MATH - Key Persons
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- Office Assistant
- Receptionist
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- Director of Mathematics Education
Annie Lu receives Fulbright award
National Merit Scholar and graduating senior in applied mathematics Annie Lu has received a distinguished Fulbright award to study and do research in Hungary.
Read this WSU Insider article, and read about Annie's many more accomplishments here.
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- Data Scientist, WA Gov Office
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- Chairman
- Department Chair
- Department Chair / Professor of Mathematics
- Professor and Chair
Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta has received a CAS 2019 Award
Pictured above left to right: Dean Jockers, Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta, and department chair Charles Moore.
Professor Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta has received the CAS 2019 faculty teaching award for "Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring."
Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta is the recipient of a 2019 WSU President's Award
Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta is the recipient of a 2019 WSU President's Award. To read about the award and Dr. Dasgupta click here.
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- IT Systems Manager / Adjunct Faculty
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- Associate Clinical Professor
- Director of CISER
- Professor
- Scholarly Associate Professor
Dean Johnson has received the 2022 Outstanding Service Award for the American Statistical Association (ASA)
Scholarly Associate Professor Dean Johnson has received the 2022 Outstanding Service Award for the American Statistical Association (ASA) In their decision, the committee noted "Dr. Dean Johnson is the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award. He has provided many years of excellent formal service to the Section, serving on the Executive Committee, contributing to the Section's JSM program, co-leading an initiative to develop a journal for collaborative statisticians, and encouraging collaborative statisticians to participate and join the Section."
Associate Clinical Professor Dean Johnson has been elected to serve on the Statistical Consulting Council of Sections for 2019-2021 to advance the interests of the association and its members. The Statistical Consulting Council of Sections is part of the American Statistical Association (ASA).
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- Advisor
- Assistant Professor
- Chancellor
- Mathematics and Statistics, WSU Vancouver
- Professor
- WSU Vancouver Associate Professor
TED Talks are all about "Ideas Worth Spreading," and Dr. Bala Krishnamoorthy, WSU Vancouver, recently gave a TEDx Talk on, "Discovering hidden structure in big data" for the TEDxYouth in Camas, Washington. If you would like to view the talk click here.
Graduate student Hasan Mahedi has received the 2022-2023 GPSA Excellence Award as a top Graduate Student Instructor. In recognition of his work with the GPSA and the American Statistical Association (ASA) Club, he has also received the President's Award for Leadership for a Graduate Student, for "demonstrating exceptional leadership and service to the university and the community as well as for leadership development in WSU students." He is advised by Daryl DeFord. More about the awards.
Judi McDonald appointed as first-ever faculty regent on the WSU Board of Regents
Professor Judi McDonald has been appointed as the first-ever faculty regent on the WSU Board of Regents. Read this WSU Insider article.
Dr. Judi McDonald has received a CAS 2019 award and has also been named asssociate dean of the WSU Graduate School
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- Associate Director
- Scholarly Associate Professor
Dr. Kimberly Vincent has been appointed as the Associate Director of Region One of the Washington State Mathematics Council
Dr. Kimberly Vincent has been appointed by the Board of the Washington State Mathematics Council to be the Associate Director of Region 1, which is Northwest Washington State and is comprised of the following counties: Adams, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane and Whitman. She will be responsible to the membership of her region by: representing them at the meetings of the board of directors', recruiting new members, arranging for the regional high school mathematics contests, and coordinating other activities of the council. The Washington State Mathematics Council is a professional organization that exists to promote and influence mathematics education. The membership is committed to developing, supporting, and encouraging opportunities that lead to quality mathematics curricula and effective instruction. WSMC promotes high professional standards and serves as a communication network for anyone interested in mathematics education.
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- Director of Data Analytics
- Professor and Director of Data Analytics
Professor and Director of Data Analytics Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta has received the WSU 2022 Woman of the Year Award.
Read about the award here.
Boeing Science/Math Education Distinguished Professor in Mathematics and Statistics, Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta, has been appointed by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to serve as Director of Data Analytics for the next two years. Professor Dasgupta replaces Nella Ludlow who left to take a position at Wright State University. Read the WSU Insider article for more information.
Dr. Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta has been selected as an American Statistical Association (ASA) Elected-Fellow. To be selected for this prestigious award, nominees must have an established reputation and have made outstanding contributions to statistical science. Only one-third of one percent of total association members may be elected each year.
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- Associate Director
- Clinical Professor
- Professor
- Receives President
Professor Sergey Lapin, associate director of the program in data analytics at WSU Everett, has received a WSU President's Award for Leadership for 2023. This honor recognizes top leaders at WSU. Meet past award recipients.
