Victoria S Akin, Associate Professor of the Practice

I am an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Mathematics Department. I work primarily on teaching and math education. I am currently interested in the retention of women in STEM fields and the effect of intervention programs on girls' attitudes and beliefs about math. I am co-directing the Girls Exploring Math (GEM) program as part of this research effort. Additional interests include grading systems, facilitating whole-class discussions, and the impact of professional development programs on graduate student teaching.

Contact Info:

Office Location:
Office Phone:	(919) 660-2869
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://services.math.duke.edu/~toriakin/ https://sites.duke.edu/gemproject/

Teaching (Fall 2025):

• MATH 242.01, DISCRETE MATHEMATICS & PROOFS Synopsis

  Gray 228, MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as COMPSCI 232.01)

• EHD 390S.01, SPECIAL TOPICS IN EHD Synopsis

  Gross Hall 230N, Tu 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as SOCIOL 390S.01)

• EHD 395T.01, BASS CONNX EDUC & HUMAN DEV Synopsis

  Gross Hall 230M, Tu 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

Office Hours:

Office: Physics 125

Math 242/Compsci 232: Spring 2024


EHD 396: Spring 2024
By appointment

Education:

Ph.D.

The University of Chicago

2017

Keywords:

Education and instruction in mathematics • Geometric group theory • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Akin, V; Viel, S; Ellis Hagman, J; Kress, N; Tremaine, R; Fantinhardesty, K, Self-reported Student Motivations to Participate in DEI Service Work, http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/RUME26_Proceedings2024-letter.pdf (February, 2024)  [abs]
2. Akin, V; Viel, S, Equity in Grading Systems: Moving Away From “Fair” Towards Transparency and Inclusion in Coordinated Calculus Courses, in Justice through the lens of calculus: Framing new possibilities for diversity, equity, and inclusion., edited by Voigt, M; Hagaman, J; Gehrtz, J; Ratliff, B; Alexander, N; Levy, R, vol. 96 (September, 2023), MAA Press
3. Akin, V; Bookman, J; Braley, E, Modeling Active Learning in Professional Development for Teaching, The journal of faculty development, vol. 37 no. 3 (September, 2023), pp. 28-39, Magna Publications
4. Akin, V; Viel, S, Interpreting Student Evaluations of Teaching, edited by Maki, D; Bookman, J; Jacobson, M; Speer, N; Murphy, TJ (2019)
5. Akin, VS, An algebraic characterization of the point-pushing subgroup, vol. 541 (June, 2017), pp. 98-125 [doi]  [abs]

Recent Grant Support

• Achieving Critical Transformations in Undergraduate Programs in Mathematics (ACT UP MATH), University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2022/07-2025/04.      
• Duke Girls Exploring Math (DukeGEM), Mathematical Association of America, 2021/01-2023/05.