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Cheney, WA 99004
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The Department of Mathematics resides on the first two floors of Kingston Hall located on the corner of 5th Street and C-Street in Cheney, WA.

Dr. Keith Adolphson
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education (2002...)Kingston 209Phone: 509.359.6066Email: kadolphson@ewu.eduBA, Distributive Science with Biology emphasis (1977), Gustavus Adolphus College
MS, National Security Affairs - Technical Intelligence (1990), Naval Postgraduate School
MA, National Security Affairs - Strategic Planning (1990), Naval Postgraduate School
PhD, Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum/Mathematics Education (2002), University of Oklahoma
Dr. Barbara Alvin
Professor and Department Chair (1983...)Kingston 213Phone: 509.359.2203Email: balvin@ewu.eduA.B., Spanish, Miami University, Oxford OH (1974).
M.S. Mathematics (1976); M.S., Statistics (1976), Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Ph.D., Bio statistics, University of Washington (1983).
Bio statistics; Health science statistics/Specialty is serving as a connection between users of statistics & statistical theory.
Dr. Louis Blair
Lecturer & Actuarial Science Advisor (2007...)Kingston 107Phone: 509.359.6070Email: lblair@ewu.eduB.S., Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976)
M.S., Mathematics, University of Illinois (1982)
Ph.D., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University (1991)
Dr. Linda Bolte
Professor (1993...)Kingston 205Phone: 509.359.6071Email: lbolte@ewu.eduB.A., Biology, Webster College, St. Louis, Missouri (1970).
M.A., Special Education Teaching Socially & Emotionally Disturbed Children, University of Northern Colorado (1976).
M.S., Mathematics, University of Iowa (1987).
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Missouri - Columbia (1993).
Mathematics / Secondary Education & Undergraduate Mathematics Reform.
Dr. Daniel Canada
Associate Professor (2003...)Email: dcanada@ewu.eduWebsite: http://www.ewu.edu/primeB.S., Mathematics, Biola University, California (1988).
M.S., Mathematics & Teaching Cert., Western Washington University (1994).
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Portland State University (2004).
Fullbright Scholar Research in Tanzania, South Africa (2009-2010)
Dr. Jackie Coomes
Associate ProfessorKingston 204Phone: 509.359.4232Email: jcoomes@ewu.eduBS, Mathematics, University of California, Davis (1993).
MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (1998).
PhD, Mathematics Education, Washington State University (2006).
Mathematics Education: Relationships Between Community, Interactions, and Ways of Knowing In College Precalculus Classes
Dr. Diane Dowd
Professor (1995...)Kingston 108Phone: 509.359.2876Email: ddowd@ewu.eduB.A., Elementary Education, Asbury College, Kentucky (1977).
M.A., Mathematics Education, California State University, Sacramento (1982).
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Washington State University (1995).
Mathematics education: (1) Teaching and learning K-8 content, (2) Understanding of teacher education candidates (K-8)
Dr. Dale Garraway
Associate Professor (2003...)Kingston 206Phone: 509.359.6072Email: dgarraway@ewu.eduB.Sc., Mathematics, Simon Fraser University (1996).
M.Sc., (1997); Ph.D., (2002) Mathematics, Dalhousie University.
Category Theory, Graph TheoryDr. Ron Gentle
Professor (1990...)Kingston 212Phone: 509.359.6478Email: rgentle@ewu.eduB.Sc., Mathematics, University of Toronto (1976).
M.Sc., (1978); Ph.D (1982), Mathematics, University of British Columbia.
Abelian category theory; Ring theory, Representation theory of artin algebras.
Mr. David Goering
Senior Lecturer (1990...)Kingston 210Phone: 509.359.6858Email: dgoering@ewu.eduB.A., Mathematics, Kansas University (1977).
M.S., Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (1990).
Geometry & ProbabilityMrs. Melissa Graham
Senior Lecturer & Director of Mathematics Tutoring LabKingston 105Phone: 509.359.2541Email: melissa.graham@ewu.edu*On paid leave from Fall 2011 through Winter 2012
BAE, Mathematics/Secondary Education, Eastern Washington University (2002).
BA, Physics, Eastern Washington University (2002).
MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2004).
Mr. Michael Graham
Senior Lecturer (2000...)Kingston 109Phone: 509.359.6076Email: mgraham@ewu.eduB.A., (1991); M.S., Mathematics (1993), Eastern Washington University.
The inverse problem of Galois theory.
Dr. Christian K. Hansen
Associate Dean of Computing and Engineering Sciences and Professor (1993...)Kingston 208Phone: 509.359.6068Email: chansen@ewu.eduM.Sc., Electrical Engineering (1988); Ph.D., Statistics (1991), Technical University of Denmark.
Reliability theory; Statistical process control, experimental design.
Industrial applications of statistics.Mrs. Jane Lane
Senior Lecturer and APTP Mathematics Placement Test CoordinatorKingston 201Phone: 509.359.4311Email: jlane@ewu.eduBA, Romance Linguistics, University of Washington (1974).
MS, Mathematics Education, Montana State University (1998).
Mathematics Education: 9-12.
Dr. Hyung Sook Lee
Assistant Professor (2008...)Kingston 202Phone: 509.359.2894Email: hslee@ewu.eduB.S., Mathematics Education, Seoul National University (1988).
M.S., Mathematics, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) (1990).
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Georgia (2008).
Secondary Mathematics Teaching Certificate (7-12).
Kelly Lynn
Mathematics Specialist (2009...) & Lecturer (2011...)Kingston 117BPhone: 509.359.7392Email: klynn@ewu.eduB.A., Mathematics, Eastern Washington State University.
M.S., Mathematics, Eastern Washington State University (2008).
Dr. Yves Nievergelt
Professor (1985...)Kingston 127Phone: 509.359.4259Email: ynievergelt@ewu.eduDiploma in Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, Switzerland (1976).
Ph.D. & M.S., Mathematics - Several Complex Variables (1984); Ph.D., Mathematics - Several Complex Variables (1984), University of Washington.
Applied analysis (mathematics applied to chemistry, medical diagnostic imaging, and physics), Complex analysis, and Numerical analysis (mathematics of scientific programming).Dr. Hugh Sullivan
Professor (1967...)Kingston 207Phone: 509.359.6133Email: hsullivan@ewu.eduB.A., (1962) and M.A. (1964), Mathematics, University of Montana.
Ph.D., Mathematics, Washington State University (1968).
Mathematical Systems Theory & Topology.
Dr. Elena Toneva
Professor (2000...)Kingston 211Phone: 509.359.6073Email: etoneva@ewu.eduM.S., (1972); Ph.D., (1979), Mathematics, University of Sofia.
Functional analysis and Harmonic analysis on abstract groups.
Mary Jo Van Bemmel
Secretary SupervisorKingston Hall 216Phone: 509.359.4315Email: mvanbemmel@ewu.eduOperations manager for the Department of Mathematics and assistant to chair and faculty. Also the central contact for students who need assistance with math course registration and inquiries about the Academic Placement Test Program Math Placement Test at EWU.
Alumni of Eastern Washington University with a BA in business in human resource management and general management and BA degree in liberal studies.
