My research interests lie in Mathematical Statistics; specifically, in generalized distributions – theory and applications. My research focuses on developing new families of statistical distributions and studying their properties, estimation techniques, and applications to real world scenarios.
Courses Taught
- MTH 107 Introduction to Mathematical Ideas.
- MTH 110 Statistics.
- MTH 117 Precalculus with applications.
- MTH 129 Precalculus.
- MTH 130 Calculus I with applications.
- MTH 150 Calculus I.
- MTH 151 Calculus II.
- MTH 236 Calculus II with application.
- MTH 252 Calculus III.
- MTH 290 Methods of Proof in advanced Mathematics.
- MTH 341 Probability.
- MTH 360 Applied Probability and Statistics I.
- MTH 380 Experimental Design
- MTH 390 Methods in Operations Research.
- MTH 420 Statistical Data Mining.
- MTH 460 Applied Probability and Statistics II.
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Fall 2026 courses:
| Course Number | Title | Section | Schedule Type | Days | time |
| MTH 129 | PreCalculus | J01 | Distance Learning | Online Course | Online Course |
| MTH 129 | PreCalculus | J03 | Distance Learning | Online Course | Online Course |
| MTH 151 | Calculus II | PM1 | In person | TR | 05:55 pm - 07:35 pm |
| MTH 360 | Applied Probability and Statistics | 001 | In person | TR | 03:05 pm - 04:20 pm |
| MTH 420 | Statistical Data Mining | 001 | In person | TR | 12:15 pm - 01:30 pm |
Office Hours: Office hours booking
| TR | 1:30pm-3:00pm (in person or virtual by appointment) |
| W | 9:00pm-11:00am (virtual by appointment) |
Education
- Ph.D, Department of Mathematics (Statistics), Central Michigan University, 2014
- M.Sc., Department of Mathematics (Mathematics), University of Jordan, 2006
- B.Sc., Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Mathematics and Statistics), Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2002
Certificates & Licensures
- Graduate Certificate in Data Mining, Central Michigan University, Department of Mathematics, 05/02/2011
- Online and Hybrid Course Development, SUNY Farmingdale, 06/29/2020
- SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Certificate., State University of New York., 05/11/2022–05/30/2022
Publications
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Mahmoud Aldeni and Duha Hamed, New Families of the Gumbel distribution: Bimodality, Regression, and Applications, Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics & Statistic, 54(6) 2025, 2543-2566.
- Andrew McInnis Jr, Mohammad Alshibli, Ahmad Alzaghal and Samir Hamada, Expanding the Breadth of Ability in Artificial Intelligence Systems with Decision Trees, Computer and Information Science, 17(1) 2024, 1-18.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Mahmoud Aldeni and Raid Al-Aqtash, A New Class of Exponentiated Exponential Distributions: Bimodality, Regression, and Application, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, 17(52) 2023, 1-34.
- Mahmoud Aldeni, John Wagaman, Ahmad Alzaghal and Raid Al-Aqtash, Simultaneous Estimation of log-normal Coefficients of Variation: Shrinkage and Pretest Strategies, MethodsX, 10 2022, 101939.
- Ahmad Alzaghal and Mahmoud Aldeni, A versatile family of generalized log-logistic distributions: bimodality, regression, and applications, Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 51(3) 2022, 857 – 881.
- Duha Hamed and Ahmad Alzaghal, New class of Lindley distributions: properties and applications, Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications, 8(11) 2021, 1-22.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, The Exponentiated Gamma-Pareto Distribution with Application to Bladder Cancer Susceptibility, Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability Letters, 7(2) 2020, 39-56.
- Ahmad Alzaghal and Duha Hamed, New Families of Generalized Lomax Distributions: Properties and Applications, International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 8(6) 2019, 51-68.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Indranil Ghosh and Ayman Alzaatreh, On Shifted Weibull-Pareto Distribution, International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 5(4) 2016, 139- 149.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Carl Lee and Felix Famoye, Exponentiated Weibull-Exponential Distribution: Properties and Applications, Journal of Applied Statistical Science, 21(1) 2014, 113-134.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Felix Famoye and Carl Lee, Exponentiated T-X family of distributions with some applications, International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 2(3) 2013, 31-49.
Presentations
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “A Bimodal family of Gumbel Distribution.” Paper presented to the The 9th Annual Farmingdale State College Celebration of Faculty Scholarship!, Online on December 6, 2024.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “New Extensions of the Gumbel Distribution and Their Applications.” Paper presented to the Presentation to the Joint Mathematics Meetings 2024, San Francisco, CA, on January 4, 2024.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “A New Class of Exponentiated-Exponential Distributions: Bimodality, Regression, and Application.” Paper presented to the 8th Annual Farmingdale State College Celebration of Faculty Scholarship!, Online on December 8, 2023.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “New Families of Generalized Lomax Distributions: Properties and Applications.” Poster presented at the 4th Annual Farmingdale State College Celebration of Faculty Scholarship!, Farmingdale State College on November 5, 2019.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “New Class of Lindley Distributions: Properties and Applications.” Poster presented at the 4th Annual Farmingdale State College Celebration of Faculty Scholarship!, Farmingdale State College on November 5, 2019.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “A Generalized Family of Lindley Distribution: Properties and Applications.” Invited Lecture presented to International Conference on Statistical Distributions and Applications ICOSDA 2019, Grand Rapids, MI, on October 11, 2019.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, The Exponentiated Gamma-Pareto Distribution, Seminar presented to the Mathematics faculty at Farmingdale State College, on November 20, 2018.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “A New Gamma-Pareto Distribution, Properties and Application.” Poster presented at the 3th Annual Farmingdale State College Celebration of Faculty Scholarship!, Farmingdale State College on October 30, 2018.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, Polynomials of one Variable, Seminar presented to the Mathematics faculty at Farmingdale State College, on April 12, 2018.
- Ahmad Alzaghal, “A new Gamma-Pareto distribution: Properties and Applications.” Presentation to the Joint Mathematics Meetings 2018, San Diego, California. on January 13, 2018.