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Luca

Magdalena Luca, PhD

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Schools/Departments School of Arts & Sciences

Programs Regulatory Affairs and Health Policy (RAHP)

Contact magdalena.luca@mcphs.edu
617.732.2907

Academic and Administrative Appointments

Coordinator of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences

Education
BSc, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
 MSc, University of Manitoba, Canada
PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada 
Areas of Teaching
Statistics
 Algebra
Calculus
 Computer Applications 
Scholarly Interests
Mathematical modeling of biomedical systems
 Conceptual understanding of Statistics at undergraduate level
Improving students' Algebra skills
Honors
Trustees Award for Teaching Excellence, MCPHS 2010
Faculty Research Award: Scholarship of Discovery, MCPHS 2004
Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of British Columbia 1998

Magdalena Luca, Alexandra Chavez-Ross, Leah Edelstein-Keshet, and Alex Mogilner (2003). "Chemotactic Signaling, Microglia, and Alzheimer's Disease Senile Plaques: Is There a Connection?" Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 65, Num. 4, 693 - 730.

 Magdalena Luca, P. N. Shivakumar, and Serpil Kocabiyik (1998). "Flow past and Through a Porous Medium in A Doubly Connected Region" Applied Mathematical Letters, Vol. 11, Num. 2, 49 - 54. 
Current Professional Memberships, Service & Leadership
Mathematical Association of America
Association for Women in Mathematics
New England Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges