Doctoral candidates present at the Rutgers Mathematics End of Year Conference

Doctoral candidates Emily Olson and John O’Meara presented their research at the Rutgers Mathematics End of Year Conference (RUMEY) in May 2026. 

Dr. DiNapoli and Math Ed PhD candidate Emily Olson presenting at EOY Math Conference at Rutgers
Emily, alongside her advisor Dr. DiNapoli, presented a talk entitled Perseverance in Undergraduate Proof Construction. This talk detailed the ways in which undergraduate provers overcame impasse moments during number theory proofs. 

 

Dr. Leszczynski  and Math Ed PhD candidate John O'Meara after presenting at EOY Math Conference at Rutgers
John, alongside Dr. Eliza Leszczynski, gave a talk entitled Creative Thinking Through Mathematics: Explorations with Paper Loops and Links. Creative Thinking Through Mathematics: Explorations with Paper Loops and Links focused on how creative thinking can be elicited and supported in a general education mathematics course for non-STEM majors, featuring tasks from Dr. Munakata and Dr. Leszczynski's recently published book: Connections and collaboration: Concept mapping as a research and learning tool in undergraduate mathematics. 

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