Jennifer McLoud-Mann

(Last updated in May 2010)

 

Contact Information

   3900 University Blvd.

   Tyler, Texas 75799

   (903) 566-7327 (BUS Office)

   (903) 565-5625 (RBN Office)

   jmcloud@uttyler.edu

 

Education

  

   Ph.D. University of Arkansas; 2002

   Research Area: Commutative Algebra

   Thesis: On a Certain Family of Determinantal-Like Ideals

   Advisor: Mark Johnson

  

   M.S. University of Arkansas; 1998

 

   B.S. East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma; 1997

 

Employment

 

   Associate Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler

   2009 - present

 

   Associate Professor, University of Texas at Tyler; 2007-present

 

   Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Tyler; 2002-2007

 

Honors

 

   Recipient of the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning

   College or University Mathematics Faculty Member

   Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America

   2009

 

   Recipient of the Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Students

   Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America

   2008 

 

   Recipient of White Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

   University of Texas at Tyler

   2005-2006

 

   Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

   2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee

   University of Texas at Tyler

 

Professional Society Memberships

 

   Mathematical Association of America

   Association of Women in Mathematics

 

 


Teaching

 

 

Teaching Awards

  

   Recipient of the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning

   College or University Mathematics Faculty Member

   Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America

   2009

 

   Recipient of White Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

   University of Texas at Tyler

   2005-2006

 

   Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

   2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee

   University of Texas at Tyler

 

Courses taught at UT-Tyler

  

   Trigonometry; Math 1316 -8 times

   Mathematics for Business and Economics I; Math 1324 - 2 times

   Discrete Structures; Math 2330 – 3 times

   Calculus I; Math 2413 - 8 times

   Calculus II; Math 2414 - 3 times

   Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory; Math 3315

   Abstract Algebra I; Math 3336 - 3 times

   Introduction to Analysis; Math 3345

   Foundations of Mathematics; Math 3425 - 4 times

   Matrix Methods in Science and Engineering; Math 3203 – 2 times

   Multivariate Calculus; Math 3404 - 2 times

   Concepts of Mathematics: Applications; Math 4330

   Abstract Algebra II; Math 4336 - 2 times

   Introduction to Real Variables; Math 4341

   Algebraic Structures I; Math 5331

   Algebraic Structures II; Math 5332

   Topics: Ideals and Varieties; Math 5390

   Topics in Knot Theory; Math 5391

   Topics in Mathematics Education I; Mted 5398

   Topics in Mathematics Education II; Mted 5399

 

Program Participation

 

Magna Online Seminar:  Coping with Seven Disruptive Personality Types in the

Classroom by Dr. Gerald Amada

December 2009

 

STEAM V Conference

(Successfully Training Educators As Mathematicians)

October 2009

Texarkana College and Texas A&M University-Texarkana

 

Creating Dual Instructors at a Distance for Mathematics

Net-net Consortium

Planning Summer Cohort Camp

Spring 2009 & Summer 2009

The intention of this grant is to offer an 18-hour sequence of mathematics graduate courses to teachers with a significant mathematical background so that they would then be eligible to teach dual credit mathematics courses.  In order to achieve this goal some bridge work is necessary as many have not been math students in awhile.  To begin this bridge work as well as provide a bonding experience for the cohort, I will plan and implement the two week summer camp with my colleague Casey Mann. 

 

Project NExT Course “Undergraduate Research – How to Make It Work”  

Mathfest 2008

July 2008

Various aspects of undergraduate research were discussed – how to get started, what different levels of research one can expect from undergraduates, how (and where) to find good problems, outlets for presenting and publishing undergraduate research, and differences between short-term and long-term research projects. 

 

Mini Workshop at the 11th Annual Legacy of R.L. Moore Conference

Austin, Texas; July 2008

This workshop provided an introduction to the Modified Moore Method or Inquiry Based Learning.  Mathematics education articles were discussed, best practices were shared from faculty experienced with MMM/IBL, and a session was devoted to created appropriate course materials for students.

