Education

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

• Ph.D. in Mathematics  (June 1990)      Major: Harmonic Analysis, Minor: Probability Theory

• D.A. in Mathematics    (May 1997)      Major: Mathematics Education, Minor: Applied Statistics

• M.S. in Mathematics   (June 1986)      Major: Applied Mathematics

• Honors                         (1989-1990)      Fellowship - U.S. Department of Education/UIC - Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science

 

San Jose State University, San Jose, California

• M.S.  in Engineering     (1971)                Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Minor: Mathematics

 

University of California at Berkeley

• B.S. in Engineering       (1967)                Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Minor: Mathematics

 

Mathematics Genealogy

 

Teaching

Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, Illinois

Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

 

Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics

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California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California

Visiting Full Time Mathematics Faculty (1990-1991)

 

University of Southern California (USC)

Adjunct Mathematics Faculty (1990-1991)

 

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California

Adjunct Mathematics Faculty (1990-1991)

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Tehran Technical College, Tehran, Iran

Full Time Mathematics Faculty (1979-1981)

 

Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois

Lecturer in Mathematics (1974-1979 & 1981-1982)

 

Central YMCA Community College, Chicago, Illinois

Mathematics Instructor (1974-1979)

 

Chicago Technical College, Chicago, Illinois

Mathematics Instructor (1974-1976)

 

Service

I  have served as active member of several committees, including the Faculty Council; Curriculum Committee; Rank and Promotion Committee; Budget Committee; Electronics Technology Advisory Committee; Nursing General Education Advisory Council; Project Upward Bound Committee; Dean of Instruction and Dean of Students Selection Committees; UIC/CCC Math Articulation Committee;  College NCA Steering Committee; Institutional Effectiveness Committee; Assessment Committee; Strategic Planning Committee; Engineering Science Advisory Council, and College Leadership Team. I modernized and supervised the Mathematics Laboratory (1987-1996), developed curricula (Technical Mathematics, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers Sequence I & II, and Honors Discrete Mathematics). I also served as the Chair of the Mathematics Department for fifteen years.

 

Professional Organizations

• American Mathematical Society  (AMS)                           

• American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)       

• Mathematical Association of America  (MAA)                 

• Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)

• American Educational Research Association  (AERA)