Current
Position:

Instructor of Mathematics, Vernon College, Vernon, Texas (2006-present).

 Courses
Taught:

 Pre-Algebra, Elementary, Intermediate and College Algebra, Trigonometry, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers  I & II, Calculus I and II, Business Calculus, Contemporary Mathematics, and Statistics for Business & Behavioral Sciences.

 Teaching
Experience:





 

 Graduate Instructor - Mathematics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois (2004-2006)

Adjunct Instructor - Mathematics, Benedictine University/Springfield College, Springfield, Illinois (2006)

Graduate Part-Time Instructor - Mathematics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (2000-2003).

Degrees:

          

 Ph.D. – Mathematics Education, Illinois State University, 2006. Dissertation titled Calculus Students’ Understanding of L’Hôpital’s Rule, under the guidance of Dr. Sharon McCrone and Dr. Jim Cottrill.

M.S. - Mathematics, Texas Tech University, 2003. Master’s report titled A Cryptosystem Defined on a Semi-Coordinate Ring, under the guidance of Dr. Alex Wang.

B.S. - Mathematics, Texas Tech University, 2000. Minor - Physics.

Professional
Organizations:
          

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Mathematical Association of America

Other:


          

2006 Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Students’ Conceptions of Indeterminate Forms, co-written with Dr. Jim Cottrill.

2006 Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Exploring Calculus Students’ Understanding of L’Hôpital’s Rule.