Lander University Statistics Laboratory.  
See NSF ILI Grant below.

Grants

MTSU Instruction Technology Grant (Spring 2002)
“Assessment of Web-based Regression Tutorials” Project begins Fall 2002.

Collaborative NSF Adaptation and Implementation Grant (June 2002 – 2004)
Grant proposal was awarded ($35,000), and the project will begin summer 2002 by adapting and implementing probability and statistics activities.

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Web-based Regression Tutorial Grant (Fall 2001)
Grant proposal was funded ($15,000) to support six students to develop tutorials used by NASA employees and MTSU students to help learn regression analysis.  Project is located on the STATS @ MTSU web site.

Women In Science Undergraduate Project (WISUP) NSF Planning Grant (2001-2002)
Awarded $30,000 to a five member team from CBAS to plan a project proposal for improving recruitment and retention of science students (women in particular) at MTSU.

MTSU Instructional Evaluation and Development Grant (Spring 2001)
“Computer Enhanced Statistics Learning Project” grant supported the purchase of Minitab statistical software for enhancing the teaching of statistics.  Matching funds were received from the CBAS and the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

MTSU Video-Conferencing Mini-Grant (Fall 2001)
“Introduction to Correlation and Regression” lesson presented to and video taped for high school math teachers of algebra and statistics. 

MTSU Instructional Technology Grant (Spring 2001)
Awarded grant to continue development of web-based regression tutorials.  Tutorials will focus on multiple regression analysis.

Belmont University Faculty Development Grant (Spring 2000)
Funded project to develop a new course for Psychology majors that uses discipline based learning activities to reinforce the learning of statistics.

Belmont University Academics Computing Technology Grant (1997-1998)
Awarded three thousand dollars to purchase a classroom set of statistical graphing calculators for use in introductory statistics service courses. The goal is to use technology in a manner that helps students focus on the statistical concepts.

NSF Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant
Lander University. Awarded May 1997. Co-wrote $50,000 matching fund proposal that developed an Interactive Statistics Laboratory that uses technology to create an active learning environment.

Lander University Foundation Grant (1996-1997)
Wrote proposal that was selected by the University Committee of the Lander Foundation to receive funds to develop a series of model teaching units which provide instructional lessons including specific activities for effectively integrating technology into the mathematics curriculum.

Awards

American Statistical Association
Received "Best Presentation in Statistics Education Award" for paper entitled "Mixing Majors in a Statistical Applications Course" at the 1999 Joint Statistics Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.  Awarded at August 2000 Joint Statistics Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Fellowships

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Summer 2000 ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellow 
Summer 1999 ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellow
Selected in a nationwide competition. Worked in the Engineering Cost Office. Analyzed the statistical methods of using Complexity Generators and the optimization the statistical models used to predict the cost of future NASA projects. Mentored two college students in the corresponding Accompanying Student Program.

Mathematical Association of America Project NExT Fellowships (1996-97)
National Fellowship and Southeast Regional Fellowship
Sponsored by the MAA with funding from the Exxon Education Foundation for Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) for new mathematics professors. Project NExT's objective is to provide workshops, special short courses and a network of mathematicians to improve the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics.