Hi there! My name is Elizabeth Thompson. I have a passion for interdisciplinary teaching and research. My research is in topological data analysis on time-dependent data and machine learning for predicting perceptions of police use-of-force. In Fall 2026, I am excited to join the George Mason University mathematics department as a postdoctoral research fellow. Here is a link to my CV.
Contact Information
- Email: elizabeth.thompson1@wsu.edu
- Office Address: Vancouver Undergraduate Building
- Room: 251
- Washington State University, Vancouver WA, 98661
Education
- PhD in Mathematics, Washington State University (WSU), 2021-Present
- BS in Mathematics & Secondary Education, Linfield University, 2017-2021
Presentations
- Topological Methods for Time Varying Data Conference "A Stable Measure of Conditional Periodicity via Persistent Homology" by Elizabeth Thompson, Canberra AU, October, 2025
- Joint Mathematics Meeting "A Stable Measure for Conditional Periodicity of Time Series using Persistent Homology" by Elizabeth Thompson, Seattle WA, January , 2025
- Western Society of Criminology 50th Annual Conference "Perceptions of Force Severity, Operationalizing Reasonableness With a Repeated Measures Design" by David Makin, Elizabeth Thompson, Mary McMillin, Bala Krishnamoorthy, and Dale Willits, Long Beach CA, February 9, 2024
- What Can Donuts Tell Us About Body Cam Data? 2nd Place Three Minute Thesis Finals, WSU, March 29, 2023
- PNW MAA Meeting "Motivating Student Learning with Mathematical Modeling in Calculus for Life Science" by Alexander Dimitrov and Elizabeth Thompson, George Fox University, March 18, 2023
Teaching
- Math 202: Calculus for Business & Economics Lecture, Fall 2023
- Math 103: Algebra Methods & Functions Lecture, Summer 2023
- Math 108: Trigonometry Lecture, Summer 2022 & Summer 2023
- Math 140 Lab: Calculus for Life Scientists, Fall 2023-Spring 2023
- Math 171 Global Campus: Calculus I Lecture & Lab, Summer 2022
Papers
- A Stable Measure of Chaos for Dynamical Systems using Persistent Homology
- A Stable Measure of Similarity for Time Series using Persistent Homology
- Fractal dimensions of complex networks: advocating for a topological approach (to appear in 3rd WinCompTop proceedings (AWM-IMA Springer volume "Research in Computational Topology"))
- Does Coding Change What We See? The Influence of Annotation on Perceptions of Police Use of Force