Elizabeth
F. Stepp
Curriculum
Vitae
512-709-5468
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Education
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of
Kentucky, May 2005
M.S., Mathematics, Middle
Tennessee State University, August 1996
B.S., Mathematics, Vanderbilt
University, May 1992
Full
time Lecturer, The University of Texas, Department of
Mathematics, 2007-Present
Awards: President’s Associates Teaching
Excellence Award
http://www.utexas.edu/provost/initiatives/awards/univ/president.html
Courses
Taught: Number Theory; Calculus I and II;
Pre-Calculus; Foundations in Mathematics; Introduction to Calculus; Discrete
Mathematics, Graduate Course on Teaching (398T)
Committee
Member, Math Placement Exam Committee
Helped design the first
implementation of a UT specific math placement exam;
Continue to participate in the
analysis and redesign of the exam to work towards better math placement;
Committee
Member, Undergraduate Review Committee
Ongoing committee designed to
evaluate current undergraduate program and make recommendations to improve upon
current program
Committee
Member, College Readiness Committee
Continue to work on math
readiness for the incoming freshmen who are not Calculus
ready;
Designed online learning modules
for students to use to remediate during the summer to better prepare for their
freshman year mathematics
Committee
Member, Dual Credit/Onramps Project
Designing math courses to be
offered as dual credit in Texas high schools;
Will participate in the selection
and training of teachers chosen to teach dual credit courses
Teaching
Mentor for Graduate Students, 2008-Present
Designed a program to mentor
graduate students through their first semester as a
primary instructor;
Hold regular meetings to discuss
teaching strategies, grading, student motivation,
classroom management and time
management;
Provided resources to Instructors
when situations and questions arose;
Teach 398T for first year
teaching assistants
Complete classroom observations
and follow ups with new teaching assistants;
Designed Professional Series Seminar
directed towards fifth and sixth year graduate students to prepare for an
academic position
Co-Course
Coordinator, Pre-Calculus
Redesigned course implementing
the use of ALEKS;
Supervise the instructors
teaching the course;
Revised the first redesign once
original results were collected;
Designed online Learning Modules
under the LIFT grant
Course
Designer, Foundations of Mathematics
Designed a new course for
students not ready for Pre-Calculus;
Raised the ALEKS placement scores
for most students which placed them into the next
course in the sequence;
Co
Course Designer, 408K for CNS
Worked with a team to create a
Calculus I and II sequence for students in the College
of Natural
Sciences
Course
Designer, M407P/Q Transition to Calculus
Designed a year-long Calculus
course to replace the traditional one semester course; The
goal of the course is to lead a group of CNS students successfully through
Calculus I and is in reaction to reducing the high QDF rate of the traditional
course.
Co-PI
Transformations Proposal
Served as co-PI on the
transformation proposal for Transition to Calculus
Assistant
Professor, The Citadel, Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science, 2005-2007
Courses Taught: Calculus I,II; Elementary Mathematical Modeling; Finite Mathematics; Calculus I and II; Graduate
course in Mathematical Modeling; Discrete
Structures; Graduate course in
Mathematical Methods
Teaching
Assistant, University of Kentucky, Department of Mathematics, 1999-2005
Courses Taught: Calculus I and II; Calculus IV, Differential Equations; Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry; Math for
Elementary Teachers; College Algebra (3
semesters); Recitation leader for
Calculus III (2 semesters); Math Excel
Workshop leader for Calculus I and II;
Teaching
Assistant, Middle Tennessee State University, 1995-1996
Courses Taught: Developmental Mathematics I; Developmental
Mathematics II;