Karen Meagher

Prof. Karen Meagher is a full professor in Mathematics at the University of Regina. Her research is in discrete math, with a focus on algebraic graph theory and design theory. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta and a masters at the University of Waterloo. She worked with a MITACS group of SFU, and did a PhD at the University of Ottawa. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Waterloo before starting at the University of Regina.
She co-author a graduate texts in mathematics, Erdős-Ko-Rado Theorems: Algebraic Approaches. She was the acting associate dean at graduate studies for a year and a half. Currently she is a member of the NSERC evaluation committee for pure math.
Karen believes that Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is important in many ways. It is important for young students and researchers who want to become mathematicians. It is important for the current generation of mathematicians to be fulfill their potential. It is important to have a diverse group of people working in the field to grow and develop. She is optimistic that this committee can support the mathematics community in implementing best practises for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. These changes can make a dramatic difference, not just for young researcher, but for everyone.