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	Dave Ballard Phone (707) 664-2116 Office: Darwin 138 B Email : david.ballard@sonoma.edu Index
	Bill Barnier Professor of Mathematics, PhD (Algebraic Topology), 1967, UCLA. He teaches many of the upper division courses as well as Higher Mathematics: An Introduction, Discrete Mathematics, and Calculus with Mathematica. Phone (707) 664-2964 Office: Darwin 132 A Email : bill.barnier@sonoma.edu
	Julie Bonds Phone (707) 664-2909 Office: Darwin 133 C Email : julie.bonds@sonoma.edu Index
	Sam Brannen Associate Professor of Mathematics. Sam Brannen received his B.A. in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley in 1983. He then completed an undergraduate math major at Sonoma State University in 1989, received his M.A. in mathematics from UC Davis in 1991 and received his Ph.D. in mathematics from UC Davis in 1994. He came to Sonoma State as an Assistant Professor in 1999. His specialty is geometry, and he teaches many of the lower division geometry courses as well as various courses for math majors. Phone (707) 664-2591 Office: Darwin 138 B Email : brannen@sonoma.edu
	Sharon Cabaniss Phone (707) 664-3921 Office: Darwin 133 B sharon.cabaniss@sonoma.edu Index
	Jean Bee Chan Jean Bee Chan earned her B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago, and her Ph.D. from UCLA. Her research specialties are geometry and convexity. She enjoys teaching all SSU mathematics courses, especially the general education introductory geometry course and the upper division course in Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry. Dr. Chan works hard to motivate students to reach maximum intellectual potential, and is very active in promoting scholarships for students pursuing K-12 teaching careers. Phone (707) 664-2570 Office: Darwin 129 A Email : jean.chan@sonoma.edu
	Donald Duncan (Emeritus) Phone (707) 000-0000 Office: -------------- Email : donald.duncan@sonoma.edu Index
	Mary Ann Collier Phone (707) 664-2572 Office: Darwin 17 C Email : collier@sonoma.edu Index
	Clement Falbo (Emeritus) Professor Emeritus, PhD, 1963, University of Texas at Austin. He teaches Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Operations Research, other applied mathematics courses , as well as "Studies in Modern Mathematics", a liberal arts general education course. Phone (707) 664-2591 Office: Darwin 133 A Email : clement.falbo@sonoma.edu Index
	Norman Feldman Phone (707) 664-2909 Office: Darwin 133 C Email : norm.feldman@sonoma.edu Index
	Ben Ford Associate Professor of Mathematics. Ben Ford earned his B.A. from New College in Sarasota, Florida, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He was a faculty member at the University of Washington and held a postdoctoral fellowship at Case Western Reserve University before joining the Sonoma State faculty in the fall of 1998. His research interests are in abstract algebra, specifically group representation theory. His teaching interests center on the mathematical preparation of future teachers. Phone (707) 664-2472 Office: Darwin 133 D Email : ben.ford@sonoma.edu Index
	Susan Herring Professor of Mathematics, Ph.D., 1992, Claremont Graduate School. Teaches all courses in the Statistics-track of the Mathematics major, as well as GE courses in Statistics. Co-director (with Brian Jersky) of Statistical Consulting Center at SSU. Also interested in Math Education, especially elementary school curriculum. An active member of the Women In Science Project and the Expanding Your Horizons Conference. Phone (707) 664-4118 * Office: Darwin 132 C * Email susan.herring@sonoma.edu Index
	Marybeth Hull (Administrative Coordinator) Phone (707) 664-2368 Office: Darwin 128 Email : marybeth.hull@sonoma.edu Index
	Brian Jersky Department Chair Professor of Mathematics, Ph.D., 1992, Cornell University. Teaches all courses in the Statistics-track of the Mathematics major, as well as GE courses in Statistics. Interests also in Statistical Consulting, Computer Software in Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Operations Research. Co-director (with Susan Herring) of Statistical Consulting Center at SSU Phone (707) 664-2361 Office: Darwin 133 D Email : brian.jersky@sonoma.edu Index
	Sara Jones Phone (707) 664-2572 Office: Darwin 17 C Email : jones@sonoma.edu Index
	Lakin Khan (Administrative Assistant) Phone (707) 664-3324 Office: Darwin 128 Email : lakin.khan@sonoma.edu Index
	Izabela Kanaana (Assistant Professor) Izabela Kanaana received her M.A. from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland (1997) and Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University (2003). Her research interests are mostly in combinatorial designs, but also in other parts of combinatorics and discrete mathematics. Phone (707) 664-2271 Office: Darwin 151 Email : kanaana@sonoma.edu Index
