2012, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
2000, BA, Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
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M.A. Mathematics, DePaul University 2015
B.S. Accounting/Finance, University of Illinois-Chicago 2003
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D.A. Doctor of Arts in Mathematics, University of Illinois, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Chicago, Illinois
M.A. Master of Arts in Mathematics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, Graduated with Distinction
B.S. Bachelor of Science in Systems Science and Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Oppland-Cordell, S. & Bird, K. (2023). A Critical Analysis of Latinx STEM Males’ Counterstories of Peer-Related Experiences Supporting their Mathematical Success. Paper presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. AERA Online Paper Repository. https://doi.org/10.3102/2011890.
Oppland-Cordell, S. & Bird, K. (2018). Latina/o STEM majors’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success. In Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. (Vol. 1, pp. 982-985). PME-NA.
Bird, K., Hibdon, J., & Oppland-Cordell, S. (2016). The EMERGE Summer Program: Supporting incoming freshmen’s success in mathematics development coursework. The Learning Assistance Review, 21, 2, 67-82.
Oppland-Cordell, S., Rosskamm, D., Bilyk, R., Echevarria, R., & Allen, N. (2014). Peer leaders’ perspectives of their involvement in a mathematics enrichment workshop program: A comparison of motivations and outcomes. Conference Proceedings of the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society, May 29-31, 2014, California State University at Dominquez Hills, www.pltlis.org; ISSN 2329-2113.
Oppland-Cordell, S., & Martin, D. B. (2014). Identity, power, and shifting participation in a mathematics workshop: Latin@ students’ negotiation of self and success. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1-29.
Oppland-Cordell, S. (2014). Urban Latina/o undergraduate students’ negotiations of identities and participation in an Emerging Scholars Calculus I workshop. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education.
Selected Conference Presentations:
Oppland-Cordell, S. & Bird, K. (April, 2023). A Critical Analysis of Latinx STEM Males’ Counterstories of Peer-Related Experiences Supporting their Mathematical Success, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Division G - Social Context of Education, Chicago, IL.
Oppland-Cordell, S. & Bird, K. (December, 2022). Explore Your Math Identity by Creating a Mathography, Futures Unlimited Workshop, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL.
Oppland-Cordell, S. (February, 2022). Using an Identity Lens to Explore Equity Processes among Latinx Undergraduates in an Emerging Scholars Math Workshop, North Carolina PKAL Regional Network Meeting, A Virtual Meeting Hosted by North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Bird, K., Oppland-Cordell, S., & Hibdon, J. E., Jr. (January, 2016). The EMERGE Summer Program at Northeastern Illinois University: Supporting incoming freshmen in strengthening their mathematical identities and succeeding in mathematics development coursework., MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Developmental Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, WA.
Dr. Cordell obtained her undergraduate degree in Systems Science and Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, a master's in Mathematics at St. Louis University, and a D.A. in Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is dedicated to supporting historically underrepresented students and diverse student populations in persisting and succeeding in mathematics and STEM fields through her teaching, research, and service.
Dr. Cordell teaches both pure mathematics and mathematics education courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research interests are in the area of mathematics education. Her research focuses on the identity development of underrepresented students in mathematics, relationships between marginalized students' identity development and participation in collaborative mathematics classrooms, and creating equitable mathematics learning environments for marginalized students.
Dr. Cordell has published her research in education and mathematics education journals, including the Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, the Mathematics Education Research Journal, and the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. She has also presented her research at local, national, and international conferences, including the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, and the Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Dr. Cordell has also worked collaboratively with undergraduate students, graduate students, and mathematics faculty on various research projects, including Honors students and McNair students. Dr. Cordell has also served as Faculty Coordinator of the Mathematics Enrichment Workshop Program, the mathematics component of the EMERGE Summer Program, and the Mathematics Community Center. Dr. Cordell has also served on various committees including the Audrey Reynolds Award Committee, the MSTQE Advisory Committee, the Mathematics Development Curriculum Committee, the Mathematics Department Undergraduate Program Committee, and the Title III Grant Program Advisory Group.
Grants:
Faculty Coordinator, Title III Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation Program, EXITO: Exit on Time in STEM, U.S. Department of Education, $5.6 million, 2017-2019.
Faculty Coordinator, Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (DHSI) – Individual Development, $2.6 million, 2017-2019.
Advisory, Mentor and Skill Enhancement Workshop Coordinator, NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences, 2014-2018.
Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM majors’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $5,000, Research Community Award, 2014.
Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM undergraduate and graduate students’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $4,900, Student Center for Science Engagement and U.S. Department of Education, 2014.
Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM majors’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $4,000, Committee on Organized Research Award, 2014.
