CV

Education

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. August 2023.
Graduate minor in Systems and Industrial Engineering.
Dissertation: The Estimation of High-contrast Spectra via Iterated Whitening.
Advisor: Kevin Lin.

M.S. Applied Mathematics University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. May 2018.
Advisor: Kevin Lin.

M.S. Mathematics Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. August 2016.
Thesis: Steady State Configurations of Cells Connected by Cadherin Sites.
Advisor: John Dallon.

B.S. Mathematics and Mathematics Education Brigham Young University. April 2012.

Employment

Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Virginia Assistant Professor of Math 2023 - present

Mathematics Department, UA, Tucson, Arizona Instructor 2023

Mathematics Department, UA, Tucson, Arizona Graduate Teaching Assistant 2016 - 2022

Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, UA, Tucson, Arizona GRE Preparation Math Tutor for the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program 2016

Mathematics Department, BYU, Provo, Utah Research Assistant to Dr. J. Humphreys 2015 - 2016 Proofread several chapters of Foundations of Applied Mathematics, Volume I: Mathematical Analysis

Mathematics Department, BYU, Provo, Utah Graduate Teaching Assistant 2014 - 2016

Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah Assistant Coordinator in the Mathematics Tutorial Lab 2013 - 2014

Vernal Junior High, Vernal, Utah Math Teacher (8th grade) 2012 - 2013

Teaching

Southern Virginia University

(August 2023 - present)

Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona

(Fall 2016 - Spring 2023)

Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University

(Spring 2014 - Summer 2015)

Teaching Assistant

In all courses I assisted the instructor in varying capacities ranging from grading, holding office hours, holding problem sessions, etc.

Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona

(Fall 2018 - Spring 2022)

Course Development

Artificial Intelligence (Southern Virginia University CSC 340, upper division computer science course artificial intelligence) I developed the curriculum to focus on developing deep conceptual understanding of neural networks (including backpropagation) as well as implementation of these concepts in Python using libraries. Though it spends most of the time looking at supervised learning, unsupervised learning (PCA and $k$-means) as well as some reinforcement learning is also discussed. The course also includes a significant ethics component.

Computational Data Science (Southern Virginia University CSC 333, upper division computer science course computational data science) I developed the curriculum to focus on developing practical skills in data science using Python. The course covers data cleaning, visualization, and analysis using libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and some Scikit-learn. The big concept discussed was multiple regression and how to interpret the results of a regression analysis.

Mathematical Modeling (University of Arizona Math 485, senior level project-based course mathematical modeling) I assisted Dr. Joceline Lega in converting the course to an asynchronous, fully online format. My principle task was to use Manim (a Python package for programmatic mathematical animation) to create animation to improve the accessibility of the interactive video presentations.

Mentoring

Southern Virginia University

• I mentored two undergraduate seniors in their senior capstone projects.

  • Caden Eskelsen (Spring 2025, project: Passive and Active Investment: A Look At Mutual Fund Performance)

  • Reilly Kartchner (Fall 2023, project: The Mathematics of Neural Networks)

Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona

• As part of the UA RTG-REU 2021 summer program and again in summer 2022 (both organized by Dr. Kevin Lin and Dr. Laura Miller), I mentored a total of three undergraduate researchers

  • David Parra

  • Benjamin Shearer

  • Darianne Sanchez

• I mentored three undergraduate research groups as part of a senior level modeling course.

  • Spring 2022. Students: Daniel Peck, Aliyah Postell, Marc Bulau, Khaled Ali, Katie Fitts

  • Spring 2020. Students: Sean Raglow, Gordon Downs, Wes Johnson, Ryan Lewis

  • Spring 2018. Students: Haoliang Shi, Xiaoyu Shi, Haozhe Xu, Ziwei Yu

• As part of the Graduate Student Mentor Program I mentored three students

  • John Park

  • Florence Dungan

  • Jalen Cates

Service

• Curriculum Committee member at Southern Virginia University (2023 - present).

• Graduate representative on the undergraduate committee for the University of Arizona Mathematics Department (2022 - 2023).

Research Interests

General: Data-driven model reduction, signals and systems theory, stochastic models and stochastic differential equations, power distribution systems with renewable energy sources, smart grids, cell movement, urban traffic.

Current projects: Applying classical signal processing theory to data-driven model reduction, power spectrum estimation, Model reduction for power systems networks, and modeling movement of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.

Publications

Jared McBride and Kevin K Lin, A comparison of spectral estimation methods for the analysis of chaotic and stochastic dynamical systems. In preparation, 2023.

Darin J Law, Jason P Field, Luke A Wilson, Mallory F Barnes, David D Breshears, Jared McBride, Greg A Barron-Gafford, Angelina Martínez-Yrízar, Alberto Búrquez, and Enriquena Bustamante Ortega. Heatwave compounded warmer drought: Shifts in time to tree mortality and tree mortality duration. In preparation, 2023.

Conferences

Third Symposium on Machine Learning and Dynamical Systems, September 26 - 30, 2022, The Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada Presented poster: A comparison of spectral estimation methods for the analysis of chaotic and stochastic dynamical systems

Volunteer Community Involvement

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Full-time Missionary. Manchester, England, 2007-2009

Central Utah STEM Fair Judge. Provo, Utah, 2014

ACCESS (BYU big brother/big sister program) big brother volunteer. Provo, Utah, 2014

$\pi$-Day volunteer. Provo, Utah, 2014-2016

S.Y.STEM Coalition Science Day volunteer. Tucson, Arizona, 2016

S.Y.STEM Coalition Summer Robotics Camp facilitator assistant. Tucson, Arizona, 2019

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recent involvement in local congregation (ward). Tucson, Arizona,

• Nursery Leader 2016 - 2017

• Sunday School leadership 2017 - 2018

• Men’s organization (Elders Quorum) leadership 2018

• Ward Mission Leader 2018-2019

• Assistant Ward Clerk (Membership) 2019 - 2023

• Primary Chorister 2023

Skills

Git, Julia, Python, Manim (Python package for programmatic mathematical animation).