I received a degree of Master of Arts in mathematics from Eastern Illinois University in 2004. In order to receive my master's, I completed a thesis, titled Cyclic Rings. My thesis advisor was Dr. Leo Comerford. While earning my master's, I taught college algebra, and I tutored in the following courses: elementary statistics, calculus 1, Euclidean geometry, abstract algebra, and point-set topology. During the summer after I received my master's, I taught trigonometry at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois, which is approximately fifteen miles west of Charleston.
I am currently in the doctorate program in mathematics here at the University of Illinois. I have been attending here since 2004. I have completed my comprehensive examinations. I plan on concentrating in algebraic number theory. During the fall semester of 2004 and the spring and fall semesters of 2005, I was a TA for MATH 117 (Elementary Mathematics). During the spring semester of 2006, I was a TA for MATH 103 (Theory of Arithmetic). I have also tutored in the following courses: college algebra, calculus 1, business calculus, finite mathematics, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and algebraic number theory. During the summer of 2006, I taught MATH 012 (College Algebra). For the past two semesters, I was a TA for both MATH 103 and MATH 117, and I am a TA for MATH 117 this semester.