Jessie K. Lenarz

Formerly Jessie K. Campbell

Address: 1228 44th Ave. W, West Fargo, ND 58078

Phone: (701) 330-5827

E-mail: lenarz@cord.edu

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, May 2005

Dissertation: Enumeration and Symmetry of Edit Metric Spaces

Adviser: Daniel Ashlock            Minor: Bioinformatics/Computational Biology

  • M.S., Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, August 2003

Thesis: Sphere Packing Bounds on Edit Metric Codes

  • B.S., Mathematics and Biology, Buena Vista University, Honor’s program, magna cum laude, Storm Lake, IA, May 1999

 

Academic/Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, August 2005-present
    • Teach three courses per semester ranging from 25-35 students
    • Prepare syllabi
    • Prepare lectures and activities
    • Write exams and quizzes
    • Assign homework
    • Grading
    • Hold 6 office hours per week
    • Discuss curriculum with other teaching assistants and professors
  • Graduate Student Teaching Coordinator, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, May 2002-May 2005
    • Oversee and mentor teaching assistants in Mathematics Department
    • Orientation for new teaching assistants
    • Evaluate teaching assistants
    • Schedule teaching assignments for teaching assistants
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, August 2001-May 2005
    • Teach one course per semester ranging from 30-50 students
    • Prepare syllabi
    • Prepare lectures and activities
    • Write exams and quizzes
    • Assign homework
    • Grading
    • Hold 3-4 office hours per week
    • Discuss curriculum with other teaching assistants and professors
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2000-2001
    • Test software
    • Continue dissertation research
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1999-2000
    • Lead 4-5 recitation sections of 30-45 students each week
    • Supplement lecture
    • Administer exams and quizzes
    • Grading
    • Hold 3-4 office hours per week
  • Academic Assistant, Estelle Siebens School of Science, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 1996-1999
    • Lead supplemental instruction two nights per week
    • Administer exams
    • Grading

 

Courses Taught

Semester          Year     Institution                                  Course

Fall                   2007    Concordia College                    Calculus I

                                                                                    Linear Algebra

                                                                                    Calculus III

Summer            2007    Concordia College                    Calculus II

Spring              2007    Concordia College                    Calculus I

                                                                                    Calculus II

                                                                                    Linear Algebra

Fall                   2006    Concordia College                    Calculus I (2 sections)

                                                                                    Linear Algebra

Spring              2006    Concordia College                    Calculus II (2 sections)

                                                                                    Calculus III

Fall                   2005    Concordia College                    Calculus I (2 sections)

                                                                                    Calculus III

Spring              2005    Iowa State University                Calculus III

Fall                   2004    Iowa State University                Calculus III

Summer            2004    Iowa State University                Elementary Differential Equations

and Laplace Transforms

Spring              2004    Iowa State University                Elementary Differential Equations

and Laplace Transforms

Fall                   2003    Iowa State University                Calculus III

Spring              2003    Iowa State University                Calculus II

Fall                   2002    Iowa State University                Calculus I

Spring              2002    Iowa State University                Calculus for the Life Sciences I

Fall                   2001    Iowa State University                College Algebra

Spring              2000    Iowa State University                College Algebra (recitations)

Spring              2000    Iowa State University                Trigonometry (recitations)

Fall                   1999    Iowa State University                Calculus I (recitations)

 

Training and Workshops

  • Faculty Mentoring Seminar, Dovre Center for Faith and Learning, Concordia College, Fall 2007-Spring 2008

Newer faculty and administrative staff are invited to explore connections between faith and learning within their own work at the college.  Following a two-day workshop in August, the group meets on a monthly basis throughout the year, developing individual projects based in their own disciplines; these projects are presented in a final one-day workshop.

  • Faculty Spiritual Heritage Travel Seminar, Dovre Center for Faith and Learning, Concordia College, Fall 2007-Spring 2008

Faculty and administrative staff are invited to explore the spiritual heritage of the college.  The group meets on a monthly basis throughout the year, discussing readings about the history of the Lutheran church and personal experiences.  The seminar concludes with an 11 day trip to Germany to visit many of the historic sites of Martin Luther and the Reformation.

  • Advising for Vocation Workshop, Concordia College, Summer 2007

This is a workshop held over two days to engage advisers in the process of advising for vocation at Concordia College.

  • Project NExT: New Experiences in Teaching, American Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of America, Fall 2006-Fall 2007.

Project NExT is a professional development program for recent Ph.D.s.  It provides a network of mathematicians teaching at the college level.  Attendance is required at one workshop and three professional conferences at which issues facing new faculty members are addressed.

