Skip to main content Dr. Samuel Obara
- Professor at Mathematics, College of Science & Engineering
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Graduate Assistant Coordinator, Graduate Assistant Coordinator.
August 12, 2020 - Present.
- Member, Budget Committee.
January 2018 - Present.
- Member, COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE.
2016 - Present.
- Member, Bomware Diaspora (Non profit organization).
2015 - Present.
- Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor.
August 2014 - Present.
- Graduate Student Teaching Mentor, Graduate Students at Texas State University.
2013 - Present.
- University Mentor, Minority Undergraduate Students at Texas State University.
2012 - Present.
- Member, Committee on Committees.
2012 - Present.
- Member, Campus Leadership Team at Simon Middle School.
2011 - Present.
- Organizing secretary, Minto Austin Association (MAA).
2008 - Present.
- Member, Textbook Committee, Department of Mathematics, Texas State University.
2006 - Present.
- Member, Library Committee, Department of Mathematics, Texas State University.
2006 - Present.
2025
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Mathematical Behavior.
February 6, 2025 - April 24, 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, Mathematical Thinking and Learning.
February 6, 2025 - March 21, 2025.
2024
- Reviewer / Referee, Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K–12.
May 6, 2024 - June 29, 2024.
2023
- Coordinator / Organizer, AMATYC Southwest Regional Conference being held at the University of Arkansas.
May 5, 2023 - June 17, 2023.
- Presiding over sessions during the conference, AMATYC Southwest Regional Conference being held at the University of Arkansas.
June 16, 2023.
- Student Learning Outcomes-I was instructor for MATH 5111 during the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022 terms., Student Learning Outcomes-I was instructor for MATH 5111 during the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022 terms.
May 6, 2023 - May 8, 2023.
- Reviewer / Referee, NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership.
January 27, 2023 - April 3, 2023.
- Dr. Morey requested that I nominate Dr. John Edgell for Distinguished Professor Emeritus and prepare a nomination package. I gathered materials from the faculty and Dr. John Edgell's former students to prepare a package for his nomination., Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
February 13, 2023 - March 31, 2023.
2022
- Reviewer / Referee, Action in Teacher Education Journal.
May 10, 2022 - June 10, 2022.
2021
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Teacher Education.
October 11, 2021 - December 15, 2021.
- Member, PhD Committee.
August 2017 - August 2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
February 3, 2021 - February 4, 2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.
December 2, 2020 - January 4, 2021.
2020
- Coordinator and Reporter, Math General Education Courses Evaluation (Math 1312, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1319, 1329, 2321, 2417, and 2471.
2007 - 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Action in Teacher Education Journal.
September 2020 - October 2020.
- External reviewer of Dr. Jang-Woo Park for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, University of Houston – Victoria.
September 21, 2020 - October 31, 2020.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Special Session on Undergraduate Teaching and Learning of Mathematics-AMS meeting in EL Paso.
September 12, 2020 - September 13, 2020.
- Facilitator: Annual Graduate Student Workshop Fall 2020, Annual Graduate Student Workshop Fall 2020.
August 19, 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Qualitative Research in Education journal.
March 2020 - May 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
February 3, 2020.
2019
- External reviewer of Dr. Celil Ekici for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
June 19, 2019 - September 15, 2019.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
August 1, 2019 - August 2, 2019.
2018
- Member, Performance/Merit Committee.
January 2018 - March 2018.
2017
- University Mentor, Two Lecturers at Texas State University.
2014 - 2017.
- University Mentor, Two Graduate Instructional Assistants at Texas State University.
2014 - 2017.
- Chair, 2017 mathEd_Search (Open rank-Assistant/associate/full.
August 2017 - December 2017.
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
August 2017.
- Member, Academic Program Review Committee.
February 2016 - January 2017.
2016
- Member, Math Education Hiring Committee for 3 Tenure Track Position.
2015 - 2016.
- Member, Mathematics Education Hiring Committee for Tenured Position.
September 2016 - December 2016.
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
August 4, 2016 - August 5, 2016.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (JMTE).
March 2016 - May 2016.
2015
- University Mentor, five PhD Students at Texas State University.
2014 - 2015.
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
July 30, 2015 - July 31, 2015.
2014
- Member, STEM TASK FORCE, College of Science and Technology.
2010 - 2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) program.
January 27, 2014 - January 28, 2014.
2013
- Member, Applied Math Hiring Committee for 1 Tenure Track Position.
2012 - 2013.
2012
- Developer, Spatial Reasoning Materials for Kyle Elementary School and Buda Elementary Schools.
2011 - 2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, Teachers’ perceptions of teaching mathematics at senior secondary level in Fiji.
September 27, 2012.
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
July 18, 2012 - July 20, 2012.
2011
- Member, Math 2311 Syllabus committee.
2010 - 2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, The Effect of a Modified Moore Method on Attitudes and Beliefs in Precalculus.
January 2011.
2010
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
July 26, 2010 - July 28, 2010.
2009
- Chair, National Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program.
August 12, 2009 - August 14, 2009.
2008
- Reviewer / Referee, “Lesson Study: Teachers Struggling with Change” for The Mathematics Educator Journal.
September 23, 2008.
- Reviewer / Referee, “Use-Value or Exchange-Value? The Curriculum Differentiation of Vocational and Critical Mathematics” for The Teacher College Record Journal.
September 22, 2008.
2007
- Reviewer / Referee, “Polar Food for Thought” for the Texas College Mathematics Journal.
April 3, 2007.
- Reviewer / Referee, “Professional Knowledge Base of a Competent Secondary Mathematics Teacher: Implication for Teacher Preparation” for The Mathematics Educator Journal.
March 19, 2007.
- Chair, Contributed Papers session :Annual Joint Mathematics Meeting.
January 5, 2007 - January 8, 2007.
2006
- University Mentor, Mentor for Students Athlete at University of Georgia.
2002 - 2006.
- Reviewer / Referee, “Designing an Evaluation of a Professional Development Workshop for Mathematics Teachers: A Case Study” for The Mathematics Educator Journal.
December 7, 2006.
