--- EDUCATION & AREAS OF INTEREST ---

Areas of Interest: Reformed Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum Reform, Technology in the Classroom, Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (continuous and discrete), and Complex Analysis.

• Ph.D. in Mathematics: August, 1996, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2553. GPA 3.94/4.00.
• M.S. in Mathematics: May, 1991, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2553. GPA 3.92/4.00
• B.S. in Mathematics: May, 1989, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 18018-2316. GPA 3.83/4.00.
• Teaching Certification: PA Instructional I, Inductee Graduate.

--- CATEGORY I: TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS ---

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Winona State University, Winona, MN:  Assistant Professor, 1996 to present. Responsible for teaching a wide variety of undergraduate mathematics courses.  Heavily involved in curriculum reform of the Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Differential Equations courses.  Presently involved in the development of the Math for Earth & Life Sciences course sequence.  Active in seminars concerning mathematics, pedagogy, and online teaching.
• Widener University, Chester, PA:  Math Center Tutor, Fall 1995. Provided walk-in tutoring services to students in College Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and graduate level Real Analysis.
• University of Delaware, Newark, DE:
  • Maple Program Instructor, Fall 1995. Developed and taught a short course on the use of Maple on SPARC Workstations for transfer students in Differential Equations.
  • Math Insurance Program Coordinator, Summer 1995. Co-coordinator Summer 1993. Tutor 1990–1992. Working with Dr. Michael Vaughn of the R.I.S.E. scholarship program, coordinated a summer induction program for minorities in engineering. Duties included curriculum development, academic advisement, Trigonometry and Calculus instruction, tutoring, and computer instruction in Derive and Maple symbolic manipulation packages on SPARC Workstations.
  • Instructor, Winter 1995. Taught Differential Equations for engineers in a SPARC Workstation classroom using Maple. Well-received instruction emphasized mathematical modeling and qualitative interpretation of theoretical and numerical solutions to both initial value and boundary value problems.  Students assessed through exams and graded cooperative effort projects involving the use of Maple.
  • Instructor, 1990–1992. Successfully (according to student and faculty feedback) taught Calculus I & III for mathematics and engineering majors, and Finite Mathematics for business majors.  Teaching Assistant, 1989–1995 intermittently. Responsible for running constructive, productive recitation sessions and computer labs employing Derive, Omnifarious Plotter, and programs written in Basic.
• Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem, PA:
  • Secondary Mathematics Teacher, 1993–1994 at Freedom High School.  Taught wide variety of students from freshmen and sophomores in Algebra I to Honors Pre-Calculus to a terminal course in advanced mathematics for seniors. Pioneered the implementation of TI-81 and TI-82 into the mathematics curriculum at all levels. Elicited truly outstanding work from students by combining cooperative learning with a hands-on discovery and problem solving approach and with mathematical modeling of real world phenomena.  Completed professional development necessary to pursue permanent Pennsylvania Certification.
  • Student Teacher, Spring 1989 at Nitschmann Middle and Freedom High School.  MathCounts Coach, Fall 1988 at East Hills Middle School. Successfully prepared eight top seventh grade students for regional level MathCounts competition.
• Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA:  Adjunct Faculty, Summer 1991. Taught Calculus I for non-mathematics majors and remedial Algebra using, almost exclusively, a concept induction approach.
• Other Employment:
  • Resident Geometer, Summer 1989. Worked with the Visual Geometry Project under a joint NSF grant to Moravian and Swarthmore. Project goal is to reintroduce solid geometry into the high school curriculum. I conducted research on the technical and historical aspects of the Platonic Solids and then created many hands-on activities for the Platonic Solids Workbook. The VGP materials, including the final version of the Platonic Solids Workbook, have been published by the Key Curriculum Press.
  • Technical Consultant, Summer 1989, Dale Seymour Publications. Contracted as a technical consultant on their proposed republication of Susan and Peter Pearce’s Polyhedra Primer.

AWARDS

• Baxter-Sloyer Teaching Award, University of Delaware, 1992.
• Phi Delta Kappa Student Teacher of the Year Award, Moravian College, 1989.
• Member Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary Mathematical Fraternity, Moravian College.
• "Meritorious" rating in the 1988 ORSA mathematical modeling contest.

