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Megan E. Heenehan

Professor and Assistant Chair
Mathematical Sciences
Biography

Dr. Heenehan received her B.A. from Wellesley College where she majored in Mathematics and minored in Computer Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Wesleyan University. Dr. Heenehan’s research area is Graph Theory focusing on graph immersions.

Research Interests
  • Graph Theory
  • Network Science
  • Mathematics Education
Of Note

In the summer of 2018, Dr. Heenehan ran a week long research institute for undergraduate students with Dr. Dancik of the Computer Science Department. In this institute students performed a network analysis of a movie script.

Teaching Interests
  • Graph Theory
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Mathematics for Teachers
Publications

Collins, K. L. and Heenehan, M. E. (2014), "Constructing Graphs with "No Immersion of Large Complete Graphs" J. Graph Theory, 77: 1-18. doi: 10.1002/jgt.21770

Heenehan, M. E. and Khorami M. (2016), "Students' reactions to the homework assessment system WeBWork. Mathematics & Computer Education," 50(1), 42-51.

Davis, M. and Heenehan, M. (Fall/Winter 2015) "Modeling with Graphs." The Newsletter of the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, Consortium Pull-Out Section 108.