CURRICULUM VITAE

STEPHANIE RUGGIANO JONES

stephr@math.bu.edu

http://math.bu.edu/people/stephr

Office Address:
Boston University Math Dept.
111 Cummington St.
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 353-5206
Fax: (617) 353-8100

RESEARCH INTEREST: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems. Applications in Neuroscience.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics (expected May 2001), Boston University, Boston, MA

Methods in Computational Neuroscience Course 1998, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

M.A. Mathematics 1995, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

B.A. Mathematics (major) / Computer Science (minor) 1993, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

HONORS:

Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society

Alfred A. Bennet Mathematics Teaching Award, Boston College Math Dept.

Dean's Fellowship, Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honor Fraternity

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP, Boston University Center for BioDynamics, Boston, MA, A.Y.'s 1998-2001

Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Rhythms in the Neocortex and in CPG Neurons: A Dynamical Systems Analysis.

Thesis Advisors: Nancy Kopell and Tasso Kaper

PUBLICATIONS:

S. R. Jones, D. J. Pinto, T.J. Kaper, and N. Kopell (2000), Alpha Rhythms Desynchronize over Long Cortical Distances : A Modeling Study, Journal of Computational Neuroscience 9(3), 271-291.

S. R. Jones, T. J. Kaper, and N. Kopell, Intersegmental Phase Lag and Duty Cycle in a CPG are Controlled by Intrasegmental Inhibition, in preparation.

D. J. Pinto, S. R. Jones, T. J. Kaper and N. Kopell, Neocortical Rhythms: Transitions in Frequency and Synchrony, working title in preparation.

S. R. Jones and T. J. Kaper, Finding homoclinic bifurcations in the membrane potential of bursting cells using Melnikov's Method, working title in preparation.

INVITED RESEARCH TALKS:

SIAM Dynamical Systems Conference - proposed minisymosium talk, "Transitions in Frequency and Synchrony in a Neuronal Network", Snowbird, UT, May. 2001.

Neuroscience 2000 - poster presentation, "Intersegmental Phase Lag and Duty Cycle in a CPG are Controlled by Intrasegmental Inhibition", New Orleans, LA, Nov. 2000.

Boston University Graduate Neuroscience Seminars - guest speaker, "Alpha Rhythms and Synchronization in the Cortex", Boston, MA, Nov.1999.

Neuroscience 1999 - poster presentation, "Cellular and Network Mechanisms Generate Spatially Asynchronous Alpha Rhythms in a Model of Neocortex", Miami, FL, Oct. 1999.

Boston University Center for BioDynamics Seminar Series - guest speaker, "Alpha Rhythms and Synchronization in the Cortex", Boston, MA, Dec. 1998.

INVITED TEACHING TALKS:

Brown University - guest lecturer in Computational Neuroscience course, "The Dynamics of Coupled Neural Oscillators", Providence, RI, Nov. 1999.

Mathematics Field Day for High School Students - guest speaker, "This is Your Brain on Math', Boston University, Boston, MA, Oct. 2000; Oct. 1998.

Pathways Days for Young Women - mathematics lab presenter, "The Chaos Game", Boston University, Boston, MA, April 1996-2000.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

INSTRUCTOR:

Boston College, Dept. of Mathematics: Multivariable Calculus, A.Y. 1997-1998.

Instructor responsibilities: prepared and presented lectures using reform style book, created and graded exams, assigned homework, held office hours, assigned course grades, and provided academic recommendations upon request.

Boston College, AHANA Student Programs - Options Through Education Program: Pre-Calculus, Algebra, Summers 1995-1997.

Performed all instructor responsibilities, including daily lectures, for students from culturally diverse backgrounds and disadvantaged communities. Provided individual tutoring weekly .

Bentley College, Dept. of Mathematics - substitute teacher: Calculus, Fall 1998.

Prepared and presented two weeks of substitute lectures for computer based Calculus course.

Fisher College, Continuing Education Program: Algebra, Summer 1995.

Performed all instructor responsibilities for working adults continuing their education.

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOW:

Boston College, Dept. of Mathematics: Brief Calculus, Calculus, A.Y.'s 1993-1995.

Performed all instructor responsibilities, using reform style books, under the guidance of the math dept. director of graduate studies.

Boston University, Dept. of Mathematics: Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, Calculus II, A.Y.'s 1996-1998.

Assisted in teaching computer aided courses by holding weekly discussion sections and office hours, grading exams and computer lab assignments, and assigning percentage of final grade.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Text Book Production Assistant: A.Y.'s and Summers 1995-1997

Blanchard, Devaney, Hall, Differential Equations, Brooks/Cole Publishing. Boston University, Boston, MA.

- Created graphics and solutions, text edited, and acted as teaching fellow consultant.

Complex Dynamics Research Assistant : A.Y. 1995-1996

Dept. of Mathematics, Boston University, Boston, MA.

- Created computer animations of dynamical systems of complex numbers.

Seminar Organizer: A.Y. 1998-1999

Boston University Center for BioDynamics, Boston, MA.

- Participated in organizing weekly seminar series of the Center for BioDynamics. Responsibilities included inviting speakers from various institutions, scheduling talks, and providing for the logistics of the seminar.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Society for Neuroscience (SFN)

American Mathematical Society (AMS)

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

RESEARCH REFERENCES:

Nancy Kopell (nk@math.bu.edu)

Department of Mathematics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215

Tasso J. Kaper (tasso@math.bu.edu)

Department of Mathematics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215

David Pinto ( dpinto@math.bu.edu )

Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912