MATH 181
Project-Based Calculus I
Core calculus ideas developed through applications and sustained problem solving.
Teaching
Mathematics as a way of seeing.
I teach mathematics, statistics, computation, and data science through problem solving and real-world applications—helping students connect technical ideas to the questions those tools can answer.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Current course portfolio
Courses range from introductory calculus and probability through stochastic processes and risk analysis.
MATH 251
Probability & Statistics
Reasoning about variability, data, models, and uncertainty.
MATH 505 / 605
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical models for systems that evolve under uncertainty.
MATH 589 / 689
Risk Analysis in the Earth Sciences
Decision-making, uncertainty, and quantitative risk in environmental systems.
STAT 747
Data Mining
Methods for discovering structure, patterns, and predictive relationships in complex data.
Team taught
Climate Change
Science, technology, and policy perspectives on a deeply interdisciplinary challenge.
Program leadership
RIT Learning Assistant Program
Program Director, 2024–present
Learning Assistants are pedagogically trained undergraduate students who work with faculty to create active, inclusive, and student-centered classrooms. The program connects my teaching and education research interests in student support, learning, retention, and persistence.
Experience
Across disciplines & institutions
My teaching has crossed mathematics, computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, and Earth science.
RIT · 2019–present
Associate Professor
Associate Professor since 2026; Assistant Professor, 2019–2026.
- Calculus, probability and statistics
- Stochastic processes
- Risk analysis and climate change
University of Colorado Boulder · 2017–2019
Assistant Teaching Professor
- Starting Computing
- Discrete Structures
- Introduction to Data Science
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Advanced Data Science — course creator
Penn State · 2016–2017
Postdoctoral Scholar & Part-time Instructor
- The Earth System
University of Colorado Boulder · 2010–2016
Graduate Instructor & TA
- Calculus I, II, and III for Engineers
- Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
Ohio Wesleyan University · 2009
Laboratory Assistant
- The Astronomical Universe