Tenure Track Faculty

The faculty in the Mathematics and Statistics at CSUMB provide a rewarding and enlightening experience for students.

Judith E. Canner, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Assistant Professor
~ Joined CSUMB in 2010
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematical ecology ~ Applied Statistics ~ Statistics Education

Lipika Deka, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Associate Professor
~ Joined CSUMB in 2007
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Combinatorial Representation Theory with Applications to Crystal Base Theory ~ Q-series and Mathematical Physics

Rachel Esselstein, Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Associate Professor
~ Joined CSUMB in 2007
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Graph Theory ~ Combinatorial Game Theory ~ Logic and Foundations of Mathematics ~ Mathematics Education ~ Mathematics of Leonhard Euler

Hongde Hu, Ph.D., McGill University
Professor & Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
~ Joined CSUMB in 1999
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Logic and Computation

Joanne Liebermann, Ph.D., Stanford University
Associate Professor
~ Joined CSUMB 1999
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Mathematics Education

Donald Pierce, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Professor
~ Joined CSUMB in 1999
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Functional Analysis ~ Mathematics Education

Heath Proskin, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Associate Professor
~ Joined CSUMB in 2004
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Low-Dimensional Topology ~ Hyberbolic Geometry ~ Mathematics Education

Michael B. Scott, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Associate Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2004
Faculty Advisor: Mathematics
Applied Mathematics ~ Data Science ~ Mathematics Education

Lecturers

The part-time faculty is comprised of mathematics and statistics educators. Their diverse professional backgrounds, coupled with experience and compassion, translates into a learning atmosphere that is positive and engaging. In the University environment, Lecturer is the official title of Instructors who are not on the track for Tenure.

Denise Abbas, M.S., Stanford University
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 2013

Linda Dilger, M.S., United States International University and M.Ed., San Jose State University
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 1999

Alysia Goyer, M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 2009

Michael Huerth, M.S., California State University, Long Beach
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 2013

Julie Lu Visi, M.S., California State University, Long Beach
Lecturer, ASAP Coordinator ~ Joined CSUMB in 2013

Lorraine O'Shea, M.A., University of Colorado
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 1999

Duncan Ogilvie, M.S., San Jose State University
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 1999

Gabriela Stanica, M.S., Bucharest University and M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
Lecturer ~ Joined CSUMB in 2008