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Allison Henrich, PhD

Professor

Allison Henrich's math scholarship focuses on knot theory and games. She also mentors undergraduates in research.

Biography

Frequently Taught Classes

UCOR 1200: Quantitative Reasoning, MATH 1334: Calculus I, MATH 1335: Calculus II, MATH 3000: Introduction to Advanced Mathematics, MATH 4460: Topology

Research Interests

Knot Theory

Recent Publications

Books:
Allison Henrich, Emille Lawrence, Matthew Pons, and David Taylor (eds.). Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey, published by the American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America (2019)

Michael Dorff , Allison Henrich, and Lara Pudwell. A Mathematician’s Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research, published jointly by the Mathematical Association of America, the American Mathematical Society, and the Council on Undergraduate Research (2019)

Inga Johnson and Allison Henrich. An Interactive Introduction to Knot Theory, published by Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY (2017)

Papers:
Colin Adams, Allison Henrich, Kate Kearney, and Nicholas Scoville. "Knots Related by Knotoids." American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 126, No. 6 (2019)

Jason Cantarella, Allison Henrich, Elsa Magness, Oliver O'Keefe, Kayla Perez, Eric Rawdon, and Briana Zimmer. “Knot fertility and lineage.” Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Vol. 26, No. 13 (2017)

Sarah Brown, Franky Cabrera, Riley Evans, Gianni Gibbs, Allison Henrich, and James Kreinbihl. “The Region Unknotting Game.” Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 90, No. 5 (2017)

Allison Henrich and Louis Kauffman. “Tangle Insertion Invariants for Pseudoknots, Singular Knots, and Rigid Vertex Spatial Graphs.” in E. Flapan, A. Henrich, A. Kaestner, and S. Nelson (Eds.), Knot Theoretic Structures & Spatial Graphs, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, (2017)

Michael Dorff, Allison Henrich, and Lara Pudwell. “Successfully Mentoring Undergraduates in Research: A How To Guide for Mathematicians.” PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies Vol. 27, No. 3 (2017)

Allison Henrich, Slavik Jablan, and Inga Johnson. “The Signed Weighted Resolution Set is Not a Complete Pseudoknot Invariant.” Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Vol. 25, No. 9 (2016)

Allison Henrich, J. McLean Sloughter, Jeffrey Anderson, and Eric Bahuaud. “Addressing negative math attitudes with service-learning.” PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, Vol. 26, No. 8 (2016)

Francois Dorais, Allison Henrich, Slavik Jablan, and Inga Johnson. “Isotopy and Homotopy Invariants of Classical and Virtual Pseudoknots.” Osaka Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 52, No. 2 (2015)

John Carter, Dylan Helliwell, Allison Henrich, Maria Principe, and J. McLean Sloughter. “Oral Assessments: Improving Student Success in Calculus at Seattle University.” PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2015)

Biography

Dr. Henrich received a B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Washington in 2003; and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Dartmouth College in 2008. She has been on faculty at Seattle University since 2009.

View Allison's 2-part Life and Math Podcast. In the first "Life" section, learn how she overcame the trial of not getting into college and forged ahead to discover a love of philosophy and math. In the second "Math" section, hear about her in-depth exploration of algebraic topology and knot theory.
Henrich LaMP Podcast Part 1

Henrich LaMP Podcast Part 2

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