Faculty
Our faculty of five full-time professors and supporting contract teachers is large enough to offer experience in a diverse range of areas, but small enough to allow students to get to know each faculty member. We strive to offer a quality program for our majors, including a wide range of class options, participation in national mathematics competitions, and small class sizes.
We'd love to talk with you about your future in the Department of Mathematics! Feel free to contact any of our faculty using the contact information below.
Benjamin D. Jackson
Chair, Professor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2088 | benjamin.jackson@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 338
Education: Ph.D. Montana State University, 2015; M.S. Washington State University, 2003; B.S. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, 2001
Research Interests: Partial differential equation models, parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification and collaboration with experimentalists
Jonathan D. Duncan
Associate Vice President for Academic Administration and Graduate Dean
(509) 527-2421 | jonathan.duncan@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 336
Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, Indiana University, 2007; M.S. in Computer Science, Indiana University, 2001; M.A. in Mathematics, Indiana University, 2001; B.S. in Mathematics, Walla Walla College, 1997; B.A. in Computer Science, Walla Walla College, 1997; B.A. in German, Walla Walla College, 1997
Research Interests: Set theory, logic and foundations
Glenda J. Ewer
Contract Instructor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2374 | glenda.ewer@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 330
Education: B.S. Walla Walla University, 2011; B.A. Columbia Union College, 1998
John E. Foster
Associate Professor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2999 | john.foster@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 334
Education: Ph.D. University of Oregon, 2013; M.S. University of Oregon, 2009; B.S. Walla Walla University, 2007
Research Interests: Representations of quantum groups.
Ross E. Magi
Professor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2350 | ross.magi@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 337
Education: Ph.D. The University of Utah, 2014; M.S. The University of Utah, 2009; B.S. Walla Walla University, 2007
Research Interests: Mathematical Biology
Stefan Sremac
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2097 | stefan.sremac@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 336
Education: Ph.D. University of Waterloo, 2019; M.S. University of British Columbia, 2015; B.Ed. Canadian University College, 2008
Research Interests: Continuous optimization, convex optimization, convex analysis, semidefinite programming, and matrix completions
Timothy L. Tiffin
Professor of Mathematics
(509) 527-2087 | tim.tiffin@wallawalla.edu
Kretschmar Hall 335
Education: D.A. Idaho State University, 1995; M.S. Idaho State University, 1988; B.S. Pacific Union College, 1985
Research Interests: Combinatorics, probability theory and number theory