	Brigitte Lahme (Assistant Professor) Personal webpage Phone (707) 664-2238 Office: Darwin 138 C Email : lahme@sonoma.edu Index
	Rick Luttmann Professor of Mathematics: AB, Amherst College 1961; MS, Stanford University, 1964; Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, 1966. Came to SSU in 1970 from Alaska Methodist University, Anchorage. Previously employed by General Precision Laboratory, IBM Yorktown Heights, and Lawrence Livermore Lab. On leave 1981-84: analyst for Financial Planning Associates, Anchorage; taught business and economics for Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage; created software package on financial planning for Pyramid Software, Anchorage. Doctoral dissertation in convexity theory on Steiner Symmetrization. Teaches broad spectrum of undergraduate courses in pure and applied math; created two specialized GE courses: Symmetry in the Arts and Sciences (MATH 111) and Ethnomathematics (MATH 141) Phone (707) 664-2543 Office: Darwin 129 Email : rick.luttmann@sonoma.edu Index
	Rick Marks Professor of Education and Mathematics, Ph.D., 1990, Stanford University. Teaches mathematics and methods courses for pre-service teachers K-12. Works extensively with teachers and schools on professional development and educational reform in mathematics. Active in local, state, and national organizations for mathematics education. Phone (707) 664-2917 Office: Darwin 129 C Email : rick.marks@sonoma.edu Index
	Elaine McDonald Elaine McDonald earned her BA from UC Berkeley, and her MA and PhD from UCLA. Her research interests are in probability, including interacting particle systems, coalescing random walks, and queuing theory. She was a 1999/2000 Project NExT Fellow. She enjoys teaching courses in probability, statistics, mathematical modeling, differential equations, and calculus. Phone (707) 664-2116 Office: Darwin 138 B Email : elaine.mcdonald@sonoma.edu Index
	Edith Mendez Associate Professor of Mathematics. Edie Mendez earned her A.B. from Mount Holyoke College, her M.A. from San Francisco State University, and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She taught high school mathematics and served for many years as a school district trustee. Her research interests are in the history of mathematics and in mathematics education, especially in mathematical discussion. Her teaching interests center on history of mathematics and the preparation of teachers. Phone (707) 664-4117 Office: Darwin 131 Email : edith.mendez@sonoma.edu Index
	Laurice Mogannam Phone (707) 664-2229 Office: Darwin 17 B Email : mogannam@sonoma.edu Index
	Jerry Morris Personal webpage Phone (707) 664-2199 Office: Darwin 17 A Email : morris@sonoma.edu Index
	Thomas Nelson Professor Emeritus. Ph.D., 1969, Oregon State University (in Corvallis, Oregon). He teaches many upper division courses, including Number Theory and Probability Theory, as well as liberal arts general education courses. He has been at SSU since 1969. Phone (707) 664-2578 Office: Darwin 132 B Email : tom.nelson@sonoma.edu Index
	Sandra Nieto Phone (707) 664-2229 Office: Darwin 17 B Email : nieto@sonoma.edu Index
	Jim Pedgrift Phone (707) 664-2572 Office: Darwin 151 Email : pedgrift@sonoma.edu Index
	Libby Sandoval Phone (707) 664-2572 Office: Darwin 17 C Email : sandoval@sonoma.edu Index
	Jeff Silverman Phone (707) 664-2116 Office: Darwin 151 Email : silverman@sonoma.edu Index
	Mary Anne Sobieraj Phone (707) 664-4117 Office: Darwin 142 Email : mary.anne.sobieraj@sonoma.edu Index
	Sunil Tiwari Associate Professor of Mathematics. Sunil Tiwari earned his B.A. (mathematics, economics and psychology) and M.A. (mathematics) from Allahabad University, India, M.S. (mathematics) from New Mexico Tech - Socorro and his Ph.D. from Montana State University - Bozeman. He has been teaching at Sonoma State University since fall 1996. Sunil's research interest lies in the area of applied numerical analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations and mathematical modeling in biology and finance. He enjoys teaching courses in calculus sequence, differential equations, numerical analysis and mathematical modeling. Click here for his personal homepage. Phone (707) 664-2373 Office: Darwin 130 Email : sunil.tiwari@sonoma.edu Sunil's personal Homepage Index
	Fred Utter Phone (707) 664-4117 Office: Darwin 142 Email : utter@sonoma.edu Index
	Steve Wilson Steve Wilson got his BA in 1969, MA in 1970, and PhD in 1972 all at UCSB. He taught full time at the University of Texas at Austin for three years before moving to Northern California where he has taught at several colleges and universities. He has been at Sonoma State University since 1978. Phone (707) 664-2116 Office: Darwin 151 Email : steve.wilson@sonoma.edu Index
	Ai-Chu Wu Phone (707) 664-2199 Office: Darwin 17 A Email : aichu.wu@sonoma.edu Index
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