About
Tabrina Smith is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Lake Erie College, affiliated with the School of STREAMS. She emphasizes personalized teaching in small classes to enhance student success in mathematics. Her research focuses on functional analysis, operator theory, and the geometry of Banach spaces, with particular interest in porous and sigma-porous sets as 'smallness' concepts.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Kent State University
- M.A. in Mathematics, Kent State University
- B.A. in Mathematics, Kent State University
Research Trends: Her work bridges theoretical mathematics with applications in operator theory, emphasizing structural properties of Banach spaces and the role of porous sets in measure and topology. Recent focus includes algebraic complements and linear operator ranges, as seen in her 2011 publication.
Awards:
- 2012 Ohio Magazine Excellence in Teaching Award
- Ohio Board of Regents Graduate Fellowship (2000-2001)
- Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (2000)
Teaching: Teaches advanced courses including Probability and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Calculus series, Differential Equations, and Senior Research. No grants or labs explicitly mentioned.
