Education

Ph.D.     Mathematics Education, University of South Carolina
              Columbia, South Carolina,  August 1992 to December 1999

M.A.      Applied Mathematics, University of California-Berkeley
              Berkeley, California,  September 1982 to June 1984

B.A.      Mathematics and Physics, North Park College
             Chicago, Illinois, January 1980 to June 1982
 

Professional Experiences

 University of South Carolina-Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina:
      Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, August 2001 to present.
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina:
    Instructor, Department of Mathematics, January 1992 to August 2001.
York Technical College, Rock Hill, South Carolina:
    Instructor, Department of Mathematics, June 1990 to December 1992.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina:
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 1989 to May 1992.
Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida:
    Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physics, January 1988 to July 1989.
University of Miami, Miami, Florida:
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 1984 to June 1986.
Florida Memorial College, Miami, Florida:
    Mathematics Instructor, January 1985 to June 1987.
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California:
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 1982 to June 1984.
 

Professional Affiliations

South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Kappa Mu Epsilon
 

Research Accomplishments/Interests

  Peer And Group Education (PAGE ONE), an academic support program funded by the South Carolina Commission On Higher Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act. PL 100-297, Title II, Project Year 1995-96.  Cooperative Demonstration Grants Program.  Dwayne C. Brown, Principal Investigator.
 

Workshops and Meetings

Participated in Project START: Southeast Teachers Are Revitalizing Teaching Through Technology. Certified as a Master Trainer by the Southeast Eisenhower Regional Consortium (SERVE) and the Miami Museum of Science to provide Professional Development (5/7 - 5/10/ 2001). (see  http://www.start.miamisci.org)

Participated in Addison Weseley Longman’s Experience Math Mathematics and Statistics Workshop at North Carolina State University; Raleigh, North Carolina (2/12/2000).

Participated in the South Carolina Statewide Systemic Initiative Curriculum Leadership Institutes I and II.

Participated in the Leadership Development Institute For Young Professionals In Science and Mathematics; sponsored by the South Carolina Statewide Systemic Initiative in Mathematics and Science

Attended South Carolina Department of Education Comprehensive School Reform Demonstrations Competitive Grants Process Program; Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina (1/25/99).

Attended the American Statistical Association’s A Data Driven Curriculum Strand for High School Mathematics; Columbia, South Carolina.

Attended U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Regional workshops, Atlanta, Georgia (2/2/98).

Participated in the TI-CBL Workshop provided by the Science House at North Carolina State University and the North Central Mathematics/Science HUB. (3/28/97).

Attended South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (10/95).

Attended the Children’s Defense Fund Annual Conference; Charlotte, North Carolina (2/8-10/95).

Attended Joint SCCTM/NCCTM Carolinas Conference; Charlotte, North Carolina (10/6,7/94).

Attended South Carolina Statewide Systemic Initiative’s Sources of Power Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, September 1993.

Attended South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference; Greenville, South Carolina (10/93).
 

Presentations

Presented An Activity-Based Approach to Presenting Mathematics As A Problem-Solving Tool at the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2000 Fall Conference; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (10/5/2000).

Presented Peer And Group Education (PAGE ONE) Results at the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Hilton Head, South Carolina (10/98).

Presented Peer And Group Education (PAGE ONE) at South Carolina Department of Education Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration’s Showcase of Model Programs, Columbia, South Carolina (7/27/98).

Presented Peer And Group Education (PAGE ONE) Activities at the 4th Carolinas Joint NCCTM/SCCTM Fall Conference; Charlotte, North Carolina (10/23,24/97).

Presented the Seminar Discriminant Classifications during Math Week at South Carolina State University; Orangeburg, South Carolina (4/25,26/96).

Presented Comparing the Current Structure of the Mathematics Curriculum of Rock Hill School District with the Intent of the South Carolina Mathematics Framework. District Teacher Inservice at Northwestern High School (1/9/95).
 

Experience with Secondary Support and Tutorial Programs

Mathematics Instructor, Saturday Institute
Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
September 1988 to August 1989

Mathematics Instructor, Upward Bound
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
September 1984 to September 1986

Mathematics Instructor, Partnership Program
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California
June 1984 to August 1984

Mathematics Instructor, M.E.S.A.
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California
September 1982 to June 1984