Dr. Antonou is an assistant professor of mathematics who has been with University of St. Francis since 2014.  She has a strong interest in encouraging members of the community to recognize the mathematicians in themselves.  As part of this goal, she participates in research of various kinds, which includes having published four articles in three different fields, as well as facilitating undergraduate student research for six students, two of whom have won awards for their research.  In addition, she has created activities for and helps to run professional development sessions through the Southwest Chicago Math Teachers’ Circle, which allows middle and high school math teachers the chance to play with mathematics and to have a renewed love of math.  And, she has also designed and run math camp activities for four different middle/high school math camps.  She currently serves on the board of the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America (ISMAA) and on the Faculty Advisory Council for the Illinois Board of Higher Education.  Her contributions to the math community have recently been acknowledged through the ISMAA, as she was the 2020 recipient of the Early Career Teaching Award.

Education Background
From UIUC, I have a BS in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science.  From NIU, I have both a MS and PhD in Mathematics.  My specialization was in Table Algebras.

I teach all levels of the undergraduate mathematics curriculum, including abstract algebra, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, geometry, junior and senior seminar courses (overseeing senior theses), as well as calculus, pre-calculus, college algebra, contemporary mathematical thinking, and statistics.