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Whitney George

Associate Dean
College of Science & Health Dean University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Whitney George

Associate Dean

College of Science & Health Dean

Specialty area(s)

Low-dimensional topology, contact topology, scholarship of teaching and learning

Brief biography

I am a strategic and collaborative leader who brings people, ideas, and resources together to move initiatives forward with purpose. My work demonstrates a strong ability to navigate complex institutional environments, aligning stakeholders across departments to achieve shared goals. I lead with a balance of thoughtful planning and practical execution, earning trust through clear communication and follow-through. My accomplishments reflect a commitment to innovation, community engagement, and strengthening the broader mission of higher education.

Education

Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Georgia, 2012

M.D. Mathematics, University of Oregon, 2006

B.A. Mathematics, University of Oregon, 2024

Career

Teaching history

Over my teaching career, I have taught a variety of courses ranging from liberal arts mathematics courses to statistics to graduate level topology courses. At UWL, I primarily teach undergraduate mathematics courses within the calculus track and upper division classes such as topology. 

Professional history

Associate Dean, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2025 - present

Assistant Dean (interim), University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2023-2025

Professor, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2023 - present

Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2018-2023

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2014-2018

Assistant Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2012-2014

Assistant Professor, Piedmont University, 2006-2007

Research and publishing

Topological Structure of the Space of Composition Operators on L^\infty of an Unbounded, Locally Finite Metric Space, Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo Series 2,  73, 715–729 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12215-023-00948-7

Math for the People, Social Justice Infused Mathematics Textbook, Editor co-Author, 2019-2023
        
What in the World Just Happened? Students' Self-Regulation in Asynchronous PreCalculus During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 12(2), 315-345

Directionality of the Equals Sign, Problems, resources, and Issues in Undergraduate Mathematics, 30(4), 447-457

Bringing van Hiele and Piaget Together: A Case for Topology in Early Mathematics Learning Development, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2017 Vol. 7, No 1, pp 105-116

Intrinsic symmetry groups of links with 8 or fewer crossings, Symmetry 2012, 4(1), 143-207; doi:10.3390/sym4010143

Group Actions on Super Tic-Tac-Toe Games,  Geombinatorics, 27(2), p 53-70

Twist Knots and Thickenings, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, 2013, Vo. 22, No 9

Positive Twist Knots and the Uniform Thickness Property, Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 201, Vo. 29, No 8, 2020

Kudos

presented

Whitney George, Mathematics & Statistics, and Mark Branson, Stevenson University, presented "Structuring Quantitative Justice Lessons" at Mathematical Association of America's OPEN Workshop: Incorporating Social Justice Topics Into Your Math Classroom on Wednesday, July 16 online.

Submitted on: July 16, 2025

directed

Whitney George, Mathematics & Statistics, directed "Summer Research Symposium" on Aug. 1 in UW-La Crosse. Sending kudos to Whitney and all folks who made the Summer Research Symposium a success. The students shined as they displayed their research findings.

Submitted on: Aug. 5, 2024

published

Matthew A. Pons, North Central College; and Robert Allen and Whitney George, both Mathematics & Statistics; co-authored the article "Topological structure of the space of composition operators on the Banach algebra of bounded functions on an unbounded, locally finite metric space" in Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo Series 2 and was accepted for publication by Springer.

Submitted on: Aug. 11, 2023

published

Whitney George, Mathematics & Statistics, co-authored the article "Precalculus Students’ Study Habits and Self-Regulation in Online Asynchronous Learning" in Journal of Humanistic Mathematics and was accepted for publication by Claremont Colleges Library .

Submitted on: June 15, 2022

presented

Whitney George, Mathematics & Statistics, presented "Infusing Anti-Racist Pedagogies into the Mathematics Classroom" at UW System Mathematics Community of Practice on Oct. 20 online.

Submitted on: Oct. 21, 2021

designed

Eugenia Turov, Chemistry & Biochemistry; and Tushar Das, Whitney George and Nathan Warnberg, all Mathematics & Statistics; designed an anti-racist education workshop for "the purpose of building a Community of Anti-Racist Educators". In addition, Whitney George and Eugenia Turov co-faciliated the weeklong workshop. The workshop was a resounding success as noted by one participant leaving with 'profound insights about their personal struggles with internalized white-supremacy and how it shows up in their classrooms.'

Submitted on: Aug. 30, 2021

published

Whitney George, Mathematics & Statistics, co-authored the article "Positive Twist Knots and the Uniform Thickness Property" in Knot Theory and its Ramifications and was accepted for publication by World Scientific Publishing Company.

Submitted on: Aug. 28, 2020

presented

Whitney George, Mathematics, presented "Visualizing Calculus: From Epsilon-Delta to Solids of Revolution" at the inaugural 2015 Conference on Research and Innovation in Teaching Mathematics with Technology on July 20, 2015 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Submitted on: Sept. 30, 2015

Whitney George's office hours

Monday
noon to 1 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
noon to 1 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only