Laura Sheppardson

Chair

Laura Sheppardson

Dr. Laura Sheppardson is the Chair and an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Mississippi.

Research Interests

Dr. Sheppardson's research interests include graph theory.

Publications

L. Sheppardson, Intersections of largest bonds in k-connected graphs, Discrete Math. 309 (2009), no.12, 4116-4122.

N. McMurray, T.J. Reid, L. Sheppardson, B. Wei, H.Wu, On deletions of largest bonds in graphs, Discrete Math. 308 (2008), no. 7, 1137-1141.

G. Chen, L. Sheppardon, X. Yu, W. Zang,Circumferences of graphs with no K3,t minor, J.Combin. Theory Ser. B 96 (2006), no. 6, 822-845.

L. Sheppardson, X. Yu, Long cycles in 3-connected graphs in orientable surfaces, J. Graph Theory 41(2002), no. 2, 69-84.

Courses Taught

  • Math 261 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
  • Math 263 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
  • Math 264 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV
  • Math 301 Discrete Mathematics
  • Math 302 Applied Modern Algebra
  • Math 305 Foundations of Mathematics
  • Math 590 Techniques in Teaching College Math
  • Math 782 Graph Theory II

Education

M.S. Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology (1999)

Ph.D. Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology (2003)

B.S. Mathematics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1990)