Kristi Spittler Brown has been hired as an assistant professor of mathematics at University of the Ozarks, beginning the Fall 2023 Semester.
Brown has taught at Arkansas Tech University since 2008, where she held the titles of instructor of mathematics and program director of remedial and general education mathematics.
“As a long term resident of Clarksville, and watching firsthand how much University of the Ozarks benefits the community here and students from around the world, I knew that I wanted to be a part of this great University,” Brown said. “I am very excited to begin working with the students and the faculty this fall.”
Brown earned her bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics as well as a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Arkansas. Prior to teaching at ATU, she taught at Northwest Community College and University of Arkansas and served as a team manager and programmer at the Wal-Mart Home Office in Bentonville, Ark.
At ATU, Brown also oversaw the hiring and management of all the department’s student workers, including mathematics tutors and graders for all our courses. She was also involved in managing the high schools that partnered with ATU to offer concurrent courses around the state.
She has two journal publications in the last five years, “Digital distraction outside the classroom: an empirical study,” in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, and “Ideas in Practice: A Modified FOCUS Model,” in the Journal of Developmental Education. She has also received two Complete College America (CCA) grants.
Brown and her husband, Dr. Matt Brown, have three children, Addilin, Myli and Landon. Brown’s sister-in-law is NaLisa Brown, assistant professor of marketing at U of O.
Outside of academia, Brown enjoys traveling, hiking, kayaking, “anything involving nature, and trying coffee from around the world.”
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