Haydee Lindo

Haydee Lindo, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, is a commutative algebraist who also pursues methods and questions in representation theory and homological algebra. Her research focuses on developing the modern theory of trace objects over commutative rings and their relationship to homological conjectures concerning rigidity. Her recent work has been supported by NSF grant “Singularities, Rigidity, and Trace Modules”.

Lindo is interested in expanding the research capabilities of undergraduate students, in part through developing undergraduate courses in commutative and homological algebra and designing innovative apprenticeship models for undergraduate research experiences. She has an interest in inclusive pedagogy and reducing barriers to entry so all students may thrive in mathematics. She was recognized for her efforts as a 2024 winner of the Mathematical Association of America’s Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member, given to “faculty whose teaching has been extra ordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching undergraduate mathematics is shown to have influence beyond their own classrooms.”

Beyond her research and her classrooms Lindo seeks pathways for her mathematics to serve the larger math community and contribute to a better world. She has promoted broad math exposition as an MAA NAM Speaker within the MAA Section Lecturer Series and currently serves on the editorial board of the AMS Notices. Lindo is also a cofounder of the Harvey Mudd College Innovation Accelerator Laboratory for Data science and Social Impact.

Lindo earned her PhD in mathematics from the University of Utah and her BAs in Mathematics and Political Science (with dual concentrations in international relations and political theory) from Williams College. Before Joining the faculty at Harvey Mudd College, Lindo was an assistant professor at Williams College. Lindo is originally from Jamaica.