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        Hi there! My name is Elizabeth Thompson. I am a research and teaching assistant at Washington State University. I love teaching Calculus, and my research is in Topological Data Analysis on Time Series and Machine Learning!
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        <a href="Graduate CV.pdf" target="_blank">Here is a link to my CV.</a>
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    <h2>Contact Information</h2>
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        <li>Email: elizabeth.thompson1@wsu.edu</li>
        <li>Office Address: Vancouver Undergraduate Building</li>
        <li>Room: 251</li>
        <li>Washington State University, Vancouver WA, 98661 </li>
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    <h2>Education</h2>
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        <li>PhD in Mathematics, Washington State University (WSU), 2021-Present</li>
        <li>BS in Mathematics & Secondary Education, Linfield University, 2017-2021</li>
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    <h2>Presentations</h2>
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        <li><a href="https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2025/2314_program.html"> Joint Mathematics Meeting </a> "A Stable Measure for Conditional Periodicity of Time Series using Persistent Homology" by Elizabeth Thompson, Seattle WA, January , 2025 </li>
        <li><a href="https://www.westerncriminology.org/documents/conference_proceedings/WSC_2024_Conference_Program.pdf"> Western Society of Criminology 50th Annual Conference</a> "Perceptions of Force Severity, Operationalizing Reasonableness With a Repeated Measures Design" by David Makin, Elizabeth Thompson, Mary McMillin, Bala Krishnamoorthy, and Dale Willits, Long Beach CA, February 9, 2024</li>
        <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu7vNOukW00&t=3550s">What Can Donuts Tell Us About Body Cam Data?</a> 2nd Place Three Minute Thesis Finals, WSU, March 29, 2023</li>        
        <li><a href="https://georgefoxuniversity.regfox.com/pacific-northwest-section-of-the-mathematical-association-of-america"> PNW MAA Meeting</a> "Motivating Student Learning with Mathematical Modeling in Calculus for Life Science" by Alexander Dimitrov and Elizabeth Thompson, George Fox University, March 18, 2023</li>
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    <h2>Teaching</h2>
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        <li>Math 202: Calculus for Business & Economics Lecture, Fall 2023</li>
        <li>Math 103: Algebra Methods & Functions Lecture, Summer 2023</li>
        <li>Math 108: Trigonometry Lecture, Summer 2022 & Summer 2023</li>
        <li>Math 140 Lab: Calculus for Life Scientists, Fall 2023-Spring 2023</li>
        <li>Math 171 Global Campus: Calculus I Lecture & Lab, Summer 2022</li>
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        <li> <a href="Updated_Manuscript_chaos_PH.pdf" target="_blank">A Stable Measure of Chaos for Dynamical Systems using Persistent Homology (to appear in 3rd WinCompTop proceedings (AWM-IMA Springer volume "Research in Computational Topology"))</a></li>
        <li> <a href="Updated_Manuscript_biconditional_scor.pdf" target="_blank">A Stable Measure of Similarity for Time Series using Persistent Homology</a></li>
        <li> <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15236">Fractal dimensions of complex networks: advocating for a topological approach</a></li>
        <li> <a href="https://www.crimrxiv.com/pub/xaa0swbw/release/1">Does Coding Change What We See? The Influence of Annotation on Perceptions of Police Use of Force</a> 
             <a href="Perceptions_UofF_Code.ipynb" target="_blank"> with associated Python code</a> </li>
        <li> <a href="Mapper_Analysis.pdf" target="_blank">Factors That Impact Uses of Force in Police-Community Interactions</a> 
             <a href="UofF Mapper.ipynb" target="_blank">with associated Python code </a> </li>
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