Victoria S Akin, Assistant 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.

Office Location:
Office Phone:	(919) 660-2869
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://bassconnections.duke.edu/project-teams/assessing-and-improving-girls-and-womens-math-identity-2023-2024 https://sites.duke.edu/gemproject/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• HOUSECS 59.25, HOUSE COURSE (SP TOP) Synopsis

  Perkins 065, M 05:15 PM-06:45 PM

• MATH 242.01, DISCRETE MATHEMATICS & PROOFS Synopsis

  Physics 130, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as COMPSCI 232.01)

• EHD 396T.01, BASS CONNX EDUC & HUMAN DEV Synopsis

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

• MATH 772S.01, TEACHING COLLEGE MATHEMATICS 2 Synopsis

  Gross Hall 318, W 12:00 PM-01:15 PM

• SOCIOL 390S.01, SEMINAR SPECIAL TOPICS Synopsis

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

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

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

1. 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
2. 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
3. Akin, V; Viel, S, Interpreting Student Evaluations of Teaching, edited by Maki, D; Bookman, J; Jacobson, M; Speer, N; Murphy, TJ (2019)
4. Akin, VS, An algebraic characterization of the point-pushing subgroup, vol. 541 (June, 2017), pp. 98-125 [doi]  [abs]
5. Handel, A; Akin, V; Pilyugin, SS; Zarnitsyna, V; Antia, R, How sticky should a virus be? The impact of virus binding and release on transmission fitness using influenza as an example., Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, vol. 11 no. 92 (March, 2014), pp. 20131083 [doi]  [abs]

Recent Grant Support

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