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Stephanie Bohbot (High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology), Carrie Diaz Eaton (Bates College), Ricardo Esttrada (High School of Sports Management), Estrella Johnson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Omayra Ortega (Sonoma State University) -
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Personal Profile of Professor Omayra Y Ortega
Professor
Omayra
Y
Ortega
Home Page: https://www.omayraortega.com
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
Home Page: https://www.omayraortega.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-102X
| Dr. Omayra Ortega is an associate professor of mathematics & statistics at Sonoma State University in Sonoma County, California. She earned her Ph.D. (2008) and an M.S. (2005) in applied mathematics and computational sciences from the University of Iowa, where she also was awarded her Masters of Public Health. She earned a B.A. in music and in pure mathematics from Pomona College in 2001. Dr. Ortega has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) since 2017 and has served as the President of NAM since 2021. Her scholarly interests reflect her expertise in mathematics: mathematical and computational biology, mathematical epidemiology in developing countries, infectious disease epidemiology, and the participation of women and minorities in sciences. Dr. Ortega is currently the President of the National Association of Mathematicians Inc. (NAM), a non-profit professional organization in the mathematical sciences with a mission and purpose of promoting excellence in the mathematical sciences and promoting the mathematical development of all underrepresented minorities. In her free time Dr. Ortega enjoys the great outdoors, roller skating and the fiber arts. |