Faculty Profiles

Kristin Kuter

Associate Professor
Department Chair
Mathematics and Computer Science
Data Science - Grad Studies
Nursing Science - Grad Studies

Phone 

(574) 284-4458

Email 

kjehring@saintmarys.edu

 

Kristin Kuter’s data collection and analysis for the College’s report on Indiana girls ages 10 to 19, The Status of Girls in Indiana 2013, are prime examples of the future of data science and its ethical responsibility, and also serve as samples of Kuter’s dedication to her research and her students’ education.

Education 

PhD, University of California, San Diego
MA, University of California, San Diego
BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
 

Areas of Expertise 

  • Brownian Motion
  • Educational data analysis

Research Interests 

  • Brownian Motion
  • Educational data analysis
  • Probability theory

Courses Recently Taught 

  • MATH 131: Calculus I
  • MATH 132: Calculus II
  • MATH 241: Statistical applications
  • MATH 345: Probability
  • MATH 346: Statistics
  • MATH 372: Stochastic models
  • MATH 496: Pro-seminar II
  • BUAD 341: Statistical applications
  • NURS 622: Statistics for health and biology science

Professional Experience 

  • Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, Associate Professor, 2015-present
  • Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, Assistant Professor,  2009–2015
  • University of California, San Diego, CA, Associate Instructor, 2008–2009
  • University of California, San Diego, CA, Instructor, Qualifying Exam Review, Summer 2007
  • University of California, San Diego, CA, Director, Summer Program for Women, Summer 2006 & 2007
  • University of California, San Diego, CA, Teaching Assistant

Creative and Scholarly Work 

  • P.J. Fitzsimmons & K.E. Kuter, “Harmonic Functions on Brownian Motions on Metric Graphs,” Journal of Mathematical Physics, 56, 013504 (2015).
  • P.J. Fitzsimmons & K.E. Kuter, “Harmonic Functions on Walsh’s Brownian Motion,” Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 124 (2014): 2228–2248.
  • The Status of Girls in Indiana 2013, Saint Mary’s College, September 2013.

Professional Memberships 

  • American Mathematical Society 
  • American Statistical Association 
  • Association for Women in Mathematics, 2007–2010
  • NPSMA Board of Directors, 2019
  • Institute of Mathematical Statistics 
  • Mathematical Association of America 
  • Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honors Society in Mathematics