Bernard L. Dillard

Professor | Science and Mathematics
Bernard Dillard

(212) 217-3023

Business and Liberal Arts Center, Room B831

Resume

Education

BA, Morehouse College
MAT, Emory University
MS, University of Maryland

2018-2019 FIT Faculty Excellence Award
2022–2023 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Biography

A native of Durham, North Carolina, Bernard Dillard is a professor of mathematics in the Science and Mathematics department. He grew up in a home where education was stressed but balanced with practical, everyday hard work. At 13, he became a cashier at his family’s restaurant, Dillard’s BBQ and Seafood, where he worked weekends and learned how to give customers’ change back using mental math. This experience provided the impetus behind his love for math and fueled his academic success. He finished as valedictorian of Hillside High School and went on to complete a number of advanced degrees, including his B.A. from Morehouse College.

In addition to his scholastic side, Dillard enjoys acting and modeling. He has booked key gigs, including acting roles for The Wire and several theater roles. He has extensive experience with modeling and performing in commercials. He is always engaged in the auditioning process in the New York area and continues to pursue significant small- and big-screen roles.

Dillard is the author of Lemonade: Inspired by Actual Events (a memoir) and Two ‘Til Midnight (a novel). Both won first-place awards in Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, respectively.

Selected Publications

Dillard, B.L. “On Revisiting the Name of the Chi-squared Test for Homogeneity of Proportions,” International Journal of Scientific Research Publications, Volume 15, Issue 9 (September 2025), pp. 1–3.  

Dillard, B.L. “STEM Support for Students with Disabilities,” European Modern Studies Journal, Volume 8, Number 2. May 2024. 

Dillard, B.L. Moneymatics: Where Money and Mathematics Meet (2nd ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 2024.

Dillard, B.L. “Financial Literacy: The Child Left Behind,” International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation, Volume 3, Issue 3. May-June 2022. 

Dillard, B.L. “Navigating Virtual Turbulence During the Pandemic,” International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 11, Issue 10. October 2021.

Dillard, B.L. Two ’Til Midnight: A Novel. BerNerd Publishing. 2019. 

Gibson, H.R. & Dillard, B.L. Elementary Statistics (4th ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 2016. 

Dillard, B.L. (2012). Lemonade: Inspired by Actual Events. BerNerd Publishing.

Conferences and Presentations 

Dillard, B.L. “Skewed to the Write: Bolstering Student Comprehension in Introductory Statistics Courses,” invited to present at the International Journal of Arts of Sciences Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 7, 2019.

Dillard, B.L. “Making Mathematics Relevant: Integrating Personal Finance into the College Classroom,” invited to present at the International Journal of Arts of Sciences Conference, Paris, France, June 18, 2018. 

Dillard, B.L. “Moneymatics: Bridging the Gap Between My Money and My Mathematics,” invited to present at the 56th Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Conference, Brooklyn, NY, October 6, 2017.

Dillard, B.L. “Do the Write Thing,” invited to present at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, November 2, 2016. 

Dillard, B.L. “Do the Write Thing: Bolstering Student Comprehension in Introductory Statistics Courses,” invited to present at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Section on Statistical Education, Chicago, IL, August 1, 2016.

Dillard, B.L., “The Write Thing to Do: Strengthening Student Comprehension in Undergraduate Statistics Classes,” invited to present at the 49th Annual New York State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges Conference, Kingston, NY, April 8, 2016.

Patent

Dillard has been awarded a government patent for his invention called the Visiflex, a motion-activated light with extendable lighting members. The patent was granted on January 7, 2025. Patent number: US 12,188,643 B1

Courses

  • MA 392 The Mathematics of Personal Finance (Honors)
  • MA 321 Data Analysis for Business Applications
  • MA 311 Math Modeling for Business Applications
  • MA 231 Precalculus
  • MA 222 Statistical Analysis
  • MA 161 Mathematical Ideas
  • MA 003 Algebra Review
  • MA 005 Developmental Math for Fashion Merchandising Management
  • MA 001/002 Developmental Mathematics I and II