About Me

Brief History: I was born in Port Clinton, Ohio but I have spent the majority of my life in Missouri. Before coming to Amherst College, I spent three years at The University of Pittsburgh as a post-doctoral research fellow working with Piotr Hajłasz and Armin Schikorra. I received my Ph.D from the University of Missouri at Columbia while working under the supervision of Marius Mitrea, and I earned a BA in both mathematics and physics from William Jewell College which is located just outside of Kansas City, Missouri.

Education:

• Ph.D. (mathematics), University of Missouri, 2015
• M.A. (mathematics), University of Missouri, 2011
• B.A. (mathematics and physics), William Jewell College, 2008

Employment:

• Amherst College, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), 2018-present
• University of Pittsburgh, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 2015-2018

Honors and Awards:

• Project NExT Fellow (Peach '18)
• 2018 Provost’s Personalized Education Seed Funding (co-PI), USD 26,306
• 2018 dB-Serc Course Tansformation Award (co-PI), USD 9,999
• Excellence in Teaching Award (University of Missouri), 2010-2011
• Meritorious Performance on the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam in Analysis, 2010
• Thurgood Marshall Fellowship, 2008-2009