Faculty & Staff

Dr. Milisha Hart-Simmons

Assistant Professor

Dr. Milisha Hart-Simmons, Assistant Professor - Department of Mathematics & Physics

About: 

Milisha Hart-Simmons is an Assistant Professor at Grambling State University. She completed both a Doctor of Philosophy degree (2017) in Mathematics and Master of Science degree (2014) in Mathematics at University of Mississippi, and she completed both a Master of Science in Teaching (2003) in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science degree (2001) in Mathematics with a minor in Physics at Jackson State University. She previously worked at Raymond High School as a mathematics teacher, Hinds Community College as an adjunct instructor, Jackson State University as a mathematics instructor and an ACT proctor, and Hardy Middle School as a mathematics teacher and a GEAR-UP Mississippi teacher.  In addition, she was a graduate assistant at Jackson State University where she assisted with weekly workshops for mathematics teachers and tutored various mathematics courses. Also, she was a graduate assistant at the University of Mississippi where she taught College Algebra and tutored various mathematics courses.

Presentations:

Presented at the Universities of Louisiana Academic Summit
Service-Learning Project
March 2021
ULS Digital Divide Seminar series.
“Reducing the Digital Divide in Delivering Mathematics Instruction” - Track three proposal.
July 2020

The overview of navigating Canvas, Cengage “WebAssign”, and Pearson “MyLab and Mastering”
March 2020 “Pandemic”  

PARENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
“Kick Start the Year Off with Good Study Habits”
 Bienville Parish
August 2019

Research Interests:

  • Computational Quantum Optics
  • Graph Theory
  • Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Matroid Theory

Professional Development/Certifications:

  • ACUE Promoting Active Learning Online
  • ACUE Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment
  • ACUE Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses:
  • IBM Data Science Practitioner Certificate: Instructor
  • IBM Cybersecurity Practitioner Certificate: Instructor
  • IBM Artificial Intelligence Practitioner Certificate: Instructor
  • QM Using Instructional Materials and Technology to Promote Learner Engagement
  • QM Creating Presence in Your Online Course (CPOC)
  • Mathematics Association of America Open Math Inclusive Active Learning
  • QM Using Instructional Materials and Technology to Promote
  • Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR)
  • Designing Your Online Course (DYOC)
  • FOCI: Focused Online Collaborative Interactions Series 7: Strengthening Conceptual Understanding in Introductory Statistics
  • FAC 102: Online Teaching for Faculty
  • FAC 201: Advance Student Engagement
  • Understanding in Introductory Statistics

Courses Taught:

Beginning Algebra Fundamentals of Mathematics
Calculus I & II Intermediate Algebra
College Algebra Pre-calculus I & II
Developmental Mathematics Trigonometry