Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D.	Duke University	2009
M.A.	Duke University	2005
MMath	University of Warwick	2003

Areas of Research

Mathematics Education

Areas of Interest

calculus education
genetic networks

Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University

Lecturer, Mathematics Department, July, 2011 - present

Instructor, Mathematics Department, August 24, 2009 - December 13, 2009

Math 26L, Lab Calculus/Functions I

Instructor, Mathematics Department, August 24, 2009 - December 13, 2009

Math 26L, Lab Calculus/Functions I

Instructor, Mathematics Department, June, 2008 - August, 2008

Math 107, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

Instructor, Mathematics, January, 2008 - May, 2008

Math 32L, Laboratory Calculus II

Instructor, Mathematics, August, 2007 - December, 2007

Math 32L, Laboratory Calculus II

Instructor, Mathematics, January, 2007 - May, 2007

Math 41, One Variable Calculus

Instructor, Mathematics, September, 2006 - December, 2006

Math 32, Introductory Calculus II

Instructor, Mathematics, January, 2006 - May, 2006

Math 26L, Lab Calculus/Functions II

Instructor, Mathematics, September, 2005 - December, 2005

Math 31L, Lab Calculus I

Teaching Assistant, Mathematics, January, 2005 - May, 2005

Lab Instructor for Math 32L, Lab Calculus II

Teaching Assistant, Mathematics, September, 2004 - December, 2004

Lab instructor for Math 31L, Lab Calculus I

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Advising Excellence Award, Duke Academic Advising, August, 2017
L. P. and Barbara Smith Award for Teaching Excellence, Duke University Mathematics Department, September, 2008

Professional Service

University Committee

Success in Science and Mathematics, September, 2011 - July, 2012  

Dept Committee

Calculus Committee, 2009 - present  

Univ Services

Search Committee to Replace Dr. Ben Cooke at ARC, 1 December 2018  

Consultant, STEM Pathways for Inclusion, Readiness and Excellence (SPIRE) Fellows, 1 May 2017  

ONTO - Opening a New Track Onto math, 1 January 2016  

Developer of Jupyter-based Linear Algebra Labs, Developer of Jupyter-based Linear Algebra Labs. Duke University Math Dept. May, 2017 - May, 2018, 2017-18  

Lab Manual Editor, Updating the 105L/106L manual to use online tools, May-August 2017  

Other

Participant, Graduate Calculus Curriculum Review Commitee, 2007 - 2009  

Professional Affiliations

American Mathematical Society

Publications

Papers Published

1. Rann Bar-On, Jack Bookman, Benjamin Cooke, Donna Hall, Sarah Schott, (Re)discovering SoTL Through a Fundamental Challenge: Helping Students Transition to College Calculus, in Doing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics, MAA Notes, edited by Jacqueline M. Dewar and Curtis D. Bennett, vol. 83 (2014), pp. 59-66, The Mathematical Association of America, ISBN 9780883851937
2. Bar-On, R; Bookman, J; Cooke, B; Hall, D; Schott, S, BRINGING STUDENTS INTO THE PELOTON: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD AT HIGHLY SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES, edited by Chova, LG; Torres, IC; Martinez, AL, EDULEARN12: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (January, 2012), pp. 1260-1270, IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION A& DEVELOPMENT

Other

1. R. Bar-On, 105L-106L Coursepack, Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 (August, 2014)
2. Rann Bar-On, Paul Bendich, Benjamin Cooke, Michael Gratton, Timothy Lucas, Michael Nicholas, Nicholas Robbins, Abraham Smith, Joseph Spivey, Graduate Calculus Curriculum Review (March, 2007) [pdf]