Instructor Profile

 

Dr. Perian HerringDr. Perian Herring has her undergraduate and masters from Auburn University in Secondary Mathematics Education and her Ph.D. from Florida State University, also in Secondary Mathematics Education. Her doctoral dissertation deals with teacher beliefs concerning the use of graphing calculators in the college algebra classroom. She has worked as a systems analyst with a local government contractor and taught as an adjunct instructor in the mathematics departments of The University of West Florida, Pensacola Jr. College, and Northwest Florida State College. In her spare time, she works with college math authors preparing textbooks and supplemental mathematical literature and media. She currently is co-manager of Project C Squared.

Dr. Beth RitterDr. Beth Ritter holds a B.A. degree in Anthropology from the University of Alabama and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Dr. Ritter's specialty is Bioarchaeology, or the study of human remains from archaeological sites. She has worked on archaeological sites in Illinois, Arizona, Washington, and Barbados. In addition to teaching Introductory Anthropology and Archaeology courses at Northwest Florida State College, Dr. Ritter is co-manager of Project C Squared.