 

Short Course “Integrating Biological Applications in the Mathematics Curriculum”

Texas Section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America

April 2008

This short course gave particular examples of biological application problems

that professors could use in a variety of their courses.  Most of the examples

implemented the use of Matlab or Maple.

 

Calculus Redesign Project; Spring ’07 – Spring ‘08

This was a joint project between UT Telecampus, UT Tyler, UT Permian Basin, and UT Brownsville to create an online Calculus I course. The planning of the project began in January 2007 with implementation starting in Fall 2007 and continuing through Spring 2008.

 

Algebra, Technology, and the Problem Solving Process

University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas; June 14-18, 2004

My involvement throughout this program is that of co-instructor for the summer, fall, and spring institutes on campus. This institutes are designed to educate in-service secondary algebra I teachers about various technologies to use in their classroom.

 

2003 PREP (Professional Enhancement Programs of the MAA) Workshop

Knot Theory; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; June 9-13, 2003

This program was aimed at college and university teachers who are interested in learning more about knot theory. Upon completion of the workshop, teachers should be able to teach an undergraduate course in knot theory, do research in knot theory, and direct student research in knot theory.

 

Project NExT Fellow; 2002-3.

Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is a program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences who are interested in improving the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics. It addresses the full range of faculty responsibilities in teaching, research, and service, and it provides professional support for new faculty as they undertake these activities.

 

   

 

 

Research/Professional Growth

 

 

Research Recognition

 

   Nominated for the Texas Higher Education Star Award

   For work with undergraduate research students

   2008

 

  Nominated for the Texas Higher Education Star Award

   For work with undergraduate research students

   2007

 

Publications

 

   Lessons Learned from a Calculus Redesign Project

   In preparation

 

   m-Colorings of Knots

   Joint work with Francis Terrell Fenner

   In preparation

 

   Minimal Knotting Numbers

   Joint work with Casey Mann, Ben McCarty, Ramona Ranalli, and Nathan Smith

   Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, Vol. 18, No. 8, 1159-1173, 2009.

 

   Metrics in three-dimensional lattices

   Joint work with Casey Mann, Ben McCarty, Ramona Ranalli, and Nathan Smith

   Journal for Geometry and Graphics, Vol. 12, No. 2, 133-140, 2008.

 

   On equations defining Veronese rings

   Joint work with Mark R. Johnson

   Archiv der Mathematik, 86, 205-210, 2006.

 

   On the relationship between minimal lattice knots and minimal cube knots

   Joint work with Casey Mann

   Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Vol. 14, No. 7, 841-851, 2005.

 

   On a Certain Family of Determinantal-like Ideals

   Communications in Algebra, 33, 623-632, 2005.

 

   Learning approaches, course experience, & astronomy understanding in The 

   Oklahoma Project

   Joint work with Karen Williams and Carl Rutledge

   Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(4), 240-244, 1998.

 

Conference Presentations

  

   Using Hands-On Projects to Get Trigonometry Students Out of Their Seats

   Invited talk

   STEAM V Conference

   Texarkana College and Texas A&M University- Texarkana

   Texarkana, Texas; October 2009

 

   Making a Connection

   Alder Award Session

   Mathfest 2009

   Portland, Oregon; August 2009

 

   Bringing Historic or Current Events in the Classroom

   Texas NExT Workshop

   MAA Texas Sectional Meeting

   Denton, Texas; April 2009

 

   Lessons Learned from a Calculus Redesign Project

   Joint Mathematics Meeting

   Washington, D.C.; January 2009

 

   Lessons Learned from a Calculus Redesign Project

   Mathfest 2008

   Madison, Wisconsin; July 2008

 

   Initiating A Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   Joint work with Ramona Ranalli

   MAA Texas Sectional Meeting

   Edinburg, Texas; April 2007

 

