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Dr Jeanette C McLeod

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Department: Mathematics and Statistics

Email: jeanette.mcleod@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3692491

Office: Jack Erskine 610

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Researcher Summary

Combinatorics; in particular asymptotic enumeration, Latin squares, graph colouring and random graphs

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Mathematics: Pure Mathematics

Resources

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Prizes and Awards

  • Honorary Senior Lecturer ( 2017 - 2022)
  • Invited Speaker (Computational Mathematics Seminar Series, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University) ( 2007 - present )
  • Invited speaker (NZMASP Conference 2013) ( 2013 - present )
  • Invited Speaker (Pure Mathematics Colloquium, Queen Mary, University of London) ( 2010 - present )
  • Invited Speaker (WIMSIG Conference 2017) ( 2017 - present )
  • Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University. ( 2014 - present )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • McLeod JC., Wilson PL., Pomeroy D. and Alderton J. (2022) Crafting connections in post-COVID classrooms: learning university mathematics through craft. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 53(3): 728-737. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2021.1984597.
  • Hewapathirana IU., Lee D., Moltchanova E. and McLeod J. (2020) Change detection in noisy dynamic networks: a spectral embedding approach. Social Network Analysis and Mining 10(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13278-020-0625-3.
  • James A., McLeod J., Hendy S., Marks K., Rusu D., Nik S. and Plank MJ. (2019) Using family network data in child protection services. PLoS ONE 14(10) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224554.
  • McLeod JC., McKay BD. and Faller B. (2019) The r-switching-stable graphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics 266: 16-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2018.12.013.
  • James A., McLeod J., Rouco C., Richardson K. and Tompkins D. (2017) Spatial utilization predicts animal social contact networks are not scale-free. Royal Society Open Science 4(12) 171209: 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171209.
  • De Jong JV., McLeod JC. and Steel M. (2016) Neighborhoods of phylogenetic trees: Exact and asymptotic counts. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics 30(4): 2265-2287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/15M1035070.
  • Mark S., McLeod J. and Steel M. (2016) A Navigation System for Tree Space. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications 20(2): 247-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.7155/jgaa.00392.
  • McKay BD. and McLeod JC. (2012) Asymptotic enumeration of symmetric integer matrices with uniform row sums. Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society 92(3): 367-384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1446788712000286.
  • McLeod JC. (2010) Asymptotic enumeration of k-edge-coloured k-regular graphs. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics 23(4): 2178-2197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/080725556.
  • Lieby P., McKay BD., McLeod JC. and Wanless IM. (2009) Subgraphs of random k-edge-coloured k-regular graphs. Combinatorics, Probability and Computing 18(4): 533-549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0963548309009882.
  • McKay BD., McLeod JC. and Wanless IM. (2006) The number of transversals in a Latin square. Designs, Codes and Cryptography 40(3): 269-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10623-006-0012-8.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • McLeod JC. and Wilson PL. (2019) Maths Craft New Zealand: An unexpected journey.. In Proceedings of Bridges 2019.
  • McLeod JC., Wilson PL., Pomeroy D. and Brogt E. (2019) Maths Craft in Class. In Proceedings of Bridges 2019: 467-472.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Alderton J., Pomeroy D., McLeod J. and Wilson P. (2021) Engaging the public in mathematics through craft: contesting the truth about mathematics? Online Conference: British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM), 6 Mar 2021.
  • McLeod J. (2019) New Zealand Mathematical Society Colloquium - NZMS Speaker (Invited Speaker). Massey University, Palmerston North: New Zealand Mathematical Society Colloquium, 2-6 Dec 2019.
  • McLeod J. and Wilson P. (2018) Kiwi Foo 2018 (Invited Talk/Workshop). Snells Beach, Auckland: Kiwi Foo 2018, 2-4 Mar 2018.
  • Wilson PL. and McLeod J. (2018) The Story of Maths Craft New Zealand. University of Otago: New Zealand Mathematical Society Colloquium 2018, 4-6 Dec 2018.
  • McLeod J., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) The Mathematics of Craft (Invited Workshops). Waipuna Conference Centre, Auckland: Primary Mathematics Association One Day Seminar 2017, 25-25 Mar 2017.
  • McLeod JC. and McKay BD. (2017) The Switching-stable Graphs (Invited Talk). University of South Australia: AustMS Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group conference “WIMSIG Conference 2017: Celebration of Women in Australian Mathematical Sciences”, 24-26 Sep 2017.
  • McLeod JC., Steel M. and Mark S. (2016) A Navigation System for Tree Space. The University of Newcastle: 40th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (40ACCMCC), 12-16 Dec 2016.
  • James A., McLeod J., Plank M. and Tomkins D. (2015) Epidemic Spread in Possum Networks. University of Auckland, New Zealand: Te Pūnaha Matatini Research Symposium (CoRE Launch), 19-20 Feb 2015.
  • McLeod J. and McKay B. (2015) The Switching-stable Graphs. University of Queensland: 39th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 7-11 Dec 2015.
  • Faller B., McLeod JC. and McKay BD. (2013) Graph Reconstruction (Invited Talk). Cas Field Station, Canterbury: New Zealand Mathematics and Statistics Postgraduate Conference, 11-14 Nov 2013.
  • McLeod JC. (2013) Graph Reconstruction. New Zealand Mathematics and Statistics Postgraduate Conference, 11-14 Nov 2013.
  • Faller B., Lieby P., McLeod JC., McKay BD. and Schweitzer P. (2012) Divers observations on switching reconstruction. UNSW, Sydney, Australia: The 36th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 10-14 Dec 2012.
