Dr. Brian Mulholland

Faculty Fellow

Dr. Mulholland is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Mathematics Department and the Director of the ASCEND program, which is the summer online program for the incoming first years. He works primarily in digital resource development and mathematical pedagogy. In the past few years, he has helped create both the Summer Online Calculus III and Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations courses. He enjoys implementing digital materials and alternative teaching practices and plans to further research the impact of these non-traditional teaching methodologies to enhance student learning.

As a mission hire with the deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture, he works to support the Catholic mission of the University through his research and teaching. He hopes his research in pedagogy can be used to address injustice and create an environment where all students can thrive. Before teaching any class, he reflects on the words of Blessed Basil Moreau, "the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart."

His mathematical research interest is in the mathematics of quantum mechanics, specifically Segal-Bargmann Space and relationships with the different types of Segal-Bargmann transforms. Most importantly, Dr. Mulholland was an Assistant Rector in Duncan for 3 years while he was completing his Ph.D.