   Distance in Three-Dimensional Lattices

   Joint work with C. Mann, B. McCarty, R. Ranalli, and N. Smith

   Joint AMS-MAA Mathematics Meeting

   AMS Session on Geometry and Topology

   New Orleans, Louisiana; January 2007

 

   Minimal Knotting Numbers

   Joint work with C. Mann (presenter), B. McCarty, R. Ranalli, and N. Smith

   Joint AMS-MAA Mathematics Meeting

   AMS Session on Geometry and Topology

   New Orleans, Louisiana; January 2007

 

   Initiating A Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   Joint work presented by Ramona Ranalli

   Joint AMS-MAA Mathematics Meeting

   MAA Session on Research and Other Mathematical Experiences for Students Outside

   of the Classroom

   New Orleans, Louisiana; January 2007

 

   Engaging Your Student Body Through Activities

   Invited talk

   Fall Meeting of Texas NExT

   Sam Houston State University

   Huntsville, Texas; October 2006

 

   How Knot Theory and DNA Do the Tangle

   Invited talk

   Joint work with Jenny Tompkins and Casey Mann

   Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference

   Sam Houston State University

   Huntsville, Texas; October 2005

 

   Rees algebras of powers of ideals

   Invited talk

   UT Austin Algebra Seminar

   UT Austin; April 2005

 

   On the equations defining Veronese rings of ideals

   Joint work with Mark R. Johnson

   Texas Section MAA; Texas NExT Research Session

   Arlington, Texas; April 2005

 

   Lattice Knots and Cell Knots

   Joint work presented by Casey Mann

   1004th AMS meeting; Special Session on Knot Theory and Its Applications

   Bowling Green, Kentucky; March 2005

 

   On the relationship between minimal lattice knots and minimal cube knots

   ITV LSAMP Videoconferences

   University of Texas at Tyler; July 2004

 

   On the relationship between minimal lattice knots and minimal cube knots

   Joint presentation with Casey Mann

   Texas Section MAA; Texas NExT Research Session

   Corpus Christi, Texas; April 2004

 

   On a Certain Family of Determinantal-like Ideals

   Invited talk

   987th AMS meeting; Special Session on Commutative Algebra

   San Francisco, California; May 2003

 

   On a Certain Variety of Determinantal-like Ideals

   Texas Section MAA; Texas NExT Research Session

   Huntsville, Texas; April 2003

 

Undergraduate Research Projects

 

   Student: Terrell Fenner

   Project: Colorings of Composite Knots

   Mentor: Dr. Jennifer McLoud

   Date: Summer 2007

   Funding: REU supported by the National Security Agency

 

Publication

 

   m-Colorings of Knots

   In preparation.

 

Presentations of Colorings of Composite Knots @

 

   MAA Texas Sectional meeting

   Stephenville, Texas

   April 2008

   Terrell won best talk in the Graph Theory, Geometry, and Knot Theory session.

 

   Joint Mathematics Meeting of AMS & MAA

   San Diego, California

   January 2008

   Terrell won a prize for his poster.

 

   Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference

   Sam Houston State University

   Huntsville, Texas

   November 2007

  

   MAA Student Chapter at UT Tyler meeting

   October 2007

 

   Student: Shaun Williams

   Project: n-Colorings of Twist Knots

   Mentor: Dr. Jennifer McLoud

   Date: Summer 2006

   Funding: REU supported by the National Security Agency

 

Publication

 

   n-Colorings of Twist Knots

   In preparation.

 

Presentations of n-Colorings of Twist Knots @

 

   1st Annual STEM Palooza

   University of Texas at Tyler

   November 2008

   Won best poster in session.

