Lisa Marano

Lisa Marano
  • Professor
  • Department: Mathematics
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: LMarano@wcupa.edu

Education

  • B.S. Rider University, NJ
  • M.S. Lehigh University, PA
  • Ph.D. Lehigh University, PA

Research Interests

Probability TheoryBrownian motionGaussian processesMathematical FinanceIntegrating Quantitative LiteracyMathematics and Social JusticeService-Learning

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Contact Information

Phone: 610-738-0585

List of Publications

  • “Preparing for Student Resistance,” To appear in Mathematics and Social Justice: Perspectives and Resources for the College Classroom, ed. Karaali, Gizem and Khadjavi, Lily. “Meaningful Community Engagement in Mathematics,” with Kimberly Dempsey and Ross Leiser, in Cathyrn Crosby and Frederick Brockmeier (eds.), Community Engagement Program Implementation and Teacher Preparation for 21st Century Education, Chapter 6, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, 2016. “Lower bounds for the distribution of the suprema of Brownian increments and Brownian motion normalized by the corresponding modulus function,” with V. Dobric. Journal of Theoretical Probability, March 2016, Volume 29, Issue 1, pp 1–31. “Comparing Traditional Proofs of the Modulus of Continuity and the Law of the Iterated Logarithm to a New Method which Yields Rates of Convergence,” in Mark McKibben and Micah Webster (eds.), Brownian Motion: Elements, Dynamics and Applications, Chapter 4, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, 2015. “If You Build It, Will They Come? Tales from Developing a New Actuarial Science Degree Program.” PRIMUS, November 2014, Volume 24, Issue 9-10, p. 847 - 855. “PTP “Women in Mathematics” Visits China,” with M. Leigh Lunsford, Newsletter of the Association for Women in Mathematics, September 2006. “Introducing Elementary Topology through Knot Tying and Band Forming Activities,” Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics 2004. “Rates of Convergence of Levy’s Modulus of Continuity and Hincin’s Law of the Iterated Logarithm,” with V. Dobric, High Dimensional Probability III, Birkhauser, Progress in Probability, 2003, Volume 55. “The Professional Master’s Degree: A New Option” with K. Pedersen, P. Seshaiyer and J. Slimowitz, Math Horizons, February 2003, Volume 10.

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