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Christina Edholm is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Scripps College, part of The Claremont Colleges. She is affiliated with the Mathematics Department and contributes to the Computer Science and Data Science minors. Her research focuses on mathematical biology, epidemiological modeling, and invasive species control, using techniques from optimal control theory and stochastic processes. She earned her B.A. from Willamette University, M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and completed a postdoc at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Her teaching includes courses like Calculus III and interdisciplinary courses such as 'Living in a World of Numbers,' exploring the role of quantitative analysis in social justice, disease outbreaks, and politics. She actively mentors undergraduate research, with recent projects on malaria vaccination models, disease dynamics, and agent-based simulations for public health.
Edholm is involved in professional organizations including the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB), Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), and SACNAS. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement, often advising student theses at Scripps and Claremont Colleges.