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1979, Doctoral degree, Mathematics, University of Warsaw, Poland
1971, M.S., Mathematics, University of Warsaw, Poland
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Math Education: Crafting out-of-class engagement, punctuated cognitive psychological interventions on student's disposition to learn and achievement
2012, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Brandeis University
2006, M.S. in Physics, Brandeis University
2004, B.S. in Mathematics and Physics with Highest Honors, University California, Davis
Awards and Fellowships
2019 Northeastern Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching
2017 Co-PI: NSF Noyce Grant (Award no. 1660785) NSF Noyce Scholars University and Community College Collaboration
2015-2016 Northwestern Faculty Honor Roll (student selected)
2015-2016 Northwestern University Educational Technology Teaching Fellow
2015 Mathematics Department Excellence in Teaching Award, Northwestern University
2011-2012 NSF IGERT Fellow
2004-2006 Martin A. Fischer Fellow
Recent Presentations
2019 AAC&U Transforming STEM Higher Education (Nov. 7) in Chicago, IL
2019 (STEAM) 2 Conference (April 26-27) in St. Charles, IL
2018 AAC&U and PKAL: Transforming STEM Higher Education (Nov. 8-10) in Atlanta, GA
2018 Jayhawk Math Teachers Circle Lawrence, Kansas
2018 Catalyzing Progress in STEM Education with Insights from Midwestern HSI's Chicago, Illinois
2018 Chicago Symposium Series (April 13) NEIU
2017 NEIU Faculty Research Symposium (Nov 17), NEIU
2017 MAA Iowa Regional Meeting (Oct 21), Dubuque, Iowa
2016 NEIU Faculty Research Symposium (Nov 18), NEIU
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2011, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
2005, M.S., Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
2004, B.A., Mathematics, Minor in Chemistry, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Research
Amber Gehring MS – The Effect of Treatment on Metastasized Lung Cancer: Comparison of Growth Rates (2013)
Ramon Vela MS – KAM Phenomenon in the Rocking Block Model (2014)
Irvin Garcia (UG), Carly Hall (UG), James Beer (UG), and Ricardo Juarez(UG) - Stochastic Model of Sulfur Dioxide and Lava Flow for Nyamuragira (2014)
Patrick Quaid MS – Statistical Analysis of the Advantage of Southpaws in MMA (2015)
Anila Ajdini MS – Monte Carlo Simulations of European Calls (2015)
Alex De Groh MS – Tardiness as an Epidemic (2015)
Carly Hall (UG) (Honors) – Quantification and Modeling of Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Shoaling Patterns in Response to Environmental and Pharmaceutical Treatments (2016)
Alejandro Sanchez MS (RCA Recipient) – Numerical Analysis on a Diffusion Flame with Radiative Heat Loss (2017)
Carlos Villeda MS – The Flow Over a Rotating Cylinder (2017)
Rhys Gunther (UG) (Honors) – Vaccination and Epidemic Avoidance (2019)
Aram Gebretensae MS – Three Population Squirrel Competition Model with Migration of Exotic American Squirrels (2019)
Benjamin Eghan MS – Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of a Competition System with and Infection in One Species (2019)
Grace Kim MS – Nonlinear Stability Analysis: Competing Species that Crossbreed to Make a Hybrid Species (2019)
Grants
Co-PI, NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences, 2014- 2019 and 2019-2024. Webpage
Co-PI, Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing within an Elementary and Middle School Pre-Service Teacher Education Curriculum, 2016-2020. Webpage
Co-PI, NSF-IUSE Grant, Peer Enhanced Experiential Research in STEM (PEERS), 2014-2019. Webpage
Co-PI, NSF-HSI Grant, HSI Conference: Catalyzing Progress in Undergraduate STEM Education with Insights from Midwestern HSIs, 2017-2018
Advisory, Mentor for Mathematics Modeling Minor, NU-STARS for Northeastern Illinois Student Training in Academic Research in the Sciences, 2014- 2018.
Mathematics Curriculum Development, NSF-IUSE Grant, Research in the Undergraduate Curriculum, 2014-2018.
Co-Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM majors’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $5,000, Research Community Award, 2014.
Co-Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM undergraduate and graduate students’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $4,900, Student Center for Science Engagement and U.S. Department of Education, 2014.
Co-Principle Investigator, Underrepresented STEM majors’ perspectives of experiences supporting their mathematical success, $4,000, Committee on Organized Research Award, 2014.
Professional Affiliations & Membership
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
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2009, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Université Paris Diderot - Paris VII, France.
2006, Master in Mathematics, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, France.
2004, Licence (Bachelor of Science) in Mathematics, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, France.
[9] N. Kahouadji, Variations on two-parameter families of advanced time series forecasting functions IV: seasonal models and application to university enrollment, HAL-03835677. November 2022.
[8] N. Kahouadji, Variations on two-parameter families of forecasting functions: seasonal/nonseasonal Models, comparison to the exponential smoothing and ARIMA models, and applications to stock market data, arXiv:2207.04882v2, July 2022.
[7] N. Kahouadji, N. Kamran, and K. Tenenblat, Local Isometric Immersions of Pseudo-spherical Surfaces and k-th Order Evolution Equations, Commun. Contemp. Math. 21 (2019), no. 4, 1850025, 21 pp.
