5 Mentoring

5.1 Causeway Postbaccalaureate Program

I am a supplemental instructor for the Causeway Postbaccalaureate Program at Northwestern University for the 2022-23 academic year. My duties include meeting with the participants weekly as a tutor, holding office hours, and liaising with course instructors to provide additional examples, exercises, and reviews for the students.

The Causeway Postbaccalaureate Program is a yearlong experience in mathematics that seeks to increase the number of graduate mathematical science graduates from historically underrepresented groups. Beginning in July 2021, Causeway participants will undertake a rigorous program of study in foundational coursework; work closely with Northwestern faculty on an appropriate research project, and receive career mentoring while serving as mentors for other groups themselves.

5.2 Directed Reading Program

The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with a graduate student/postdoc whose interests align with theirs and study a topic of their choice for one semester. It is intended to help motivated students explore topics more in-depth than possible in a classroom setting. I’ve helped start and organize the DRP at UWO. In the past, I have co-organized the DRP at JHU. These programs have been greatly successful at both the universities and have seen a steady increase in participants over the years.