Deborah A. Lawrence

Having recently served as Undergraduate Dean and Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, I am happy to return to my role as a faculty member, working closely with students to empower them to achieve things they are not aware they are capable of. I am particularly interested in finding creative and effective ways to incorporate new open resources into my courses. Within the realm of service learning, my focus is on food access and food insecurity.

Professional Activities

Member, New York State Mathematics Content Advisory Panel, 2012 – 2019

Co-Director with Tina Mancuso of Sage’s Center for Teaching and Learning, 2012-2015

Co-Director with Tina Mancuso of Scholarships in Mathematics, Engineering, and The Sciences (SIMETS)

Co-Director with Tina Mancuso of Girls Excited about Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (GEMS) 

Honors/Awards

Advisor of the Year Award, RSC, May 2013

Champion of Character Award, TSC Academy for Character Education, April 2012

Awarded funding from National Science Foundation in 2001 and 2007 for scholarship programs

Awarded funding from Charitable Leadership Foundation in 2003 for five-year GEMS program, with Tina Mancuso

Awarded funding from MAA/Tensor Foundation in Spring 1999 and 2001 for Girls And Math Equal Success (GAMES) programs in October 2000 and 2002, with Tina Mancuso

Awarded funding from Association for Women in Mathematics in Spring 1999 and 2001 for programs in October 1999 and 2001, with Tina Mancuso

Robb Fellow in the Sciences and Mathematics, 2001-2002

Memberships

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society (www.phikappaphi.org)

Other Interests

Fitness (including yoga and HIIT), gardening, hiking, anything I can do with my family

My interests focus primarily on novice learners and active learning strategies. My mathematical research interests have shifted from theoretical to applied, focusing on mathematical biology, particularly population biology and the dynamics of infectious disease.