Administration

Department ChairMatthew TenHuisen

Matthew TenHuisen [ tenhuisenm AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor and    Department Chair Office: BR 211A Phone: 962-3694 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Clemson University M.S. Clemson University B.S. Hope College	Fields of Interest Multiple Objective Programming Mathematical Programming Operations Research

Undergraduate CoordinatorSusan Simmons

Susan Simmons [ simmonssj AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor, Assistant Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator Office: BR 211B Phone: 962-3296 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Statistics, University of South Carolina M.S. Statistics, West Virginia University B.S. Applied Mathematics, Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Fields of Interest Hierarchical Models Bayesian Inference Decision Theory Statistical Computing Statistics Education

Graduate CoordinatorMark Lammers

Mark Lammers [ lammersm AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator Office: BR 250 Phone: 962-3958 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. University of Missouri	Fields of Interest Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis

Mathematics Faculty

LecturerStephen Boul

Stephen D. Boul [ bouls AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 216 Phone: 962-3290 Personal Web Page
Education M.S. Mathematics, University of Missouri B.A. Mathematics, University of Manchester	Fields of Interest

ProfessorJeffrey Brown

Jeffery L. Brown [ brownj AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 249 Phone: 962-3290 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Georgia	Fields of Interest Computer Aided Geometric Design (Curves and Surfaces) Geometry

Associate ProfessorYaw Chang

Yaw Chang [ changy AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 126 Phone: 962-3248 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University M.S.E. Mathematical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University B.S. Applied Mathematics, National Chiao-Tung Universtiy	Fields of Interest Mathematical Programming Operations Research Network Optimization Global Optimization Coding Theory

LecturerElizabeth Creath

Elizabeth Creath [ creathe AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 121 Phone: 910-962-3823 Personal Web Page
Education MS in Mathematics (UNCW 2011) BS in Mathematics with Secondary Teaching Licensure (Longwood University 2009)	Fields of Interest General Mathematics Mathematics Education Lie Algebra and Representation Theory

ProfessorWei Feng

Wei Feng [ fengw AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 120 Phone: 962-3291 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Applied Math, North Carolina State University B.S. Mathematics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Fields of Interest Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Reaction-diffusion Systems Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Ecology

Senior LecturerTerry Fleck

Terry Fleck [ fleckt AT uncw DOT edu ] Senior Lecturer Office: BR 212 Phone: 962-3304 Personal Web Page
Education M.A.T. in Mathematics UNC Chapel Hill B.S. in Mathematics (with Teacher Certification) UNC Wilmington	Fields of Interest General Mathematics Teacher Education

Associate ProfessorMichael Freeze

Michael Freeze [ freezem AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 124 Phone: 962-1385 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.S. Mathematics, North Carolina State University	Fields of Interest Algebraic Number Theory Additive Number Theory Artificial Language Memetics Evolutionary Algorithms Baroque Music

Associate ProfessorDaniel Guo

Daniel X. Guo [ guod AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 232 Phone: 962-3671 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Indiana University M.S. Computer Sciences, Indiana University M.A. Mathematics, Wuhan University B.S. Mathematics, Wuhan University	Fields of Interest Numerical Analysis Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Simulation of Atmosphere and Ocean Circulations High Performance Computation Computer System Administration Computer Networks

Assistant ProfessorKenneth Gurganus

Kenneth R. Gurganus [ gurganus AT uncw DOT edu ] Assistant Professor Office: BR 220 Phone: 962-3297 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill M.A. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Fields of Interest Functions of a Complex Variable Differential Equations/ Real Functions

LecturerLinda Gurganus

Linda Gurganus [ gurganusl AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 201A Phone: 962-3290 Personal Web Page
Education A.B. Kentucky Christian College B.A. University of North Carolina Wilmington M.A. University of North Carolina Wilmington	Fields of Interest General Mathematics Mathematics Education

ProfessorRussell Herman

Russell L. Herman [ hermanr AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 130 Phone: 962-???? Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Physics, Clarkson University M.S. Mathematics, Clarkson University M.A. Physics, Temple University B.A. Mathematics, Empire State College, SUNY	Fields of Interest Nonlinear wave equations Integrable and Near Integrable Systems Dynamical Systems and Chaos General Relativity Geometric Methods for PDE's Numerical Analysis Generalized Transforms (including wavelets) Instructional Technology

Associate ProfessorXiaojie Hou

Xiaojie Hou [ houx AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 201B Phone: 962-3674 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D., Mathematics, The University of Iowa Shandong Normal University, Masters in Mathematics Shandong Normal University, Bachelor in Math, Minor in Education	Fields of Interest Partial Differential Equations Reaction Diffusion Equations and Systems Bifurcations and Chaos in ODE and PDE Systems Biomathematics

Associate ProfessorDijana Jakelic

Dijana Jakelic [ jakelicd AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 230 Phone: 962-2037 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics, Indiana University M.A. Mathematics, Indiana University B.S. Mathematics/Applied Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Croatia	Fields of Interest Representation theory of quantum groups Lie algebras Hecke algebras Combinatorial representation theory

