Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Masters of Science in Computer Science from University of Kansas over the years 2020–2023
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from Kansas State University over the years 2008–2013
  • Masters of Science in Mathematics from Kansas State University over the years 2004–2008
  • Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics from Knox College over the years 2002–2004
  • Associate of Arts from Johnson County Community College over the years 2000–2002

Teaching Experience

  • Lecturer at University of Kansas 2022–2023
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Kansas 2020–2021
  • Lecturer at Texas State University 2015–2020
  • Visiting Assistant Professor at Morehouse College 2013–2015
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at Kansas State University 2005–2013

Research Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant for Kansas State University Computer Science department over the years 2011–2013

Skills

  • 6 years programming for a full stack website in PHP/PostgresSQL. Assisted Prof. Andrew Bennett in maintaining and extending his online homework web application. This included writing quizzes and updating essential PHP code.
  • 4 years data mining College Algebra gradebooks with R. This was my dissertation. Student clusters were identified, which were then extended via hidden Markov model to all assignments in the gradebook in order to provide real-time feedback to instructors.

Actuarial Education

  • Passed SOA exams P (September) and FM (October)
  • Completed VEE course in Mathematical Statistics

Distinctions and Accomplishments

  • Kansas State University
    • Received the Timothy R. Donoghue Graduate Scholarship
    • Elevated to Organisational Assistant position from Teaching Assistant
  • Knox College
    • Graduate Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, and with honors
    • Awarded Victoria Legner Junod Prize in Mathematics for outstanding senior mathematics student
  • Johnson County Community College
    • Gradated Phi Theta Kappy and with honors
    • Awarded 2004 International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics for Educational webMathematica Web Pages, written with colleauges at JCCC

Presentations

  • Joint Mathematics Meeting during January, 2001 in New Orleans, USA
    • Interactive Math for (Almost) All Devices
    • Classifying Students by Conceptual Understanding in Real-Time
  • Knox College Colloquim during February 2011
    • An Introduction to Intuitionistic Logic
    • Classifying Students by Conceptual Understanding in Real-Time
  • Morehouse College school of Science, Math, and Psychology faculty meeting
    • Classifying Students by Conceptual Understanding in Real-Time

Service

  • Assisted doctoral advisor in maintaining and extending his custom online homework system. This involved writing quizzes in PHP as wells as updating and creating essential PHP code.
  • Participated in a workshop for K–8 teachers, which was grant funded, by giving a presentation Advanced uses of an iPad and their relevance to the classrooom

Research Interests

  • Foundations of Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Logic and type theory
    • Formal methods
  • Mathematics Education
    • Integrating technology into the classrom in effective ways
    • Designing and creating online teaching tools, e.g. online homework systems
    • Improving primary and secondary mathematics education
  • Data Mining
    • Assessing educational tools and techniques on their ability to increase student understanding
    • Using gradebook data to detect when a student is in trouble, and developing interventions whose effectiveness is supported by data