[6] N. Kahouadji, N. Kamran, and K. Tenenblat, Second-order equations and local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces, Comm. Anal. Geom., 24 (2016), no. 3, pp. 605-643.
[5] N. Kahouadji, N. Kamran, and Keti Tenenblat, Local Isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations, Fields Inst. Commun., 75 (2015), pp. 369-381.
[4] N. Kahouadji, Construction of local conservation laws by generalized isometric embedding of vector bundles, Asian J. Math., 15, no. 4 (2011), pp.521-538.
[3] N. Kahouadji, Conservation laws and generalized isometric embeddings, October 2009, Thèse en Ligne (T.E.L): https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00427033.
[2] N. Kahouadji, Energy-Momentum’s local conservation laws and generalized isometric embeddings of vector bundles, Geometry, Topology, QFT and Cosmology, Travaux en cours en Physique-Mathématiques, Hermann (2009), no. 76, pp. 45-70
[1] N. Kahouadji, Cartan--Kähler theory and application to local isometric and conformal embeddings, Systèmes Intégrables et Théorie Quantique des Champs, Travaux en cours en Physique-Mathématiques, Herman (2008), no. 75, pp. 295-316.
Recent Invited Talks
Nov. 4, 2022: Applied Mathematics Seminar, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sept. 30, 2022: Statistics and Data Science Seminar, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Sept. 21, 2022: Statistics and Data Science Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
July 13, 2022: The 42th International Symposium on Forecasting, Oxford, England.
May 19, 2022: The 19th Mathematical and Statistical Modeling of Complex Systems Workshop, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), Poland.
Jan. 17, 2020: Joint Mathematical Meetings, AMS Special Session on Geometry of Differential Equations, Denver, Colorado, USA.
June 27, 2019: Seminari Geometria, Centre de Recerca Mathematica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain.
June 26, 2019: Barcelona Analysis Conference 2019, Poster Presentation, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
June 10-14, 2019: A celebration of Analysis, Geometry and Physics, Centre de Recherches Mathematiques, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Aug. 14, 2018: Seminario de Geometria, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
Aug. 7, 2018: International Congress of Mathematicians 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
June 7, 2018: Symmetry and Perturbation Theory Conference, Pula, Sardinia, Italy.
March 14, 2018: When Nature Surprises our Geometric Intuition, Northside College Preparatory School, Chicago, USA.
Nov. 17, 2017: NEIU 8th Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Chicago, USA.
July 25, 2017: Mathematical Congress of the Americas, Special Session “Geometry of Differential Equations, Real and Complex”, Montreal, QC, Canada.
June 12, 2017: Séminaire de Géométrie et Dynamique, Institut de Mathématique de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
June 5, 2017: Geometry and Algebra of PDEs 2017, UiT the Arctic University of Norway - Tromso, Norway.
June 2, 2017: Séminaire de Géométrie et Physique Mathématiques, Institut de Mathématique de Jussieu-Paris Rive Gauche, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
Jan. 27, 2017: On the geometry of pseudo-spherical surfaces, Deerfield High School, District 113, Illinois, USA.
Nov. 18, 2016: NEIU 7th Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium, Chicago, USA.
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M.S. in Mathematics, University of Krakow, with a minor in Applied Computer Science
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BSEE-Purdue University 1983, MBA-University of Iowa 1990
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1983, B.S., Mathematics, University of Istanbul, Turkey
2006, M.S. Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University
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1975, B.S. Mathematics, Kharkov State University, Ukraine
1987, Ph.D. Mathematics, Kharkov State University, Ukraine
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1978, B.S. Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers
1990, Ph.D. Operations Research, Institute of Control Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences
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1982, Ph.D., Mathematics, Columbia University
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M.A. Mathematics, M.S. Computer Science
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2016, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, IIT, Chicago, Ill.
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Ill.
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1995, B.A., Mathematics, Barnard College
2002, Ph.D., Mathematics, Columbia University
Distance and intersection number in the curve graph of a surface, with Joan S. Birman and Matt Morse, submitted. 2019 Preprint: arxiv: math/2403391
Criticality for the Gehring link problem, with Jason Cantarella, Joseph H.G. Fu, Rob Kusner, and John M. Sullivan. Geometry & Topology, 10 (2006), pp 1-61.
Some ropelength critical clasps, with John M. Sullivan, Physical and Numerical Models in Knot Theory and Their Application to the Life Sciences, (J. Calvo, K. Millett, E. Rawdon, and A. Stasiak, editors). Series on Knots and Everything, World Scientific, Volume 36, 2005.
On transversally simple knots, with Joan S. Birman, Journal of Differential Geometry, 55 (2000), pp 325-354.
Parametrizations of holonomic and Legendrian knots with Joan S. Birman, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 9 No. 3 (2000), p. 293-309.
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