ProfessorJohn Karlof

John K. Karlof [ karlof AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 222 Phone: 962-3384 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Colorado M.S. Operations Research, SUNY Stonybrook B.A. Mathematics, SUNY Oswego	Fields of Interest Coding Theory Integer Programming Job Scheduling Problems

ProfessorXin Lu

Xin Lu [ lux AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 122 Phone: 962-3673 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Applied Math, North Carolina State University B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Fields of Interest Partial Differential Equations Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations Numerical Analysis

Associate ProfessorGabriel Lugo

Gabriel G. Lugo [ lugo AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 224 Phone: 962-3246 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematical Physics, University of California - Berkeley	Fields of Interest Differential Geometry General Relativity Mathematical Physics Instructional Technology Hypermedia

LecturerDaniel McGhan

Daniel McGhan [ mcghand AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 127 Phone: 962-???? Personal Web Page
Education	Fields of Interest

Associate ProfessorNolan McMurray

Nolan McMurray [ mcmurrayn AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 223 Phone: 962-3306 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D, Mathematics, University of Mississippi M.S. Mathematics, University of Mississippi M.E. Mathematics Education, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff B.S. Computer Science, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Fields of Interest Matroid Theory Graph Theory Combinatorics Mathematics Education

Senior LecturerSonia Parker

Sonia Parker [ parkers AT uncw DOT edu ] Senior Lecturer Office: BR 214 Phone: 962-7770 Personal Web Page
Education M.S. Mathematics University of North Carolina Wilmington B.S. Mathematics/Minor: Physics Fayetteville State University	Fields of Interest Mathematics

Associate ProfessorKenneth Spackman

Kenneth W. Spackman [ spackmank AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 132 Phone: 962-3303 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Colorado M.A. Mathematics, University of Colorado B.S. Mathematics, Penn State University	Fields of Interest Number Theory and its Applications Equations Over Finite Fields Algebraic Coding Theory

Mathematics Education Faculty

Assistant ProfessorGinger Rhodes

Ginger Rhodes [ rhodesg AT uncw DOT edu ] Assistant Professor Office: BR 227 Phone: 962-7756 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics Education, University of Georgia M.A.Ed. Mathematics Education, East Carolina University B.S. Mathematics Education, North Carolina State University	Fields of Interest Mathematics Education Professional Development Teacher Content Knowledge Teacher Decisions and Instructional Practices

Associate ProfessorKelli Slaten

Kelli Slaten [ slatenk AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 226 Phone: 962-3294 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Mathematics Education, North Carolina State University Graduate Study in Mathematics, Louisiana State University B.S. Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State University	Fields of Interest Mathematics Education Preservice Teacher Education Effective Teaching Student Achievement

Assistant ProfessorAllison Toney

Allison F. Toney [ toneyaf AT uncw DOT edu ] Assistant Professor Office: BR 221 Phone: 962-3672 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Educational Mathematics, University of Northern Colorado M.A. Mathematics, Indiana University-Bloomington B.A. Mathematics and Music, Salem College	Fields of Interest Mathematics Education Graduate School Related Experiences in Math and Math Education Autoethnography Educational Ethnography

Statistics Faculty

Associate ProfessorJames Blum

James E. Blum [ blumj AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 248 Phone: 962-3290 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Statistics, Oklahoma State University M.S. Applied Mathematics, Oklahoma State University A. B. Ed. Mathematics, The University of Michigan	Fields of Interest Sigma-Delta Quantization Changepoint Analysis Non-parametric Regression Statistical Computing

LecturerJames Byrd

James Byrd [ byrdj AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 123 Phone: 962-???? Personal Web Page
Education	Fields of Interest

Assistant ProfessorCuixian Chen

Cuixian Chen [ chenc AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 210 Phone: 962-3686 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Statistics, SUNY-Binghamton M.A. Statistics, SUNY-Binghamton M.S. Statistics and Probability, Zhongshan University, China B.A. Statistics and Probability, Zhongshan University, China	Fields of Interest Statistical Learning Biometrics Pattern Recognition Biostatistics (Survival Analysis)

ProfessorDargan Frierson

Dargan Frierson [ frierson AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 215 Phone: 962-3290 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. University of Arizona M.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro B.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Fields of Interest Sequential Analysis Nonparametric Statistics Data Analysis Statistics Education

ProfessorSubramanyam Kasala

Subramanyam Kasala [ kasalas AT uncw DOT edu ] Professor Office: BR 128 Phone: 962-3079 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India M.Sc. S.V. University, Tirupati, India B.Sc. S.V. University, Tirupati, India	Fields of Interest Multivariate Analysis Time Series Inference

LecturerXiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li [ lixi AT uncw DOT edu ] Lecturer Office: BR 125 Phone: 962-???? Personal Web Page
Education	Fields of Interest

Associate ProfessorYishi Wang

Yishi Wang [ wangy AT uncw DOT edu ] Associate Professor Office: BR 221 Phone: 962-3292 Personal Web Page
Education Ph.D. State University of New York at Binghamton M.S. Zhongshan University B.S. University of Science and Technology Beijing	Fields of Interest Mathematical Statistics Survival Analysis Generalized Linear Models Statistical Computation