Faculty Training COHORT (2024 - 2026)

Marcia Daley

I have been a full-time faculty member at Clark Atlanta University for over 10 years, where I lecture to students in both the graduate and undergraduate programs in the School of Business, Department of Decision Sciences. I am originally from the sunny island of Jamaica, where I earned my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Chemistry at the University of the West Indies. After migrating to the United States several years ago, I continued with my academic studies, earning postgraduate degrees at Florida State and Georgia State Universities. I worked for several years in the telecommunications industry in areas such as contract negotiations, procurement, project management, construction budget management, digital switching, and digital transport facilities. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, dancing, listening to music from several genres, and traveling.

Weizheng Gao

I am an assistant professor of Math, Computer Science, and Engineering Science at Elizabeth City State University. I got my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Florida Atlantic University. I am very interested in AI and its applications.

Ming-Lun Ho

Since 2004, I have been a full-time faculty member at Chabot College, a community college in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have also been the head of the Math Department for the last 10 years. Before that, I taught in a public high school near the college after earning my MA in education and teaching credential in 2000. I used to teach AP Computer Science in high school as well and am teaching computer programming for the first time this semester in 20 years at the college because adjuncts in CS have been difficult to find. Before graduate school, I was a programmer analyst in a management information systems department at a Silicon Valley company. I belong to two dance performance groups, one for American clogging and the other for English dancing. My other hobbies include playing cribbage, swimming, and country western two-stepping.

Soudeh Khoubrouy

I am part of the Electrical Engineering program of the California State University San Marcos. I have recently joined this institute as an Assistant Professor. Previously, I served as Associate Professor of Instruction in the bioengineering department at the University of Texas at Dallas for a few years. My undergraduate and graduate studies are in Electrical Engineering. However, my interest in human brain and cognitive science led me to pursue a second master’s degree in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience following my PhD program. I am passionate about applying my programming and engineering skills to address neuroscience and health-related challenges, which is my current focus at work. 

Outside of work, I love being in nature. I enjoy participating in various activities, such as volleyball, hiking, jogging, and ice skating. Additionally, I enjoy spending time in the kitchen cooking, and I have passion for cars.

Carlos Olivos Matus

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Católica del Norte in Antofagasta, Chile. I went to Auburn University to get a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering; after finishing graduate school, I came back to Chile to teach at one of the universities located in the north of Chile; our city is famous for being located on the coast of the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world, and several mining companies surround us. As a fun fact, I have played the cello since 2005, and I usually play with our university's orchestra. I like swimming and hiking.

Dorothy Muhammad

I am Dr. Dorothy A. Muhammad. I have been in Mathematics education for many years and have taught from the secondary level to the four-year institutional level; I am currently serving as the chair of the Developmental Mathematics department at the Houston Community College System (HCCS) in Houston, TX! I am truly anticipating meeting, learning, and growing with each of you as we embark upon this new adventure! See you in June!

Qing Shao

I obtained my Ph.D. from Emory University in 2011. As a graduate student, I studied the mechanical properties of DNA and the DNA-protein interaction at the single-molecular level using Magnetic Tweezers. I also worked at the Center for Science Education at Emory as an NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow in K-12 education to implement Problem-Based learning in local high schools.

After joining Georgia Gwinnett College in 2011, I am teaching algebra and calculus-based Introductory Physics to science majors and Astronomy to non-science majors. I am an advocate for active learning. I attended workshops and conferences on Scientific Teaching and Learning and am involved in the Peer Supplemental Instruction, HHMI Inclusive Excellence program. I am also engaged in interdisciplinary research collaboration with faculty from various departments at Georgia Gwinnett College as well as from the University of Georgia to improve students’ creativity and research skills.

I live in Johns Creek, Georgia, with my husband and two kids. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking and traveling with family and friends.