Dr. Sergey Lapin has received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the WSU Greek Community
Dr. Sergey Lapin has received an Arete Outstanding Faculty Award from the WSU Greek Community. Each year the WSU Greek Community selects three WSU faculty to receive this award. A student from one of the honors classes he teaches said, "I have taken four of his math courses and they are always my favorite for the semester," adding that he helps everyone through classes and wants everyone to understand the material. "The Arête Awards are a great opportunity for our university administration and the Greek councils to recognize outstanding Greek chapters and members within our community," said 2009 Panhellenic President Ali Scott.
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- Associate Professor
- Department of Mathematics / Washington State University
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- Associate Professor
- Mathematics Education
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- Associate Teaching Professor
- Associate Teaching Professor / Director of Foundational Courses
- Director of Foundational Courses
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- Senior Instructor
- WSU President
One of only four WSU faculty members have received a President's Award for Leadership in 2022, and Teaching Associate Professor Eric Remaley ('02 PhD Math.) is one of them. Eric has taught in the department for twenty years. Clearly, he loves to teach and based on the outstanding evaluations he receives from students, they love his teaching. Read this WSU Insider article. Read more about Eric.
Jave Pascual is the new director of CISER
Associate Professor Jave Pascual is the new director of The Consortium for Interdisciplinary Statistical Education and Research (CISER). Dr. Pascual replaces Nairanjana (Jan) Dasgupta who recently became director of Data Analytics. "I always believe that the development of statistical methodology should be motivated by questions on how to properly collect data, analyze it, and derive conclusions from it. CISER is a perfect venue for researchers across WSU campuses to discuss such issues. I am excited by the opportunity to be of assistance to WSU researchers and actively participate in such collaborative activities."
Dr. Pascual received his doctorate in statistics from Iowa State University under the guidance of Prof. Bill Meeker, and his research has been mainly in reliability/survival analysis and process monitoring. He looks forward to broadening and expanding CISER's visibility and engagement within the WSU community.
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- Budget Manager
- Finance
- Finance Manager
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- Department of Mathematics
- Education
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- WSU Vancouver Chancellor
- WSU Vancouver Senior Instructor
WSU Vancouver senior instructor Rocio Sotomayor has received the WSU Vancouver Chancellor's Award For Advancing Equity. This award honors a faculty or staff member for helping to infuse equity-mindedness throughout the campus and/or helping to build and maintain a safe, welcoming campus environment.
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- Director of Graduate Studies
Research Interests
Theory and methods for analysis of discrete and continuous multivariate data.
Statistical methods for ecology and wildlife management.
Finite sampling theory with special interest in unequal probability sampling.
Professor Marc Evans has received an award for Outstanding Open Educational Resources (OER) Usage. This award is given to faculty who have made substantial efforts to utilize Open Educational Resources in their courses. Dr. Evans received the award for the materials he uses in Stat 512.
Instructor Mark Lesperance has received an Exceptional Professor Award for the College of Arts and Sciences. He was one of four Arts and Sciences faculty recognized for their commitment to teaching and student success.
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- Assistant Professor
- Director of Undergraduate Studies
Mostafa Rezapour has received the Craft Family Scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences
Mostafa Rezapour has been selected to receive the Craft Family Scholarship. The scholarship was established by Arnold M. and Atsuko (Onda) Craft to support hard-working students financially and help them become thoughtful and well-informed citizens who pass enlightenment on to others.
Mar 2018: Nathaniel Saul is awarded a NASA Space Grant fellowship (we'll use TDA for galaxy identification)!
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the WSU Pullman
Dr. Voulgarakis is a member of the WSU Pullman faculty. His research deals with stochastic processes, nonlinear dynamics, computational fluid dynamics and multiscale modeling. Read more about Dr. Voulgarakis and his research.
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the WSU Vancouver
Dr. Strigul is a member of the WSU Vancouver mathematics faculty. He conducts interdisciplinary research across traditional disciplinary boundaries at the interface of applied mathematics, statistics and biology. Read more about Dr. Strigul and his research.
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- Office Assistant / Receptionist - Telework
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- IT Systems Administrator - Journey
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- IT Systems Administrator - Journey
Assistant Professor Will Hall has received a WSU New Faculty Seed Grant for proposed research in mathematics education. The aim of Professor Hall's project is to improve preservice secondary mathematics teachers' professional identity by (1) connecting them with education professionals via a regional mathematics education conference and (2) having them explicitly investigate their developing professional identity by conducting an autoethnography on what it means to be a mathematics teacher.