She is an applied mathematician with research interests in computational neuroscience. In particular, she simulates neurons in order to u ...Morenderstand why their structure and function change with aging and disease, and across different brain areas. She earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook University (NY), and conducted postdoctoral research for several years at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York, NY). She has been at F&M since 2009, where she enjoys sharing her passion for mathematics and her research with undergraduates.