Faculty and Staff: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Department Chair

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Brooke Buckley, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 425
Phone: (859) 572-5377
Email: buckleyb1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:

Ph.D. from University of South Carolina-Columbia
B.S. from Eastern Kentucky University

Joined NKU in: 2006

Professional Interest: My primary interest lies in quantitative risk assessment and its application to carcinogenic data. From this work, I have also developed interests in several other areas of statistics, namely bootstrap confidence intervals and computer-based optimization. In addition to this, I am also interested in statistical education, specifically at the introductory level.

Faculty

David Agard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: MEP 428
Phone: (859) 572-6545
Email: agard@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- B.A. from the University of Virginia

Joined NKU in: 1990

Professional Interest: I enjoy teaching all levels of probability and statistics. I pursue scholarly work in probability and statistical modeling of sports and games. I also participate in curriculum development, consulting and activities in K-12 statistics education.
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Mel Bentley, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 443
Phone: (859) 572-1988
Email: bentleym4@nku.edu
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Chrystal Brinkman, M.A.
Visiting Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 416
Phone: (859) 572-6540
Email: culbertsoc1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- M.A. from Miami University, Oxford
- B.S. from Pikeville College

Joined NKU in: 2008
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Chris Christensen, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 437
Phone: (859) 572-6672
Email: christensen@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from Purdue University
- B.A. from Michigan Technological University

Joined NKU in: 1983
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James Clark, B.S., A.S., B.A., M.A.
Associate Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 412
Phone: (859) 572-6379
Email: clarkj@nku.edu
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Kevin Corea, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor

Office: MEP 486
Phone: (859) 572-7581
Email: coreak1@nku.edu

BIO

Joined NKU in: 2018
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Paulette Ebert, M.A.Ed.
Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 410
Phone: (859) 572-6957
Email: ebertp1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- M.A.Ed and B.S. from Northern Kentucky University

Joined NKU in: 2009
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David Evans, M.S.
Assistant Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 418
Phone: (859) 572-1343
Email: evansd13@nku.edu
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Mary Lee Glore, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Burkhardt Consulting Center

Office: MEP 463
Phone: (859) 572-6101
Email: glorem1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from University of Cincinnati
- B.S. from Thomas More College

Joined NKU in: 2013
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Nelum Hapuhinna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: MEP 414
Phone: (859) 572-1987
Email: hapuhinnan1@nku.edu
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Jacqueline Herman, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 422
Phone: (859) 572-5331
Email: hermanj1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- B.A. and B.S. from Concordia University

Joined NKU in: 2008
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Ted Hodgson, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 447
Phone: (859) 572-5328
Email: hodgsont1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. from Indiana University
- M.S. from University of California-San Diego
- B.S. from Indiana University

Joined NKU in: 2007

Professional Interest: My research interests include conceptual learning in algebra, statistics education, the use of multiple representations in problem solving, the use of applications in mathematics instruction, and teacher education. As a teacher, I work with both pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as general mathematics and statistics students. I have published in a variety of journals, including School Science and Mathematics, PRIMUS, ON-Math, the Mathematics Teacher, the NCTM Yearbook series, and Educational Studies in Mathematics, and have extensive grant administration and evaluation experience.
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Lisa Holden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: MEP 432
Phone: (859) 572-7705
Email: holdenl@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from Northwestern University

Joined NKU in: 2002

Professional Interest: I am primarily interested in analyzing differential equation models from a variety of fields such as soil physics, optics, and hydrodynamics and involving undergraduate students in my research efforts. I am also interested in the role that applications of mathematics can play in enhancing introductory mathematics courses.
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Dhanuja Kasturiratna, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: MEP 424
Phone: (859) 572-5793
Email: kasturirad1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.A. from Bowling Green State University
- B.S. from University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Joined NKU in: 2006

Professional Interest: I enjoy teaching probability and statistics courses, as well as doing consultancy where statistics is needed. While my primary goal is to be an effective Statistics teacher, I love to be involved in scholarly activities. My research is mainly on goodness-of-fit tests and characterization problems in statistics. Another area that I enjoy working on is the computational statistics.
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Daniel McGee, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 430
Phone: (859) 572-5371
Email: mcgeed4@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from University of Arizona

Joined NKU in: 2013
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Carl Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: MEP 420
Phone: (859) 572-6452
Email: millercar@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from University of South Carolina-Columbia
- B.S. from University of South Carolina-Spartanburg

Joined NKU in: 2002

Professional Interest: My interests focus on practical applications of statistical methods. I enjoy consulting with clients to assist in developing questions to be asked and answered, designing experiments to collect data, and analysis of data. I am also interested in educational issues, especially use of technology and whether or not it is beneficial to students. I have worked on projects ranging from gene expression analysis to examining non-education majors' views on the field of education (why not major or double major in education?).
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Bethany Noblitt, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEP 445
Phone: (859) 572-5778
Email: noblittb@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. from University of Cincinnati
- M.A., M.A.T., and B.A. from University of Louisville

Joined NKU in: 1999

Professional Interest: My professional interests include topics in mathematics education. I am most interested in mathematics teacher preparation, specifically how mathematics content courses influence the teaching and the classrooms of future mathematics teachers.
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Joseph Nolan, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Burkhardt Consulting Center

Office: MEP 463
Phone: (859) 572-6301
Email: nolanj1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. and M.S. from Purdue University
- M.A., B.S., and B.A. from Eastern Illinois University

Joined NKU in: 2008

Website: http://www.nku.edu/~nolanj1/

Professional Interest: Joe Nolan enjoys teaching mathematical and applied statistics courses. His research interests include statistics education, applied statistics, experimental design and technology in teaching. A 2006 graduate of Purdue University, his dissertation focused on joint work with the departments of Physics and Nutrition concerning calcium retention in bone.
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John Wagner, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor

Office: MEP 447
Phone: (859) 572-6348
Email: wagnerj23@nku.edu
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Michael Waters, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: MEP 453
Phone: (859) 572-6463
Email: watersm1@nku.edu

BIO

Education:
- Ph.D. from Ohio University
- M.A. from Miami University Oxford

Joined NKU in: 2004

Professional Interest: Machine learning