Math @ Duke
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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:
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)
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- Akin, V; Viel, S, Interpreting Student Evaluations of Teaching, edited by Maki, D; Bookman, J; Jacobson, M; Speer, N; Murphy, TJ
(2019)
- 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.
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dept@math.duke.edu
ph: 919.660.2800
fax: 919.660.2821
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Mathematics Department
Duke University, Box 90320
Durham, NC 27708-0320
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