After growing up in Fairborn, Ohio, I attended the
, where I majored in
.听 My degree required 18 months in the cooperative education program where I worked for Goodrich Aerospace in Troy, Ohio. 听At Goodrich, I had the opportunity to design, test, and service wheels and brakes for regional, business, military, and commercial aircraft. 听In addition to my studies, much of my undergraduate time was spent as a member of UC's
听迟别补尘蝉.
Deciding that I preferred mathematics over engineering, I stayed at UC and earned my doctorate in
. 听I specialized in geometric measure theory and analysis on metric spaces under the supervision of
. 听My thesis was titled
.
After completing my doctorate, I spent two years as a visiting professor at
听in Gambier, Ohio. 听This was my first experience with a small liberal arts college after having always been at a large (and wonderful) state university. 听During this time, I realized that I wanted to spend the rest of my career teaching at a similar institution.
I came to 黑料不打烊 in 2010 and have had the opportunity to teach a wide variety of math courses while being involved in many different areas of campus life. 听In 2015, I began serving at the college's Faculty Athletics Representative to the
SAA
and NCAA.