Debra Carney

University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Associate Dean, Earth and Society Programs

Debra Carney

Contact

Stratton Hall 216
303-273-3977
dcarney@mines.edu

Education

  • PhD, Mathematics, University of Maryland College Park (1998)
  • BS, Mathematics, University of Vermont (1991)

Research Areas

  • Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, Mathematical Logic

Grants

  • Co-PI for Making Upper Division Mathematics Courses More Relevant for Future High School Teachers: The Case of Inquiry-Orientated Dynamical Systems and Modeling, NSF IUSE Engaged Student Learning Level II Grant, Award Number 2337047, 2024 – 2027. (Link)

Publications

  • Swanson, D. Carney, M. Sanders. Adapting and Sustaining Change: A Case Study of a Successful Calculus II Course Redesign during the Pandemic Years, Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies (PRIMUS), 2023. (Link)
  • D. Carney, K. Leiderman, R. Swanson, Society for Women in Mathematics at Mines, Association for Women in Mathematics: The First Fifty Years, Springer, (2022). (Link)
  • D. Carney, M. Sanders, S. R. Swanson, A. Calculus II Redesign: Supporting Faculty in Pedagogical, (2020) (Problems, Re and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies), DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2020.1746450 (Link)
  • D. Carney, N. Ormes, R. Swanson, Partially Flipped Linear Algebra: A Team-Based Approach, Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies 25 (2015), 641-654 (Link)

Recent Courses

  • Introductory Topics for Calculus
  • Calculus I, II, and III
  • Foundations of Advanced Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Introduction to Probability
  • AMS Teaching Seminar

Honors and Awards

  • Student Chapter Award for Fundraising/Sustainability, AWM (2024)
  • University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Colorado School of Mines (2023) (Link)
  • Class of 2022 AWM Fellow, Association for Women in Mathematics (2022) (Link)
  • W.M. Keck Mentorship Award, Colorado School of Mines (2021) (Link)
  • Mines Teaching Award (Teaching Faculty), Colorado School of Mines (2019) (Link)
  • Student Chapter Award for Professional Development, AWM (2019) (Link)

Selected Service Activities

  • Co-advisor for the Society for Women in Mathematics (AMS) (Link)
  • Co-chair, Task Force For Effective Teaching /Implementation Committee (Mines) (Link)