  • McLeod JC. and Welsh D. (2011) Graph Connectivity in the Streaming Model. Monash, Melbourne, Australia: The 36th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 5-9 Dec 2011.
Exhibition/Curatorial Exercises
  • McLeod J. and Wilson P. (2019) Tauranga STEM Festival 2019 (Event Participation Invitation). Co-ordinator: University of Waikato, Tauranga. 12-12 Oct 2019. [We hosted 5 Maths Craft stations and exhibited craft objects. It required a team of 9 volunteers to staff the craft stations. We received 1,500 visitors.].
  • McLeod J. and Wilson P. (2019) The Martinborough Maths Craft Day 2019. Lead Co-ordinator: The Town Hall, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough. 26-26 May 2019. [The Martinborough Maths Craft Day combined 7 craft stations and 3 public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 13 volunteers to staff the craft stations. The Festival attracted over 450 visitors.].
  • McLeod J., Wilson P., Mark S. and Deacon A. (2018) Space & Science Festival 2018 (Event Participation Invitation). Co-ordinator: Onslow College, Wellington. 26-26 May 2018. [We hosted four Maths Craft stations and exhibited craft objects. We received over 950 visitors in the 4 hours the Festival ran for].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2018) The Christchurch Maths Craft Day 2018. Project Leader: The Great Hall, The Arts Centre, Christchurch. 1-1 Jul 2018. [The Christchurch Maths Craft Day 2018 combined 8 craft stations and 3 public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 25 volunteers to staff the craft stations. The Festival attracted over 1,100 visitors.].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2018) The Maths Craft Dunedin Day 2018. Lead Coordinator: Otago Museum, Dunedin. 11-11 Feb 2018. [The Dunedin Maths Craft Day combined six craft stations and three public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 14 volunteers to staff the craft stations and assist the general pubic. The Festival attracted 1,000 visitors.].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) Space & Science Festival 2017 (Event Participation Invitation). Co-ordinator: Onslow College, Wellington. 13-13 May 2017. [We hosted four Maths Craft stations and exhibited craft objects. We received 450 visitors in the 4 hours the Festival ran for].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) The Maths Craft Christchurch Day 2017. Lead Co-ordinator: The Great Hall, The Arts Centre, Christchurch. 18-18 Jun 2017. [The Christchurch Maths Craft Day combined 7 craft stations and 3 public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 22 volunteers to staff the craft stations. The Festival attracted 1,800 visitors and appeared on One News.].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) The Maths Craft Festival 2017. Lead Organiser: The Auckland War Memorial Museum. 9-10 Sep 2017. [The Festival ran for two days, and combined 10 craft stations and five public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 40 volunteers to staff the craft stations and assist the general public. The Festival attracted 3,400 visitors.].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2016) The Maths Craft Festival 2016. Co-founder, Lead Coordinator, Speaker: The Auckland War Memorial Museum. 3-4 Sep 2016. [The Festival ran for 2 days, and combined 8 craft stations and 7 public talks by mathematicians and crafters. It required a team of 25 volunteers to staff the craft stations and assist the general public. The Festival attracted 1,800 visitors].
Oral Presentations
  • McLeod J. and Wilson P. (2019) Maths Craft. Rāpaki Marae: Wānanga Pāngarau ā-Iwi | Exploring Ethnomathematics, 06 Jun 2019.
  • Plank M., James A. and McLeod J. (2018) Relational data in child protection services. Wellington, New Zealand: Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children seminar.
  • McLeod J. (2017) Maths Craft & Te Pūnaha Matatini. University of Canterbury: Te Pūnaha Matatini International Review Board.
  • McLeod J. (2017) Maths Craft: An Unexpected Journey. University of Auckland: Te Pūnaha Matatini Annual Hui, 30 Oct 2017.
  • McLeod J. (2017) Maths Craft: bringing together mathematics and craft. College of Engineering Teaching Day, 16 Jul 2017.
  • McLeod J., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) Inspire Festival (Invited Workshops). Nelson campus of NMIT: INSPIRE Festival, 06 Jul 2017.
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) Maths Craft: exploring mathematics through craft (Invited Workshops). Nelson, New Zealand: INSPIRE Festival, 05 Jul 2017.
  • Plank M., James A. and McLeod J. (2017) Social network analysis for identifying vulnerable children. University of York, UK: York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis seminar series, 12 May 2017.
  • McLeod JC. (2016) Four Colours are Enough: The Mathematics of Colouring. The Auditorium, Auckland Museum: The Maths Craft Festival, 04 Sep 2016.
  • McLeod JC., Plank M. and Lond D. (2016) Network Analytics - Fundamentals & Applications (Invited Workshop). Wellington: Workshop for the Ministry of Social Development, 07 Dec 2016.
  • McLeod JC. and Welsh D. (2012) Graph Connectivity in the Streaming Model. University of Canterbury: School of Mathematics & Statistics Seminar Series, 17 May 2012.
Other
  • McLeod J. and Wilson PL. (2019) Maths Craft. Connected: 2-9. Ministry of Education. [Ministry of Education Magazine for School Students and Teachers].
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P. and Mark S. (2017) Maths Craft Handouts. : 44. www.mathscraftnz.org.
  • McLeod JC. and Wilson P. (2016) The mathematics of craft. The Wheel(28): 44-45. New Zealand: Ashford Handicrafts Ltd.
  • McLeod JC., Wilson P., Mark S. and Rattenbury N. (2016) Maths Craft New Zealand. [Internet resource].
Theses / Dissertations
  • McLeod JC. (2007) Methods in Asymptotic Combinatorics. Canberra, Australia. The Australian National University.
Reports
  • McLeod JC. and Welsh D. (2010) A HIMR 18 page paper on Graph Theory Topics.British Government. 18pp.
  • McLeod JC. and Welsh D. (2009) The pair-wise distance profile of graphs.British Government. 16pp.
  • McLeod JC. and Welsh D. (2008) An alternative approach to connectivity problems in data streams.British Government. 8pp.

