May 2005 to Present
Chair of Mathematics Department
May 2004 to Present
Associate Professor of Mathematics
August 1996 to May 2004
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
Taught
Numerical Analysis, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Linear Systems, Basic
Calculus 1, Advanced Placement Calculus and Basic Calculus 2 in the mathematics
department. Co-Created Race, Gender
and Justice and co-taught it three times (Fall 1997, Fall 1999 and Spring
2002) as the Cultural Studies Program's only freshman colloquium
fully-integrated with internet technologies.
August 1994 to August 1996
Minority Postdoctoral
Taught Numerical Analysis,
Complex Analysis and Calculus courses, created a Mathematical Modeling course,
in the mathematics department. Investigated a non-standard
finite-difference scheme and published the results.
January 1989 to August 1994
Graduate Research Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Advisors: Donald W. Schwendeman
and Julian D. Cole
Performed
computations using a number of numerical techniques (e.g. finite-differences,
iterative solvers, sparse matrix solvers and modified multigrid)
to solve a nonlinear, elliptic-hyperbolic, partial differential equation that
describes shock-free transonic flow.
Graduate:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 1994
Thesis Title: The Design of Shock-Free Transonic
Slender Bodies
Advisors: Donald W. Schwendeman
and Julian D. Cole
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
M.Sc., Mathematics, 1992
Undergraduate:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
B.Sc. (in three years), magna cum laude, Mathematics, 1989
"Investigations
of Nonstandard, ‘Mickens-type,' Finite-Difference
Schemes for Singular Boundary Value Problems in Cylindrical or Spherical
Coordinates." Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Vol. 19,
No. 3, (May 2003), pp. 380-398.
"A
Differential Equation Model of North American Cinematic Box-office Dynamics." IMA
Journal of Management Mathematics, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2001, pp. 41-74
(with David A. Edwards).
"'Race, Gender and Justice': New Technologies and Student Empowerment."
Works and Days, Vol. 16, No. 1/2, Spring/Fall 1998,
pp. 319-332 (with Donna Maeda and Gabrielle Foreman).
1999.
"Race,
Gender and Justice: Teaching with Technology at
Occidental College." Newsletter of the American
Studies Association, Vol. 21, No.3, September 1998, (with Donna Maeda
and Gabrielle Foreman).
"Teaching about
Race, Gender and Justice: Bridging the Digital Divide." Diversity
Digest, a publication of the Association of American Colleges and
Universities. Vol. 3, No. 1, Fall 1998 (with Donna Maeda and Gabrielle
Foreman).
"On the Design of Shock-free,
Transonic, Slender Bodies of Revolution." AIAA Paper 98-2686,
presented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2nd
Theoretical Fluid Mechanics Meeting in
"You can't get there from here: the impact of
"A New
Finite-difference Scheme for Singular Differential Equations in Cylindrical or
Spherical Coordinates." Mathematics Is For
Solving Problems: A Volume in Honor of Julian Cole. Eds.
L. Pamela Cook, Victor Roytburd and Marshall Tulin. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics:
"Modeling large gas release events from 'dry' waste tanks." Proceedings of the
Eleventh Annual Workshop on Mathematical Problems In
Industry (June 12-16 1995). LA-UR-95-4038.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1995 (with Mary Brewster et alia).
"The Design Of Shock-Free
Transonic Slender Bodies." Ph.D. thesis.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
“On exact and
numerical solutions of the one-dimensional planar Bratu
problem.” Preprint.
“Another mathematical model of cinematic box-office dynamics: the
sequels.”
“Impacts of innovative assessment practices in multivariable calculus”
“Pedagogical innovations in upper-division
undergraduate applied mathematics courses.”
“Concept maps in introductory linear algebra”
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
Applied Mathematics Letters
Journal of Engineering Mathematics
Numerical
Analysis:
Nonstandard
finite-difference schemes.
Also known as Mickens discretizations,
these are finite-difference schemes that use nonlinear functions and non-local
terms in the difference-quotient definition of the derivative. The nonlinear
behavior can be tailored to produce finite-difference schemes that produce
solutions with either exact or substantially-reduced error. Recent applications
have been to quasi-elliptic boundary value problems such as the Bratu and Bratu-Gelfand problems.
Applied
Mathematics:
Mathematical Modeling. I am interested in a wide
array of applications of mathematics to real-world problems. Through the
Mathematical Problems in Industry workshops I have been exposed to, and
participated in the construction of, many different kinds of industrial
mathematical models. Recently, I have been looking at a new kind (differential
equation-based as opposed to probabilistic) model of the dynamics of cinematic
box-office.
Computational Fluid Dynamics. My thesis work
was in, and I’m still interested in pursuing, numerical computations of
solutions to the elliptic-hyperbolic partial differential equation governing
transonic small-disturbance theory in cylindrical coordinates.
Mathematics:
Applied Mathematics courses. I am interested in teaching
courses from a perspective that highlights how math can be used to solve real
problems in the real world. Favorite topic would include numerical analysis,
mathematical modeling, differential equations, complex analysis and
perturbation methods.
