Mathematics

• June 2023 – January 2024, Dean (Interim)                            
• August 2021 – May 2023, February 2024 – May 2024, Associate Dean                                                                      
• January 2021 – August 2021, Special Assistant to the Dean                      
• Fall 2018– August 2021, Co-Director, First Year Experience Program, West Chester University
• August 2017 – August 2021, Dean’s Faculty Associate for Student Success, College of the Science and Mathematics, West Chester University
• July 2016 – August 2017, Dean’s  Assistant for Student Issues, College of the Science and Mathematics, West Chester University
• August 2016 – present, Professor, West Chester University
• January 2008 – August 2016, Associate Professor, West Chester University
• August 2007 - present, Coordinator, Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics Program, West Chester University
• August 2008 - August 2011, August 2014 – present, Assistant Chair, Department of Mathematics, West Chester University
• August 2002 – December 2007, Assistant Professor, West Chester University

Journal Articles

•  “Quantifying the Recovery of the Active Nesting Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Population in New Jersey,” with M. McKay and B. Ma, Maryland Birdlife, Fall 2021, Volume 70, Number 2.
•  “It Takes a Mob: Retention and Success Through First Year Experience,” with S. Mrkich and T. Pantazes, The Journal of Access, Retention, and Inclusion in Higher Education, Fall 2021, Volume 4, pp. 32 - 39.
• “Lower bounds for the distribution of the suprema of Brownian increments and Brownian motion normalized by the corresponding modulus function,” with V. Dobric. Journal of Theoretical Probability, March 2016, Volume 29, Issue 1, pp 1–31.
• “If You Build It, Will They Come? Tales from Developing a New Actuarial Science Degree Program.” PRIMUS, November 2014, Volume 24, Issue 9-10, p. 847 - 855.

Book Chapters

•  “Preparing for Student Resistance,” in Karaali, Gizem and Khadjavi, Lily (eds.), Mathematics and Social Justice: Perspectives and Resources for the College Classroom, Chapter 3, Classroom Resource Materials Volume 60, MAA Press – an imprint of the American Mathematical Society, Washington, DC, 2019. 
• “Meaningful Community Engagement in Mathematics,” with Kimberly Dempsey and Ross Leiser, in Cathyrn Crosby and Frederick Brockmeier (eds.), Community Engagement Program Implementation and Teacher Preparation for 21st Century Education, Chapter 6, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, 2016.

Additional Publications and Blogposts

•  “President’s Message: Series Expansion,” with J. Quinn. MAA FOCUS, April/May 2022, p. 26 -30.
• “Wisconsin Section High School Math Contest”, with L. Schmidt. Math Values Blog, Mathematical Association of America, October 14, 2021. Available at: https://www.mathvalues.org/masterblog/wisconsin-section-high-school-math-contest

•   NSF ADVANCE Catalyst: Lead & Accelerate University Change for (LAUnCh) STEM Faculty at WCU, Principal Investigator, ($300,000, 1/2024-12/2026)The project will permit us to assess equity gaps for faculty in STEM, allowing for a prioritization of equity-minded practices across campus. By connecting with various stakeholders across campus that lead us in decision-making and strategic planning priorities, hearing from current STEM faculty, and connecting with other successful ADVANCE program institutions, we will develop a strategic plan that addresses the removal of existing systemic barriers which have historically excluded minoritized women and faculty of color in STEM fields.
• ASAP! Actuarial Science Academy Program, Principal Investigator, 2013 – 2016. Over $47,000 from internal funding sources and the Joint CAS and SOA Committee on Actuarial Diversity Summer Actuarial Program grant supported this program aimed to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities in Actuarial Science and to encourage more students to enroll in the Actuarial Science program at WCU.
• Actuaries Club of Philadelphia Annual Gift,  2009 – 2020. Secured $500 gift for our Actuarial Science program annually to be used as an incentive for our students to take and pass Actuarial Science exams while still in school. ($6000 to date)  

•  As MAA Board of Directors member, invited to present as Keynote Speaker and Section NExT workshops at regional MAA meetings. 

