Magdalena Luca, PhD
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
School of Arts and Sciences
Office Location
Fennell 222
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.732.2907
About
Education
- PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
- MSc, University of Manitoba, Canada
- BSc, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
Research Interests
- Conceptual understanding of Statistics and applied Biostatistics
- Scientific Writing
- Improving Wikipedia pages
Programs
- Biotechnology (BS)
- Chemistry (BS)
- Health Sciences (BS)
- Health Sciences (BS)—Degree Completion
- Health Sciences (DHS)
- Health Sciences (MHS)
- Health Sciences Pathway: Acupuncture (BS/MAC)
- Health Sciences Pathway: Occupational Therapy (BS/MSOT)
- Medical and Molecular Biology (BS)
- Premedical Health Studies (BS)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Medicine (BS/MD with SGU)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Dental Medicine (BS/DMD)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Optometry (BS/OD)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Osteopathic Medicine (BS/DO with LECOM)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Osteopathic Medicine (BS/DO with ATSU)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Physician Assistant Studies (BS/MPAS)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Veterinary Medicine (BS/DVM with SGU)
- Public Health (BS)
- Public Health (MPH)
- Public Health Graduate Certificate
Featured Affiliations
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
WebsiteBoston Chapter of the American Statistical Association
WebsiteThe Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – Elected Fellow
WebsiteMathematical Association of America (MAA)
Education
- PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
- MSc, University of Manitoba, Canada
- BSc, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
Research Interests
- Conceptual understanding of Statistics and applied Biostatistics
- Scientific Writing
- Improving Wikipedia pages
Programs
- Biotechnology (BS)
- Chemistry (BS)
- Health Sciences (BS)
- Health Sciences (BS)—Degree Completion
- Health Sciences (DHS)
- Health Sciences (MHS)
- Health Sciences Pathway: Acupuncture (BS/MAC)
- Health Sciences Pathway: Occupational Therapy (BS/MSOT)
- Medical and Molecular Biology (BS)
- Premedical Health Studies (BS)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Medicine (BS/MD with SGU)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Dental Medicine (BS/DMD)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Optometry (BS/OD)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Osteopathic Medicine (BS/DO with LECOM)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Osteopathic Medicine (BS/DO with ATSU)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Physician Assistant Studies (BS/MPAS)
- Premedical Health Studies Pathway: Veterinary Medicine (BS/DVM with SGU)
- Public Health (BS)
- Public Health (MPH)
- Public Health Graduate Certificate
Academic and Administrative Appointments
- Interim Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences (July – December 2021)
- President, Faculty Senate (July 2019 – June 2021)
- Director, Math & Physics Center, Boston Campus (2010 – 2016)
- Mathematics Coordinator, School of Arts & Sciences (2009 – 2014)
Publications
- Joe DeMasi, Robin A. Harvan RA, Magdalena Luca (September 2019). Online and In-Class Team-Based learning in Undergraduate Immunology: A Comparative Analysis. Medical Science Educator.
- Dacey, M., McCloskey, W.W., Zeind, C., Luca, M., Woolsey, L., Eliadi, C., Seoane-Vasquez, E., Couris, R.R. (March-April 2014). Development of a questionnaire to assess health profession students' knowledge of older adults. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 6(2), 233-244.
- 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.
Awards and Honors
- School of Arts and Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence, MCPHS 2014
- Faculty Research Award: Scholarship of Teaching, MCPHS 2014
- Faculty Short-Term Service Award, MCPHS 2013
- 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