Judy the Mathematician
“I am a mathematician” can mean anything between “I love solving loci puzzles” to “I am a tenured professor who won the fields medal”. So, in order to narrow this down a little bit, let me explain in what sense I am a mathematician:
Well, in some sense, I think I always have been a mathematician at heart because of my way of thinking, my way of viewing the world, and my way of dissecting arguments. However, I have also lead a life that allows me to formally call myself a mathematician: I’ve received a B.Sc. and B.Sc. Hons. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Cape Town, I’ve then earned a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (with a strong focus on pure math) from the same university. Thereafter, I have held several Postdoc positions in both Germany and Austria doing pure mathematics. In the course of my career, I have published various peer-reviewed papers on topics in algebra (in particular on the representation theory of certain Lie groups). These papers can collectively be found under my old married name (Judith Alcock-Zeilinger)
"Why should i care?"
This is an excellent question! After all, I am a presentation coach, so what does it matter whether I have got research experience in math? Here is why:
As a mathematician, I not only am trained to focus on truthfulness and logical consistency of an argument, I am also uniquely qualified to