Education
California State University, Fullerton
(Fall 2022 to Present) I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Pure Mathematics and participating in graduate-level research.
Key Achievements
- Freely published all my class notes, resources, study guides, tips and guides, and homework hints and solutions (with the professor’s blessing)
- Organized and led two introductory workshops in crochet (with applications to mathematics education) for the CSUF community
- Overall GPA of 4.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
Research
Projects
Presentations
- Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program Symposium (Poster, August 2024)
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Mini-Conference (Poster, May 2024)
- Student Creative Activities and Research Day at California State University, Fullerton (Poster, April 2024)
- National Conference on Undergraduate Research (Poster, April 2024)
- Joint Mathematics Meeting (Poster, January 2024)
- Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (Poster, November 2023)
- California State University Mathematical Sciences Conference (20-minute talk, November 2023)
- Pure Math Seminar at California State University, Fullerton (30-minute talk, October 2023)
Publications
Incledon, J., Druken, B. (2024). Learning Mathematics through Crochet. Dimensions: The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 25(1), 144-149. (Read it here)
Honors and Awards
- UCR Building Bridges to the Professorship Scholar (Summer 2024)
- DeLand Summer Research Fellow (Summer 2024)
- Summer Undergraduate Research Academy Scholar (Summer 2024)
- Dean’s List (Spring 2024)
- CSUF Alumni Association Scholarship (Spring 2024)
- Brandon Nghi Tran Memorial Scholarship (Spring 2024)
- A. James Diefenderfer Memorial Scholarship (Spring 2024)
- Special Recognition for Undergraduate Research Award (Spring 2024)
- LSAMP Research Scholar (Fall 2023 – Spring 2024)
- Math Summer Research Scholar (Summer 2023)
- Admitted to the university with distinction
Professional History
Private Math Tutor
(September 2022 to Present) I provided free tutoring to students in my math courses and freely published all my class notes, resources, study guides, tips and guides, and homework hints and solutions (with the professor’s blessing).
Key Achievements
- Students with whom I worked directly stated that my help has been invaluable for their success.
- Students I have never met thanked me for providing access to my freely available materials each semester.
Teaching Apprentice
(August 2023 to December 2023) I facilitated group work, held office hours, helped with grading, and co-taught a Business Calculus course.
Key Achievements
- Students reported greater understanding and retention of the material after attending my office hours.
- Students commented that the feedback I provided on each assignment greatly aided in their understanding.
Grader
(August 2023 to December 2023) Under the direct supervision of Dr. Tyler McMillen, I evaluated students’ quizzes (given twice weekly) in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.
Key Achievements
- My supervisor routinely complimented my work and expressed that my work was of a much higher quality than was expected for an undergraduate student.
- Students reported that my evaluation of their work was fair and that my written feedback aided in deeper understanding.