Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica
Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
Cafaro Hall 637
phone: (330) 941-1549
Bio
Dr. Prieto-Langarica is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University and the Director for Academic Programs at the Sokolov Honors College also at YSU. She received her Undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008 and her PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2012. Prieto-Langarica's research is in the intersection of mathematics and biology, specifically problems related to the medical field. Recently she started conducting research in data science, mathematics education and public policy.
Research Interests
Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Biology, Data Sciences
Teaching Interests
Calculus Sequence, Quantitative Reasoning, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Biology
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Education
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2012
Ph D, Mathematics
University of Texas at Arlington
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2008
BS, Applied Mathematics
University of Texas at Dallas
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Awards and Honors
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2021
Institute for Teaching and Learning, Youngstown State University
Spring 2021 Fellow
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2020
Student Government Association, Youngstown State University
Smith-Murphy Award
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2020
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Designation for Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Service
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2020
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching
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2019
Youngstown State University
Women Leadership Award, Faculty Leader
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2019
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Service
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2019
Mahoning Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce
Athena Award Finalist
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2019
The Mathematics Association of America
Alder Award for Excellence in Teaching by early career mathematician
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2018
Youngstown State University
Student Service Award
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2018
Youngstown State University
Honors Professor Award: For Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Honors
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2017
Mahoning Valley Young Professionals
25 Under 35
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2015
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Awards for Excellence in Scholarship
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2015
Youngstown State University
2015 Campus Diversity Leadership Recognition
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2014
Moffitt Cancer Research Center
IMO Workshop Winner ($ 50,000 Grant)
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2013
Mathematics Association of America
NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellow
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2012
Who is Who Among Students in U.S. Universities
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2011
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Student Research Representative of UT Arlington (UT Metroplex Day 2011)
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2010
Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington
Graduate Student of the Year
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2003
Telefonos Mexicanos
TELMEX Scholar, Fellowship for Outstanding Academic Performance
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2003
Consejo Nacional De Ciencia y Tecnologia
CONACYT Scholar, Fellowship for Excellence in Science and Technology
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2003
Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas
CIMAT Fellow, Graduate Fellowship for Excellent Academic Performance
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2001
Mexican National Mathematics Olympiads, Sociedad Mexicana de Matematicas
First Place Winner
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1998
State Mathematics Olympiads, Universidad de Guadalajara
First Place Winner
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Past History
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2024
Mathematics Association of America
Proposal Advisor, MAA Tensor Grant
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2022
Mathematics Association of America
Member Editorial Board, FOCUS
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2022
La Matematica
Associate Editor
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2019
Mathematics Association of America
Associate Director, Project NExT
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Intellectual Contributions
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2022
"A Life in Search of Problems"
MAA FOCUS, The Mathematical Association of America
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2021
"Tipsy Cop and Drunk Robber: a Game on Graphs"
Advances and Applications in Discrete Mathematics
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2020
"Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Epidemiology"
Birkhauser
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2020
"Modeling the Long Term Effects of Thermoregulation on Human Sleep"
Journal of Theoretical Biology In Revisions
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2020
"Agent-Based Modeling in Mathematical Biology: A Few Examples"
Birkhauser, Forthcoming
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2019
"Using Mathematical Modeling to Investigate the Effect of the Sexual Behavior of Asymptomatic Individuals and Vector Control Measure on Zika"
Letters in Biomathematics
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2019
"The Unnecessary Struggle of Self-Mandated Isolation"
The American Mathematical Society and The Mathematical Association of America
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2019
"Lathisms"
MAA Focus, The Mathematical Association of America
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2019
"Co-Mentoring Collaborations"
MAA Focus, The Mathematical Association of America
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2019
"Advising Underrepresented Minorities in Mathematics Research"
The Mathematical Association of America
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2019
"2019 Lathisms: Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences"
The American Mathematical Society
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2018
"Searching for a Sense of Belonging"
Rowman & Littlefield
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2018
"2018 Lathisms: Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences"
American Mathematical Society
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2017
"A Cellular Automata Model of Bone Formation"
Mathematical Biosciences, volume 286, p. 58-64
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2016
"Lathisms: Latinos and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences"
American Mathematical Society
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2016
"Exploring Undergraduate Research with Diverse Mathematicians at MAA MathFest"
The National Association of Mathematicians
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2015
"Effects of Thermoregulation on Human Sleep Patterns: A Mathematical Model of Sleep/Wake Cycles with REM/NREM Subcircuit"
Applications of Dynamical Systems in Biology and Medicine, The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, volume 158, p. 123-147
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2015
"Contagious: A Network Science Approach to Defending Your Digital World"
Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CICCADA) a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence
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2013
"Upscaling from Discrete to Continuous Mathematical Models of two Interacting Populations"
Computers and Mathematics with Applications, volume 66, issue 9, p. 1606-1612
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2012
"Discrete and Continuous Approaches to Modeling Cell Movement in the Presence of a Foreign Stimulus"
Computers and Mathematics with Applications, volume 64, issue 3, p. 167-174
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2012
"Constructing One-Dimensional Continuous Models from Two-Dimensional Discrete Models of Medical Implant"
Biomath, issue 1209041, p. 1-6
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2011
"Resting Stages and the Population Dynamics of Harmful Algae in Batch Cultures and Chemostats"
Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington
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2011
"Mathematical Modeling of Chemoatractant Effects on Cell Movement"
AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 1404, p. 184-192
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2011
"General Model of the Innate Immune Response"
Technical Report 2011-03, Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington
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2011
"A Cellular Automata Model of Infection Control on Medical Implants'"
Applications and Applied Mathematics (AAM), volume 6, issue 11, p. 1741-1750
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2010
"A Cellular Automata Model of S. Epidermidis-Neutrophils Interactions on the Surface of a Medically Implanted Device'"
Technical Report 2010-01, Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington
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Professional Service
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2022 - present
Member
OPEN Math Advisory Board -
2022 - present
Editorial Review Board Member
Mathematical Association of America FOCUS Editorial Board -
2021 - present
Editor, Associate Editor
La Matematica, Official Journal of the Association for Women in Mathematics -
2018 - present
Other
UT Arlington Mathematics Competition -
2018 - present
Workshop Organizer
National Science Foundation -
2018 - present
Committee Member
National MAA -
2018 - present
Other
MAA Texas Section Meeting Calculus Bowl, UT Tyler -
2018 - present
Other
MAA Texas Section Meeting Calculus Bowl, UT Tyler -
2018 - present
Other
MAA Texas Section Meeting Calculus Bowl -
2018 - present
Other
MAA Resources for Minority Faculty and Students -
2018 - present
Officer, Other Officer
MAA BioSigma -
2018 - present
Other
Lathisms.org -
2017 - present
Member
Mathematical Association of America Membership Committee -
2017 - present
Member
Mathematical Association of America BioSigma Webmaster. -
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Conference-Related
Rochester Institute of Technology -
2015 - present
Conference-Related
Hamner Conference Center at the NC Biotechnology Center
Durham, North Carolina -
2014 - present
Attendee, Meeting
Moffitt Cancer Research Center -
2014 - present
Mathematical Association of America -
2013 - present
Workshop Organizer
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota -
2009 - 2012
Other
Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
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Public Service
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2024 - present
Board Member
Mahoning Valley Community Foundation
Youngstwon, Oh -
2019 - present
Other
OCCHA (Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispano Americana) -
2018 - present
Board Member
WYSU (Local NPR Station) -
2017 - present
Board Member
OCCHA (Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispano Americana) -
2016 - present
Other
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mahoning Valley -
2013 - present
Other
OCCHA (Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispano Americana) After School Program
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