Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Mathematics Faculty
Keith M. Agre
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 2000, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
William B. Branson
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 2000, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gary D. Buls
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1986, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Shirley R. Buls
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1987, Washington State University
Dale R. Buske
Interim Associate Dean for the College of Science and Engineering 2016-2018
Ph.D. 1997, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Jiang-Ping (Jeff) Chen
On Sabbactical 2017-18
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1996, Yale University
Janis M. Cimperman
Associate Professor of Mathematics
M.S. 1974, St. Cloud State University
Nick C. Fiala
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 2002, Ohio State University
Danrun Huang
On Sabbatical 2017-18
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1992, University of Maryland-College Park
Miles Hubbard
Associate Professor of Mathematics
M.S. 1986, St. Cloud State University
Sandra G. Johnson
Fall Semester Only
Associate Professor of Mathematics
M.Ed. 1970, University of North Dakota
Ravindra N. Kalia
On Sabbatical Spring 2018
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1972, University of Lucknow (India)
Daniel J. Scully
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1988, Utah State University
Elizabeth D. Unger
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
M.A. 2017, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Stephen M. Walk
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1999, University of Notre Dame
Peiyi Zhao
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. 1990, University of Iowa
Mathematics Education Faculty
Sonja L. Goerdt
Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D. 2007, University of Minnesota
Susan K. Haller
Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D. 1997, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Melissa B. Hanzsek-Brill
Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D. 1997, University of Georgia
Bishnu Naraine
Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D. 1989, Ohio State University
Roozbeh Vakil
Professor of Mathematics Education
Ph.D. 1992, Kansas State University
Statistics Faculty
Michael D. Ernst
Professor of Statistics
Ph.D. 1997, Southern Methodist University
Nadeesha Lihinikadu Arachchige
Assistant Professor of Statistics
M.S. 2013, Kansas State University
Leonard C. Onyiah
Professor of Statistics
Ph.D. 1989, University Of Strathclyde (Scotland, Great Britain)
David H. Robinson
Professor of Statistics
Ph.D. 1979, University of Iowa
Richard A. Sundheim
Professor of Statistics
Ph.D. 1979, Purdue University
Shiju Zhang
Associate Professor of Statistics
Ph.D. 2005 University of Toledo
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