Faculty & Staff Directory
Administrators for the Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Diane Denny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office: CI 313
Phone: (361) 825-3485
diane.denny@tamucc.edu
Mathematical modeling, fluid dynamics, nonlinear partial differential equations, existence and uniqueness proofs for pde, scientific computation
James Dogbey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Office: CI 304
Phone: (361) 825-3159
james.dogbey@tamucc.edu
Math teachers' knowledge for teaching, assessment in math education, curriculum studies and development, developing alternatives methods of doing mathematics
Jose Guardiola, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office: CI 309
Phone: (361) 825-5544
jose.guardiola@tamucc.edu
Circular Statistics, Bayesian analysis and Spatial Statistics.
Applied research with colleagues on Medicine, Economics and Marine Research.
Sunil Mathur, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Dean for Research & Development and Professor of Math
Office: CI 302
Phone: (361) 825-4173
sunil.mathur@tamucc.edu
Dr. Mathur's research interests include childhood obesity, memory loss, epigenetics, cancer research, public health, biostatistics, genomics, big data, and epidemiology.
Devanayagam Palaniappan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office: EN 211
Phone: (361) 825-2221
devanayagam.palaniappan@tamucc.edu
Solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations, fluid mechanics, elasticity, electro- and magneto-statics, thermal systems and instability, vortex interactions, porous media
Valentina Postelnicu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Office: CI 357
Phone: (361) 825-3023
valentina.postelnicu@tamucc.edu
Mathematics education, specifically student and teacher understanding of mathematical concepts, comparative studies, research design and methodology.
Alexey Sadovski, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Office: CI 338
Phone: (361) 825-2477
alexey.sadovski@tamucc.edu
Optimal Control, Probability Theory and Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Operation Research and Decision Making, Optimization, Advanced Mathematical Modeling, Modeling of Natural Systems.
Charlene Tintera, Ed.D.
Professional Assistant Professor
Office: CI 334
Phone: (361) 825-3483
ptintera@tamucc.edu
International study in math education with technology from kinder to higher education.
Promote chess activities and make connection to mathematical problem solving.
Staff in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Ronnie Emanuel
Academic Advisor
ronnie.emanuel@tamucc.edu
Biology MS
Biomedical Sciences BS (Clinical Lab Studies)
Chemistry Minor, BS, MS
Fisheries & Mariculture MS
Marine Biology MS
Math Minor, BS, MS
Physics Minor, BS
Undecided S&E Students BS