designed to help them be successful in college and to increase university retention rates, Fall 2013.

Summer Program For Women in Mathematics, George Washington University

Teaching Assistant(Summer 2013)

Helped with homework, group activities, class presentations, and mentoring of participants. • Symbolic Dynamics with Dr. Emily Burkhead.

• Discrete Models in Biology with Dr. Angela Gallegos (helped students with creative projects using the modeling software NetLogo).

• "Math and Me" presentation on my research and experiences as an undergraduate and graduate student.

Transylvania University

• Writing Consultant (Writing Center staff), 2008-2010.

• Mathematics tutor in math and science tutoring center, 2008-2010.

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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Conferences

• "On Radicals of Extensions," USTARS (Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium), University of California, Berkeley, CA, April 2014.

• "On Radicals of Extensions," Midwest Women in Mathematics Symposium, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, April 2014.

• "Examining Radicals of Module Extensions over Commutative Rings" (poster),

American Mathematical Society Central Sectional Meeting, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, April 2013.

USTARS (Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, April 2013.

University of Iowa

• "On Radicals of Extensions" (aimed at graduate students/faculty from all departments on campus), Jakobsen Graduate Conference, March 2014.

• "On Radicals of Extensions" (aimed at undergraduate mathematics majors), Introduction to Research course, March 2014.

• "On Radicals of Extensions," GAUSS (Math Graduate and Undergraduate Student Seminar), February 2014.

• "Connecting Radicals of Extensions to Infinite Matrices and Gabriel Topologies," Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, December 2013.

• "Radicals of Module Extensions over Commutative Rings," Commutative Ring Theory Seminar, March 2013.

• "Radicals of Module Extensions," Graduate Student Algebra Seminar, March 2013.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX, January 2015 (upcoming).

MAA Iowa Sectional Meeting, Clarke University, Dubuque, IA, October 2014 (upcoming). USTARS, University of California, Berkeley, CA, April 2014.

Midwest Women in Mathematics Symposium, Notre Dame, IN, April 2014. Jakobsen Graduate Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, March 2014. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD, January 2014.

USTARS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, April 2013.

AMS Central Sectional Meeting, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, April 2013. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2013.

Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, CA, January 2010.

PAPERS

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Iowa

• Active Learning workshop, Center for Teaching, Summer 2014.

• Graduate Student Summer Reading & Learning Community, Center for Teaching, Summer 2014. (interdisciplinary group meetings on the topics of best college teaching practices, motivating students, and diversity in the classroom)

• "Facilitating Lab and Problem Set Sections" (workshop for STEM teaching assistants), Center for Teaching, February 2014.

• Graduate education courses taken in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching:

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Spring 2013.

Seminar in College Teaching, Fall 2012.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), 2014-Present. Mathematical Association of America (MAA), 2014-Present. American Mathematical Society (AMS), 2010-Present.

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

• Recipient of University of Iowa Council on Teaching Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (awarded annually to 30 graduate teaching assistants across all departments in the university), 2013-2014. • Recipient of Graduate College Summer Fellowship for advanced doctoral students, University of

Iowa (awarded to 150 out of over 5,500 graduate students), 2014.

• Nominee for University of Iowa Hancher-Finkbine Leadership, Learning, and Loyalty award. Invited to attend annual distinguished student leaders dinner, 2014.

• Recipient of “Thank-A-Teacher" honor in which student send messages of appreciation to excellent TA’s and instructors, University of Iowa, 2014.

• Recipient of travel funding from Summer Program for Women in Mathematics to attend the Joint Mathematics Meetings, 2010, 2013, 2014.

• Recipient of University of Iowa Mathematics Department Summer Fellowship, 2011, 2012. • Recipient of University of Iowa Mathematics Department VIGRE Fellowship, 2010.

• Holleian Society for Excellence in Liberal Arts Studies (25 students selected out of over 250 graduating seniors), Transylvania University, member 2010-Present.

• Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society, Transylvania University, 2009-2010. • Dean’s List, Transylvania University, 2006-2010.

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SERVICE

University of Iowa

Math Graduate Board

Official university organization established and led by math graduate students.

• Chair (responsible for planning and running monthly meetings, organizing fundraisers, overseeing departmental discourse, managing a board of officers), 2013.

• Social Co-Chair (responsible for planning, securing funding for, and promoting social events for the department), 2011.

Heartland Program

Provides opportunities for graduate students to give introductory talks to small, undergraduate college colloquiums.

• "Emmy Noether and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic" colloquium presentation.

Loras College, Dubuque, IA, March 2014.

Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA, April 2013.

• As Math Graduate Board Chair, ensured the continuation of this program by integration into MGB via creation of a new Heartland officer position on the board.

Sonia Kovalevsky Day

Day-long event for high-school-aged women featuring workshops, talks, and panels of professionals with math-related jobs.

• Career Panel Organizer for Spring 2015 event. • Recruiting Committee Chair for Spring 2013 event.

• Event Organizer for Spring 2012 event (created a theme, invited speakers, managed tasked committees, prepared schedule, contacted area schools).

High School Math Modeling Competition

• Abstract Judge, Fall 2013.

Undergraduate Research Festival, Iowa Center for Undergraduate Research

• Presentation Judge (for posters from various humanities and science disciplines), Fall 2013.

Other

Moody’s Mega Math Challenge

Nationwide high school modeling competition from the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics and the Moody’s Foundation.

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REFERENCES

Dr. Victor Camillo, Professor and Thesis Advisor Department of Mathematics

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1419

Dr. Colleen Mitchell, Associate Professor (teaching) Department of Mathematics

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1419

Dr. Walter Seaman, Associate Professor (teaching) Department of Mathematics & College of Education University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 52242

Dr. Murli Gupta, Professor and SPWM Director (teaching) Department of Mathematics

George Washington University Washington, DC 20052

Dr. Miodrag Iovanov, Assistant Professor (secondary thesis advisor) Department of Mathematics

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1419

Dr. Mitchell Kelly, Clinical Associate Professor (teaching) College of Education

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