Teresa W. Haynes (born 1953) is an American professor of mathematics and statistics at
East Tennessee State University known for her research in
graph theory
In mathematics, graph theory is the study of ''graphs'', which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects. A graph in this context is made up of '' vertices'' (also called ''nodes'' or ''points'') which are conne ...
and particularly on
dominating sets.
Education and career
Haynes earned three degrees from
Eastern Kentucky University: a B.S. in mathematics and education in 1975, M.A. in mathematics and education in 1978, and M.S. in mathematical sciences in 1984.
She completed her Ph.D. in computer science in 1988 from the
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...
. Her dissertation was ''On
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-Insensitive Domination'' and was supervised by Robert C. Brigham.
Haynes worked as a mathematics teacher from 1975 to 1978 and as a telephone engineer from 1978 to 1981. She became a mathematics and computer science instructor at
Pikeville College
The University of Pikeville (UPIKE) is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Pikeville, Kentucky. It was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church and is located on a campus on a hillside overlookin ...
in 1981, and moved to
Prestonburg Community College in 1983.
After completing her doctorate in 1988, she became an assistant professor at East Tennessee State, and she was promoted to full professor there in 1999.
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Books
Haynes is the author of two books on dominating sets in graph theory
In mathematics, graph theory is the study of ''graphs'', which are mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects. A graph in this context is made up of '' vertices'' (also called ''nodes'' or ''points'') which are conne ...
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1953 births
Living people
American women mathematicians
Mathematicians from Tennessee
Eastern Kentucky University alumni
University of Central Florida alumni
University of Pikeville faculty
East Tennessee State University faculty
Graph theorists
21st-century American women