Title: Finding the Best Path
Katie Johnson
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry & Mathematics
Florida Gulf Coast University
Bio:
Dr. Johnson grew up in Tampa, FL, where she graduated three years early, and then proceeded to the College of William and Mary in Virginia to major in mathematics with a minor in computer science. From there, she attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a master's degree in 2009 and a PhD in 2012. Dr. Johnson was the recipient of a national scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and has also participated in many research programs, including the Clay Math Institute's Research Academy (high school), the National Security Agency's Director's Summer Program (college), and the Seminaire de Mathematiques Superieures in Montreal (graduate school). She is currently teaching at Florida Gulf Coast University in sunny Fort Myers (AKA Dunk City), and is enjoying fixing up a 1920 craftsmen bungalow with her husband Brian (also a mathematician) and pointer dog Maggie.
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