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Sarah Schott

Associate Professor of the Practice of Mathematics
Mathematics
Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
127 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Panel Discussion: Inclusive Assessment in Quantitative Courses · September 19, 2022 Other Duke Learning Innovation,
Panelist: "Transitioning Courses to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory: A Faculty Panel and Discussion" · January 31, 2021 Other Duke Learning Innovation and the Office of Assessment ,
Design (or improve) Preparation of Your Graduate Students to Teach: Using MAA's CoMInDS Resource Suite - Joint Mathematics Meetings 2017 · January 5, 2017 Other
Improving the Preparation of Graduate Students to Teach Mathematics: An NSF-Funded Project - Joint Mathematics Meetings 2016 · January 6, 2016 Other
A Seminar on Preparing Graduate Students to Teach College Mathematics - MAA Southeast Sectional Meeting · March 13, 2015 Other
Monte Carlo Algorithms · February 14, 2012 Lecture University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Bringing Students into the Peleton: Leveling the Playing Field at Highly Selective Universities · January 17, 2012 Lecture California State University, Los Angeles, California
TPA: A New Method for Approximate Counting · January 6, 2012 Lecture Joint Mathematics Meetings (Boston)
TPA: A New Method for Approximating Counting · December 9, 2011 Lecture Graduate Faculty Seminar, Duke University
Speeding Up the Product Estimator Using Random Temperatures · November 9, 2011 Lecture SAMSI
Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures · April 30, 2010 Lecture 4th Annual Graduate Student Probability Conference, Duke University
Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures · March 27, 2010 Lecture Mathematics Graduate Recruitment Weekend, Duke University
Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures · November 9, 2009 Lecture Sequential Monte Carlo Workshop, SAMSI, Research Triangle Park
Speeding Up the Product Estimator Using Random Temperatures · November 9, 2009 Lecture SAMSI
Computational Complexity · March 20, 2009 Lecture Graduate Faculty Seminar, Duke University

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Panelist - FEMMESHacks · November 16, 2019 Event Participation
Panelist: David M Rubenstein Scholars Spotlight Series - Rubenstein Scholars · August 7, 2019 Event Participation , Duke University
Speaker: "Research Opportunities for Undergraduates" - Project Search pre-orientation program · August 5, 2019 Other , Duke University
Speaker: Women in STEM Initiative - Business Oriented Women · October 30, 2018 Event Participation , Duke University
Faculty Activity Leader - FEMMES Capstone. · February 2017 Community Outreach
Faculty Activity Leader - FEMMES Capstone. · February 2016 Community Outreach
Faculty Activity Leader - FEMMES Capstone · February 2015 Community Outreach , Duke University

Service to the Profession


Visiting Fellow in AP Calculus · July 2021 Other The College Board,

Reviewed a recent AP Calculus BC exam and provided my feedback on the rigor, coverage, and skills that it assesses

Panelist - Math Graduate School Panel · November 5, 2020 Other Duke AWM and Wake Forest AWM,
Southeastern Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics · 2016 Event/Organization Administration Duke University
Southeastern Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics · 2015 Event/Organization Administration Duke University
Conference co-organizer : Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Undergraduate Mathematics: A Working Conference · June 2012 Other
Mentor : Women and Math Mentoring Program · January 2010 - May 2010 Other

Service to Duke


DKU Course Committee (University) · 2022 Committee Service
Testing Center Director Hiring Committee (University) · January 2022 - January 2022 Committee Service
Academic Integrity (University) · November 2020 - December 2020 Committee Service
2020 Duke First Year Fall Re-Design (University) · May 2020 Committee Service
Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Mentor · August 2019 Other
DUS Advisory Board Executive Committee (University) · 2019 Committee Service
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) (University) · September 2018 - December 2018 Committee Service
Editor . Duke Visible Thinking · August 2018 Editorial Activities
David M. Rubenstein Scholars (Other) · December 2017 Committee Service

Selection chair for class of 2022.

SPIRE Advisory Board (University) · September 2017 Committee Service
Mathematics Department Search Committee (Department) · 2017 - 2018 Committee Service
Arts and Sciences Council (University) · January 2014 Committee Service

Academic & Administrative Activities


Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2013 - present

Mathematics Lab Manager, Fall 2017

Course coordinator for introductory math courses

Academic Integrity Committee, November-December 2020