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Math and I have always been friends. I like math because it is logical and open to creativity at the same time. So I like teaching: I always want to find exciting and insightful ways to present the complicated ideas of math to my students. Research reminds me of Moby Dick<\/em>; there are grand exciting goals, adventures along the way, and a careful recording of minute details at some points. As a mathematical logician, I am motivated by questions bordering on the philosophical. What are the limits of mathematics? What is absolutely necessary in the proof of a particular theorem? Does my proof of the existence of some object lead to an actual construction of that object? <\/p>\n

I was awarded my PhD from Notre Dame in 2010; my undergraduate studies were at the University of Dallas. For a few years I considered becoming a Catholic priest, and I studied theology and philosophy at the graduate level at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. In my studies and pastoral work at that time I honed my listening skills and ability to explain complicated theoretical ideas to the average person. That makes me a better teacher now — I listen to students and speak to their perspectives.<\/p>\n

Since starting at Butler in January of 2013 I have worked to be an excellent teacher, good department member, and productive researcher in computability theory. I participate in official and social events in the mathematics department with faculty and students and take up service roles, such as organizing the 2013 Putnam exam, co-advising the math club, and serving on the planning committee for the 2013 departmental faculty retreat. I have enjoyed teaching a wide variety of courses in which I’ve taught students with interests ranging from business to math. I take advantage of departmental colloquia and have even sat in on a seminar in operator theory (outside my field of research) for a semester. I further my own research by keeping up to date on the latest articles in computability theory, going to conferences, and securing grants for travel to support my research.<\/p>\n

When I am not doing math, I like to visit museums, hike through the various parks in Indianapolis, read great novels (like Middlemarch<\/em>), root for the Pacers and Colts, and volunteer for my church and in the community.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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