Dswanagan
Dr. Diana Swanagan
Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics
706-233-7301dswanagan@shorter.edu 315 Shorter Ave.
Rome, Georgia 30165
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August, 2009
M.A. in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, August, 2006
B.S. in Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2004
HONORS AND AWARDS
Mathematics Department Award, Oakland University, 2005-2006
University Honors, University of Michigan, 2000-2003
William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize, University of Michigan, 2001
EXPERIENCE
Department Chair – Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, Shorter University, Fall 2012 to present. (Dr. Kathi Vosevich)
Associate Professor of Mathematics – Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, Shorter University, Fall 2015 to present. (Dr. Kathi Vosevich)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics – Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Mathematics, Shorter University, Fall 2009 to Spring 2015. (Dr. Kathi Vosevich)
Statistics Consultant (for doctoral students) – Spring 2010 to present. (As requested)
Tutor – High school and college mathematics and statistics, Fall 2012 to present. (As requested)
Professional Development Leader – Floyd County Schools, Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant, Summer 2011 and Summer 2012. (Dr. April Childers)
Math Club Advisor – Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Mathematics, Shorter University, Fall 2011 to present. (Ms. Lisa Keith)
Adjunct Mathematics Instructor – Mathematical Modeling, Introduction to Statistics, Athens Technical College, Winter/Spring 2009. (Ms. Alysen Heil)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record) Special Problems in Mathematics Education – Abstract Algebra (undergraduate course), Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Fall 2008/Spring 2009. (Dr. Denise Spangler)
Co-Editor, The Mathematics Educator, Mathematics Education Student Association, 2008-2009. (Dr. White)
Graduate Research Assistant, Elementary Mathematics Assessment Project, University of Georgia, 2006-2008. (Dr. Denise Spangler)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Special Problems in Mathematics Education – Abstract Algebra (undergraduate course), Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Spring 2008. (Ms. Catherine Ulrich)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), Methods in Teaching Elementary Mathematics (undergraduate course), Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Fall 2007. (Dr. Denise Spangler)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Methods in Teaching Elementary Mathematics (undergraduate course), Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Fall 2006/Spring 2007. (Ms. Patti Huberty)
Teacher, Sylvan Learning Center, Detroit, MI, Spring 2004. Tutored students (grades 1 to 12) in academic skills and content areas.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Software skills include Microsoft Office Suite, Python, PowerPoint, Front Page, Geometer’s Sketch Pad, Graphing Calculator, LaTeX, Adobe PageMill, SPSS, Geogebra.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Swanagan, B.S., & Swanagan, D.K. (2014, October). There’s something about simulations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Rock Eagle, Georgia.
Mewborn, D. S., Ersoz, F. A., Cross, D. I., Kilic, H., May, D. K., & Kim, J. (2008, April). Student discourse as motivated by rich mathematical tasks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mewborn, D. S., Ersoz, F. A., Cross, D. I., Kilic, H., May, D. K., & Kim, J. (2008, March). Student discourse as motivated by rich mathematical tasks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, New York.
May, D. K., & Glynn, S. (2008, February). A Mathematics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for College Students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, San Diego, California.
Mewborn, D. S., Ersoz, F. A., Cross, D. I., Kilic, H., May, D. K., & Kim, J. (2007, October). Open-ended assessment, formative feedback routines, and classroom discourse: Influences on student learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education – North American Chapter, Lake Tahoe, NV.