Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Duke University 2012
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of the Practice of Mathematics, Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2012 - 2019
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Mathematics Department, 2013-present
    
    Calculus Committee Member, 2012-present
    
    SPIRE advisory board member
    
    Departmental liaison, Enhancement of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Top 5% Teaching Evaluations. Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. March 2019
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Mathematics education
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Southeastern Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics awarded by Mathematical Association of America 2016 - 2017
  • America's Tensor Program for Women in Mathematics awarded by Mathematical Association of America 2015 - 2016
  • Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Undergraduate Mathematics: A Working Conference awarded by  National Science Foundation 2012 - 2014
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Schott, Sarah, Erica Slate Young, Jack Bookman, and Bryanne Peterson. “Evaluating a Large-Scale Multi-Institution Project: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned.” The Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations (Jmsce) 16, no. 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.25891/5e14-nf34.
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    • Huber, M., and S. Schott. “Random construction of interpolating sets for high-dimensional integration.” Journal of Applied Probability 51, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 92–105. https://doi.org/10.1239/jap/1395771416.
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    • Bookman, K., Rann Bar-On, Benjamin Cooke, and Sarah Schott. “(Re)discovering SoTL through a Fundamental Challenge: Helping Students Transition to College Calculus (Submitted).” Maa Notes: Guide to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics, October 2012.
    • Huber, M., S. Schott, and G. Roberts. “Using TPA for Bayesian Inference” 9780199694587 (January 19, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199694587.003.0009.
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    • Schott, S. J. “Girls in Math.” Encompass Magazine, April 2011, 14–15.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • HOUSECS 59: House Course 2021
  • MATH 112L: Laboratory Calculus II 2021
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course 2020
  • MATH 111L: Laboratory Calculus I 2020
  • MATH 122L: Introductory Calculus II with Applications 2020
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course 2019
  • MATH 111L: Laboratory Calculus I 2019
  • MATH 122L: Introductory Calculus II with Applications 2019
  • MATH 230: Probability 2019
  • MATH 730: Probability 2019
  • STA 230: Probability 2019
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Undergraduate advising:
    
    • College advisor for students prior to declaring a major
    • College advisor to Rubenstein scholars
    • Advisor to two current undergraduate math majors
    • Informal advising for second majors and minors in my role as ADUS
    • Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership mentor
    • AWM mentor for undergraduates
    
    Graduate mentoring:
    
    • Preparing Future Faculty mentor for PhD candidate at University of Nebraska
    • Mentor graduate students while teaching 
    • Observe graduate student teaching and provide feedback
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Design (or improve) Preparation of Your Graduate Students to Teach: Using MAA's CoMInDS Resource Suite . Joint Mathematics Meetings 2017. January 5, 2017  2017
  • Improving the Preparation of Graduate Students to Teach Mathematics: An NSF-Funded Project. Joint Mathematics Meetings 2016. January 6, 2016  2016
  • A Seminar on Preparing Graduate Students to Teach College Mathematics . MAA Southeast Sectional Meeting . March 13, 2015  2015
  • Monte Carlo Algorithms. February 14, 2012  2012
  • Bringing Students into the Peleton: Leveling the Playing Field at Highly Selective Universities. January 17, 2012  2012
  • TPA: A New Method for Approximate Counting. January 6, 2012  2012
  • TPA: A New Method for Approximating Counting. December 9, 2011  2011
  • Speeding Up the Product Estimator Using Random Temperatures. November 9, 2011  2011
  • Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures. April 30, 2010  2010
  • Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures. March 27, 2010  2010
  • Speeding Up the Product Estimator Using Random Temperatures. November 9, 2009  2009
  • Speeding Up the Product Estimator with Random Temperatures. November 9, 2009  2009
  • Computational Complexity. March 20, 2009  2009
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Panelist. FEMMESHacks . November 16, 2019  2019
  • Panelist: David M Rubenstein Scholars Spotlight Series. Rubenstein Scholars. August 7, 2019  2019
  • Speaker: "Research Opportunities for Undergraduates". Project Search pre-orientation program . August 5, 2019  2019
  • Speaker: Women in STEM Initiative. Business Oriented Women. October 30, 2018  2018
  • Faculty Activity Leader. FEMMES Capstone.. February 2017  2017
  • Faculty Activity Leader. FEMMES Capstone.. February 2016  2016
  • Faculty Activity Leader. FEMMES Capstone. February 2015  2015
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  Service to the Profession

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

  • Academic Integrity. November 2020 - December 2020  2020
  • 2020 Duke First Year Fall Re-Design. May 2020  2020
  • Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Mentor. August 2019  2019
  • DUS Advisory Board Executive Committee. 2019  2019
  • Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). September 2018 - December 2018  2018
  • Editor. Duke Visible Thinking . August 2018  2018
  • David M. Rubenstein Scholars . December 2017  2017
  • SPIRE Advisory Board. September 2017  2017
  • Mathematics Department Search Committee. 2017 - 2018  2017 - 2018
  • Arts and Sciences Council. January 2014  2014
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  Academic & Administrative Activities

  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2013 - present
    
    Mathematics Lab Manager, Fall 2017
    
    Course coordinator for introductory math courses

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