Laurie Heyer
Associate Dean for Data & Computing | Kimbrough Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science | Chair of Genomics
Education
- Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
- M.S., B.S. University of Texas, Arlington
Areas of Expertise
- Bioinformatics
- Data Analytics
- Mathematical Modeling
Background
I came to Davidson in 2000 after a postdoctoral position in the Center for Computational and Experimental Genomics at the University of Southern California. I received my B.S. and M.S. from the University of Texas at Arlington, and was an operations research analyst before doctoral work at the University of Colorado at Boulder. As director of the genomics program and coordinator of the data science minor, I regularly supervise student projects at the intersection of mathematics, biology, and computer science, and at the intersection of data science and society.
I am a co-author of the first true undergraduate genomics textbook, Discovering Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, and an innovative introductory biology textbook Integrating Concepts in Biology. I was the inaugural Faculty in Residence at the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and a past Chair of the Southeastern Section of the MAA. I am honored to have received the Hunter Hamilton Love of Teaching Award, the Thomas Jefferson Award, and the Matthews Family Travel Award.
