Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • PhD in Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1997–2002.

  • Diploma with excellence (5.0 GPA) in Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Belarusian State University, 1991–1996.

Academic Employment

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2008–present.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2002–2008.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1998–2002.

Administrative Experience

  • Council on Undergraduate Research Councilor, Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division, Washington, DC, 2020–present.

  • Associate Head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2019–present.

  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2010–2013.

  • Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2005. (Spring semester.)

Prizes, Honors, Scholarships, and Grants

  • Recognized as the 2021 Career Undergraduate Research Mentor within the College of Arts and Sciences, UNC Greensboro.

  • Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award ($2,500) to support Eva Moniz's student research project, 2020–2021. UNC Greensboro.

  • Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award ($2,000) to support Aidan Lytle's student research project, 2020–2021. UNC Greensboro.

  • Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award ($2,000) to support Benjamin Ingram's student research project, 2019–2020. UNC Greensboro.

  • Funds for travel to Vaals, Netherlands ($1,700), 2019. European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 690817.

  • College Matching Fund for travel to Baltimore, MD ($500), 2019. UNC Greensboro.

  • Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics mini-grant ($25,000), 2018–2019. National Science Foundation (subaward through Occidental College). Role: principal investigator.

  • Funds for travel to Turin, Italy ($2,440), 2018. European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska–Curie grant agreement No. 690817.

  • National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program ($30,248), 2018. National Science Foundation (subaward through Mathematical Association of America). Role: co-principal investigator.

  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Mathematical Biology at UNC Greensboro ($304,959), 2017–2020. National Science Foundation. Role: senior personnel.

  • Funds for travel to London, UK ($2,060), 2017. European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska–Curie grant agreement No. 690817.

  • College Matching Fund for travel to London, UK ($1,000), 2017. UNC Greensboro.

  • International Travel Fund for travel to London, UK ($700), 2017. UNC Greensboro.

  • New Faculty Grant. UNC Greensboro, 2003.

  • Travel Research Grant. University of Virginia, 2002.

  • Dupont Fellowship. University of Virginia, 1999–2001.

  • Summer Research Support. University of Virginia, 1998–2000.

  • Pratt Fellowship. University of Virginia, 1997–1999.

  • Selected and named as a Soros Student in recognition and appreciation of outstanding achievements in the study of science at the university level. International Soros Science Education Program, 1994.

  • Honors Fellowship. Belarusian State University, 1991–1996.

  • Winner of a nationwide mathematical olympiad for high school students. Minsk, Belarus, 1991.

Invited Talks and Conference Presentations

  • A glimpse into behavioral epidemiology: How dynamic human behavior affects the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 2020. (Delivered virtually.)

  • A glimpse into behavioral epidemiology: How dynamic human behavior affects the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2020. (Delivered virtually.)

  • A primer on evolutionary graph theory: How network topology determines the evolution of cooperation on multiplayer networks. Statistics REU program, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 2020. (Delivered virtually.)

  • A primer on evolutionary graph theory: How network topology determines the evolution of cooperation on multiplayer networks. Mathematical Biology Seminar, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2020. (Delivered virtually.)

  • The effect of network topology on optimal exploration strategies and the evolution of cooperation in a mobile population. AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, Special Session on Mathematical Methods for Ecology and Evolution in Structured Populations, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2020. (Delivered virtually.)

  • A primer on evolutionary graph theory: How network topology determines the evolution of cooperation on multiplayer networks. Math Department Senior Seminar, UNC Asheville, Asheville NC, 2020.

  • The effect of network topology on the evolution of cooperation in a mobile population. Conflict, Competition, Cooperation and Complexity: Using Evolutionary Game Theory to Model Realistic Populations, Castle Vaalsbroek, Vaals, Netherlands, 2019.

  • Modeling social dilemmas in realistic populations: The evolution of cooperation in mobile populations on multiplayer networks. Math Colloquium, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, 2019.

  • The evolution of cooperation in mobile populations with costly movement on evolving multiplayer networks. Joint Mathematics Meetings, AMS Special Session on Algebraic, Discrete, Topological and Stochastic Approaches to Modeling in Mathematical Biology, Baltimore, MD, 2019.

  • Public goods game in mobile populations on stochastic multiplayer networks. AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, Special Session on Stochastic Processes in Mathematical Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2018.

  • The evolution of cooperation in mobile populations on multiplayer stochastic networks. Conflict, Competition, Cooperation and Complexity: Using Evolutionary Game Theory to Model Realistic Populations, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, 2018.

