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Dustin Nichols

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Dustin Nichols
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Nichols balances teaching mathematics with conducting research. He hopes to engage students in undergraduate research projects related to mathematical models of spatial ecology. Nichols earned his Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics with a doctoral minor in statistics at UNCG in 2024. He earned his MA in mathematics at Wake Forest University in 2018, his BA in Mathematics and his NC Teaching License at UNC Asheville in 2013, as well as an AA at Western Piedmont Community College in 2010. Between degrees, he worked as a high school teacher at Burke County Public Schools in North Carolina from 2013-2016, and as a community college instructor at Central Carolina Community College from 2018-2019.