Debra Boutin

Debra Boutin
Born(1957-11-01)November 1, 1957
DiedAugust 20, 2025(2025-08-20) (aged 67)
Alma materAB, Smith College, 1991
PhD, Cornell University, 1998
Known forfinite group theory, geometric graph theory, symmetries of graphs
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsTrinity College (Connecticut), Hamilton College
Thesis Centralizers of Finite Subgroups of Automorphisms and Outer Automorphisms of Free Groups  (1998)
Doctoral advisorKaren Vogtmann
Websitepeople.hamilton.edu/dboutin

Debra Lynn Boutin (November 1, 1957 – August 20, 2025) was an American mathematician, the Samuel F. Pratt Professor of Mathematics at Hamilton College, where she chaired the mathematics department. Her research involved the symmetries of graphs and distinguishing colorings of graphs.