Biography

I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. In Academic Year 2023-2024, I am also the Secretary of the DePaul University Faculty Council.

I earned my PhD in Mathematics in 2009 from the University of Virginia. I then worked for three years as a VIGRE Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Georgia, before joining the faculty at DePaul University in 2012. I earned my BA in 2004 from McDaniel College in Westminster, MD, where I majored in Mathematics and Physics.

Teaching

In Winter 2024 I am scheduled to teach MAT 216 Foundations of Advanced Mathematics and MAT 311 Abstract Algebra II. For more information on the courses I have taught, please see my teaching page.

Research

My research is in the branch of algebra called representation theory. Specifically, I study the representation theory and cohomology of algebraic groups and related structures, including Lie algebras, finite group schemes, finite groups of Lie type, quantized enveloping algebras, Lie superalgebras, and Hopf algebras. A complete list of my research papers, as well as a more detailed description of my research interests, can be found on my research page.