Joshua Roberts
TOP CLAW RECIPIENT
Dr. Joshua Roberts
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Joshua Roberts is from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia. As a first-generation college graduate, he understands the difficulties and mysteries of navigating college that can arise for first-gen students. After high school, he worked at various jobs, including working on a marina on the Florida gulf and selling electrical surplus parts, before earning a BS degree in math, with minors in physics and philosophy, from UVA-Wise.
He earned his Master's and PhD in math from the University of Kentucky and taught at Piedmont College in North Georgia. In 2014, he accepted a position at GGC.
Roberts teaches a wide-range of courses, from introductory college algebra to upper-level math courses like topology and complex analysis.
His research interests, broadly speaking, involve topology and its applications. This includes past and currently available undergraduate research projects.
Education
- Doctorate – mathematics – University of Kentucky
- Master's – mathematics – University of Kentucky
- Bachelor's – mathematics, minors in philosophy and physics – University of Virginia's College at Wise
Academic Interests
- Algebraic topology
- Applied and computational topology
- Group homology
- Network analysis
- Data analysis
Distinctions
- Project Next Fellowship
- "Teacher who Made a Difference" University of Kentucky
- Algebra Cubed Fellowship
- Wimberly C. Royster Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky
- Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Kentucky