Education

Academic Appointments and Other Work Experience

Interests

Differential equations; mathematical modeling, especially in biology and physics; applications of undergraduate mathematics; teacher preparation; the use of computer algebra systems in the teaching of mathematics

Membership

Mathematical Association of America, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Project NExT, Project NExT-SE, Young Mathematicians’ Network

Courses Taught

Awards, Fellowships, and Honors

• ExxonMobil Innovation Grant, with Debbie Gober, 14 December 2001
• 2001 Finalist for Columbus State University Educator of the Year
• Board of Regents Grant, with Martha Abell and Judy O’Neal: A Statewide Mathematics Seminar, 16 December 1997
• Georgia Tech Faculty Development Grant, 12 June 1997
• Project NExT Fellow 1996-97
• Accepted to CSU Graduate Faculty, 14 August 1996

Community Service

• CSU Math Tournament 1996, 1997, chair 1999- 2001
• Executive committee member, Helen P. Purks Fund
• Mathematics Judge, Greater Columbus Science & Engineering Fair -- February 1999, 2000, 2001
• Help the Hooch, Fall 1998
• Science Olympiad 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• Habitat for Humanity Aug. 1997, May 1998
• Judge, Greater Columbus Science & Engineering Fair, 1 February 1996
• TEAMS Competition, 8 March 1996
• Instructor, Georgia Governor's Honors Program, Summer 1995

Service to the College of Science and to the University

• Chair, CSU Alternative Conflict Resolution Committee 2003-present
• Member, Early Childhood and Reading Education Program Advisory Council 2003-2004
• Member, Secondary Math Education Program Advisory Council 2003-2004
• Steering Committee, Student Research Colloquium 2003
• Academic Standards Committee 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
• Hiring committees:
• Math:  1997-98, 1999-2000 (chair), 2000-2001, 2002-2003
• Columbus Regional Math Collaborative:  1999
• Computer Science:  1996, 2001
• Consultant to Columbus Regional Math Collaborative 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03
• Academic Technology Utilization Committee 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03
• College of Science Faculty Evaluation Criteria Committee 2003
• College of Science Personnel Committee 2000, 2002
• Faculty Senate Executive Council 2001
• Faculty Senate 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Educator Preparator Programming Council 1999, 2000, 2001
• Faculty Development Committee 1998 (alternate), 1999, 2000
• College of Science Summer Teaching Committee 2000
• Faculty Service Award Committee 2000
• Orientation advising for Spring 1999, Fall 1999
• CSU Orientation Task Force 1998
• Honors Scholarship Committee 1996, 1997, 1998
• Project NExT-SE Steering Committee 1997
• Coordinator, statewide seminar Innovations in Undergraduate Mathematics in Georgia 1995, 1996, and 1997
• Sessions organizer, Project NExT sessions held at 1997 MathFest on August 1, 1997
• College of Science Curriculum Committee 1995, 1996
• Major Fields Assessment Team 1995,  1996
• Ad-hoc committee on CSU world-wide web policy 1996

Department Service

• Math Tournament Chair 1999, 2000, 2001
• Math Tournament Committee 1995-present
• Math club faculty advisor 1995, 1996, 2000 (co-advisor), 2002-2003
• Curriculum Committee chair 1999-2000
• Math Colloquium Chair 1996, Co-chair 1998, 1999, 2000
• Web page design 1996-97

Courses Developed

• Introduction to Chaos and Fractals (Special topics course)
• Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems
• Introduction to Mathematical Biology (Special topics course)
• Vector Analysis
• Senior Seminar

Student Projects Supervised

• Fall 2002, A Nonlinear Mathematical for Torsional Forces in a Suspension Bridge, presented by Gina Greiwe in completion of an Honors Contract in Numerical Analysis
• Spring 2001, A Second Order Linear Diff. Eq. Model for a Suspension Bridge, presented by Gina Greiwe in completion of an Honors Contract in Introductory Differential Equations
• Fall 1999 - Spring 2000, Introduction to Fractal Geometry, presented by Eric Tsai in completion of his senior project in the Magnet program at Columbus High School 

