Dr. Jeffery Fleming, a distinguished mathematician and academic leader, specializes in complex analysis, differential geometry, and STEM identity development among underrepresented groups, while championing inclusive education, interdisciplinary research, and institutional growth as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia.
Experience
Education
Master of Arts in Religious Studies, Howard University Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Howard University Master of Science in Mathematics, Howard University Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Roles
Professor of Mathematics, UDC, 2025-Present Associate Professor of Mathematics, UDC, 2010-25 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UDC, 2004-10
Courses Taught
Calculus I, II & III Introduction to Complex Analysis Introduction to Real Analysis
Expertise
Shepherd CAS Assessment Team Lead CAS Budget Team
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Several complex analysis; differential geometry; mathematics education; STEM identity of underrepresented groups of non-STEM majors
Leadership
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UDC, 2025-Present Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UDC, 2023-25 Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UDC, 2017-23 Chair, Division of Sciences and Mathematics, UDC, 2013-17
Impact
Selected Publications
Carroli-Miranda, J., Moreno-Sandoval, C., Lindala, A., Chatman, M., Fleming, J., Shockley, E., Cadeau, D., & Lopez, A. (2023). Decolonizing computing and research as a third space for academic sovereignty. In C. Kaye & J.H. Writer (Eds.), Third Space Exploration in Education. IGI Global.
Moreno-Sandoval, C., Lindala, A., Chatman, M., Shockley, E., Cadeau, D., Lopez, A., Carroli-Miranda, J., & Fleming, J. (In progress). Curricular lessons from indigenous mothering for computing education. Journal of Curriculum Theoriziing.
Lopez- Quiñones, A., Martinez, M., Moreno-Sandoval, C., Carroli-Miranda, J., Lindala, A., Chatman, M., Fleming, J., Shockley, E., & Cadeau, D. (2023). Ancestral computing for sustainability: Centering indigenous epistemologies. Researching Computer Science Education.
Fleming, J., & Farmer, S. (2019). Secondary education mathematics and UDC expectations; Do they align? If not, what’s next? In J.L. Wendt & D.L. Apugo (Eds.), K-12 STEM education in urrban learning environments. IGI Global.
Selected Presentations
Fleming, J. (2024). Research as ceremony: Cultivating ancestral knowledge in computer science education.American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fleming, J. (2023). Research as ceremony: Cultivating ancestral knowledge in computer science education – Cultivating equitable education systems for the 21st century.American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Fleming, J. (2023). Ancestral computing for sustainability: How research is ceremony in computer science ed – Indigenous conversations across waters, lands, generations, and imaginations. Native American Indian Studies Association, Tempe, Arizona.
Fleming, J. (2022). Research as ceremony: Cultivating ancestral knowledge in computer science education – Braids, biscuits, and basket-weaving: Ancestral knowledge systems and BIPOC women in computer. College of Arts and Sciences Fluid and Dynamic Series, Washington, D.C.
Selected Grants
National Science Foundation. (2019). Ancestral computing for sustainability. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. (2010). Poetry in rigor program. National Science Foundation. (2005). Refocused intermediate algebra.
