Veronica Ciocanel

Duke University

• Fall 2023: Math 221: Linear Algebra and Applications.
• Spring 2022: Math 361S: Mathematical Numerical Analysis.
• Fall 2021: Biology 218/Math 183: Biological Clocks: How Organisms Keep Time (with Prof. Steven Haase). Featured in the Duke Chronicle.
• Spring 2021: Math 282S: Mathematical and Interdisciplinary Modeling Seminar. Duke Math Featured course for Spring 2021.
• Fall 2020: Math 221: Linear Algebra and Applications: Sakai link (in-person), Sakai link (online).

The Ohio State University

• Spring 2020: Math 4194: Adventures in Mathematical Modeling.
• Spring 2019: Math 3607: Beginning Scientific Computing.
• Spring 2018, 2019: Co-instructor for Math 4194: Adventures in Mathematical Modeling.
• November 2017: Mentor for student teams working on a project on Biological Clocks in Calculus of Life Sciences.

Brown University

• August 2016: TA for GirlsGetMath@ICERM, a Summer Math Camp for High School Girls in the greater RI area.
• Summer 2015: Co-instructor for APMA 0340: Methods of Applied Mathematics II (ODEs and PDEs, see syllabus), Undergraduate Summer Session.
  • Received the Reginald D. Archambault Award for Teaching Excellence in Summer Session education (1st prize) for our learning goals-focused approach and emphasis on group work.
• Spring 2014: TA for APMA 0350, Methods of Applied Mathematics.
• Fall 2013: TA for APMA 1650, Statistical Inference.
• Fall 2014 - Fall 2016: Instructor for Beginning Mathematics (pre-high school) through English for Action, Providence, RI. See Service.

• October 2023 - present: Supervisor of one Duke University undergraduate student on a Muser research project on "Modeling and simulation of protein linker kinetics in focal adhesions".
• June 2023 - present: Supervisor of one Duke University undergraduate student on a Summer research project and Fall Research Independent Study on "Modeling mRNA transport in radial glial cells".
• May 2021 - July 2022: Supervisor of four Duke University undergraduate students on a DOmath (Summer Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Mathematics) research project on "Characterizing emerging features in cell dynamics".
• January - May 2021: Supervisor of two Duke University undergraduate students on a Muser research project on "The impact of microtubule polarity on models of cargo transport in neurons".
• July 2020 - August 2022: Co-supervisor of Brown University undergraduate students research on "Parameter identifiability for fluorescence microscopy data".
• Fall 2020: Co-supervisor of OSU undergraduate student research on "Modeling and analysis of actin cytoskeleton organization".
• Summer 2020: Supervisor of Duke undergraduate student research on "Identifying disparities in federal sentencing data" remotely through the Phoenix Project.
• Summer 2019: Supervisor of OSU undergraduate student research on "Complex 3D simulations of mRNA transport" at OSU.
• Fall 2018 - Spring 2019: Supervisor of undergraduate research on "Modeling actin-myosin interactions in the worm C. elegans" in the DOSU (Destination Ohio State University) Bridge Program for an underrepresented minority student transferring from community college to OSU.
• Summer 2018: Supervised remotely an undergraduate student at Tulane University on a project to develop topological data analysis methods for intracellular transport data.
• Summer 2016: Supervised two undergraduate students in an REU project on Lead propagation in the body, led by Professor Todd Kapitula, and three undergraduate students in an REU project on Stability of stripe patterns, led by Professor Björn Sandstede.
• Spring 2016 - Spring 2017: Met with mentees at least monthly to discuss course selection, career plans, research and graduate school as part of the Applied Math Undergraduate Mentorship Program.
• Academic year 2014, 2016: Academic buddy for an incoming Applied Math graduate student. Provided tips for settling in Providence, advice on course selection, and connection with the department community and resources for two incoming graduate students.
• Summer 2015: Supervised two undergraduate students in an REU project on Epidemic dynamics on networks, led by Professor Björn Sandstede. Provided feedback to the team during daily meetings as well as for their weekly progress presentations.

• Teaching Certifcate I: Reflective Teaching seminar. Year-long Certificate program offered by the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University. As part of the program, I learned how to improve my approach to developing a course and its syllabus, how to devise grading and evaluation strategies, how to understand student learning and how to use elements of persuasive communication in teaching settings.
• Teaching Certificate II: The Course Design Seminar. Semester-long Certificate program offered by the Sheridan Center in which I developed syllabi and sample assignments for two college level courses as well as provided feedback to my peers' materials.
• Teaching Certificate IV: The Teaching Consultant Program. Year-long Certificate program offered by the Sheridan Center in which I developed and practiced peer observation and feedback skills for classes taught by fellow graduate students or postdoctoral scholars.
• Teaching Certificate III: The Professional Development Program. Year-long Certificate program offered by the Sheridan Center in which I developed components of the teaching portfolio and learned to effectively communicate the core of my research.
• Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Lunch Series. In Fall 2016 and Spring 2017, I learned about topics such as microaggressions, stereotype threat and support strategies for diverse populations of students (queer, first-generation, international, etc.) through this series organized by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Brown University.

In the academic years 2013-2016, I served as the Division of Applied Mathematics' Sheridan Center Liaison. I attended meetings every semester to discuss departmental teaching needs, and informed the department about new resources available through the Center.

In addition, I led the Inclusion and Diversity discussion at the first Teaching Assistant Orientations for graduate and undergraduate students in Applied Mathematics at Brown University (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017).