Primary Investigator
Nina White
MaCSS PI and Director, Lecturer IV in Mathematics, Associate Research Scientist, Coordinator of Math Instructor Professional Development
Nina White is a mathematician who focuses on teaching and teacher training in college mathematics. She cares deeply about teaching, students, and equity in mathematics (and STEM more broadly). She received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from UC Berkeley and her PhD from University of Michigan. She is grateful to get to run MaCSS, engage with all of the amazing scholars, and collaborate across organizational structures to create something new and impactful. For fun she likes word games, lifting heavy barbells, and patronizing the public library.
Key Personnel
Alicia Romero
MaCSS Co-PI, MaCSS Major Advisor (Statistics), Lecturer in Statistics
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Anthony Bloch
MaCSS Co-PI; Alexander Ziwet Collegiate Professor of Mathematics; Chair of the Department of Mathematics
Advisory Personnel
Trachette Jackson
Professor of Mathematics and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
Ben Hansen
Associate Professor of Statistics; Director of the Bridge Program; Research Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
William Arthur
MaCSS Major Advisor (CS), Lecturer IV in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, LSA CS Undergraduate Program Director
Joi-Lynn Mondisa
MaCSS Faculty Mentor Consultant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering
jmondisa@umich.eduProgram Staff
Nina White
MaCSS PI and Director, Lecturer IV in Mathematics, Associate Research Scientist, Coordinator of Math Instructor Professional Development
Nina White is a mathematician who focuses on teaching and teacher training in college mathematics. She cares deeply about teaching, students, and equity in mathematics (and STEM more broadly). She received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from UC Berkeley and her PhD from University of Michigan. She is grateful to get to run MaCSS, engage with all of the amazing scholars, and collaborate across organizational structures to create something new and impactful. For fun she likes word games, lifting heavy barbells, and patronizing the public library.
Beth Wolf
Summer Institute Instructor (Summer '23, '24)
Beth is teaching faculty in the Math department at UM, and also occasionally coordinates our large introductory courses. Her PhD work combined ideas from random models, algorithms analysis, and mathematical biology. She's been in Ann Arbor for 8 years, and has previously lived in Madison, WI, and Pittsburgh, PA. When not at work, she can usually be found hanging out with her six-year-old, reading, or hiking.
Katie Waddle
Summer Institute Teaching Assistant (Summer '22); Study Group Leader (2023-2024)
Katie is a math PhD student here at Michigan. She's originally from Minnesota, but had a long stop in California teaching high school math on her way here. She loves algebraic combinatorics, biking, listening to live music outside, and snacks. She hopes to be a math professor someday, and is working to make the math community more friendly and accessible to everyone.
João Pedro Carvalho
Summer Institute Teaching Assistant (Summer '24)
João is a Math PhD student at the University of Michigan. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he fell in love with math by getting involved with math olympiads in middle school. He went to undergraduate at Haverford college, where he studied math and linguistics. Here at Michigan he works in algebraic combinatorics! He also loves to read, go on very long walks, urban planning, language, sewing, and most things pop culture.
Hana Galijašević
Program Assistant (Summer '24); Study Group Leader (Winter '24)
Hailey Kiley
Program Assistant (2023-2024)
Hailey is a scholar in MaCSS Cohort A and also worked as a program assistant for MaCSS in 2023-2024. She is a computer science major.
My Tran
Program Assistant (2024-2025)
My (prounced like the pronoun "me" in English) was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. She graduated from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, majoring in Global Leadership in Business. She has five years of experience in the retail industry and previously worked as a Group Brand Manager at an interior company in Vietnam. She has been living in Michigan for over two years and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Higher Education, with a concentration in Management and Organization.
As an international student who has studied in the US for more than five years, she hopes to apply all of her experiences and knowledge to help other students succeed. This year, she will be serving as a Program Assistant for the MaCSS Scholars program.
In her free time, she enjoys reading and hiking with her family. She also loves visiting flower gardens and coffee shops with her husband. She is eager to gain more knowledge and experience in higher education and to support students through her internship at MaCSS.
Hector D. DeLaRosa (he/him)
MaCSS Program Assistant and Academic Coach
David is a passionate advocate for student access and success. A recent graduate of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, David double majored in Sociology (with a sub-major in Law, Justice, and Social Change) and Organizational Studies. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Higher Education, David is dedicated to understanding and improving the educational experiences of underrepresented communities.
Throughout his undergraduate journey, David was deeply involved in student-led organizations such as LA CASA and SCOPE, where he worked to promote the well-being and advancement of underrepresented groups. His commitment to social justice extended to his work with the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, where he conducted research and interned, focusing on the retention and recruitment of undocumented and DACAmented students at the University of Michigan.
David's academic and professional interests lie in student development, bridging the gap between education and underrepresented communities, and navigating the administrative procedures within large institutions. He is driven by a desire to create inclusive educational environments that foster success for all students.