Publications

Mathemalchemy: Math+Art

Juniata Voices, 2023, in revisions

with Kathryn Blake

Math and Democracy

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics Special Issue on Math and Society,Volume 13 Issue 2 (July 2023), pages 86-101.

with Erika Ward

https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol13/iss2/7

A Mathematician Knits an Afghan and Counts the Number of Possible Patterns

Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, Submission for Special Issue on Mathematics and Fiber Arts. April 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17513472.2023.2197831

Biological correlates with degree of introgressive hybridization between coyotes Canis latrans and wolves Canis lupis in Pennsylvania, USA

Published in American Midland Naturalist, October 2022

Joint work with Eric Butler,Uma Ramakrishnan. and Vincent Patrick Buonaccorsi and others

Recommended citation: Biological Correlates with Degree of Introgressive Hybridization between Coyotes Canis latrans and Wolves Canis sp. in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Erin Pfeffer, Kelsey Barth, Lucas Bitsko, Natalie Gibson, Kim Roth, Eric Butler, Uma Ramakrishnan, Vincent Buonaccorsi The American Midland Naturalist 188 (2), 199-211, (20 October 2022)

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Geochemistry and multiomics data differentiate streams in Pennsylvania based on unconventional oil and gas activity.

Published in Microbiology Spectrum, October 2022

Joint work with Gina Lamendella and many others

Recommended citation: "Geochemistry and multiomics data differentiate streams in Pennsylvania based on unconventional oil and gas activity." Maria Campa, Jeremy Chen See, Lavinia Unverdorben, Olivia Wright, Kimberly Roth, Jonathan Niles, Daniel Ressler, Ella Macatugal, Andrew Putt, Stephen Techtmann, Timothy Righetti, Terry Hazen, and Regina Lamendella. Microbiology Spectrum, vol. 10, n. 5, October 2022.

Mathemalchemy: A Playful Pandemic Project

With Jessica K. Sklar, Published in FOCUS, 2021

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Hiring a Statistician in a Mathematics Department

Published in FOCUS, 2019

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The Grieving Mathematician and Mother

Published in Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2019

From special issue on Math and Motherhood.

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On Becoming a Statistician

Published in MAA FOCUS, 2017

Essay on my statistical training post mathematics Ph.D.

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Bacterial Community Dynamics in Dichloromethane-Contaminated Groundwater Undergoing Natural Attenuation.

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017

Joint work with Gina Lamendella and many others

Recommended citation: "Bacterial Community Dynamics in Dichloromethane-Contaminated Groundwater Undergoing Natural Attenuation.", Wright Justin, Kirchner Veronica, Bernard William, Ulrich Nikea, McLimans Christopher, Campa Maria F., Hazen Terry, Macbeth Tamzen, Marabello David, McDermott Jacob, Mackelprang Rachel, Roth Kimberly, Lamendella Regina. Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 8, 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213257

The Only Woman in the Room

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017

An essay on being a women in mathematics.

Recommended citation: "The Only Woman in the Room", KimbJuniata Magazine, Fall/Winter 2017. https://issuu.com/juniata/docs/juniata_magazine_2017_fall_winter_/74

The Genomics Leadership Initiative at Juniata College

Published in Juniata Voices, 2015

Story of the Genomics Leadership Initiative at Juniata.

Recommended citation: "The Genomics Leadership Initiative at Juniata College." Buonaccorsi, V.,Roney J., Keeney, J. , Roth, K., Juniata Voices, 2015. https://www.juniata.edu/offices/juniata-voices/media/volume-15/vol15-Genomics.pdf

Assessing clicker examples versus board examples in Calculus

Published in PRIMUS, 2012

The combination of classroom voting system (clicker) questions and peer instruction has been shown to increase student learning. While implementations in large lectures have been around for a while, mathematics has been increasingly using clickers in classes of a smaller size. In Fall 2008, I conducted an experiment to measure the effect of clickers on exam performance. The experiment was conducted with two sections of Calculus 1, using the same examples either on the board or with clickers. By comparing only the lower-performing students in the sections and alternating use of the clicker between sections, I was able to obtain modestly significant results showing improved exam performance for low-performing students, despite a small sample size.

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Julia Sets that are Full of Holes

Published in Mathematical Intellegencer, 2008

A Julia set is a type of fractal. We will explore the idea of a Julia set which is full of holes, or porous. The idea of porosity will lead to ways to understand the complexity of the sets in terms of whether they take up space, and in terms of dimension.

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Non-uniform Porosity for a Subset of Some Julia Sets

Published in Contemporary Math Series of the AMS, 2006

Main Results from Ph.D thesis

Recommended citation: "Non-uniform Porosity for a Subset of Some Julia Sets.", K. A. Roth, Proceedings of Complex Dynamics: 25 years after the first appearance of the Mandelbrot Set, published in the Contemporary Math Series of the AMS, 2006. http://jcsites.juniata.edu/faculty/roth/formalporousarticle.pdf

Teaching outside my comfort zone

Published in Cardinal Perspectives, 2005

An essay on teaching broad topic liberals arts classes.

Recommended citation: "Teaching outside my comfort zone", K. A. Roth, Cardinal Perspectives, 2004-2005. http://www.wju.edu/faculty/cardinalperspectives/roth04_05.pdf