STEM Education and Outreach  

Contacts


Dr. Jerry Dwyer

Dr. Jerry Dwyerjerry.dwyer@ttu.edu | Website
Office: MATH 216 | Phone: 806.742.2580 x 230


Coordinator of STEM Outreach & Associate Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Jerry Dwyer has a BA in mathematical sciences, an MSc in Computer Science and a PHd in applied mathematics, all from University College Cork, Ireland. His dissertation work was in numerical methods for PDE's, with applications in mechanics.

Dr. Dwyer worked for many years in computational mechanics related to fracture, composite materials and glaciology. In recent years he has focused his work on issues of math education and developed a range of K-12 outreach projects at the University of Colorado and the University of Tennessee before arriving at Texas Tech as an assistant professor in Fall 2003.


Levi Johnson

Levi Johnsonlevi.johnson@ttu.edu
Office: MATH 205 | Phone: 806.742.2580 x 268


Assistant Coordinator of STEM Outreach

Levi Johnson has a BA and MS in mathematics from Texas Tech University with emphases in mathematics education. With roots in rural West Texas, Levi combines a passion for math and science with a deep understanding of the needs and priorities of students and educators in the "Big Side of Texas." As the Assistant Coordinator of STEM Outreach, he specializes in targeted recruitment initiatives and has developed and studied undergraduate faculty mentorship programs at TTU.


Jessica Spott

Jessica Spottjessica.spott@ttu.edu
Office: MATH 219 | Phone: 806.742.2580 x 254


Program Administrator, STEM Outreach

Jessica Spott is the Program Administrator of STEM Outreach at Texas Tech University. She is originally from Allen, Texas, but has resided in Lubbock for the last seven years. She graduated from Texas Tech with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Spanish in 2008. She graduated in May 2011 with a Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis on interpersonal communication of first year freshmen students.