  • Dynamical facilitation of the ideal free distribution in non-ideal populations. Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution, City, University of London, London, UK, 2017.

  • Dynamical facilitation of the ideal free distribution in non-ideal populations. Conflict, Competition, Cooperation and Complexity: Using Evolutionary Game Theory to Model Realistic Populations, City, University of London, London, UK, 2017.

  • Ideal free distributions with limited perception and population dynamics. International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research, College of Charleston, Charleston SC, 2016.

  • Bounded generation and second bounded cohomology of wreath products. AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, Penn State University, State College PA, 2009.

  • Bounded generation and second bounded cohomology of wreath products. Southeast Regional Meeting on Numbers, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro NC, 2009.

  • Bounded generation of S-arithmetic subgroups of isotropic orthogonal groups over number fields. AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, University of Delaware, Newark DE, 2005.

  • On bounded cohomology of amalgamated products of groups. AMS Southeastern Sectional Meeting, UNC–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC, 2003.

  • Witt's Theorem for local lattices. Southeast Regional Meeting on Numbers, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro NC, 2003.

  • Bounded generation of some S-arithmetic orthogonal groups. Karcher Colloquium, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, 2002.

  • SL_3(C[x]) is not boundedly generated by elementaries: explicit version of van der Kallen's proof. Algebra Seminar, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, 2002.

Professional Activities

  • Completed the workshop Designing Effective Online Courses by the University of North Carolina System Digital Learning Initiative, 2020.

  • Conducted the professional development seminar The art and science of great presentations at the 16th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Main organizer of the 16th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Delivered the presentation Modeling aggression in realistic populations: The multiplayer Hawk–Dove game on evolving networks at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Delivered the presentation A glimpse into behavioral epidemiology: How dynamic human behavior affects the COVID-19 pandemic at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Applied Mathematics Seminar, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Participated in the MSRI virtual workshop Mathematical Models for Prediction and Control of Epidemics, 2020.

  • Participated in the IPAM virtual workshop Mathematical Models in Understanding COVID-19, 2020.

  • Completed Growing with Canvas through the University Teaching & Learning Commons, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Completed Plan, Teach, Develop, and Evaluate Ready to Teach Modules, UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Attended the AMS Education webinar Teaching Math Online: Theory Into Practice, 2020.

  • Attended the AMS Education webinar Teaching Math Online: Examples from Differential Equations and Multivariable Calculus, 2020.

  • Attended the MAA Programs webinar Teaching Online Upper Level Mathematics Courses, 2020.

  • Attended the AMS Education webinar Insπred Online Math Courses: Designing for Engaged Students, 2020.

  • Attended the Hawks Learning webinar How to Run a Self-Reflection Classroom (and its Effect on Student Success), 2020.

  • Participated in REMOTE: Connected Faculty Summit hosted by the Arizona State University, 2020.

  • Attended the AMS Education webinar Baking Quality into Your Online Course: A Recipe for Practical Course Design, 2020.

  • Attended the Virtual Biennial Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research, 2020.

  • Attended the Annual Business Meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research as a Councilor in the Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division, 2020.

  • Participated in the virtual Adapt 2020 conference hosted by UNC Greensboro, 2020.

  • Referee for PLoS Computational Biology, 2020.

  • Triage judge for Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, 2020.

  • Referee for Involve, 2020.

  • Delivered the presentation A primer on evolutionary graph theory: How network topology determines the evolution of cooperation on multiplayer networks at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium. UNC Greensboro, 2019.

  • Attended the Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics at NIMBioS. University of Tennessee, 2019. Organized a UNCG table for the Graduate School Opportunities Showcase.

  • Main organizer of the 15th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference. UNC Greensboro, 2019.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Aaron Rap, Fall 2019–2020.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Sandi Rudzinski, Fall 2019–2020.

  • Referee for Mathematics, 2019.

  • Delivered a presentation The effect of network topology on the evolution of cooperation in mobile populations for the Mathematical Biology REU program. UNC Greensboro, 2019.

  • Conducted the professional development seminar The art and science of great presentations for the Mathematical Biology REU program. UNC Greensboro, 2019.

  • Attended the AWM Piedmont-Triad conference. Wake Forest University, 2019.

  • Attended the NIMBioS tutorial Network Modeling. University of Tennessee, 2019.

  • Participated in Grad School Fair at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD, 2019.

