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CV Peratt 2019 Spring Curriculum Vita, Barry Peratt, Spring 2019 CURRICULUM VITA Barry Peratt Full Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Winona State University I. Academic Degrees: • Ph.D. in Mathematics: August, 1996, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2553. GPA 3.94/4.00. • M.S. in Mathematics: May, 1991, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2553. GPA 3.92/4.00 • B.S. in Mathematics: May, 1989, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 18018-2316. GPA 3.83/4.00. II. Professional Certificates, Licenses, Honors: • edTPA Local Grader: trained in diagnostic grading the edTPA for local program purposes • Secondary Teaching Certification: PA Instructional I, Inductee Graduate • MAA-NCS Teacher of the Year: Spring 2018 (Mathematical Associate of America, North Central Section) • Baxter-Sloyer Teaching Award, University of Delaware, 1992 • Phi Delta Kappa Student Teacher of the Year Award, Moravian College, 1989 • Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary Mathematical Society, Moravian College, 1988-present III. Teaching WSU Employment History: Full Professor, 2010 to Present; Associate Professor, 2001 to 2010; Assistant Professor, 1996 to 2001. Responsible for teaching a wide variety of undergraduate mathematics courses. Heavily involved in curriculum reform of the Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Differential Equations, and Chaos Theory courses. Active in seminars concerning mathematics and pedagogy. IV. Non-Teaching Assignments or Other Activities: • Supervision of Teacher Candidates, Spring 2013 to Present: observe teacher candidates in middle school and secondary mathematics education (5-6 visits per semester per candidate), facilitate three seminars for candidates, advise candidates on completion of edTPA. • Consultant: for the Calculus and Applied Calculus texts by Hughes-Hallet, various times from 1997 to present V. Prior Experience (prior to WSU): • Widener University, Chester, PA: Math Center Lead Tutor, Fall 1995. Provided walk-in tutoring services to students in College Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and graduate-level Real Analysis. • University of Delaware, Newark, DE: Math Insurance Program Co-Coordinator (program to enhance experience of minorities in engineering), Instructor (taught variety of undergraduate courses, utilizing various technologies such as Derive and Maple on SPARC Workstations). • Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem, PA: o Secondary Mathematics Teacher, 1993–1994 at Freedom High School. o Student Teacher, Spring 1989 at Nitschmann Middle and Freedom High School. o MathCounts Coach, Fall 1988 at East Hills Middle School. Successfully prepared eight top seventh grade students for regional level MathCounts competition. • Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA: Adjunct Faculty, Summer 1991. Taught Calculus I for non- mathematics majors and remedial Algebra using, almost eXclusively, a concept induction approach. • Other Employment: o Resident Geometer, Summer 1989. Worked with the Visual Geometry Project under a joint NSF grant to Moravian and Swarthmore. Project goal is to reintroduce solid geometry into the high school curriculum. I conducted research on the technical and historical aspects of the Platonic Solids and then created many hands-on activities for the Platonic Solids Workbook. The VGP materials, including the final version of the Platonic Solids Workbook, have been published by the Key Curriculum Press. Page 1 of 5 Curriculum Vita, Barry Peratt, Spring 2019 o Technical Consultant, Summer 1989, Dale Seymour Publications. Contracted as a technical consultant on their proposed republication of Susan and Peter Pearce’s Polyhedra Primer. VI. Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications: • The Topology of Tank Stirring, co-author with Judy A. Kennedy, Journal of Nonlinear Systems and Applications, 1(1), pp. 40-50 (2010) • Painting Your Way to Profit, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Is a Percent a Percent?, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Planning a Trip, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Mathematical Magic: Operations with Real Numbers, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Silk Screen Start-Up, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Solving Equations and Inequalities, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Looking for Patterns, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • How Big is Big?: Working with Exponents and Polynomials, co-author with Nicole Williams, Monterey Institute for Technology in Educations, to appear (2010) • Generic Properties of Altitude Functions, co-author with Judy A. Kennedy, Topology and its