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Catherine Kenyon

Instructor

Dr. Catherine Kenyon joined Florida Polytechnic University in August 2025 as an instructor of applied mathematics and as a faculty member for various committees within student success. Prior to this, she served as a lecturer and course coordinator with the mathematics department at Clemson University in South Carolina before moving to Florida with her husband.

In her spare time, Kenyon enjoys reading fiction and running long distances.

 

Awards and Honors

  • The Difference Makers Project: Student-Selected Faculty Member, Clemson University, 2022

Education

  • Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, 2023
  • M.S. in Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 2019
  • B.S. in Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 2017

Expertise

  • Student Motivation
  • Future Time Perspective Theory
  • Assessment Pedagogy
  • Combinatorics
  • Graph Theory

Selected Publications

  • Kenyon, C.M., & Benson, L.C. (2025) Assessing What We Value: Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Connections to their Future in Engineering. Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. 8(SI), pp. 403–426.
  • Kenyon, C.M, Benson, L.C., & Bridges, W.C. (2022). First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Future-Oriented Motivation. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2022, Minneapolis, MN, pp. 1–15.
  • Calkin, N.J., Davis, K., Haithcock, E., Kenyon, C.M., & Wu, S. (2021). What Newton Might Have Known: Experimental Mathematics in the Classroom. The American Mathematical Monthly. 128(9), pp.845–855.
  • Bridges, W.C., Calkin, N.J., Kenyon, C.M., Saltzman, M.J. (2020). Lognormal Distributions: What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting. Communications in Statistics– Theory and Methods. 51(5), pp.1514–1521.

 

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This session will demonstrate that practical risk management is for everyone, regardless of a formal program. Attendees will learn actionable and simple strategies that are easy to implement, enabling them to start immediately by focusing on their top risks to build greater operational resilience and ensure the sustained success of their auxiliary enterprises.

Presenter Profile

Michelle Powell serves as the pioneering Risk Manager at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s sole 100% STEM-dedicated institution. Having been with the university for nearly 11 years, Michelle transitioned from a leadership role in Admissions in October 2023 to establish and evolve the risk management function from the ground up. In this solo capacity, Michelle builds robust frameworks for our dynamic, young university, overseeing our insurance portfolio, consulting on third-party and event risks, and developing critical campus-wide training programs. Michelle has obtained the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management certificate and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Her distinct background in mathematics and engineering, combined with extensive higher education leadership, brings an analytical and strategic approach enhancing the institution’s resilience.