Faculty Profile for Debra Cunningham

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Debra Cunningham
Asst Professor of Instruction — Mathematics
Program Faculty — Mathematics
MCS 470
phone: (512) 245-2551
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Graduated from New Braunfels High School in 1986

Graduated for Texas Lutheran College (now University) in 1995 with BA in Mathematics and minor in Biology

Graduated for Texas State University in 2006 with MA in the Teaching of Middle School Mathematics

Teaching Interests

 College AlgebraUsing
Understanding Mathematics
History of Mathematics

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Bhandari, B., Cunningham, D. K., Morrell, G., Oh, S., & Smith, P. (n.d.). Gap between the number of facets of the two poset polytopes. Annals of Combinatorics.
  • Sylvester, A. D., Zbijewksi, W., Shi, G., Chu, E. Y.-N., Cunningham, D. K., & Wescott, D. J. (2024). Macroscopic differences in adult human femora are linked to body mass index. Anatomical Record, 307(8), 2846–2857. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25397

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Most Spirited Teacher. September 2011 - May 2012

Selected Service Activities

Volunteer
Jess Toy Run Christmas Outreach
November 2023-December 2023
Coordinator / Organizer
Department Head at New Braunfels High School
August 2012-May 2018
Coordinator / Organizer
8th grade Team Leader at Briesemeister Middle School
August 1998-May 2004