CV
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Qualls_CV.pdfEducation
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics (Expected 2025)
Advisors: Dr. Bogdan Oporowski, Dr. Guoli Ding
Research Area: Graph Theory
M.S. in Mathematics (May 2021)
Overall GPA: 4.09
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
M.S. in Mathematical Sciences (May 2019)
Advisor: Dr. Neil Carnes
Thesis: Bicyclic antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn triple systems
Overall GPA: 4.00
B.S. in Mathematical Sciences (December 2017)
Overall GPA: 4.00
Honors and Awards
Fall 2024 Bogdan Oporowski Prize, Louisiana State University, Dept. of Math.
Fall 2023 David Oxley Graduate Student Teaching Award, Louisiana State University, Dept. of Math.
Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship, Fall 2019 - Summer 2023
1st Place Contributed Student Talk, 96th Annual Meeting of Louisiana/Mississippi Section of MAA, February 2019
McNeese Honors College Scholarship, Fall 2014 - Fall 2017
Publications
(with G. Ding) Unavoidable substructures in infinite graphs, in preparation. (est. submission Dec. 2024)
(with G. Ding) Unavoidable immersions of 4- and f(t)-edge-connected graphs, submitted.
(with N. Carnes) Some additional cases of bicyclic antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn triple systems, Congr. Numer. 232 (2019), 5pp.
(with N. Carnes) A note on bicyclic antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn triple systems., Congr. Numer. 230 (2018), 5pp.
Teaching
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Instructor of Record: Calculus I (F24, S24)
Responsible for creating syllabi, delivering class lectures, creating and grading all exams, and assigning final grades.
Instructor of Record: College Algebra (F23)
Responsible for delivering class lectures, tutoring in the LSU Math Lab, and assigning final grades.
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
Instructor of Record: Trigonometry (S19, F18)
Responsible for creating syllabi, delivering class lectures, creating and grading all exams, and assigning final grades.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (S18)
Responsible for organizing and hosting weekly review sessions for all precalculus students.
Teaching Assistant (S18)
Responsible for assisting with one section of Calculus I, including lecturing once a month, grading all homework, and writing and grading select questions on all exams.
Talks
Conferences
Invited talks
November 2024 - “Unavoidable Immersions of Finite and Infinite Graphs”, Atlanta Lecture Series XXIX, Georgia State University
Submitted talks
May 2024 - “Unavoidable Immersions of 4-edge-connected Graphs”, 33rd Cumberland Conference, Mississippi State University
March 2024 - “Unavoidable Immersions of 4-edge-connected Graphs”, CombinaTexas, Texas A&M University
March 2019 - “A Note on Bicyclic Antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn Triple Systems”, 50th SEICCGTC, Florida Atlantic University
February 2019 - “A Remark on Bicyclic Antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn Triple Systems”, 96th LA/MS MAA Sectional Meeting, Mississippi College
March 2018 - “Bicyclic Antiautomorphisms of Mendelsohn Triple Systems”, 49th SEICCGTC, Florida Atlantic University
January 2018 - “How I Scored a 36 on the ACT, and What We Can Teach Our Students”, Winter 2017 SWLTM Conference, Sowela Technical Community College
Seminar/Colloquium
October 2023 - “Unavoidable immersions of 4-edge-connected graphs”, Binghamton University Combinatorics Seminar
September 2023 - “Unavoidable immersions of 4-edge-connected graphs”, Louisiana State University Combinatorics Seminar
August 2022 - “2-Crossing-Critical Graphs”, LSU Geaux Math
April 2022 - “2-Crossing-Critical Graphs (II)”, Louisiana State University Combinatorics Seminar
April 2022 - “2-Crossing-Critical Graphs (I)”, Louisiana State University Combinatorics Seminar
Service
Louisiana State University
Directed Reading Program Graduate Mentor, Fall 2024
Met weekly with an undergraduate student studying problems in algebraic graph theory, culminating in a presentation at the end of the semester.
LSU Fall Fest Mathematics Table, Fall 2024
Met with undergraduate students at LSU’s annual Fall Fest, advertising different programs of the Mathematics Department.
Geaux Mathematics Committee, 2021-2022,2024
Two-week orientation program for incoming graduate students in mathematics.
Participated in organizational meetings for sessions on teaching, research, and mental health.
Communicating Mathematics Mentor, Spring 2024
Worked one-on-one with a first-year graduate student who gave a lecture in my course.
Provided advice before their lecture and feedback afterwards to improve their teaching experience.
Louisiana State Literary Rally Proctor, March 2023
Proctored exams for high school students participating in the Louisiana State Rally academic competition.
LSU Discover Day Judge, April 2022
Served as a judge for undergraduate speakers presenting on their research.
Louisiana High School Math Contest committee member, Spring 2020
Participated in the writing of the HS Math Contest exam, attending meetings to discuss and write creative contest-math-style problems for Louisiana high school students.
McNeese State University
Mathematical Association of America, McNeese State University Vice President, Spring 2018 - Spring 2019
Responsible for organizing meetings and assigning competition roles for trips to the MAA Sectional Meetings.
Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematical Honor Society member, Fall 2017 - Spring 2019
References
Teaching
Dr. James Oxley, Louisiana State University, oxley@math.lsu.edu
Dr. Christin Bibby, Louisiana State University, bibby@math.lsu.edu
Dr. Julia Ledet, Louisiana State University, ledet@lsu.edu
Research
Dr. Guoli Ding, Louisiana State University, ding@math.lsu.edu
Dr. Zhiyu Wang, Louisiana State University, zhiyuw@lsu.edu
Dr. James Oxley, Louisiana State University, oxley@math.lsu.edu
Dr. Neil Carnes, McNeese State University, carnes@mcneese.edu