▁Western ▁Reserve ▁University ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate , ▁and ▁graduated ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁German . ▁She ▁remained ▁at ▁Case ▁for ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree , ▁which ▁she ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Her ▁master ' s ▁th esis , ▁Harm onic ▁Maps ▁Between ▁Graph s , ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁E . ▁Jer ome ▁Ben ven iste . ▁ ▁Next , ▁Me ck es ▁became ▁a ▁doctor al ▁student ▁of ▁Pers i ▁Dia con is ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁her ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁An ▁Inf init es imal ▁Version ▁of ▁Stein ’ s ▁Method . ▁ ▁After ▁post do ctor al ▁research ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Me ck es ▁returned ▁to ▁Case ▁as ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Books ▁With ▁Mark ▁W . ▁Me ck es , ▁Elizabeth ▁Me ck es ▁wrote ▁the ▁text book ▁Linear ▁Al gebra ▁( C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ). ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Random ▁Matrix ▁Theory ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁Comp act ▁Gr oups ▁( C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ).