I am currently a Professor of Mathematics at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO, just outside of Kansas City. I received my PhD in algebra from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011. Since 2015, my research has focused on mathematical political science. 

In my daily work, I teach a variety of undergraduate math courses and I study the mathematics of voting and representation.

I am also happy to do mathematical consulting work. I have extensive experience writing and editing in topics such as algebra, calculus, statistics, etc. In addition, I do consulting work in the election and representation space. For example, a technical report I co-authored about the use of single transferable vote in Portland, OR is here, and a report I co-authored about how instant runoff voting compares to other forms of ranked choice voting can be found here.

My CV.

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1. I'll be featured on an upcoming episode about ranked choice voting on The Undark Podcast, a podcast paritally supported by the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT.

2. Interviewed for CrowdScience, a science podcast published by the BBC.
   Episode: What is the Fairest Voting Method?

3. Interviewed for the June/July 2024 issue of the MAA Focus
   Do Voting Paradoxes Actually Happen? A Conversation with David McCune

4. Interviewed for the Stats + Stories Podcast
   Episode 42: Benford's Law and Election Fraud