Some of my hobbies are cycling, photography, songwriting, and competitive storytelling. 

• My flickr has some photos I've taken.

• I wrote and recorded an album in 2017.

• Here is a story I told for The Monti about teaching in prisons. 

I am passionate about prison education. I taught for Freedom Education Exchange Puget Sound during my PhD, the Friday Center at University of North Carolina during my postdoc, and currently work with the Bard Prison Initiative. Photo ops are rare, but here are a few: 1 2 3.

• A short personal piece about my experience: Reflections on teaching mathematics in prisons

• A writeup about teaching math at Dan River Prison. 

• A feature about prison teaching in the PNW MAA Newsletter.

• In 2015, I taught the first-ever college math class in a WA women's prison. See the FEPPS newsletter.

Miscellaneous accomplishments include:

• The CUNY Feliks Gross Assistant Professor Award.

• Duke selected me as a Blue Devil of the Week.

• I received the 2015 University of Washington Excellence in Teaching Award.

• I took up running in graduate school. Here are my PRs.

• Here are explanations for some mathematical magic tricks I've collected over the years.

Some NYC restaurants and places that I recommend