Contact Information
Biography
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Scholarship interest: geometric topology; knot theory.
Education
Ph.D. Mathematics, Indiana University, 2018
B.S., Mathematics, High Point University, 2012
B.S., Computer Science, High Point University, 2012
Research Interests
Dr. Allen's research interests lie in the field of low-dimensional topology, the study
of manifolds in dimensions up to four.
More specifically, she studies knot theory in dimensions 3 and 4 and is particularly
interested in using knot invariants arising from Heegaard Floer theory to study knot
concordance, problems related to unknotting operations, and other knot-theroetic problems.