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1 Dana Carolyn Paquin Curriculum Vitae Education 2007 Ph.D., Mathematics, Stanford University. Thesis: Multiscale methods for image registration B.S., Mathematics (Magna Cum Laude), Davidson College Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, Budapest, Hungary North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC. Residential high school for academically gifted juniors and seniors with strong focus on mathematics and science. Academic and Teaching Experience Assistant Professor of Mathematics, California Polytechnic State University, 2008 present. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in applied and pure mathematics, conduct applied mathematics research, and supervise student researchers. Division Head of Mathematics, Stanford University Online High School, June 2010-April Division Head of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics for the Stanford University EPGY Online High School (OHS), a fully accredited, diploma-granting, online independent school situated at Stanford University, with students in grades 7-12 from around the world. Managed mathematics, computer science, and economics course offerings (middle school, secondary- and universitylevel courses), enrichment programs, instructors, global affiliate initiatives, and outreach. Instructed courses in secondary- and university-level mathematics for high school students worldwide. Director, Stanford Math Circle, Stanford University, March 2010 July Developed and led weekly mathematics sessions for advanced elementary, middle, and high school students interested in studying challenging, non-traditional mathematics. See Managed organizational and administrative aspects of the SMC, including scheduling session leaders, communicating with parents, and outreach. Mathematics Instructor, Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth, Summer 2008, 2009, Developed and taught residential summer courses in number theory (2008, 2009, 2010) and mathematical olympiad problem solving (2008) for high school students. Mathematics Instructor, Stanford University Summer Engineering Academy (SSEA), Summer Taught introductory courses in engineering mathematics for Stanford Engineering undergraduate

2 students. The SSEA program is designed to encourage and improve diversity in the Stanford School of Engineering. Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University, Summer Taught undergraduate mathematics course in linear algebra. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Kenyon College, August 2007 May Taught undergraduate mathematics courses, conducted applied mathematics research, and supervised student research. Developed a novel course in mathematical modeling and an evening problem-solving seminar to prepare students for the Putnam Mathematical Competition. Head Mathematics Instructor, Flex College Prep, September 2002 July Developed and taught several mathematics enrichment courses for elementary, middle, and high school students. Developed, wrote lecture notes for, and taught mathematics test-preparation workshops for SAT Mathematics and AP Calculus. Teaching/Course Assistant, Stanford University, September 2002 June Assisted with numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in pure and applied mathematics. Led recitation sessions; held office hours, problem sessions, and exam review sessions; assisted in developing and grading exams; assisted in maintaining course websites. Research Assistant, Stanford University, September 2002 June Research Assistantships funded in part through the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Conducted applied mathematics research under the direction of Professors Doron Levy (Stanford University Department of Mathematics) and Lei Xing (Stanford University School of Medicine). Languages English (native), French (conversational), Greek (beginner), Hungarian (beginner) Professional Associations and Service Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Math Circles for Students and Teachers (MCST) Special Interest Group of the MAA. Special interest group for teachers that share an interest in facilitating vertical integration of elementary, middle and high school students, their teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty up through high-level research mathematicians. Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

3 National Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) fellow. Project NExT is a professional development program of the MAA designed to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics. Associate Editor, Medical Physics. Reviewer, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) Awards 2010 Outstanding College of Science and Mathematics Professor Award, California Polytechnic State University George Pólya Teaching Fellow Award, Stanford University John Montgomery Belk Scholarship, Davidson College. Comprehensive four-year merit scholarship for students who combine outstanding academic ability with leadership, service, and athletics Universities Space Research Association Award, Award for outstanding scientific space research conducted through a Research Experiences for Undergraduates appointment in Astrophysics at North Carolina State University NSA/COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Named Honorable Mention. One of only eight high school teams among over 500 international four-year institutions. Publications Note: Publications are available for download from paquin. 1. D. Paquin, E. Schreibmann, L. Xing, Image Registration with Auto-Mapped Control Volumes, International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Volume 63, Supplement S, October D. Paquin, D. Levy, E. Schreibmann, and L. Xing, Multiscale Image Registration, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Volume 3, Number 2, April D. Paquin, D. Levy, and L. Xing, Multiscale Image Registration, International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Volume 66, Issue 3, Supplement S, November 2006.

4 4. S. Kamath, E. Schreibmann, D. Levy, D. Paquin, and L. Xing, Improving the Convergence and Computational Efficiency of Deformable Image Registration Calculation by Incorporating Prior Knowledge, International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Volume 66, Issue 3, Supplement S, November D. Paquin, D. Levy, and L. Xing, Hybrid Multiscale Landmark and Deformable Registration, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Volume 4, Number 4, October Y. Xie, L. Xing, D. Paquin, D. Levy, and T. Yang, Deformable Image Registration With Inclusion of Auto-Detected Homologous Tissue Features, International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Volume 69, Issue 3, Supplement S, November D. Paquin, D. Levy, and L. Xing, Multiscale Deformable Registration of Noisy Medical Images, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Volume 5, Number 1, January D. Paquin, D. Levy, and L. Xing, Multiscale Registration of Planning CT and Daily CBCT Images for Adaptive Radiation Therapy, Medical Physics, Volume 36, Number 1, January D. Paquin, P. Kim, P. Lee, and D. Levy, Strategic Treatment Interruptions During Imatinib Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Volume 73, Number 5, June A. Johannsen, N. Yan, P. Kim, D. Paquin, D. Levy, and P. Lee, CD4 and CD8 T-cell Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus in Acute Infectious Mononucleosis, in progress. 11. D. Paquin, E. Deshon, and M. Evans, Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Epstein-Barr Virus in Acute Infectious Mononucleosis, in progress. 12. D. Paquin, E. Kelly, and M. Stites, Stability Analysis of Delay Differential Equations Model for Epstein-Barr Virus in Acute Infections Mononucleosis, in progress. Selected Conference Presentations 1. Stanford University Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiation Physics, Stanford University Medical Center, April 2006, presented talk on Multiscale Registration of Noisy Medical Images. 2. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Imaging Science, Minneapolis, May 2006, presented poster on Multiscale Image Registration. 3. Biomedical Computation at Stanford Symposium, Stanford University, October 2006, presented talk on Multiscale Registration of Noisy Medical Images. 4. American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November 2006, presented poster on Multiscale Image Registration.

5 5. Numerical Methods for Degenerate Elliptic Equations and Applications, Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, December Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, January 2007, presented talk on Hybrid Multiscale Landmark and Deformable Image Registration. 7. Stanford 50: State of the Art and Future Directions of Computational Mathematics and Numerical Computing, Stanford University, March 2007, presented poster on Multiscale Deformable Registration of Medical Images. 8. Innovations in Undergraduate Science Education: Modeling and Computational Science in Biology and Chemistry, Kenyon College, November Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, January Applied Mathematics Conference in honor of Joseph B. Keller s 85-th birthday, Stanford University, October California Polytechnic State University Mathematics Department Colloquium, Spring 2009, Conway s Rational Tangles. 12. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, January 2010, Invited talk, Special Session on Interactions of Inverse Problems, Signal Processing, and Imaging, Multiscale Registration of Planning CT and Daily Cone Beam CT Images for Adaptive Radiation Therapy.

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