Assistant Professor, Calculus Coordinator
Ph.D., University of Montana — Mathematics Education
Palencia’s research spans mathematics education and several complex variables. In mathematics education, Palencia investigates student perspectives on calculus learning — particularly for first-generation students and English language learners — examining how culturally relevant problem contexts deepen conceptual understanding and mathematical resilience. In mathematics, his work on proper mappings between balls and group-invariant CR mappings has appeared in the Journal of Functional Analysis and the Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. Palencia leads the CROSS-Calc project on culturally relevant calculus instruction and is the author of Calculus I Notes (LibreTexts).
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