Biography

Barbara Kaskosz is a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematical Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. She earned her M.S. in Mathematics at the University of Warsaw and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.

She joined the faculty of the URI Mathematics Department more than thirty years ago. Over the years, she taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses and developed some of the most popular courses offered by the department. Among them is MTH 103: Applied Precalculus which she designed, coordinated, and for which she co-authored an open-access textbook.

Barbara Kaskosz’s research was focused initially in the area of control theory. She published numerous papers in non-smooth control theory and differential inclusions. More recently, her research interests shifted to mathematics pedagogy, in particular, technology in teaching mathematics. In both areas of research she received external funding, including several grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Between Summer 2023 and Fall 2025, Barbara Kaskosz served as Chair of the URI Math Department. 

Barbara is passionate about mountains and hikes every summer in the Polish Tatras, in the Rockies, or in the Smoky Mountains.