B.A. – SUNY, Potsdam
M.A. – SUNY, Potsdam
Ed.D. – Mathematics: Teachers College, Columbia University
Dr. Sassano earned a combined BA/MA in Mathematics, summa cum laude, as an undergraduate at SUNY Potsdam. Following graduation, she taught junior high and high school mathematics for two years, earning permanent NYS teaching certification for Math 7-12. She then completed two years of graduate work and teaching at SUNY Binghamton before accepting a teaching position at Dominican University in 1992. While teaching at Dominican, she earned a doctorate in the College Teaching of an Academic Subject (Mathematics) from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Sassano teaches a variety of classes, including those in the Algebra/Calculus sequence and in the History of Mathematics. She also designed the Discrete Math class for the department. In 2007 she became the Mathematics Coordinator for the University and in 2023 she became the Director of Math & Sciences Division. Dr. Sassano oversees the Mathematics Placement Examinations for the University. She is also the Faculty Sponsor for the University’s chapter of the Alpha Chi Honor Society.
B.S. – Mathematics: University of Scranton
M.S. – Mathematics: Seton Hall University
Professor Mulligan has been a full-time faculty member in the Mathematics department since 2002. She came to the college from the corporate world.
After graduating from the University of Scranton with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Magna cum laude, she worked at Bellcore (now Ericsson Technologies) for 12 years. As a Member of Technical Staff, she worked in the software division supporting outside plant engineers in the various telephone companies. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Mathematics from Seton Hall University, graduating with honors.
Professor Mulligan began at Dominican University as an adjunct instructor in January 1990 teaching Statistics in the Weekend College Program. She then taught the basic Math sequence in the ACCEL program for many years.
In addition to her degrees, Professor Mulligan holds NYS Teacher Certification for grades 7-12. She has been both a middle school and high school substitute teacher and taught as a long-term substitute for 5th grade and Advanced Math for eighth graders.
B.S. – Virginia Tech (Mathematics)
M.A. – Virginia Tech (Education)
Ph.D. – Teachers College, Columbia University (Mathematics Education)
Dr. Lydia Maynard joined the mathematics department at Dominican University in 2012 after earning her doctorate in Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. During the time she was working on her degree, she worked as an adjunct instructor in Manhattan at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Beyond the classroom, Dr. Maynard’s interests include community service and music. She has traveled to Honduras, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Mexico to volunteer with local groups. She has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity on two separate occasions — to Philadelphia and Baltimore, to help construct affordable housing for families in need. She has also volunteered with Dominican University students to go on Midnight Runs to bring food to the homeless on the streets of Manhattan. She also directs the a capella group on campus, Pitches and Cream. The group has performed at various school events, a Rockland Boulders game and even at a Mets game at Citifield.
As a student-athlete in Track and Field and Cross-Country at Dominican University, Jovan earned All-Conference and team MVP honors in Cross-Country, received the top male senior scholar-athlete award at Dominican (4.0 GPA), and was selected as a Division II Academic All-American. He was also a Dean’s List student and competed for the Track and Field team while completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance at the University of Calgary. Outside of collegiate athletics, he earned a gold medal in the 4x400m relay and 5th place in the 800m at Serbian National Championships.
Jovan teaches courses in mathematics, physics, and IT at Dominican University. Outside of Dominican, he has served as an advisor to the Virginia Tech chapter of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and was elected to a three-year term as a member of the global SIAM Education Committee to discuss policy, curricula, and promotion of education in applied mathematics.
Education:
M.S – Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.A – Mathematics (Minor: Computer Information Systems), Dominican University New York B.Comm. – Finance, University of Calgary
Experience:
Jovan Žigić joined Dominican University in 2021 after earning his Master’s degree at Virginia Tech. His master’s thesis at Virginia Tech contributed new research to the fields of optimization and model reduction, developing a “splitting” algorithm for identifying an optimized basis in low-dimensional reconstruction of nonlinear dynamical systems. Prior to Virginia Tech, Jovan worked as a substitute teacher, math instructor, and math tutor in the NYC metropolitan area after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Dominican University.
