Adam Giambrone. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Employment

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1 Adam Giambrone Employment University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics August 2015 to Present Alma College, Alma, MI Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics August 2014 to August 2015 Education Ph.D. in Mathematics August 2014 Dissertation: A Combinatorial Approach to Knot Theory: Volume Bounds for Hyperbolic Semi-Adequate Link Complements Advisor: Efstratia Kalfagianni Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY B.S. in Mathematics May 2008 B.S. in Physics May 2008 Summa Cum Laude Honors in Mathematics Teaching (University of Connecticut) MTH 1030Q: Elementary Discrete Mathematics Course Coordinator and Professor Spring 2016, Fall 2015 MTH 2210Q: Applied Linear Algebra Professor Fall 2015 MTH 2360Q: Geometry Professor Spring 2016 MTH 2720W: History of Mathematics Professor Fall 2015 Engagement (University of Connecticut) Teaching (Alma College) MAA Project NExT Summer 2015 to Summer MTH 110: Liberal Arts Mathematics Professor Winter 2015 I designed this course to be an introduction to graph theory, knot theory, and the connections between graphs an knots. The goal is to help students see a completely different side of mathematics. The textbook and my teaching focus on student discovery and inquiry-based learning. Time in class and assessments for the course are aimed at promoting student collaboration through work in small groups. MTH 112: Pre-Calculus Professor Winter 2015, Fall 2014 Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 1

2 MTH 120: Discrete Mathematics Professor Winter 2015 MTH 220: Math Foundations of Computer Science Professor Fall 2014 Engagement (Alma College) Andison Teaching Lunch Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 This is a monthly faculty discussion about ideas and practices related to teaching and student learning. Each month s discussion is framed with a topic or question to think about. One example topic and question was Big Changes/Small Changes: Can we hope to transform the classroom experience with small adjustments to existing course activities, or is a full overhaul what it takes to get a new course design right?. All-Campus Faculty Meetings Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 Friday Forums Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 This is a thrice per month meeting of the faculty. Example topics of discussion have included faculty governance and the written language regarding the tenure and promotion process. The Forum is also used as a venue for faculty to share their research and their scholarship of teaching. Math Curriculum Committee Member Fall 2014 I was part of a small committee of members of the mathematics department tasked with beginning to design a new lower level course to replace courses in basic and intermediate algebra. This new course will combine content related to algebra with content related to quantitative reasoning/literacy in order to help prepare students for an introductory course in statistics. Problems and Pizza Fall 2014 I participated in a weekly student problem-solving seminar run by one of my colleagues. One goal of the seminar is to prepare students for a team problemsolving competition. Teaching (Michigan State University) MTH 126: Survey of Calculus II Instructor of Record Spring 2014 MTH 132: Calculus I Instructor of Record Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 MTH 124: Survey of Calculus I Instructor of Record Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 MTH 110: Finite Mathematics and Elements of College Algebra Instructor of Record Summer 2010 MTH 103: College Algebra Instructor of Record Summer 2009 MTH 133: Calculus II Recitation Instructor Spring 2009, Fall 2008 Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 2

3 Teaching- Related (Michigan State University) MTH 496: Senior Capstone in Knot Theory Grader Fall 2013 Mathematics Learning Center Supervisor Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 Mathematics Learning Center Calculus Tutor Eight Various Semesters Engagement (Michigan State University) Student Teaching Seminar Spring 2013 to Spring 2014 I helped create, organize, and run a weekly teaching-focused seminar for mathematics graduate students. Components of the seminar included discussion of teaching strategies and practices, reading from the literature on undergraduate mathematics education, and reflection on teaching. Topics discussed included active and inquiry-based learning, backward design, Bloom s taxonomy, classroom assessment techniques, cognitive dissonance theory, formative versus summative assessment, instructional scaffolding, intelligence mindsets, norms in the classroom, and underrepresented groups in mathematics. Certification in College Teaching Program Fall 2012 to Spring 2014 I completed a voluntary program meant to prepare graduate students for teaching careers in academia. Components of the program included a course in teaching college mathematics, various workshops and seminars meant to address life as a professor and various aspects of teaching, a mentored teaching project, and the development of a teaching portfolio. Member of Mathematics TA Information Panel August 2013 Member of Michigan State University TA Information Panel August 2012 Research Interests Papers and Preprints Knot Theory, Low-Dimensional Topology, Graph Theory, Combinatorics Semi-adequate closed braids and volume. Topology and its Applications, 198 (2016), ArXiv Version: Combinatorics of link diagrams and volume, Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Vol. 24, No. 1 (2015), (21 pages). ArXiv Version: http: //arxiv.org/abs/ Vertex-magic edge labeling games on graphs with cycles (with Erika L. C. King), Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 78 (2011), Honors and Awards Red 2015 MAA Project NExT Fellow Summer 2015 to Summer 2016 Dissertation Completion Fellowship Summer 2014 Research Assistantship Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010 Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 3