  • NSF panelist for IRES Track I program, 2018–2019.

  • Referee for Games, 2018–2019.

  • Local organizer of the 14th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference. UNC Greensboro, 2018.

  • Guest editor for the special issue Mathematical Biology and Game Theory of Games.

  • Referee for Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2018.

  • Attended the Tenth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics at NIMBioS. University of Tennessee, 2018. Organized a UNCG table for the Graduate School Opportunities Showcase.

  • Referee for Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018.

  • Conducted the professional development seminar The art and science of great presentations for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics graduate students. UNC Greensboro, 2018.

  • Referee for Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2018.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Sandi Rudzinski, Fall 2018.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Neil Pritchard, Fall 2018.

  • Member of the Faculty Government Committee of the Faculty Senate. UNC Greensboro, 2018–present.

  • Attended CURM Summer Faculty Workshop. Salt Lake City UT, 2018.

  • Conducted the professional development seminar The art and science of great presentations for the Statistics and Mathematical Biology REU programs. UNC Greensboro, 2018.

  • Referee for Dynamic Games and Applications, 2018–2020.

  • Thesis committee member for MA student David Suarez, 2018.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Austin Lawson, Spring 2018.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student James Rudzinski, Spring 2018.

  • Attended the Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics at NIMBioS. University of Tennessee, 2017. Organized a UNCG table for the Graduate School Opportunities Showcase.

  • Main organizer of the 13th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference. UNC Greensboro, 2017.

  • Attended the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium. Council on Undergraduate Research, Alexandria, VA, 2017.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Shierina Fareed, Fall 2017.

  • Professional mentor for PhD student Joshua Safley, Fall 2017.

  • Referee for Mathematical Biosciences, 2017.

  • Thesis committee member for MA student Joshua Safley, 2017.

  • Referee for the North Carolina Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2017–2018.

  • Reviewer of abstracts for Posters on the Hill. Council on Undergraduate Research, 2016–2018.

  • Local organizer of the 12th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference. UNC Greensboro, 2016.

  • One of the organizers of the special session Strategic Decisions: Spatial Distributions, Incomplete Information, and Cooperation at the International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research. College of Charleston, 2016.

  • Attended the Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics at NIMBioS. University of Tennessee, 2016. Organized a UNCG table for the Graduate School Opportunities Showcase.

  • Member of the General Education Council of the Faculty Senate. UNC Greensboro, 2016–present.

  • Attended the NIMBioS tutorial Game Theoretical Modeling of Evolution in Structured Populations. University of Tennessee, 2016.

  • Attended the workshop Zariski-Dense Subgroups. Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics at UCLA, 2015.

  • Attended the workshop Arithmetic Groups and Their Applications in Combinatorics, Geometry and Topology. University of Virginia, 2010.

  • iShool mentor for Cynthia Gray, Ronald Reagan High School, 2008.

  • Attended the Joint Mathematics Meeting. American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America. San Diego CA, 2008.

  • iShool mentor for Glenda Angel, McMichael High School, 2007.

  • Completed the Master Advisor Program sponsored by the Advising Council and received a Master Advisor certificate. UNC Greensboro, 2007.

  • Delivered a presentation What is nonstandard analysis? at the iSchool Summer Symposium. UNC Greensboro, 2007.

  • iShool mentor for Carol Faltynski–Privette. Mount Tabor High School, 2006–2007.

  • Delivered a presentation What is Kazhdan's Property (T)? (parts 1 and 2) at the Geometric Group Theory seminar. UNC Greensboro, 2006.

  • Attended the Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory conference. Vanderbilt University, 2006.

  • iShool mentor for Bob Koepf. Bishop McGuiness High School, 2006.

  • Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews, 2005–2007.

  • Referee for Communications in Algebra, 2002.

  • Delivered a presentation SL_3(C[x]) does not have bounded word length: construction of an explicit sequence of matrices with infinitely growing word length at the Algebra seminar. University of Virginia, 2000.

  • Delivered a presentation Action of amalgamated products of groups on trees at the Algebra seminar. University of Virginia, 2000.

  • Co-organizer of the Algebraic Groups seminar. University of Virginia, 1999–2000.

  • Delivered a presentation The Mayer–Vietoris sequence for bounded cohomology of amalgamated products of groups at the Graduate seminar. University of Virginia, 1999.

  • Co-organizer of the Algebraic Geometry Study Group. Belarusian State University, 1993–1994.

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