Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff

All faculty and staff in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics have offices on the fourth floor of the Mitchell B. McLeod Hall. 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

Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Ju YounBae

Bae, Ju Youn Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr. Juan Bes

Bes, Juan Ph.D., Kent State University

Professor

Operator theory, Functional Analysis and Function theory

Dr. Doug Bujakowski

Bujakowski, Doug Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Associate Professor, Dr. Thomas V. O'Brien Distinguished Professor in Actuarial Mathematics

Actuarial Science, Risk and Insurance

Dr. Bujakowski's website

Dr. Kit Chan

Chan, Kit Ph.D., University of Michigan

Professor

Functional analysis, function theory

Dr. Chan's website

Dr. John Chen

Chen, John Ph.D., University of Sydney

Professor

Probability, Biostatistics, Data Analysis

Dr. John Chen's website

Dr. So-Hsiang Chou

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

Professor

Numerical analysis, fluid mechanics

Dr. Chou's website

Ann Darke

Darke, Ann

Teaching Professor

Dr. Daria Filippova

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

Teaching Professor

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Foos, Lisa

Adjunct Instructor

Irina Franke

Franke, Irina

Teaching Professor

Dr. Riddhi Ghosh

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

Assistant Professor

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

Dr. Ghosh's website

Michelle Heckman

Heckman, Michelle

Teaching Professor

Konra Holman

Holman, Konra

Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Umar Islambekov

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

Associate Professor and Assistant Chair

Data science, topological data analysis

Jeremy Joseph

Joseph, Jeremy

Adjunct instructor/ Learning
Commons Asst. Director

Jae Lee

Lee, Jae

Adjunct Instructor

Dr. David Meel

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

Professor, Bailey Family Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Mathematics

Mathematics education

Dr. Meel's website

Dr. Christy Miller

Miller, Christina Ph.D., University of Toledo

Teaching Professor

Dr. Kim Morgan

Morgan, Kim Ed.D., Wayne State University

Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr Diem Nguyen

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

Associate Professor

Mathematics for communication & technology, e-learning

Dr. Nguyen's website

Dr. Wei Ning

Ning, Wei Ph.D., Syracuse University

Professor, Professor of Research Excellence

Statistics

Dr. Ning's website

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Reeves, Madeline

Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Kimberly Rogers

Rogers, Kimberly Ph.D., Michigan State University

Professor and Foundational Math Coordinator

Mathematics Education

Dr. Rogers's website

Dr. Junfeng Shang

Shang, Junfeng Ph.D., University of Missouri

Professor and Chair

Dr. Mihai Staic

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

Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator

Dr. Ben Ward

Ward, Ben Ph.D., Purdue University

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator

Algebra, topology, operads, moduli spaces

Dr. Ward's webpage

Courtney Wilcox

Wilcox, Courtney

Assistant Teaching Professor and Math Emporium Director

Dr. Shenghao Xia

Xia, Shenghao Ph.D., University of Arizona

Assistant Professor

Statistics, Data Science

Dr. Xia's website

Dr. Xiangdong Xie

Xie, Xiangdong Ph.D., University of Utah

Professor

Geometric group theory, Geometric analysis

Dr. Xie's website

Dr. Jiajie Yang

Yang, Jiajie Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor

Actuarial Science

Dr. Xiaofen Zhang

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

Associate Teaching Professor

Sandra Zirkes

Zirkes, Sandra

Teaching Professor

Staff

Amber Snyder

Snyder, Amber

Senior Administrative Assistant

Terrilyn Meel

Meel, Terrilyn

Graduate Secretary

Updated: 08/18/2026 05:11PM