Kseniya Garaschuk (born 1982) is a Soviet-born Canadian mathematician and mathematics educator. She is an associate professor of mathematics and statistics at the

University of the Fraser Valley The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), formerly known as University College of the Fraser Valley and Fraser Valley College, is a Canadian public university with campuses in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission and Hope, British Columbia. Founde ...

, and the editor-in-chief of the mathematics journal ''

Crux Mathematicorum ''Crux Mathematicorum'' is a scientific journal of mathematics published by the Canadian Mathematical Society. It contains mathematical problems for secondary school and undergraduate students. , its editor-in-chief is Kseniya Garaschuk. The journ ...

''.

Education and career

Garaschuk was born to a family of mathematicians in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

, Belarus, at a time when it was part of the

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. She began studying mathematics and computer science at the

Belarusian State University Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...

but after a year, when she was 18, moved with her parents to Canada. She took a

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to improve her English and then completed her undergraduate studies at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located ...

, staying at Simon Fraser for an additional year to earn a master's degree for work in exponential sums in 2008. Next, she went to the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...

for doctoral research in mathematics, in

combinatorial design Combinatorial design theory is the part of combinatorial mathematics that deals with the existence, construction and properties of systems of finite sets whose arrangements satisfy generalized concepts of ''balance'' and/or ''symmetry''. These co ...

theory. She completed her PhD in 2014; her dissertation, ''Linear methods for rational triangle decompositions'', was supervised by Peter Dukes. Finding herself isolated in her research work and more energized by teaching, Garaschuk took a postdoctoral fellowship in science education at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

, under the university's Carl Weiman Science Education Initiative, before joining the faculty at the University of the Fraser Valley, in 2016. Her current research interests include examining effectiveness of various classroom and assessment practices in undergraduate mathematics. As well as her editorial work with ''

'', Garaschuk has been active in service to the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) since 2008, as student committee chair, a member of the board of directors, in running mathematics camps and community mathematics events. She is a member of the CMS Education Committee and is a contributing editor of the CMS Education Notes.

Book

With Andy Liu, Garaschuk is coauthor of the book ''Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad, 1979–1992'' (Springer, 2020).

Recognition

In 2021, the Canadian Mathematical Society gave Garaschuk their Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service, and named her as a fellow of the society. In 2018, Garaschuk won University of the Fraser Valley Faculty of Science Teaching Award. In 2020, she was awarded University of the Fraser Valley Faculty of Science Achievement Award for overall excellence in academic endeavours.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garaschuk, Kseniya 1982 births Living people Belarusian emigrants to Canada Scientists from Minsk Canadian mathematicians Canadian women mathematicians Mathematics educators Simon Fraser University alumni University of Victoria alumni Academic staff of the University of the Fraser Valley