Cultural
Studies:
Race, Gender, Sexuality and the Law. I am interested, and have significant experience, in teaching about the imbrications of race, gender and sexuality with the concept of (American) citizenship. The specific contexts I look at are immigration law and marriage law historically and currently.
February 2008
4th Annual National Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court
Competition,
July 2007
“Mathematic
Modelling: mathematics Is
For Solving Problems.” Multicultural Summer Institute,
3rd Annual National Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court
Competition,
Blackwell-Tapia
Conference and Prize Presentation.
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA,
“Election 2004: The Gay Vote,
Gay Marriage, and Prospects for Gay Rights Legislation.” UCLA
School of Law,
“Different Differences.” Invited Talk.
“The Role of Race in the Race to the White House.” UCLA School of Law,
June
2003
“Application
of Mickens Finite Differences to Single-Variable Bratu Problems.”
January
2003
“Investigations of nonstandard, ‘Mickens-type,'
finite-difference schemes for singular boundary value problems in cylindrical
or spherical coordinates.” AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics
Meetings,
June
2002
Eighteenth Annual Workshop
on Mathematical Problems in Industry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
May
2002
The Use of Empirical Research in Law and Public
Policy: A Roundtable Discussion. Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation
Law, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA. Invited Participant.
April
2002
Exclusion & Asylum: Immigration, Sexuality, and The Law. Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law, UCLA School of
Law, Los Angeles, CA. Attendee.
December
2001
MER Conference on Reforming Courses Below Calculus.
July
2001
“Investigations of a Novel
Finite-Difference Scheme for Singular Boundary Value Problems in Cylindrical or
Spherical Co-ordinates.”
June
2001
Seventeenth Annual Workshop
on Mathematical Problems in Industry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
October
2000
July
2000
June
2000
“Investigations of non-standard finite difference
schemes for singular boundary value problems in cylindrical or spherical
coordinates.” Summer Research Seminar, Science & Math Division, University
of the Virgin Islands,
Sixteenth Annual Workshop on
Mathematical Problems in Industry,
March
2000
“Something Borrowed, Something New: Non-standard
finite differences and modeling box-office dynamics.” Graduate
Seminar, Mathematical Sciences,
February
2000
Race and the Law at the Turn
of the Century. UCLA Law Review Symposium,
August
1999
"Can 'A' Students Be Gay? Scholarly
and Practical Resources on Sexual Orientation for the Classroom."
June
1999
Fifteenth Annual Workshop on
Mathematical Problems in Industry,
March
1999
Technology Session, Black Agenda for the 21st
Century: Towards a Synthesis of Culture, History and Social Policy,
Midwest Consortium for Black Studies, University of
Lilly-West Conference on Excellent in College Teaching,
July
1998
Fourteenth Annual Workshop
on Mathematical Problems in Industry,
June
1998
“Find the Perfect Text: Class Formats in
Upper-Division Undergraduate Analysis Courses.”
“AIAA 98-2686: On The
Design of Shock-Free, Transonic, Slender Bodies of Revolution.” American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2nd Theoretical Fluid Mechanics
Meeting,
May
1998
March
1998
“Uses of Mailing Lists and
Web-based Message Boards in Teaching and Learning.” Lilly-West Conference on
Excellent in College Teaching,
November
1997
Critical Race Theory: From Theory To
Practice.
October
1997
“Queer Immigration Issues.” National
Lesbian and Gay Law Association Lavender Law Conference,
August
1997
July
1997
“Pedagogical
Innovations in Undergraduate Numerical Analysis Instruction.”
June
1997
Thirteenth Annual Workshop
on Mathematical Problems in Industry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
March
1997
Lilly-West Conference on
Excellent in College Teaching,
June
1996
Twelfth Annual Workshop on
Mathematical Problems in Industry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
March
1996
“Queer legal resources on the Internet.” Bowers vs. Hardwick at 10.
October
1995
Asymptotic and Computational Methods for
Applications: A Conference in Honor of Julian D. Cole, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute,
June
1995
Eleventh Annual Workshop on Mathematical Problems in
Industry,
July
1994
June
1993
Ninth Annual Workshop on
Mathematical Problems in Industry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Computer
Skills:
Extensive classroom and/or
research implementation of a diverse set of numerical methods, including finite
difference methods, iterative solvers, finite element techniques, and multigrid methods, among others.
Experienced user of Matlab for teaching and research.
Experienced use of Mathematica for
research.
Extensive knowledge of Fortran.
Good working knowledge of HTML and LaTex.
Familiarity with Javascript, C, Perl, Pascal, APL and TruBasic.
Extensive knowledge of UNIX
operating systems.
Systems manager for abacus.oxy.edu, a Sun Sparcstation 20 with 112MB of RAM and 2GB of disk space,
since September 1994
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel,
FrontPage
Languages:
Acceptable French reading
comprehension and writing skills.
Limited French oral
communication skills.
Limited Spanish oral,
written and reading skills.