 

   MAA Texas Sectional meeting

   Edinburg, Texas

   April 2007

 

   Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference

   Sam Houston State University

   Huntsville, Texas

   October 2006

 

   MAA Student Chapter at UT Tyler meeting

   October 2006

 

   Student: Jenny Tompkins

   Project: Modeling DNA with Knot Theory

   Mentors: Dr. Jennifer McLoud and Dr. Casey Mann

   Date: Summer 2005

   Funding: LSAMP at UT Tyler

 

Publication

 

   Modeling DNA with Knot Theory: An Introduction

   Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal

   Volume 7 (1), Spring 2006.

 

Presentations of How Knot Theory and DNA Do the Tangle @

 

   MAA Texas Sectional meeting

   Wichita Falls, Texas

   April 2006

   Jenny won a prize for her presentation.

 

   LSAMP Undergraduate Student Research Conference

   Dallas, Texas

   September 2005

   Jenny won second place for her talk.

 

   MAA Student Chapter at UT Tyler meeting

   September 2005

 

   Student: Ben McCarty

   Project: Minimal Lattice Knots

   Mentors: Dr. Jennifer McLoud and Dr. Casey Mann

   Date: Summer 2004

   Funding: LSAMP at UT Tyler

 

Publication

 

   Minimal Knotting Numbers (see my publication list)

  

   Presentation of Minimal Knotting Numbers @

   MAA Texas Sectional meeting

   Arlington, Texas

   April 2005

 

   LSAMP Undergraduate Student Research Conference

   El Paso, Texas

   September 2004

   Ben won third place for his presentation.

 

   Students: Scarlet Worthen Ellis and Lesley Wilson

   Project: Symbolic Powers of Edge Ideals

   Mentor: Dr. Jennifer McLoud

   Date: Summer 2003

   Funding: President's Faculty-Student Summer Research Program

Publication

 

   Symbolic Powers of Edge Ideals

   Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal

   Volume 5 (2), Fall 2004.

 

Presentation of The Edgey Ideal of Symbolic Powers @

 

   Texas Section MAA

   Corpus Christi, Texas

   April 2004

   These ladies won first place for their presentation in their session!

 

   2004 Student Research Day; Poster session

   University of Texas at Tyler

   April 2004

 

   Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

   Lincoln, Nebraska

   February 2004

 

Master's Theses

 

   Student:  Heather Pierce

   Project:  Some Properties of the Jones Polynomial

   Mentor:  Dr. Jennifer McLoud-Mann

   Date:  May 2009-May 2010

 

   Student: Jared Painter

   Project: Primary Decomposition of Ideals

   Mentor: Dr. Jennifer McLoud-Mann

   Date: August 2006-May 2007

 

Funded Grants

 

   Sonya Kovelevsky Day Support; Fall 2008

   PI: Jennifer McLoud

   Funding Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

   Award: $1400

   Description: This grant would provide monetary support for a Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   on the UT Tyler campus. On this day we would invite local High School ladies to

   campus for mathematical activities with the ultimate goal being to encourage them to

   pursue Mathematics and mathematical oriented careers.

 

   Sonya Kovelevsky Day Support; Fall 2007

   PI: Ramona Ranalli

   SI: Jennifer McLoud

   Funding Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

   Award: $1400

   Description: This grant provided monetary support for a Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   on the UT Tyler campus. On this day we invited local High School ladies to

   campus for mathematical activities with the ultimate goal being to encourage them to

   pursue Mathematics and mathematical oriented careers.

  

Calculus Redesign Project; Spring 2007-Summer 2008

Subcontract through UT Telecampus

UT Tyler Investigators:  Jennifer McLoud and Donna Dickerson

Funding Agency:  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

UT Tyler Award:  $40,000

Description:  Three mathematics faculty from UT Tyler, UT Permian Basin, and UT Brownsville worked together to create an online Calculus I course to be offered through UT Telecampus at the individual schools.  Collaboration to design the courses began in Spring 2007 and offering were made during both the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters. 

