Meet the Faculty!
William Ambrose
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
"Teaching mathematics is so enjoyable because it has so many applications to others disciplines."
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Dr. Randel Combs
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Area of Research: Harmonic Analysis
Dr. Kristina Gill
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
"A teacher affects eternity; he can neber tell where his influence stops." -Henry Adams
Area of Research: Education
Lina Hajje
Instructor of Mathematics
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift. That's why we call it present."
Area of Research:
Duane Jacobs
Instructor of Mathematics
"My greatest thrill as a teacher is helping students learn to teach mathematics to themselves."
Area of Research:
Gregg Lawler
Instructor of Mathematics
Area of Research:
Dr. Audrey Meador
Instructor of Mathematics
"You never truly understand the beauty of a subject unless you have taught it to someone else. I have a passion for my subject and teach so that my students can hopefully gain that same appreciation for mathematics."
Areas of Research:
- Recruitment and retention of students to STEM fields
- Diverse populations in STEM education
- Instructional theories in mathematics
- Assistive technology in mathematics eduation
- Pre-service teacher knowledge in mathematics
Dr. Daniel Seth
Associate Professor of Mathematics
"Math is paradoxical, fun, and hard at the same time. Success in math is akin to success in athletics or music, it requires a lot of practice and perserverance."
Areas of Research:
- Applied mathematics
- Numerical analysis
Kimberly Seward
Instructor of Mathematics
Melissa Timmons
Instructor of Mathematics
"I enjoy teaching my students mathematics and watching them overcome their previous aversion to the subject. I believe that anyone can do mathematics, it just take a willingness to try."
Area of Research:
Preston Tirey
Instructor of Mathematics
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Dr. Qingquan Wu
Instructor of Mathematics
"The growth of my students, both academically and professionally, is the biggest paycheck for me."
Areas of Research:
- Algorithmic number theory
- Algebraic number theory
- Function fields
- General algebra
Dr. Yong Yang
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
"I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn." -Albert Einstein
Areas of Research:
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Numerical analysis
- Machine learning
- Data science