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I explain my own winding journey to shed light on how paths in mathematics can unfold. I share this personal story to remind us that you can start at any point and get to any other point, to share my own litmus test for when to move forward bravely and boldly, and to encourage each of us to keep searching for the space where we are productive.
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Excerpts from a speech given by Karoline Pershell to the University of Tennessee at Martin Development Committee (Spring 2012) and reported on here http://www.utm.edu/facesofutm/facesbio.php?personNum=47&pageNum=5.
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Pershell, K.P. (2019). Taking a Leap Off the Ivory Tower: Normalizing Unconventional Careers. In: D'Agostino, S., Bryant, S., Buchmann, A., Guinn, M., Harris, L. (eds) A Celebration of the EDGE Program’s Impact on the Mathematics Community and Beyond . Association for Women in Mathematics Series, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19486-4_24
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