 

   Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates; Summer 2006

   PI: Kazem Mahdavi

   Co-pis: Casey Mann and Jennifer McLoud

   Funding Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

   Award: $49,600 (over 2 years)

   Description: This grant provides funding for three undergraduate students per summer

   for two years to conduct undergraduate research with UT Tyler investigators.

 

   Sonya Kovelevsky Day Support; Fall 2006

   PI: Ramona Ranalli

   SI: Jennifer McLoud

   Funding Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

   Award: $1750

   Description: This grant provided monetary support for a Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   on the UT Tyler campus. On this day we invited local High School ladies to

   campus for mathematical activities with the ultimate goal being to encourage them to

   pursue Mathematics and mathematical oriented careers.

 

   Sonya Kovelevsky Day Support; Fall 2005

   PI: Ramona Ranalli

   SIs: Rebecca Culshaw and Jennifer McLoud

   Funding Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

   Award: $1250

   Description: This grant provided monetary support for a Sonya Kovelevsky Day

   on the UT Tyler campus. On this day we invited local High School ladies to

   campus for mathematical activities with the ultimate goal being to encourage them to

   pursue Mathematics and mathematical oriented careers.

 

   Faculty Research Grant; 2003-04

   University of Texas at Tyler

   Project: Computing the Second Degree Veronese of Rees Algebras of Certain   

   Gorenstein Grade 3 Ideals

 

   President's Faculty-Student Summer Research Program; Summer 2003

   University of Texas at Tyler

   Project: Symbolic Powers of Edge Ideals

 

Pending Grants

 

Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference; Fall 2010

PI: Jennifer McLoud-Mann

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) through the MAA RUMC

Award: $2528

Description: This grant would provide monetary support for the Sixth Annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference to be held on the campus of The University of Texas at Tyler.  The main objective of this conference is to give undergraduate students an opportunity to present their research.

 

 

Conference Organization

 

Sonya Kovalevsky Days; 2005-2008

I recruited and organized the career panel for these events as well as aided in organizing and carrying out the day’s events.

 

Sonya Kovalevsky Day 2009

I was responsible for submitting the grant, follow-up paperwork for grant, making webpage for conference advertisement, contacting local teachers, constructing daily schedule and carrying out the day’s events.

 

Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2009

I was a co-pi on an NSF grant to support conference, helped chose invited speakers, aided in constructing the schedule and carrying out the day’s events.

 

MAA Texas Sectional Meeting 2011

I was responsible for submitting the University of Texas at Tyler’s application to host this event and am currently working with others in the mathematics department to plan the event.

 

 

 


Service

 

 

Departmental Service

 

Assistant Department Chair; May 2004-August 2006

My duties in this role include making the teaching schedule with the chairman, coordinating our lab workers, dealing with book orders through publisher and bookstore.

 

Departmental Scheduler; May 2004-2009

I put together the teaching schedule for the department with the chairman.   

 

Sponsor of the MAA chapter at UT-Tyler; 2002-2009

I am sponsor of the MAA student chapter at UT-Tyler. I have been involved in all aspects of the chapter including calling officer meetings, making schedules, helping with t-shirts, helping with booth at Patriot Preview days, inviting speakers (including Brad Smith, CEO Milliman USA and Mike Scott, aerospace engineer at Houston Space Center), writing co-curricular proposals for trips, hosting holiday parties, accompanying (driving them) female members to Nebraska for an undergraduate conference, and creating an Integration Bee.

 

Talks to the MAA chapter at UT-Tyler

 

“A History of Logic”

This talk included discussion of Russell’s Paradox, Hilbert’s famous speech at

the International Congress of Mathematicians, and more.  This was part of a

series of interdisciplinary talks with mathematics and computer science.

Fall 2007

 

“Celebrating 300 years of Euler!"

This talk focused on the Konigsberg Bridge Problem as well as many other

highlights from Euler's fruitful career as a mathematician.

