Erin M McNicholas

As an algebraist, Professor McNicholas searches for symmetry in a wide variety of settings. In particular, she enjoys analyzing voting methods, cryptosystems, combinatorics, and graph theory through an algebraic lens. She is interested in the development of courses and materials that integrate multiple mathematical perspectives, incorporate technology and applications, and generally humanize the subject. She co-authored the text Explorations in Number Theory - Commuting through the Numberverse and has developed courses on the history of mathematics and the design of escape rooms and mathematical puzzles. She has received teaching awards from the University of Arizona and Willamette University. In addition to her academic pursuits, Professor McNicholas enjoys painting and is a contributing artist for the second deck of EvenQuads playing cards honoring notable women in mathematics.