2014 Ph.D. Mathematics Education 

University of California, Berkeley

Dissertation: Leveraging Students’ Intuitive Knowledge About the Formal Definition of a Limit
(Alan Schoenfeld & Andy diSessa, advisors)

2009 M.A. Mathematics

University of California, Berkeley

Thesis: The Weirstrass Approximation Theorem and the Positivity of Kernel

(Ole Hald, advisor)

2006-2012 Research Training

University of California, Berkeley

Project: Supporting Underrepresented Students’ Successful Transitions Through Freshmen Calculus: Towards a Grounded Explanation of Why One Successful Model Works
(The late Randi Engle, advisor)

2006 B.A. Mathematics

University of California, Berkeley

High Honors
Thesis: The Relation of Mathematical Relevance to Student Opposition in Low-track Mathematics Classrooms
(Alan Schoenfeld, advisor)

2003 A.A. General Studies

Irvine Valley College

Magna Cum Laude