Rate My Professor Liz Bradford

Liz Bradford serves as a Lecturer in the School of Mathematical Sciences within the College of Sciences at Adelaide University. She began her lecturing role in Mathematical Sciences at the University of South Australia in 2018, a position that transitioned to Adelaide University following the institutional merger. In this capacity, she has delivered instruction across a broad spectrum of mathematical sciences topics. Renowned for her inclusive and enthusiastic teaching methodology, Liz Bradford cultivates a supportive classroom atmosphere that significantly improves students' attitudes toward mathematics and strengthens their grasp of its real-world applications and purposes. Among the courses she teaches are Foundations in Mathematics (MATH 1000), Communication and Research Skills in Mathematics (MATH 1020), and Mathematics for Laboratory Sciences (MATH 1024).

Liz Bradford completed her undergraduate degree with honours at the University of South Australia. She is presently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy on a part-time basis, which she commenced in 2016 under the principal supervision of Professor Amie Albrecht and the co-supervision of Professor Phil Howlett. Her doctoral research is described on her profile as being in analytic perturbation theory, with the specific thesis title listed as 'Computational methods for the inversion of matrix pencils.' Her scholarly output includes a co-authored conference paper from 2015: Albrecht, A., Belchamber, E. R., Bradford, E. V., Galapitage, A. H. N., Mills, S. J., Nguyen, T. T. T., and Williams, P. B., 'Mathematical techniques to aid the Australian Army in selecting new defence vehicles,' in R. Anderssen, T. Weber, and M. McPhee (Eds.), MODSIM (pp. 788-794), Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.