Laura Sheppardson

Interim Chair of Math and Associate Professor of Mathematics

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 2611 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
  • Math 2613 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
  • Math 2614 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV
  • Math 3010 Discrete Mathematics
  • Math 3020 Applied Modern Algebra
  • Math 305 Foundations of Mathematics
  • Math 5910 Techniques in Teaching College Math
  • Math 7820 Graph Theory II

Education

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

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

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