Education

• Doctor of Arts in Mathematics, Idaho State University, 1996
  • Dissertation: Math Outside the Math Department
  • Advisor: Dr. Ken Bosworth
• Master of Arts in Mathematics, Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University), 1992
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, magna cum laude, Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University), 1991
  • Minor in Philosophy

Teaching Experience

University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, Maine

• Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2007-present
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2004-2007
  • Taught First Year Seminar, Introduction to Mathematics, Structure of Arithmetic I, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I and II, Introductory Statistics, Precalculus, Foundations of Mathematics, Linear Algebra, College Geometry, History of Mathematics, Abstract Algebra, Mathematical Probability, Topology and Real Analysis

Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, Tennessee

• Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2003-2004
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1997-2003
  • Taught College Algebra, Finite Mathematics, Essentials of Statistics, Precalculus Mathematics I and II, Discrete Mathematics, History of Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Elementary Statistics I and II, Introduction to Geometry, Ordinary Differential Equations, Introduction to Topology, Introduction to Modern Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, and Mathematics Seminar

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

• Instructor, 1995-1997
• Doctor of Arts Fellow, 1993-1995
• Teaching Assistant, 1992-1993
  • Taught Developmental Mathematics, Developmental Algebra, Algebra, Essentials of Calculus, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Introduction to Statistics, Discrete Structures, and Modern Algebra

Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University), Kirksville, Missouri

• Teaching Assistant, 1991-1992
  • Taught College Algebra

Professional Activities

Publications

• Bulletin of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics
  • Web Review column, 2005-2009
  • "Quotations in Context" column, 2006-present
  • "From the Archives" column, 2010-present
  • Review of A Primer for Mathematics Competitions by Alexander Zawaira and Gavin Hitchcock, May 2009
  • "MathPath: The History of Mathematics, Bright and Early", coauthored by Glen van Brummelen, Tom Drucker and Ed Sandifer, November 2006
• “Mathematical Mysteries: The Use of Mathematics in the Detective Fiction of Dorothy Sayers and Rex Stout ,” 2006 Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics

Presentations

• "Mathematics at Amherst College in the Nineteenth Century," CSHPM (Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics) Annual Meeting, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, May 2010
• "The Mathematical Education of a Founding Father: John Adams," CSHPM (Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics) Annual Meeting, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, June 2009
• “The Big Picture versus Valuable Skills,” PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Regional Conference, SUNY-Oswego, Oswego, New York, June 2006
• “Mathematics in Detective Fiction,” CSHPM (Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics) Annual Meeting, York University, Toronto, Ontario, May 2006
• “Multi-Million Dollar Baby: A Tale of Mystery, Misappropriation, Money and Mathematics,” Faculty Forum, University of Maine at Farmington, January 2006
• “Euclid’s Elements and the Declaration of Independence,” Reading Revolutions Lecture Series, University of Maine at Farmington, September 2005

Conferences attended

• CSHPM (Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics) Annual Meeting, 2005-2010
• MathFest, Mathematical Association of America Summer Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, August 2006
• PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Regional Conference, SUNY-Oswego, Oswego, New York, June 2006
• MMSTEC ( Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative) Mid-Year Conference, Augusta, Maine, January 2005
• American Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of America Joint Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, January 2004
• Appalachian Regional Conference on Teaching Statistics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, March 2003
• The Ninth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, Florida, April 1998

Workshops attended

• MAA PREP Workshop "Flash at the Beach: Creating Mathlets with Adobe Flash", University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, June 2007
• MMSTEC ( Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative) Regional Meetings, University of Maine at Farmington, 2004-2006
• Connecting Instruction and Assessment Workshops, MATHS (Mathematics: Access and Teaching in High Schools), Farmington, Maine, October 2005-January 2006
• PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) workshop, SUNY-Oswego, Oswego, New York, June 2005
• Integrating Technology with Teaching & Learning: A Workshop for ACA Faculty, Maryville College, October 2003
• Chautauqua Course 23 (Statistics: An Indispenspensable Tool for Decision Making in a World of Data), Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee, June 2003
• Chautauqua Course 27 (Teaching Mathematics with Online Materials), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, June 2001
• Institute on History of Mathematics and Its Use in Teaching, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., July 1999
• Institute on History of Mathematics and Its Use in Teaching, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C, July 1998
• Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Summer Program, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, July 1995

Service Activities

Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics

• Archivist, 2008-present
• Webmaster, 2005-present

Mathematical Association of America

• Resources Associate Editor, Loci, 2009-2010

University of Maine at Farmington

• Chair, Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, starting in January 2012
• Blackboard Governance Board, 2011-present
• APA Committee, 2009-2011
• Faculty Senator, Mathematics and Computer Science Department, 2006-2009
• Math Club Faculty Sponsor, 2005-2007
• Mathematics and Computer Science Department Webmaster, 2005-present
• Teaching and Learning Support Committee, 2005-2006
• Four Credit Advisory Committee, 2004-2005

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• Chair, Department of Mathematics, 1999-2004
• "King of France", 2003-2004
• Curriculum and Policy Committee, 2002-2004
• Chair, 2003-2004
• Presidential Search Committee, 2002
• Faculty Representative
• Enrollment and Academic Status Committee, 2001-2004
• Secretary, 2001-2004
• Faculty Affairs Committee, 1999-2002
• Chair, 2000-2002
• Library Committee, 1999-2000
• Chair, 1999-2000
• President's Advisory Council, 1999-2000
• Extra and Co-Curricular Committee, 1997-1998
• Nocatula Yearbook Faculty Sponsor, 1997-2000

Professional Affiliations

• Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics
• Mathematical Association of America
  • HOMSIGMAA - History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA

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