Faculty Profiles

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 226
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Jia Liu, Department Chair and Professor, has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Emory University.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 336

Dr. Raid Amin is a Distinguished University Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 346

Dr. Subhash C. Bagui, a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has written books and published numerous articles.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 337B
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Achraf Cohen is AssociateProfessor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 337

Dr. Ranadeep Daw has a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Missouri Columbia. He also holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he worked in the data science field at Deloitte.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 342

Teaching in the classroom serves a dual purpose: it not only facilitates the passing down of knowledge across generations but also plays a vital role in academic research.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 338

Mr. Taekyoung "Shawn" Kim earned his Master of Science in Mathematics with specialization in Mathematics Education at Oklahoma State University and he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with secondary teaching licensure at Iowa State University.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 426

Dr. Jaromy Kuhl is the UWF Provost and a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 438

Dr. Lei-Hsin Kuo has a Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics from the University of Southern Mississippi.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 340

Dr. Kuiyuan Li, a Distinguished University Professor, has a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Dr. Li was awarded the Distinguished University Professor designation largely at the unanimous recognition of the faculty in the Mathematics.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 131

Matthew Long is a lecturer who received his Master's in Mathematics from The University of West Florida.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 139

Jorge Flores earned a Bachelor’s in Mathematics from Chadron State College and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Wyoming.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 339

Dr. Donald McGinn has a Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 337A

Meagan McNamee is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 225

Dr. Bradley McQuaig has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Auburn University and is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 343

Dr. Anthony Okafor, an Associate Professor, teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 337C

Mrs. Afsaneh Penton received her Master's Degree from the University of West Florida and she has taught Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Calculus I, II, III, and Trigonometry.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 341
• Personal UWF Website

Dr. Shusen Pu is an Assistant Professor. He received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Case Western Reserve University in 2020. Before joining UWF in 2022, Dr. Pu worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 335

Mrs. Rex is a proud alumnus of the University of West Florida where she received her BS in Mathematics in Teaching in 2009 and MS in Mathematical Sciences in 2011.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 344

Dr. Samantha Seals has a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Alabama of Birmingham.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 345

Dr. Florentina Tone-Foreman, Professor, is a past winner of UWF’s Distinguished Research and Creative Activities Award.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 346

Dr. Josaphat “Jossy” Uvah is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, where he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses since 1990.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 333

Joseph Wojciechowski received two Master’s Degrees (Mathematics & Education) from the University of West Florida. He currently teaches Mathematical Thinking and Concepts of Mathematics. He has been a professor at the University since August 2017, teaching Mathematics for Liberal Art I & II.

• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 440

Dr. Mengying Xiao is an Assistant Professor.

• Department: Institute for Analytics and Industry Advancement
• Office Location: Building 79, Room 161

Dr. Aletheia Zambesi, who joined UWF in 2013, teaches courses in the Data Science Certificate Program and serves as the Director of Workforce Development for the Institute for Analytics and Industry Advancement.