4 Recent and Upcoming Conferences and Presentations Phi Beta Kappa Spring 2008 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Spring 2008 Robert L. Bienert Memorial Prize in Mathematics Spring 2008 Sole Recipient Sutherland Prize in the Natural Sciences Spring 2008 Sole Recipient Irving Bentsen Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science Spring 2006 Sole Recipient Sigma-Adequate Link Diagrams and the Tutte Polynomial AMS Session on Topology and Knot Theory January 06, 2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA Sigma-Adequate Link Diagrams and the Tutte Polynomial Special Session on Invariants of Knots, Links and 3-Manifolds November 14, 2015 AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ An Introduction to Knot Theory The UConn Math Club October 21, 2015 The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Talks Given and Posters Presented Volume Bounds for Families of A-Adequate Link Diagrams AMS Session on Topology and Manifolds January 12, 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX A Friendly Introduction to Knot Theory Mathematics Colloquium December 04, 2014 Alma College, Alma, MI Combinatorics of Link Diagrams and Volume Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar November 12, 2014 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI An Introduction to Knot Theory Graduate Student Seminar November 11, 2014 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI Ribbon Graphs and Notions of Duality (Part 2) Combinatorics and Graph Theory Seminar October 21, 2014 Ribbon Graphs and Notions of Duality (Part 1) Combinatorics and Graph Theory Seminar October 14, 2014 Semi-Adequate Link Diagrams and Hyperbolic Volume Estimates Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 4

5 Geometric Topology Seminar May 09, 2014 Columbia University, New York, NY Combinatorics of Link Diagrams and Volume AMS Session on Knots and Their Invariants January 18, 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD Combinatorics of Link Diagrams and Volume (Poster) Project NExT/Young Mathematician s Network Poster Session January 16, 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD Combinatorics of Link Diagrams and Volume Estimates Special Session on Geometric Aspects of 3-Manifold Invariants October 18, 2013 AMS Fall Central Sectional Meeting Washington University, St. Louis, MO Speaking the Same Language: A Math Dictionary Between Graphs and Knots Great Talks for a General Audience August 03, 2013 MAA MathFest Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT A Combinatorial Approach to Volume Bounds for Knot Complements (Poster) PosterFest 2013 August 02, 2013 MAA MathFest Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT A Basic Introduction to Knot Theory Mathematics Department Colloquium March 08, 2011 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY A Vertex-Magic Edge Labeling Game for Graphs with Cycles The Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference April 19, 2008 Saint Lawrence University, Canton, NY Education Seminars Attended (University of Connecticut) Affordable Textbooks: OER and CC BY 4.0 CETL Lunchtime Seminar December 02, 2015 Designing, Developing, and Teaching an Online Course CETL Lunchtime Seminar November 09, 2015 What Does an Online Course Look Like? CETL Lunchtime Seminar November 04, 2015 Teaching Mentoring Network Meeting Institute for Teaching and Learning October 16, 2015 Alternative Final Exams CETL Lunchtime Seminar October 16, 2015 Adding Instructional Design Basics to Your Toolbox Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 5

