Meet Lacey A. Johnson
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics
Phone: (813) 257-3756
Email: ljohnson@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Mailbox: 3F
Building:
KBB
Room: 203
Education
2014 James Madision Univeristy, B.S.
2016 University of Florida, M.S.
2019 University of Florida, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
College Algebra
Precalculus
Calculus 1
Calculus for Business
Career Specialties
Lacey Johnson has an academic interest in growing students' appreciation in mathematics and helping them to be successful in their studies. Her research interest lies in topology, specifically discrete Morse Theory. In addition, she has a passion for encouraging women to pursue interest and careers in STEM.
Professional and Community Activities
Johnson studied smooth function on manifolds, specifically min-max theory, which provides a mechanism for identifying critical values of a function. She went on to submit a paper that introduced a discretized version of this theory associated to a discrete Morse function on a cell complex.
She went on to do more work with Morse theory. Her research and doctoral dissertation explored discrete Morse theory in the context of loop spaces. This research aimed to find a discrete analogue of a classic result from smooth Morse theory.
Lacey enjoys being a co-faculty advisor to the Math Club at UT. Outside of teaching, Johnson owns an online boutique with her sister where they sell Florida inspired, lightweight beaded statement earrings and clothes. She participates in markets around the Tampa Bay area. While teaching, she draws from her own entrepreneurial experiences to help students connect math to the real-world.
Honors and Awards
Neil White Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Florida, May 2018
Eleanor Ewing Ehrlich Award, University of Florida, May 2017
Mathematics Research Award, James Madison University, April 2014
First Place Research Poster Competition, James Madison University, September 2013