Mariah Boudreau

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I am currently a full-time Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Vermont, studying Applied Mathematics. Along with my regular courses, I am a teaching assistant for an introductory mathematics course, and I am an NSF Fellow through the QuEST Traineeship at UVM.

As a QuEST (Quantitative and Evolutionary STEM) Trainee, I have the opportunity to do interdisciplinary work along side my mathematics requirements. The research I am interested in is network science associated with biology. An example of this the spread of disease through a social network. I would like to apply this work in industry eventually.

Saint Mike’s liberal arts education prepared me for the interdisciplinary work that I am participating in through QuEST. Understanding various disciplines and the crucial part they play in a problem is essential to finding a solution. The courses I took in the Math Department have also prepared me for the higher level mathematics courses I am taking. I became interested in network science because of the Applied Graph Theory course I took in the Spring of 2016, which I then decided to learn more about during my Honors Thesis in the Spring of 2019.