Doug Ensley is Professor of Mathematics at Shippensburg University, where he has been on the faculty since 1993. His first leadership position in mathematics came as co-captain of the Grissom High School Math Team under legendary faculty advisor Mrs. Dorothy Wendt. From there, Doug proceeded to receive his BS in Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Huntsville and his MS and PhD from Carnegie Mellon under the direction of Michael Albert. He taught for many summers at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences and he served as Visiting Mathematician at the MAA headquarters in 2000. His primary academic interests are in discrete mathematical topics and the use of technology in teaching mathematics.
Doug has been PI on an NSF grant to develop technology-based learning material for the student-centered teaching of mathematical proof, which is incorporated in his textbook, Discrete Mathematics: Mathematical Reasoning and Proof with Puzzles, Patterns and Games, co-authored with Dr. Winston Crawley of Shippensburg. More recently he co-founded (with Dr. Barbara Kaskosz of the University of Rhode Island) the website, www.flashandmath.com, which received the 2009 ICTCM Award for Excellence and Innovation with the Use of Technology in Collegiate Mathematics.
Doug is a proud member of the inaugural 1994-95 class of Project NExT and a chronic organizer of paper sessions, minicourses, and summer workshops. Consequently, he is a big fan of the MAA PREP program and he currently chairs the WebSIGMAA special interest group. Within the Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware section, Doug has worn many hats including Section NExT coordinator, Vice Chair, Chair, and Governor. Doug was the first (and only) editor of the MathDL Digital Classroom Resources and saw its transition to its current state as Loci Resources. In addition, he has served on the Advisory Board of MathDL for as long as it has existed.
His website: http://webspace.ship.edu/deensley/