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • PhD - Abdullahi A: 2016-PhD/DMA/EdD-Abdullahi, Auwal
  • PhD - Mark S: The intersection of longest paths in a graph
  • Completed
  • PhD - Hewapathirana I: Anomaly Detection in Noisy Dynamic Networks (2017)
  • Masters - de Jong J: Neighbourhoods of Phylogenetic Trees: Exact and Asymptotic Counts (2015)
  • Masters - Mark S: Combinatorial Techniques in Phylogenetics (2016)
  • Masters - Merry S: Quantifying the effect of individual heterogeneity in epidemic spread on a network. (2021)
  • Honours - Wilding T: Discrete Mathematics Puzzles for Learning (2017)
  • Summer Student - Candy R: Developing possum contact networks (2013)
  • Summer Student - Chesney E: The mathematics of making (2017)
  • Summer Student - Green J: The Lego Graph (2016)
  • Summer Student - Mark S: The Reconstruction Conjecture (2013)
  • Summer Student - Ruffell M: Dapper Linux (2016)

Editorial Work

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  • Australasian Journal of Combinatorics Editor ( 2012 - 2017)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Mathematical Reviews ( 2010 )

Affiliations

  • Australian National University (ANU) (Teaching/Research Organisation): Honorary Senior Lecturer
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