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The mathematics department at Seattle Pacific University has seven full time faculty members.  Click on a faculty member below for additional information.

David Farrell
 

Brian Gill,
Chair

Steve Johnson
 

Russ Killingsworth,
Math Lab Coordinator

Wai Wah Lau
 

Robbin O'Leary
 

 

Sharon Young

 

 

David Farrell
Instructor

E-mail: dfarrell@spu.edu
Office: OMH 243
Phone:
(206) 281-2957
Personal homepage & course pages
Education:
B.S., Mathematics & Computer Science, Wheaton College, 1989
M.S., Statistics, Texas A&M University, 1993
Areas of Interest: Statistics

Brian Gill
Associate Professor and Chair

E-mail: bgill@spu.edu
Office: OMH 209
Phone:
(206) 281-2954
Personal homepage & course pages
Education:
B.A., Mathematics, Truman State University, 1991
M.A., Mathematics, University of Kentucky, 1994
M.S., Biometry and Statistics, University at Albany, 1999
Ph.D., Mathematics (complex analysis), University at Albany, 1999
Areas of Interest: Complex Analysis, Applied Statistics, Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Steven Johnson
Associate Professor

E-mail: sjohnson@spu.edu
Office: OMH 238 
Phone:
(206) 281-2045

Education:
B.A., Mathematics, Westmont College, 1974
Ph.D., Mathematics (commutative ring theory), University of Minnesota, 1982
Areas of Interest: Abstract Algebra, History of Mathematics, Graph Theory

Russ Killingsworth
Assistant Professor and
Math Lab Coordinator

E-mail: kworth@spu.edu
Office: OMH 116
Phone:
(206) 281-2150

Personal homepage & course pages
Education:

B.A., Mathematics, California State University, Sacramento, 1986
M.A., Math Education, California State University, Stanislaus, 1992

Areas of Interest: Incorporating Technology in Mathematics Education, Developing Reasoning Skills in Mathematics

Wai Wah Lau
Assistant Professor

E-mail:  lauw@spu.edu 
Office:   OMH 231
Phone: 
(206) 281-2200

Personal homepage & course pages
Education:

B.S., Mathematical Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, 1989
M.S., Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 1992
Ph.D., Mathematics (approximation theory), Texas A&M, 1998

Areas of Interest:  Approximation Theory, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling

Robbin O'Leary
Associate Professor

E-mail: roleary@spu.edu
Office: OMH 132 
Phone:
(206) 281-2285

Education:
B.A., Mathematics, Music, Goshen College, 1980
M.S., Mathematics, Idaho State University, 1985
Ph.D., Mathematics (number theory), University of Texas at Austin, 1990
Areas of Interest: Number Theory, Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Sharon Young
Professor

E-mail: syoung@spu.edu 
Office:
OMH 130
Phone:
(206) 281-2148

Education:

B.A., University of Redlands, 1966
M.A., University of Denver, 1976
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1979

Areas of Interest:  Elementary School Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics in Children's Literature, Teaching Preservice Elementary Teachers
 

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