--- CATEGORY II: SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY ---

AY 1999-2000:

• Developed curriculum materials for Math for Earth & Life Sciences sequence under a CTL Faculty Small Grant.

AY 1998-1999:

• Presentation: Avalanche mixing of powders in a rotating drum, Carleton College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium.
• Publication:  Generic properties of altitude functions, co-author with Judy A. Kennedy, Topology and its Applications, 106 (2000) 57-68.
• Publication:  Modeling continuous mixing of granular solids in a rotating drum, co-author with James A. Yorke, Physica D, 118, pp. 293-310 (1998). Announced in item below.

AY 1997-1998:

• Presentation:  Avalanche mixing of powders in a rotating drum, SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, contributed talk.
• Presentation: Properties of generic altitude functions, Winona State University, Monster Group Seminar.

AY 1996-1997:

• Publication:  Continuous avalanche mixing of granular solids in a rotating drum, co-author with James A. Yorke, Europhys. Lett., 35 (1), pp. 31-35 (1 July 1996).  Announcement of item above.

AY 1995-1996:

• Publication:  A Creative Take-Home Exam, February 1995, Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 88, No. 2, pp. 169 & 172.

AY 1994-1995:

• Presentation:  Using the TI-82 to Aid Student Learning at Any Level, presented to Bethlehem Area School District middle school and high school mathematics and Science instructors.
• Presentation: Opportunities in Graduate School, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA.

AY 1992-1993:

• Presentation:  The Hopf Bifurcation in Galloping Power Lines, presented at a seminar on applied mathematics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
• Presentation:  Fractals: Can We Control Their Shape?, presented at a seminar on dynamical systems in the Department of Civil Engineering, 1992.
• Presentation:  Combinatorics and Polyhedra, Combinatorics Seminar.

AY 1991-1992:

• Publication:  Platonic Solids Activity Book, 1991, Key Curriculum Press. Assistant author and researcher.

AY 1988-1989:

• Presentation:  Fractal Geometry, guest speaker at a teacher inservice.
• Presentation:  Fractal Geometry: A New Dimension in Thought, 1988 regional Math Conference and 1989 Pi Mu Epsilon induction. The Mathematics of Escher: Tilings of the Plane on the Macintosh, 1988 Science Day.

--- CATEGORY III: CONTINUING PREPARATION ---

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Conference: Joint Meetings of the MAA and AMS, January 2000, New Orleans, LA.
• Reading:  Special course preparation for Chaos Theory (Math 280) and Math for Earth & Life Sciences II (Math 150/155), 1999-2000.  Preparation for both of these courses required extensive reading and study.
• Seminar:  Education in Singapore, Nancy Nutting, 1999.
• Conference:  SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1999, Snowbird, UT.
• Workshop:  Teaching to the Majority, Dr. Sue Rosser, 1998.
• Course:  Introduction to Online Teaching Technologies with Gerry Bedore via the UCLA Extension Program, Spring 1997, Grade: A.
• Workshop:  SciMath Learning Project, Spring 1997, WSU.
• Conference:  SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1997, Snowbird, UT.
• Conference:  Midwest Conference on Dynamical Systems, October 1996, Northwestern University.
• Conference:  SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1995, Snowbird, UT.
• Conference:  Annual Spring Topology Conferences, April 1995, University of Delaware. April 1993, University of South Carolina.
• Conference:  MD/PSU Dynamical Systems Conferences, October 1994, Penn State University, State College, PA. Spring 1994, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
• Conference:  Mathematics Under Construction, NCTM, Spring 1994, Harrisburg, PA.
• Conference:  The Head and Heart of Chaos: Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems, June 1992, N.I.H., Bethesda, MD.
• Conference:  MAA Regional Meetings, Fall 1989, Swarthmore College. Spring 1988, Moravian College.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & JOURNALS SUBSCRIPTIONS

• ACMS (Associaton of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences)---Preceedings
• MAA (Mathematical Association of America)---The American Mathematical Monthly
• NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)---The Mathematics Teacher, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEARNED AND USED