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Contact Information
Staff
Elizabeth Nehring
Developmental Math Lab Manager, Director of Math Placement
- BS Geological Sciences, Wright State University
- BS Psychology, Wright State University
- Masters in Mathematics Education, University of Dayton
Jane Noonan
Operations Manager
(Since 2013)
- BA, Economics, Stanford University
- MBA, University of Michigan
Faculty
Christian K. Hansen
Department Chair and Professor of Statistics
(Since 1993)
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (1988)
- PhD, Statistics, Technical University of Denmark (1991)
Research Interests:
Reliability theory, statistical process control, experimental design, and industrial applications of statistics
Keith Adolphson
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2002)
- BA, 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
Research Interests:
K-8 Mathematics Teaching & Learning, Discourse, Technology
Barbara Alvin
Professor of Statistics
(Since 1983)
- AB, Spanish, Miami University (1974)
- MS, Mathematics & MS, Statistics, Miami University (1976)
- PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington (1983)
Research Interests:
Biostatistics; Health Science Statistics. Specialty: serving as a connection between users of statistics & statistical theory.
Xiuqin Bai
Assistant Professor of Statistics
(Since 2016)
- MS, Statistics, Kansas State University (2010)
- PhD, Statistics, Kansas State University (2014)
Daniel Canada
Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2003)
- BS, Mathematics, Biola University, California (1988)
- MS, Mathematics & Teaching Cert., Western Washington University (1994)
- PhD, Mathematics Education, Portland State University (2004)
- Fullbright Scholar Research in Tanzania, South Africa (2009-2010)
Research Interests:
Understanding Variance
Carlos Castillo-Garsow
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2013)
- BS, Biometry & Statistics, Cornell University (2003)
- MA, Linguistics, State University of New York-Buffalo (2006)
- PhD, Mathematics, Arizona State University (2010)
Jackie Coomes
Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2005)
- BS, Mathematics, University of California, Davis (1993)
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (1998)
- PhD, Mathematics Education, Washington State University (2006)
Research Interests:
In-service and preservice mathematics teacher education, undergraduate mathematics teaching and learning, students’ transitions from high school to college, personal epistemologies.
Raymond Dempsey
Senior Lecturer
(Since 2013)
- BS, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (2008)
- MS, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2013)
Research Interests:
Algebra, Analysis, & Mathematics Education
Ryan Downie
Lecturer
(Since 2015)
- BS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2011)
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2013)
Dale Garraway
Professor of Mathematics
(Since 2003)
- BS, Mathematics, Simon Fraser University (1996)
- MS, Mathematics, Dalhousie University (1997)
- PhD, Mathematics, Dalhousie University (2002)
Research Interests:
Category Theory; Graph Theory.
Ron Gentle
Professor of Mathematics
(Since 1990)
- BS, Mathematics, University of Toronto (1976)
- MS, Mathematics, University of British Columbia (1978)
- PhD, Mathematics, University of British Columbia (1982)
Research Interests:
Abelian Category Theory; Ring Theory; Representation Theory of Artin Algebras.
Melissa Graham
Senior Lecturer & Coordinator of RSHS
(Since 2004)
- BAE, Secondary Mathematics & BA, Physics, Eastern Washington University (2002)
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2004)
Michael Graham
Senior Lecturer
(Since 2000)
- BA, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (1991)
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (1993)
Research Interests:
The inverse problem of Galois theory.
Sindhu Jujhavarapu
Lecturer
(Since 2017)
Hyung Sook Lee
Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2008)
- BS, Mathematics Education, Seoul National University (1988)
- MS, Mathematics, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) (1990)
- PhD, Mathematics Education, University of Georgia (2008)
- Secondary Mathematics Teaching Certificate (7-12)
Frank Lynch
Associate Professor of Mathematics
(Since 2013)
- BA, Mathematics & BA, Physics, Magna Cum Laude, Linfield College (1999)
- MS, Mathematics, University of Utah (2001)
- PhD, Mathematics, University of Utah (2010)
Kelly Lynn
Senior Lecturer
(Since 2011)
- BA, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2006)
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2008)
Gayle Millsaps
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2013)
- BA, English, University of Tennessee (1978)
- MA, Mathematics, The Ohio State University (1989)
- PhD, Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University (2005)
Wade Neilson
Senior Lecturer
(Since 2013)
- BAE, Secondary Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2011)
- MS, Teaching K-9 Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2013)
Yves Nievergelt
Professor of Mathematics
(Since 1985)
- Diploma in Mathematics, École Polytechnique, Switzerland (1976)
- PhD & MS, Mathematics – Several Complex Variables, University of Washington (1984)
Research Interests:
Applied Analysis (mathematics applied to chemistry, medical diagnostic imaging, and physics); Complex Analysis; Numerical Analysis (mathematics of scientific programming).
Tim Noon
Quarterly Faculty
- MS, Mathematics, Eastern Washington University (2013)
Andrew Oster
Associate Professor of Mathematics
(Since 2013)
- BS, Mathematics & Minor in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, Cal Poly (2000)
- MS, Mathematics, University of Utah (2002)
- PhD, Mathematics, University of Utah (2006)
Seshu Rao
Lecturer
(Since 2014)
- BS, Mathematics, Washington State University (1989)
- MS, Mathematics, North Carolina State University (1992) with additional coursework in Statistics
Becky Sommers
Lecturer, Director of Developmental Mathematics
(Since 2016)
Viktoria Taroudaki
Assistant Professor of Computational Mathematics
(Since 2017)
- BS, Mathematics, University of Crete (2008)
- MS, Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computation, University of Maryland (2011)
- PhD, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation, University of Maryland (2015)
Research Interests:
Image and Acoustic Signal Processing, Numerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Mathematics Education.
Michael Winer
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
(Since 2017)
- BSE, Mathematics, Central Michigan University (2008)
- MA, Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University (2010)
- PhD, Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University (2017)
Research Interests:
Student Cognition with Geometric Reasoning and Proof, Developing Learning Progressions/Trajectories, Developing Curriculum and Instruction for K-12 Geometry and Geometric Proofs