Spring 2007

 

“Geometry and Topology of the Buckyball and More"

This talk focused on the mathematics surrounding buckyballs which has been

a hot topic in chemistry since their discovery in 1986 and the following Nobel

Prize awarded for the research associated with the discovery.  This was a follow

up talk to Dr. Neil Gray's talk on the chemistry of buckyballs.

Fall 2004

 

“Unknot or Not?"

This talk was an introductory talk about knot theory.  It was followed by a talk

from Dr. Neil Gray on the applications of knot theory to chemistry.

Fall 2003

 

“Pi and Ice Cream"

This talk was on the history of pi at our annual ice cream social.

Fall 2003

 

NETnet Leadership Team; 2008-2009

This team collaborated to construct an appropriate 18 hour graduate sequence in mathematics in order to increase the number of instructors available in the East Texas area to teach dual credit mathematics courses. 

 

Sonya Kovalevsky Day Organizing Committee; 2005-2010

This committee's responsibilities included organizing a day full of mathematics activities for high school girls visiting campus.

 

Departmental Third Year Review Committee; Spring 2008

This committee reviewed Deborah Koslover’s dossier and gave their recommendation to the chair regarding her progress toward tenure and promotion.

 

Department Tenure & Promotion Committee; Fall 2007

This committee reviewed Ramona Ranalli Alger's dossier and gave their recommendation to the chair regarding her tenure and promotion.

 

Departmental Faculty Search Committee (Chair); 2007-2008

This committee's responsibilities include reading applications and interviewing qualified candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in the mathematics department.  Additional duties assumed by chair involve scheduling interviews with candidates.

 

Departmental Administrative Assistant Search Committee; Summer 2006

This committee's responsibilities include reading applications and interviewing qualified candidates for an administrative assistant II position in the mathematics department.

 

Departmental Faculty Search Committee; 2003-2004; 2008-2009

This committee's responsibilities include reading applications and interviewing qualified candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in the mathematics department.

 

Governance Committee; 2009-2010

This committee was responsible for discussing and proposing ideas of departmental governance to the department.  We were also responsible for drafting official documents reflecting governance issues.

 

Committee on Appointment of Student Assistants and Workers; 2007-2009

I served as chairman on this committee. This committee was responsible for creating an application for student workers and a student grader policy. In addition, this committee reviews applications to determine who the student workers will be and makes grading assignments.

 

Curriculum Committee; 2007-2008 (Mathematics Department)

This committee discusses the departmental curriculum recommending adjustments as needed and then carrying out paperwork to make adjustments to college and university committees.

 

Calculus Committee; 2004-2005 (Mathematics Department)

This committee determines the procedures and curriculum for all calculus courses.  Education Interface Committee; 2002-2005 (Mathematics Department)  This committee is charged with interfacing with the Education Department and surrounding schools on issues relating to education, both on the graduate and undergraduate level.

 

Junior-Senior Committee; 2002-2005 (Mathematics Department)

This committee is charged with i) continued development and assessment of the Jr/Sr offerings & ii) any other issues relating to Jr/Sr courses.

 

Masters Degree Committees

Heather Pierce; Spring 2010

Bobby Thomas; Summer 2008

Jared Painter; Spring 2007

Russell Greenlee; Spring 2007

Sarai Ramos; Spring 2007

Kirk Bozeman; Spring 2006

Andy Hatton; Spring 2004

  

Senior Seminar Students

Grant Campbell; Spring 2010

Sarah Shelton; Spring 2009

Beth Hood; Fall 2008

Terrell Fenner; Spring 2008

Shaun Williams; Spring 2007

Nnamdi Enyinna; Spring 2006

College Service

 

College of Arts & Sciences Associate Dean; 2009-present

 

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Senator; 2007-2010

I attend monthly meetings of the faculty senate to represent the College of Arts & Sciences.  I communicate with my constituents to bring relevant faculty issues to this governing body.

