Talitha M. Washington
Personal Information
Born: 1974
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Spelman College BS Mathematics 1996; University of Connecticut MS Mathematics 1998, PhD Mathematics 2001
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mathematics
Institution/Corporation: Clark Atlanta University; Howard University; University of Evansville; NSF
Degrees & Memberships: 2023, Honorary Degree University of Connecticut; Member: Association for Women in Mathematics (2021), Fellow African Scientific Institute (ASI, 2018), American Mathematics Society (AMS, 2021), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2022), Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar (2017), Board of Evansville African-American Museum, Inc, Sigma Xi, Kappa Mu Epsilon (2006), Pi Mu Epsilon
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2018, Black History Month Honoree, Mathematically Gifted & Black; 2019, BEYA STEM Innovator Award (Black Engineer of the Year Award); 2019, Outstanding Faculty Award, Howard University; 2020, NSF Director's Award for Superior Accomplishment; 2015, HU ADVANCE-IT Achievement Award, Howard University; 2009, Community Service Award, Black Women's Task Force; 2008, Competent Communication Award, Toastmaster's International
Achievements: Specializes in applied mathematics & STEM education policies; instrumental in building & establishing NSF's 1st Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program
Leader of the team at Clarke Atlanta University awarded a $10 million grant from NSF to establish the National Data Science Alliance (NDSA) whose goal is to increase the number of Black people earning data science credentials by at least 20,000 by 2027 & expand data science research advocating for social justice & strive to eliminate bias; was adopted at a young age; served in Costa Rica with the American Field Services before entering spelman College; interests include nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes for certain systems of differential equations, including population models, 1-dimensional systems, & the Black-Scholes equation; has authored &/or co-authored 33 publications on STEM education policy & applied mathematics