Professional Growth and Development

• University System of Georgia, Academic Administrators' Workshop, March 2003
• Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics:  Diversification of Upper Level Mathematics Programs, Mathematics and Education Reform Forum, November 2002
• National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers, November 2001
• Connected Curriculum Project workshop, Duke University, June 1999
• Georgia Tech Faculty Development Program, 1997-98
• Local coordinator, Georgia statewide seminar Innovations in  Undergraduate Mathematics in Georgia 1995-1998
• Project NExT, 1996-97

Professional Activities

a.  Reviews

• Reviewer for the National Science Foundation's Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships 2003
• Reviewer for Computer Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations, published by Brooks/Cole, 2003
• Reviewer for Applied Calculus, by Alan Howard and Alex Himonas, John Wiley and Sons, 2001
• Referee for Journal of Online Mathematics and Its Applications, 2001
• Referee for MapleTech, 1997

b.  Publications, Contributed Talks, and Other Presentations

1. Controlling Limits for a Family of Quadratic Differential Equations, presented at math department seminar, Spelman College, 30 October 2001
2. Three Compartment Systems with Feedback Control, 13th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, 18 November 2000
3. Creating Animated GIFs for the WWW with Maple, Fifth Annual Valdosta State University Mathematics Technology Conference, 25 February 2000
4. Some Unusual Structures in Mathematics, presented to CSU Math Club, 19 October 1999
5. Series ideas add up to interesting mathematics, invited talk presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Rock Eagle, October 14-16, 1999.
6. Introduction to Fractals, presented to the Mu Alpha Theta Club at Columbus High School, 13 May 1999.
7. Exploring Simpson's Rule for Integration with Maple, Fourth Annual Valdosta State University Mathematics Technology Conference, 26 February 1999
8. A Discrete Model for Genetic Variations with Natural Selection, CSU Mathematics Colloquium, 19 February 1999
9. A Pharmacokinetic Model  for  Decongestants, presented to Manchester High School students on 29 October 1998
10. A Min/Max Application to Optimal Shipment Planning, Real-world applications session, Southeastern MAA meeting, 13 March 1998
11. Electronic Course Notes Ease the Transition to Maple, Project NExT-SE "Neat Ideas" session, 12 March 1998
12. A Discrete Model for Genetic Variations with Mutations, Third Annual Valdosta State University Mathematics Technology Conference, 27 February 1998
13. A discrete model for genetic recombination, Georgia Tech Mathematical Biology Seminar, 20 and 27 January 1998
14. A genetic model for natural selection, Georgia Tech Mathematical Biology Seminar, 13 November 1997
15. Predicting existence of limits of solutions to ODEs with a quadratic nonlinearity, Southeastern AMS Meeting, 17 October 1997
16. Math and Society, Jefferson Community College Honors Colloquium, 22 August 1997
17. Introduction to bifurcations, CSU Mathematics Colloquium, 15 May 1997
18. Maple and the WWW at Columbus State University, Third Annual Valdosta State University Mathematics Technology Conference, 11 April 1997
19. Teaching at Four year or Liberal Arts Colleges: What the Job Entails, panel discussion with Jeff Ehme, Carl Mueller, and William Yin at Auburn University, 21 February 1997
20. Innovations in the first two years of mathematics at Columbus State University, statewide seminar "Innovations in Undergraduate Mathematics in Georgia", 31 October 1996
21. Limits for Boltzmann-type ODEs, presented at the United States Air Force Academy, 30 August 1996
22. Controlling limits of Boltzmann-type ODEs, "Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods, and Applications", Vol. 30, pp. 465-470, (refereed) Proceedings of the Second World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts. Presented July 12, 1996.
23. Something for everyone: approximation theme provides carry-over, statewide seminar "Innovations in Undergraduate Mathematics in Georgia", 7 May 1996

c.  Professional Development 

1. Managing Conflict for Strategic Advantage, organized by the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, July 2003
2. Academic Administrators' Workshop, University System of Georgia, March 2003.