Faculty & Staff

All faculty and staff in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics have offices on the fourth floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building (MSC). Pictures, offices, phone numbers, Email addresses and other information are listed below. Office phones have voicemail. For location assistance, see the fourth floor plan. They may also be reached by calling the Department Office (419-372-2636) and leaving a message.

  • Faculty List
  • Instructors and Visiting Faculty
  • Staff

A separate page describes Faculty Research and Selected Publications.

Click on image for individual web pages, where available.

Faculty

Rachel Barnett

Barnett, Rachel

  • Position: Adjunct Instructor
  • Phone: 419-372-7459
  • Email: barnetr@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 431 MSC
Dr. Juan Bes

Bes, Juan Ph.D., Kent State University

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7473
  • Email: jbes@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 421 MSC (435 MSC during Fall 2022)

Operator theory, Functional Analysis and Function theory

Lada Carlisle

Carlisle, Lada

  • Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-2207
  • Email: ycarlis@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 431 MSC
Dr. Kit Chan

Chan, Kit Ph.D., University of Michigan

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7468
  • Email: kchan@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 415 MSC (404 MSC during Fall 2022)

Functional analysis, function theory

Dr. Chan's website

Dr. Hanfeng Chen

Chen, Hanfeng Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7463
  • Email: hchen@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 423 MSC (433 MSC during Fall 2022)

Data analysis,statistical inference

Dr. John Chen

Chen, John Ph.D., University of Sydney

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7461
  • Email: jchen@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 428 MSC

Probability, Biostatistics, Data Analysis

Dr. John Chen's website

Dr. So-Hsiang Chou

Chou, So-Hsiang Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-8225
  • Email: chou@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 412 MSC

Numerical analysis, fluid mechanics

Dr. Chou's website

Ann Darke

Darke, Ann

  • Position: Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7458
  • Email: darkea@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 411 MSC
Dr. Daria Filippova

Filippova, Daria Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

  • Position: Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7451
  • Email: dariaf@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 434 MSC
Irina Franke

Franke, Irina

  • Position: Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-6651
  • Email: ifranke@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 441 MSC
Riddhi Ghosh

Ghosh, Riddhi Ph.D., Texas A&M University

  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-6079
  • Email: rpghosh@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 432 MSC

Bayesian Statistics, Covariance matrix modeling and estimation, High Dimensional Data, correlated data, longitudinal data, missing data

Dr. Ghosh's website

Michelle Heckman

Heckman, Michelle

  • Position: Associate Teaching Professor/Math Emporium Director
  • Phone: 419-372-1028
  • Email: mheckma@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 439 MSC
Konra Holman

Holman, Konra

  • Position: Associate Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7449
  • Email: konradh@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 410 MSC

Islambekov, Umar Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, Ph.D., University of Arizona

  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7456
  • Email: iumar@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 407 MSC

Data science, topological data analysis

Jeremy Joseph

Joseph, Jeremy

  • Position: Adjunct instructor
  • Phone: 419-372-9129
  • Email: jjoseph@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 140 Jerome Library
Dr. David Meel

Meel, David E. Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh

  • Position: Professor, Bailey Family Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Mathematics
  • Phone: 419-372-7452
  • Email: meel@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 414 MSC (403 MSC during Fall 2022)

Mathematics education

Dr. Meel's website

Christy Miller

Miller, Christina Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

  • Position: Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7997
  • Email: chrismm@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 424 MSC (440 MSC during Fall 2022)
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Morgan, Kim Ed.D., Wayne State University

  • Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-2073
  • Email: kmorga@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 417 MSC (439 MSC during Fall 2022)
Dr Diem Nguyen

Nguyen, Diem M. Ph.D., Texas A&M University

  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-4713
  • Email: dnguyen@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 420 MSC (406 MSC during Fall 2022)

Mathematics for communication & technology, e-learning

Dr. Nguyen's website

Dr. Wei Ning

Ning, Wei Ph.D., Syracuse University

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7462
  • Email: wning@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 409 MSC

Statistics

Dr. Ning's website

Dr. Kimberly Rogers

Rogers, Kimberly Ph.D, Michigan State University

  • Position: Associate Professor and Foundational Math Coordinator
  • Phone: 419-372-7450
  • Email: kcroger@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 408 MSC

Mathematics Education

Dr. Rogers's website

Dr. Maria Rizzo

Rizzo, Maria Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7474
  • Email: mrizzo@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 413 MSC (402 MSC during Fall 2022)

Actuarial science, statistics

Dr. Rizzo's website

Dr. Junfeng Shang

Shang, Junfeng Ph.D., University of Missouri

  • Position: Professor and Chair
  • Phone: 419-372-7457
  • Email: jshang@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 458 MSC

Statistics

Dr. Shang's website

Dr. Mihai Staic

Staic, Mihai Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo

  • Position: Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
  • Phone: 419-372-6657
  • Email: mstaic@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 426 MSC (430 MSC during Fall 2022)

Algebra

Dr. Staic's website

Dr. Tong Sun

Sun, Tong Ph.D., Texas A&M University

  • Position: Professor and Assistant Chair
  • Phone: 419-372-7460
  • Email: tsun@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 436 MSC

Numerical analysis, scientific computations

Dr. Sun's website

Dr. Gordon Wade

Wade, J. Gordon Ph.D., Brown University

  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-0240
  • Email: gwade@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 419 MSC (405 MSC during Fall 2022)

Applied mathematics, actuarial science

Dr. Wade's website

Ward-Ben-2022

Ward, Ben Ph.D., Purdue University

  • Position: Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator
  • Phone: 419-372-7472
  • Email: benward@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 427 MSC

Algebra, topology, operads, moduli spaces

Dr. Ward's webpage

CourtneyWilcox-2022

Wilcox, Courtney

  • Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-2820
  • Email: courtrw@bgsu.edu
  • Address: MSC 416 (Central Hall, Room 258 during Fall 2022)
Dr. Xiangdong Xie

Xie, Xiangdong Ph.D., University of Utah

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-8317
  • Email: xiex@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 425 MSC (442 MSC during Fall 2022)

Geometric group theory, Geometric analysis

Dr. Xie's website

Xiaofen Zhang

Zhang, Xiaofen, Ph.D., Illinois State University

  • Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-6656
  • Email: xiaofz@bgsu.edu
  • Address: MSC 437
Dr. Craig Zirbel

Zirbel, Craig L. Ph.D., Princeton University

  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-7466
  • Email: zirbel@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 438 MSC

Probability, stochastic processes, RNA bioinformatics

Dr. Zirbel's website

Sandra Zirkes

Zirkes, Sandra

  • Position: Teaching Professor
  • Phone: 419-372-2178
  • Email: szirkes@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 422 MSC (438 MSC during Fall 2022)

Staff

Amber Snyder

Snyder, Amber

  • Position: Administrative Assistant
  • Phone: 419-372-2638
  • Email: amber@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 456 MSC
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Terrilyn, Meel

  • Position: Graduate Secretary
  • Phone: 419-372-2637
  • Email: tmmeel@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 454 MSC

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Dr. Junfeng Shang, Chair
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
450 Mathematical Sciences Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

419-372-2636
Fax: 419-372-6092
math-stat@bgsu.edu

Updated: 12/07/2022 11:16AM