About GSMath
Our Goals
- Work closely with the Math Alliance to substantially increase the annual Ph.D. production in the mathematical sciences for underrepresented groups.
- Build a regional community that will help students make critical transitions (e.g., high school to postsecondary education, community college to a four-year college, college to graduate school) in the mathematical sciences. This will be done by establishing a strong network of faculty in key institutions and gradually spreading the network to more institutions, including community colleges in both rural and urban areas.
- Facilitate efforts among the regional institutions so that their students can be involved in undergraduate research experiences. GSMath will help to provide infrastructure and support and to bring the working parties together.
- Build a community in the Gulf States region. The targeted student population will be those having little contact with institutions offering graduate studies in the mathematical sciences. We will target students in all mathematical sciences and math education, except for those students whose stated goal is to teach at the secondary level.
- Provide support and resources for alliance members. This will include recruiting new mentors and institutional members, strengthening collaboration among existing members, and expanding opportunities for faculty and student members.
Members
Our members are mathematical science departments at the following minority-serving institutions, regional public and private colleges, and research universities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas:
Louisiana
- Dillard University Department of Math & Actuarial Science
- McNeese State University Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Southern University and A&M College Mathematics Program
- Southern University at New Orleans Mathematics Department
- Tulane University Department of Mathematics
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Mathematics
- Xavier University of Louisiana Department of Mathematics
Mississippi
- Jackson State University Department of Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
- Mississippi Valley State University Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences Department
- University of Mississippi Department of Mathematics
Texas
- Angelo State University Department of Mathematics
- Baylor University Department of Mathematics
- Lamar University Department of Mathematics
- Dallas College Department of Mathematics
- Northeast Lakeview College Department of Mathematics
- Prairie View A&M University Department of Mathematics
- Rice University Mathematics Department
- Rice University Statistics Department
- Sam Houston State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Schreiner University Department of Mathematics
- Southern Methodist University Department of Mathematics
- Southwestern University Math & Computer Science Department
- St. Edward's Unversity Department of Mathematics
- St. Mary's University Department of Mathematics
- Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Mathematics
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Texas A&M International University Department of Mathematics and Physics
- Texas A&M University Department of Mathematics
- Texas Christian University Department of Mathematics
- Texas Southern University Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Texas State University Department of Mathematics
- Texas Tech University Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Texas Woman's University Division of Mathematics
- University of Houston Department of Mathematics
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Department of Mathematics
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Biostatistics & Data Science
- University of Texas at Austin Department of Mathematics
- University of Texas at Arlington Department of Mathematics
- University of Texas at El Paso Department of Mathematical Sciences (Master's Program Group)
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
- University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Mathematics
- University of the Incarnate Word Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Executive Board
Phyllis Okwan
PhD, Science and Mathematics EducationAssociate Professor of Mathematics, Southern University and A&M College
Roderick Holmes
PhD, MathematicsAssociate Professor and Interim Chair, Texas Southern University
Theresa Martines, PhD
PhD, MathematicsAssistant Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Austin
Jianzhong Su, PhD
PhD, MathematicsProfessor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington
Michelle Lacey
PhD, StatisticsProfessor and Chair of Mathematics and Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics, Tulane University
Events
- Each year GSMath holds a conference at one of our member institutions. Our 2027 Conference will be held at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas from February 19-21, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation. Information, agendas, and photos from past conferences are available here.
- The annual Field of Dreams Conference is the flagship event of the AMS National Math Alliance and is held at rotating locations during the month of November.
Resources
Get Involved
For Students: Become a Facilitated Graduate Admissions Program (F-GAP) Scholar!
For Faculty: Become a Math Alliance Graduate Faculty Facilitator!
Want to learn more about GSMath? Contact Dr. Phyllis Okwan or any other member of the Executive Board for additional information