  • New Advisor Workshop, Concordia College, Summer 2006

This is a workshop held in two half-day sessions to inform new advisers of the advising process at Concordia College.

  • Talk About Learning Workshop, Concordia College, Summer 2006

This is a two day workshop to discuss assessment at the college and within the department.

  • New Faculty Orientation, Concordia College, Fall 2005

This is a two day orientation designed to introduce new faculty to the classroom and Concordia College.  Presentations included the mission of the college, goals of the liberal arts, curriculum, student support and promotion and tenure to name a few.  The information was both general teaching knowledge and information specific to Concordia College.

  • Preparing Future Faculty, Iowa State University, Spring 2003 – Summer 2004

The PFF program supplements the departmental graduate preparation by offering new teaching, mentoring, and learning possibilities, which give postdoctoral fellows and graduate students further credentialing for a competitive job market.  The goal of PFF is to better prepare graduates for faculty careers through a combination of seminars, mentoring, and practical classroom and departmental service experiences.

  • College Teaching Seminar, Iowa State University, Fall 1999

This is a two day seminar designed to introduce new teaching assistants and faculty to the classroom and Iowa State University.  Several presentations and discussions were available on various topics ranging from technology in the classroom to how to deal with problem students.  The information was both general teaching knowledge and information specific to Iowa State University.

 

Academic Awards and Honors

  • Robert J. and Marion E. (Betty) Lambert Award for Teaching Excellence, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, May 2003
    • This award is given annually to one student in the department.
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Mathematics Department, Iowa State University, May 2002
    • This award is given annually to the top 10% of graduate teaching assistants in the department.
  • Teaching Assistantship – Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Fall 1999 – Spring 2000, Fall 2001-Spring 2005

 

Research Experience

  • Research Assistantship –Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003
  • Research Experience for Undergraduates –  Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Summer 1999

 

Research Interests

  • Combinatorics
  • Graph Theory
  • Coding Theory
  • Mathematical Biology

 

Service

  • College/Department
    • Expanding Your Horizons Coordinator, Concordia College, Fall 2006-present
    • Math Club Co-Advisor, Concordia College, Fall 2006-present
    • Exploration Course Working Group, Concordia College, Summer 2006
    • President, Math Graduate Student Council, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Fall 2003-Spring 2004
    • Member, Math Graduate Student Council, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Fall 2000-Spring 2003, Fall 2004-Spring 2005
    • Senator, Graduate Student Senate, Iowa State University, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
  • Professional
    • Judge, Joint Mathematics Meeting Undergraduate Poster Session, January 2007
    • AP Calculus Reader, Educational Testing Service, Summer 2006, 2007
    • Reviewer, Calculus Chronicles Series Two by Jon Rogawski, 2005

 

Publications

  • Jessie Lenarz, LMAS: The Key to Enumerating 2-spheres Over the Edit Metric, Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, Volume 58, August 2006
  • Submitted
    • Daniel Ashlock and Jessie Campbell, Symmetries of the Edit Graph, submitted to Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
    • Daniel Ashlock, Sheridan Houghten and Jessie Lenarz, Bounds on Optimal Edit Codes, submitted to IEEE

 

Presentations

·        Contributed Talks

o       “LMAS: The Key to Enumerating 2-spheres Over the Edit Metric”, Midwest Conference on Combinatorics, Cryptography and Computing, Rochester, New York, October 29, 2004

·        Invited Speaker

o       “Sphere Packing Bounds on Edit Metric Codes”, University of North Dakota Mathematics Department Colloquium, Grand Forks, North Dakota, November 23, 2004

o       “Enumeration and Symmetry of Edit Metric Spaces”, Iowa State University Discrete Math Seminar, Ames, Iowa, February 24, 2005

o       “Enumeration and Symmetry of Edit Metric Spaces”, Iowa State University Graduate Student Seminar, Ames, Iowa, April 13, 2005

o       “Mathematics and Biology”, Buena Vista University Academic and Cultural Events Series, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 20, 2005

·        Interview Talks

o       “Edit Metric Spaces and DNA”, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, January 30, 2006

o       “Edit Metric Spaces and DNA”, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, February 3, 2006

o       “Edit Metric Spaces and DNA”, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, February 7, 2006

·        Organizer

o       “Project NExT Panel: Developing a Course”, Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 8, 2007

 

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • American Mathematical Society
  • Mathematical Association of America

 

References

  • Daniel Ashlock

University of Guelph, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Email: dashlock@uoguelph.ca

 

  • Elgin Johnston

Iowa State University, Mathematics Department

Email: ehjohnst@iastate.edu

 

  • Donna Kienzler

Iowa State University, Preparing Future Faculty & English Department

Email: dkienzle@mail.adp.iastate.edu