 

SACS Math/Science Liason; Spring 2009

I served as a liason between the Dean and the chairs of mathematics, biology, and chemistry for SACS program assessment development.

 

Biology Department Third Year Review Committee; Spring 2009

This committee reviewed Suneeti Jog’s dossier and gave their recommendation to the chair regarding her progress toward tenure and promotion.

 

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Search Committee; 2007-2008

This committee is responsible for creating and placing an advertisement, collecting and reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and ultimately making recommendations of dean candidates to the provost.

 

Governance Committee for College of Arts and Sciences; 2005-2007

I served as chairman of the 2006-2007 committee.

 

Music Departmental Chair Search Committee; 2008-2009

This committee was in charge of finding qualified candidates to fill the chair position in the music department.

 

Chemistry Departmental Faculty Search Committee; 2003-2004

This committee was in charge of finding qualified candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in the chemistry department.

 

University Service

 

Academic Governance Chair of Faculty Senate; 2007-2008 & 2008-2009

I am responsible for giving monthly reports concerning the ongoings of the following university committees to the Faculty Senate: Undergraduate Council, Graduate Council, Academic Affairs, Information Technology, and Intercultural Affairs.

 

Faculty Senate Endowment Committee; 2008-2009

This committee was responsible for establishing the Faculty Senate Endowment which funds faculty development activities.

 

SACS Academic Support Services Committee; 2008-2009

This committee was responsible for assessing the Academic Support Services offered by UT Tyler for SACS accreditation.

 

Panelist for IDEAS Balancing Life & Career Panel

University of Texas at Tyler

February 2009  

 

1st Annual STEM Palooza Poster Judge

University of Texas at Tyler

November 2008

 

Committee on Committees; 2007-2008 & 2008-2009

This committee was responsible for making university committee assignments for the 2008-2009 & 2009-2010 academic years.

 

Status of Women and Minorities Committee; 2004-2006

I served as chairman of the 2005-2006 committee.

 

Student Financial Aid Appeals Committee; 2005-2006

 

Professional Service

 

   MAA Texas Sectional Meeting Student Breakfast Chair

   April 2010

 

   NSF REU Grant Review Panel

   National Science Foundation

   January 2010

 

   NSF TCUP Grant Reviewer

   National Science Foundation

   September 2009

 

   Referee for Missouri Journal

   Spring 2009

 

   Director-At-Large for the Texas Section of the MAA

   Spring 2008-Spring 2010

 

   Co-organizer for Project NExT Panel “Establishing Your Identity as a

   Post-Tenure Professor”

   Joint AMS-MAA Mathematics Meeting

   January 2009

 

   Co-chair of NSF LSAMP Grant Review Panel

   National Science Foundation

   December 2008

 

   Moderator for Contributed Paper Session II

   Mathfest 2008

   Madison, Wisconsin; July 2008

 

   Co-leading a Break-out Group Discussion

   Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

   February 2008 & February 2009 

 

   Panelist for Careers in Mathematics

   Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference

   Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas; November 2007

 

   MAA Undergraduate Poster Session Judge

   Joint AMS-MAA Mathematics Meeting

   January 2007; January 2008

 

   Panelist for Building Effective Student Groups

   Texas MAA Sectional meeting

   Wichita Falls, Texas; April 2006

 

   NSF Site Visit Team for LSAMP Program

   March 2008

As part of the LSAMP Program review process, a site team was formed of three faculty members and NSF staff to visit a university receiving LSAMP funding.  Team members were responsible for evaluating the site’s program.  The team met with individuals and groups for two days to conduct this evaluation.  In addition, the three faculty committee was responsible for a detailed written report.

 

   NSF panelist for LSAMP Program

   December 2008

 

   NSF panelist for Bridge to the Doctorate Program

   June 2005; December 2005; June 2006

      

   AWM essay contest for high school girls judge

   November 2004

 

   Advanced Placement Summer Institute speaker

   Tyler, Texas; 2003, 2004