6 CETL Lunchtime Seminar October 02, 2015 Can Students Produce New Knowledge? CETL Lunchtime Seminar September 30, 2015 Grading to Student Writing: Focus on Quick Conferences and Recorded Audio Responses CETL Lunchtime Seminar September 16, 2015 Education Seminars Attended (Michigan State University) Inside Teaching Lounge: Evaluation Extravaganza! The Graduate School Workshop April 07, 2014 Inside Teaching Lounge: Assessment/Activity Swap The Graduate School Workshop March 20, 2014 An Agenda for Research on Supporting Improvement in the Quality of Mathematics Teaching on a Large Scale Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture February 19, 2014 Speaker: Paul Cobb Promoting Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Classrooms The Graduate School Workshop February 12, 2014 Assessment Leaders Colloquium The Graduate School Workshop February 11, 2014 Assess 101 Lilly Teaching Seminar February 11, 2014 Inside Teaching Lounge: Exploring Digital Learning Spaces The Graduate School Workshop February 05, 2014 Using Social Media to Increase Student Participation LearnDAT Breakfast Series: Conversations on Online November 13, 2013 Pedagogy and Best Practices Calculus for the Class of 2020 Mathematics Education Colloquium Series October 30, 2013 Speaker: Deborah Hughes-Hallett Assessment of Student Learning Colloquium The Graduate School Workshop October 5, 2013 Certification in College Teaching Institute The Graduate School Workshop May 9 10, 2013 What Counts in Mathematics (Especially Algebra) Classrooms? Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture March 28, 2013 Speaker: Alan Schoenfeld Teaching and Technology: Pedagogy and Planning with Technology The Graduate School Workshop February 20, 2013 Teaching and Technology: Thinking About Teaching with Technology Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 6

7 The Graduate School Workshop February 6, 2013 Panel Discussion and Question/Answer Session on the Flipped Classroom Model LearnDAT Breakfast Series: Flipping the Math Classroom November 14, 2012 Flipping Fall: Exploring the Flipped Classroom Model LearnDAT Breakfast Series: Flipping the Math Classroom September 12, 2012 Starting Off on the Right Foot: Organizing Your First Day of Class Teaching Essentials for MSU STEM Faculty August 23, 2012 Conferences and Workshops Attended MAA MathFest August 5 8, 2015 Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC 2015 Meeting of the Michigan Section of the MAA April 11, 2015 Hope College, Holland, MI AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting March 14 15, 2013 MAA MathFest August 6 9, 2014 Hilton Portland and Executive Tower, Portland, OR Geometric Topology in New York August 12 16, 2013 Columbia University, New York, NY MAA MathFest July 31 August 3, 2013 Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference April 6 7, 2013 The University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN Midwest Topology Seminar October 27 28, 2012 Topology Students Workshop June 11 15, 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference March 31 April 1, 2012 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Faces of Geometry: 3-Manifolds, Groups, & Singularities June 6 10, 2011 Barnard College and Columbia University, New York, NY Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference April 2 3, 2011 Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference April 10 11, 2010 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI The UnKnot Conference July 15 17, 2009 Denison University, Granville, OH Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 7

8 Research (Undergraduate) Honors Project in Mathematics September 2007 to April 2008 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Thesis: A Vertex-Magic Edge Labeling Game for Graphs with Cycles Advisor: Erika L. C. King Research for Undergraduates (REU) June 2007 to July 2007 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI Topic: Distance Regular Cayley Graphs Advisor: Ken W. Smith Professional Membership Full List of References Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Special Interest Group: Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) Special Interest Group: Undergraduate Research (UR) Efstratia Kalfagianni Professor of Mathematics Michigan State University (517) kalfagia@math.msu.edu Jessica Purcell Associate Professor of Mathematics Monash University jessica.purcell@monash.edu Bruce Sagan Professor of Mathematics Michigan State University (517) sagan@math.msu.edu Milos Savic Assistant Professor of Mathematics University of Oklahoma (405) savic@math.ou.edu Timothy Sipka Associate Professor of Mathematics Alma College (989) sipka@alma.edu Curriculum Vitae, Adam Giambrone, 8