Applications, 106 (2000) 57-68 • Modeling Continuous Mixing of Granular Solids in a Rotating Drum, co-author with James A. Yorke, Physica D, 118, pp. 293-310 (1998) • Continuous Avalanche Mixing of Granular Solids in a Rotating Drum, co-author with James A. Yorke, Europhys. Lett., 35 (1), pp. 31-35 (1 July 1996) • A Creative Take-Home Exam, February 1995, Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 88, No. 2, pp. 169 & 172 • Platonic Solids Activity Book, assistant author and researcher, Key Curriculum Press, 1991 VII. Scholarly Presentations: • Leveraging Applications and Cooperative Learning to Enhance Student Motivation and Conceptual Understanding, MAA-NCS Sectional Meeting, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN, 2018 • Topological Structures that Arise in Tank Stirring under Minimal Conditions, Mathematics Seminar, Winona State University, Winona, MN, 2013 • The Topology of Tank Stirring, Joint Meetings of the AMS/MAA, New Orleans, LA, 2011 • The Topology of Tank Stirring, AMS Regional Conference, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, 2010 • Avalanche Mixing of Powders in a Rotating Drum, Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1999 • Avalanche Mixing of Powders in a Rotating Drum, SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, UT, 1998 • Properties of Generic Altitude Functions, Mathematics Seminar, Winona State University, Winona, MN, 1997 • Using the TI-82 to Aid Student Learning at Any Level, middle and high school mathematics and science teacher in-service presentation, Bethlehem Area School District, 1993 • Opportunities in Graduate School, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 1992 • The Hopf Bifurcation in Galloping Power Lines, Seminar on Applied Mathematics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1992 • Fractals: Can We Control Their Shape?, Seminar on Dynamical Systems, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1992 Page 2 of 5 Curriculum Vita, Barry Peratt, Spring 2019 • Combinatorics and Polyhedra, Combinatorics Seminar, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 1990 • Fractal Geometry, middle and high school mathematics and science teacher in-service presentation, Bethlehem Area School District, 1989 • Fractal Geometry: A New Dimension in Thought, regional Math Conference & Pi Mu Epsilon induction, Moravian College, 1988 • The Mathematics of Escher: Tilings of the Plane on the Macintosh, Science Day, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, 1988 VIII. Professional/Academic Memberships & Positions: • ACMS (Associaton of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences) • MAA (Mathematical Association of America) • NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) IX. Professional Development Activities: • Conference: MAA-NCS Regional Meeting, October 2018, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN • Conference: Joint Meetings of the MAA and AMS, January 2011, New Orleans, LA • Conference: AMS Regional Spring Conference, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, April 2010 • Conference: ACMS, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, May 2001 • Conference: Joint Meetings of the MAA and AMS, January 2000, New Orleans, LA • Reading: Special course preparation for Chaos Theory (Math 280) and Math for Earth & Life Sciences II (Math 150/155), 1999-2000. Preparation for both of these courses required extensive reading and study • Seminar: Education in Singapore, Nancy Nutting, 1999, WSU • Conference: SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1999, Snowbird, UT • Workshop: Teaching to the Majority, Dr. Sue Rosser, 1998 • Course: Introduction to Online Teaching Technologies with Gerry Bedore via the UCLA EXtension Program, Spring 1997, Grade: A • Workshop: SciMath Learning Project, Spring 1997, WSU • Conference: SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1997, Snowbird, UT • Conference: Midwest Conference on Dynamical Systems, October 1996, Northwestern University. • Conference: SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 1995, Snowbird, UT • Conference: Annual Spring Topology Conferences, April 1995, University of Delaware. April 1993, University of South Carolina • Conference: MD/PSU Dynamical Systems Conferences, October 1994, Penn State University, State College, PA. Spring 1994, University of Maryland, College Park, MD • Conference: Mathematics Under Construction, NCTM, Spring 1994, Harrisburg, PA • Conference: The Head and Heart of Chaos: Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems, June 1992, N.I.H., Bethesda, MD • Conference: MAA Regional Meetings, Fall 1989, Swarthmore College. Spring 1988, Moravian College. X. University and Community Service: • University o Chair, Specialties
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