Jasmine Hall
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Education
About me
Mālō e lelei! Ko hoku hingoa ko Jasmine Hall. ‘Oku ou konga Tonga mo New Zealand. Ko hoku famīli mei Niutoua, Tongatapu. ‘Oku ou ako tokitā ‘i he mala’e ‘o e fika’ mo ‘oku ou Assistant Lecturer.
Kia ora! I’m Jasmine. I was born and raised in New Zealand and am a proud hafekasi Tongan. My family hail from the beautiful village Niutoua in Nuku’alofa, home to the Ha’amonga Trilithon, and from Ta’anea on the lush island of Vava’u. My grandparents were both teachers in Niutoua and their love for education was instilled in me. Māori/Pasifika education in particular is close to my heart, and I have been involved in outreach programmes and mentoring in this space for the last ten years. The underlying motivation for all that I do is to improve futures for Māori/Pasifika and I believe the best way to do this is through education. I am a Māori/Pasifika advisor for SMS and a core part of my role as an Assistant Lecturer is to provide extra academic and pastoral support for our Māori/Pasifika students – so please drop by my office and say hi!
Research
I am a PhD student in graph theory, supervised by Prof. Geoff Whittle. Our research is in the theory of tangles. Though we are primarily interested in questions in pure maths, we are motivated by the problem of identifying communities within big data sets. We are hoping to apply this theory to problems in biology, linguistics and image recognition.
Bevan Werry Speaker
In 2019, I was the first student to be awarded the Bevan Werry Speaker position by the New Zealand Association of Maths Teachers. I am available to give talks/workshops and to support teachers and students around the country.
Outreach
I am passionate about maths communication and have been involved in numerous maths outreach programmes over the years, with a focus on Māori/Pasifika outreach. Please get in touch if you are interested in one-off outreach sessions.