Sarah Merz

Sarah Merz is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of the Pacific. She has been teaching at Pacific since 1995 and emphasizes the importance of adapting teaching methods to meet students' needs, spanning from introductory General Education courses to advanced mathematics for majors.

• Education:
  • PhD, University of Colorado at Denver, 1995
  • MS, University of Colorado at Denver, 1994
  • BA, Whitman College, 1991

Her research focuses on graph theory, particularly competition and domination in directed graphs, with applications in modeling food webs. She highlights the interplay between theoretical exploration and practical teaching in her academic philosophy.

Contact: smerz@pacific.edu | Office: Room 103D, Classroom Building, Stockton