                         o Keynote Speaker; Topic: Mathematics and Community Engagement.

                                    April 6, 2024, MAA Allegheny Mountain Section.
                                    March 23, 2024, MAA NJ Section.
                                    October 27, 2023, MAA Iowa Section. 
                                    March 30, 2023, MAA Missouri Section. 
                                    February 18, 2022, MAA Florida Section. 
                                    April 23, 2021, MAA Wisconsin Section. 
                                    April 2020, MAA North Central Section. (Canceled due to COVID-19)
                   o   Section NExT workshop; Topic: Using Data to Support Equity-Minded Institutional Change

                                   October 27, 2023, MAA Iowa Section. 
                                   March 30, 2023, MAA Missouri Section.

• January 14, 2021, Keynote Address, Growing the Beard: FYE, its Spin-offs, and Meeting the Needs of Students and Faculty, with S. Mrkich, ​5th Annual SoTLA Conference: Innovation for Remote Modalities of Teaching and Learning: Productive Responses to Critical Needs, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
• January 7, 2021, Invited Panelist, MAA Workshop: Increasing Engagement in and Support for Equity Work, Joint Mathematics Meetings of the AMS and MAA, virtual. October 2015, Teaching from High Ground: Group Advising in Mathematics and Literacy, with T. Selvaggi, 44th Annual PAC-TE Teacher Education Assembly, Harrisburg, PA.
• February 22, 2010, Keynote Speaker, How Mathematics Students Can Serve the Community, Mathematics and the Public Good lecture series, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY.
• January 14, 2010, Invited Panelist, Mathematics and Social Justice, MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion, Joint AMS-MAA Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• August 5, 2009, Panelist, Outreach programs to local schools, teachers, and students, MathFest, Portland, OR.
•  October 17, 2008, Quantitative Literacy, Pennsylvania Association of Development Educators Southeastern PA Regional Workshop, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. 
• February 28 2008, Invited Panelist, Science, Technology, and Math Education Networks for Social and Economic Development, 20th Anniversary PHENND Conference, "The Power of Place: Regional Higher Education Networks for Community Transformation," University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

                                      o May 27, 2008, Invited Panelist, Developing a Service-Learning Course for the Mathematics Department, A Timeline. Service-Learning Faculty Training,                                                         Tools and Time for Academic and Moral Reflection Session. Neumann University. 

• April 14, 2007, Invited Panelist, Incorporating Social Justice Issues, Quantitative Literacy, and Service Learning Projects into your General Education Mathematics Course, Spring Meeting of the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPaDel) Section of the MAA, Delaware State University, Dover, DE.

• February 2018 – present, Board of Directors, Mathematical Association of America
• 2022 – Present , Middle States Commission on Higher Education Peer Evaluator. Served on two MSCHE teams as  peer evaluator.
• 2022 – Present, Statistical Consultant/Reviewer for The Maryland Entomologist.   
• October 2019, MAA Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPaDel) Section, Conference Organizer with C. Li.
• 2011 – 2016, MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters           

               Co-organized events for students at twice annual nation meetings including: 

                           o   Instagram-driven, mathematically oriented scavenger hunts – The Radical Dash 

                          o   Career panels with mathematicians and statisticians from organizations such as ESPN, MLB NY Mets, Nike, NBA Portland Trailblazers, NSA, NASA Wallops, US Naval Research Labs, and ETS. 

• 2008, 2010, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Selection Committee                               

                  A White House program administered by the NSF, PAEMST, is the highest national honor a K-12 teacher may receive for teaching mathematics or science.  

• Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPaDel) Section of the MAA (elected positions) 

                           o   July 2016 – February 2018, Governor   

                          o   2009 –2011, Chair        

                         o   2007 –2009, Vice-Chair            

                         o   2005 –2007, Member at-large, Executive Board Committee