Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990. (in mathematics) Major field: Combinatorial Group Theory and Low Dimensional Topology. Dissertation topics:  Small cancellation theory, generalized amalgamated sums of groups, aspherical cell complexes. Thesis advisor: Peter Scott (Preliminary work with the late Roger Lyndon)

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1984.
(Magna Cum Laude) Major: mathematics

Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, Department of Mathematics, 1997-present.

Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama, Department of Mathematics, 1990-1997.

Research Assistant, The University of Michigan, 1987-1990.  Research supported variously by Rackham Graduate School, Department of Mathematics (both of The University of Michigan), and National Science Foundation Grants.

Teaching Assistant, The University of Michigan, 1984-1987.

Tutor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1982-1984.

American Mathematical Society
London Mathematical Society

Groups acting on complexes and complexes of groups, Geometric group theory (eds. Charney, Davis, Shapiro), Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin-New York 1995.

Topology of Manifolds and Applications, Research Advisory Committee, University of Alabama, $2,000 (1997).

Travel grant, Alabama EPSCoR Advanced Development Program, $930 (1996).

Combinatorial structures in topology and group theory, Research Grants Committee, University of Alabama, $4,000 (1994).

Symmetry groups and generalized crystal structures, Research Grants Committee, University of Alabama, $5,000 (1992).

Rackham research partnership, University of Michigan, $17,185 (1988-1989).

Conference co-organizer (with S. Brick): Geometric Groups on the Gulf coast (an international conference on geomtric group theory) Mobile, March 26-28, 1998.

Conference co-organizer (with S. Brick and B. Spieler): Special session on Geometric group theory for the meeting of the American Mathematical Society hosted by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, April 19-21, 1996.

Book co-editor (with M.R. Dixon, M.J. Evans, F.D. Roehl): Infinite groups and group rings, Proceedings of the AMS Special Session, World Scientific, Singapore 1993.

Invited speaker: International Conference on Geometric Group Theory, Ohio State University, 1992.

Conference co-organizer (with M.R. Dixon, M.J. Evans, F.D. Roehl): Special session on infinite groups and group rings for the American Mathematical Society meeting, Tuscaloosa 1992.

Some manifolds that are covered by Euclidean space, University of South Alabama, May 23, 1996.

Aspherical manifolds that are covered by Euclidean space, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, March 1, 1996.

Complexes of groups, International conference on geometric group theory, Columbus, OH, June 1992 (Invited 60 minute talk).

Symmetry groups of generalized crystal structures, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, April 3, 1992.

Conformally nonspherical 2-complexes, Special quarter on geometric group theory, Ohio State Mathematical Research Institute, Supported by NSF and Ohio State University, April 1992.

Conformally nonspherical 2-complexes, University of Texas, April 27, 1992.

Complexes of groups, Kansas State University, April 1991.

High School Mathematics Tournament, annually.

Mentor for Alabama NSF/EPSCoR Scholarship student, Eric Howington, Spring and Fall 1998.

Faculty Advisor for Pi Mu Epsilon, 97-98.

University Day 1998, College of Arts and Science.

Mathematics and Science Day committee, College of Arts and Science, Spring 1997.

Mentor for Alabama NSF/EPSCoR Scholarship student, Kevin Busby, Department of Mathematics, Spring 1997.

Faculty Advisor for Pi Mu Epsilon, 96-97.

Review and Retention Committee, Department of Mathematics, Fall 1997.

Mentor for Alabama NSF/EPSCoR Scholarship student, Kevin Busby, Department of Mathematics, Fall 1996.

Faculty Advisory Committee, College of Arts and Science, 95-96.

Committee on Admissions and Retention, University committee, 93-94, 94-95, 95-96.

Library Representative, Department of Mathematics, 93-94.

Video Tapes of MA 227 lectures, Center of Teaching and Learning, University of Alabama, 93-94.

Judge, Gorgas Scholarship Foundation (Alabama Science Talent Search), 92-93.

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Mathematics, 92-93.