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant Review Panel, March 2008
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant Review Panel, November 2007
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant Review Panel, November 2006
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant
Review Panel, March 2006
Member, Faculty Affirmative Action Committee, Fall
2005 to Spring 2006
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant Review Panel, July 2005
Member, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Grant Review Panel, July 2004
Member, Faculty Admissions Committee, Fall 2000 to Spring
2002
Member, Search Committee for College Librarian, Spring 2001 and Fall 2001
Member, Faculty Library Information Services Committee, Fall 1998 to Spring
2000
Member,
President's Advisory Commission on Multicultural
Founding Member, Faculty Committee on Occidental's Multicultural
Resident Faculty Associate, Fall 1996 to Spring 2000, Haines Hall
Member,
Vice-President's Internet Task Force, Spring 1995 to
present
Co-organizer,
Annual Black Faculty-Student Social, Fall 1994 and
Fall 1995
Faculty
Advisor, Mathematics Association of America Student Chapter, Fall
1994 to present
Chair, Board of Directors, Center for Health Justice, July 2007 to Present
Judge, 3rd Annual
President, Board of Directors, Barbara Jordan/
Bayard Rustin Coalition, July 2007 to Present
Member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles Tennis
Association, February 2007 to November 2007
Member, Board of Directors, Center for Health Justice, January 2007 to Present
Member, Board of Directors, Being Alive
Los Angeles, June 2002 to July 2006
Member, Board of Directors, Equality California, July 2002 to December 2004
Member, Board of Directors, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights
Commission, September 1996 to May 2002
Member, Board of Directors, Immigration Equality, (the
Member,
Board of Directors, PlanetOut
Corporation, April 1996 to August 1999
Member,
Steering Committee,
Vice-President,
Board of Directors, Overnight Productions, 1995 to present
Co-founder,
Digital Queers
Member,
Board of Directors, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (
Senior
Reporter and Editorial Columnist, The
Creator,
Queer Resources Directory, the first widely used source of
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender and AIDS/HIV information on the Internet, Spring 1991
Successful
Co-plaintiff, ACLU et al. vs. Reno (521 U.S. 844), United
States Supreme Court case which struck down the Communications Decency Act of
1996 as unconstitutional abridgement of free speech.
Manager,
at http://lists.qrd.org of numerous Internet mailing lists such as
Manager, at
majordomo@cecs.pdx.edu of NA-TEACH, on the teaching of Numerical Analysis
Postgraduate:
Mellon Technology Fellow, Summer 1996, 1999 and 2001
Mellon Technology Faculty Development Grant, Spring
1999
Minority Scholar-In-Residence Postdoctoral
Fellowship,
Graduate:
Certificate of Leadership,
Undergraduate:
Honorable Mention, Mathematical Contest In Modeling, March 1989
Dean's List, all undergraduate semesters, 1986 to 1989
Other:
1st Annual Community Service Award, Digital
Queers, 1995
United
States Chess Federation Senior Master, currently rated 2419, which means that I
am ranked in the Top 250 of all chess players in the
World
Chess Federation FIDE Master, currently rated 2320
1985
1985
World Open Champion (Under-2400)
4-time
Barbados National Junior Champion, 1982-86
3-time
Barbados National Champion, 1983-86
Invited
to and participated in:
1987
1986 Oakham International
Invitational Biennial (
1986 British National Championship (
1985 World Junior Championship (
Other:
Avid
tennis, scrabble and boggle player
Teaching
Experience
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Fall
1994 |
Math 370 (Numerical Analysis) |
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Spring
1995 |
Math 124 (Calculus 2 Experienced) |
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Fall
1995 |
Math 496 (Mathematical Modeling) |
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Spring
1996 |
Math 312 (Complex Analysis) |
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Math 120 (Calculus 2) |
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Fall
1996 |
Math 110 (Calculus 1) |
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Math 310 (Real Analysis) |
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Spring
1997 |
Math 120 (Calculus 2) |
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Math 370 (Numerical Analysis) |
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Fall
1997 |
CSP 2 (Race, Gender and Justice) |
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Spring
1998 |
Math 120 (Calculus 2) |
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Math 312 (Complex Analysis) |
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Fall
1998 |
Math 110 (Calculus 1) |
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Math 370 (Numerical Analysis) |
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Spring
1999 |
Math 120 (Calculus 2) |
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Summer
1999 |
Multicultural Summer Institute (American Culture) |
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Fall
1999 |
CSP 1 (Race, Gender and Justice) |
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Spring
2000 |
On Leave |
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Fall
2000 |
Math 110 (Calculus 1) |
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Math 370 (Numerical Analysis) |
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Spring
2001 |
Math 120 (Calculus 2) |
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Math 214 (Linear Systems) |
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Fall
2001 |
Math 118 (Advanced Placement Calculus) |
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Math 312 (Complex Analysis) |
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Spring
2002 |
CSP 52 (Race, Gender and Justice) |
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Fall
2002 |
Math 118 (Advanced Placement Calculus) |
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Math 370 (Numerical Analysis) |
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