Research Interests include

• Khovanov Homology and other Knot Homology theories in Knot Theory
• Low-dimensional as well as Combinatorial Topology
• Matroid Theory, Graph Theory, and Enumerative Combinatorics

• Spring 2009: I've been active in the Junior Topology Seminar.
• Fall 2008: I received the David Oxley Memorial Graduate Student Teaching Award from our dept, awarded only once a semester.
• Fall 2008: Scroll down to see me discussing "the GEAUX program and the VIGRE grant" with faculty and other graduate students.
• Fall 2008: My article "Sustaining Your Math Club" was published in the September 2008 issue of Math Horizons.
• Spring 2008: I received a Certificate for Teaching Excellence from our dept, awarded to several graduate students each semester.
• Spring 2008: The Pacific Coast Undergraduate Mathematics Conference featured my two Math Horizons articles on Math Clubs.
• Fall 2007: I've been active in the Virtual Seminar on Knot Homologies, Combinatorics Seminar, and Junior Topology Seminar.
• Summer 2007: I passed my foreign language requirement, and I spent the rest of my time working with the REU here at LSU.
• May 2007: I passed my General Exam and am working on my research project: Khovanov Homology, a way of distinguishing knots.
• Fall 2006: I received a Certificate for Teaching Excellence from our department, awarded to several graduate students each semester.
• Fall 2006: My article "How to Start... and Maintain your School's Math Club" was published in the Sept 2006 Math Horizons.
• Spring 2006: I received my Master's degree from LSU.
• Fall 2005: My interview with the Klein Four group was published in the November 2005 issue of Math Horizons.
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