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Mathematics Department Full-Time Faculty

 

 

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 Robert (Bobby) August 


Phone: 925.424.1386
email: raugust@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2115

B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University
M.S., Western Kentucky University
M.F.A., University of California, Davis

 

 

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 Howard Blumenfeld 


Phone: 925.424.1342
email: hblumenfeld@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2130

B.A., Mathematics, University of California, San Diego
M.A., Mathematics, San Diego State University

 

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 Carrie Frates 


Phone: 925.424.1359
email: cfrates@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2185

B.S., Mathematics, California State University, Hayward
Single Subject Teaching Credential, California State University, Hayward
M.S., Mathematics Education, Curriculum, California State University, Hayward

 

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Math Emporium Coordinator (Website)

Jennie Graham 

Phone: 925.424.1328
email: jgraham@laspositascollege.edu 
Office: 2191

B.S., University of California, Davis
M.S., California State University, East Bay

 

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Math Society Advisor (Website)

Ruchira Majumdar 

Phone: Phone: 925.424.1345
email: rmajumdar@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2123

B.S., Mathematics: Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
M.S., Applied Mathematics: University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics: Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

 

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Math Department Coordinator
Math Learning Center Coordinator (Website)

Ashley McHale

Phone: 925.424.1351
Email: amchale@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2104

B.S., Mathematics, Elon University, Elon, NC
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX


 

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Phone: 925.424.1340
email: jmorris@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2115

B.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.A., University of New Mexico

 

Alain Olavarrietta

Alain Olavarrieta

Phone: 925.424.1358
email:  aolavarrieta@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2101
 
B.A., Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., Pure Mathematics, California State University, Northridge

 

 

 

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Elizabeth Owens

Phone: 925.424.1326
email: eowens@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2150

A.S., Engineering, A.S. Mathematics, A.S. Physics, College of the Sequoias 
B.S., Mathematics, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 
M.S., Applied Mathematics, UC Merced

 

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Michael Peterson


Phone: 925.424.1327
email: mhpeterson@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2107

B.S., Mathematics, Stanford University 
M.S., Mathematics Stanford University

 

 

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Math Department Webmaster

David Powers

Phone: 925.424.1357
email: dpowers@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2193

B.S., Mathematics, California State University, Hayward
M.S., Mathematics, California State University, Hayward
Single Subject Teaching Credential (Mathematics), California State University, Hayward

Website

 

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Bhairav Singh

AMATYC Exam Coordinator (Website)

Phone: 925.424.1347
email: bsingh@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2190

B.A., Mathematics, Princeton University
Ph.D., Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

 

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Kristy Woods

Math Jam Coordinator (Website)

Phone: 925.424.1329
email: kwoods@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2104

B.S., Mathematics, Willamette University, Salem, OR
M.S., Applied Mathematics, California State University, Hayward, CA

Website

 

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Ashley Young

Phone: 925.424.1356
email: ayoung@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2102

B.A., Statistics, University of California, Berkeley 
M.S., Applied Mathematics, California State University, East Bay
Teaching Credential, California State University, East Bay

  

Emeritus Faculty

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Gregory Daubenmire 


Retired Fall 2017

A.S., Chemistry, College of San Mateo
B.S., Chemistry, San Jose State University
B.A.,Pure Mathematics, San Jose State University
M.S., Pure Mathematics, San Jose State University

 

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Teresa (Teri) Dern Henson

Retired Fall 2017

B.A., Geography, University of Colorado at Denver
M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado at Denver

 

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Randy Taylor

Retired Fall 2015

B.A., Mathematics, California State University, Sacramento
M.S., Applied Math, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
M.S., Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 
M.S., Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley

 

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Cindy Keune

Retired Spring 2015

B.A., Mathematics, Cornell College
M.S., Statistics, Iowa State University
MBA, San Diego State University

 

Photograph of Brenda Weak Brenda Weak 

Retired Summer 2012

B.S., Mathematics, Kansas State University
M.S., Statistics, Kansas State University

 

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Retired Spring 2011

B.S., Austin Peay State University
M.S.,California State University, Hayward
M.Ed., University of Florida

 

Photograph of Bill Dunn William (Bill) Dunn 

Retired Spring 2005

A.A., Palomar College
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., California State University, Hayward

 

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Retired Spring 2005

B.A./M.A., Northern Michigan University
M.S. Michigan State University

 

Photograph of Wally Mara Walter Mara

Retired Spring 2004

B.S., Northwestern University
M.S., San Jose State University
Cand. Phil., University of California, Davis

 

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LaVere Adams

Retired Spring 2000

B.S., Brigham Young Univeristy
M.S., Purdue University

 

 

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Robert (Bob) Dickenson, Jr.

Retired 1998

B.A., San Jose State University
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California, Davis