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Portrait of Scott Hyde

Scott Hyde

Professor
Faculty of Math & Computing
Email: hydes@byuh.edu
(808) 675-3308

Education

Professional Experience

  • Sep. 2017 - present; Professor of Mathematics; Brigham Young University - Hawaii; Laie, HI.
  • Dec. 2010 - Aug 2017; Associate Professor of Mathematics; Brigham Young University - Hawaii; Laie, HI.
  • Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2010; Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Brigham Young University - Hawaii; Laie, HI.
  • Sep. 2000 - Dec. 2003; Graduate Teaching Assistant; Montana State University; Bozeman, MT.
  • Jun. 1999 - Sep. 2000; Graduate Research Assistant; Montana State University; Bozeman, MT. Funded by DEPSCoR grant under Professor Curt Vogel.
  • Aug. 1996 - Jun. 1999; Graduate Teaching Assistant; Montana State University; Bozeman, MT.
  • Sept. 1994 - Jul. 1996; Mathematics Tutor; Brigham Young University - Hawaii; Laie, HI.

Research Interests

  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Linear Models
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Robust Statistics
  • Numerical Linear Algebra
  • Numerical Methods
  • Programming in R

Publications

  1. Bybee, D. R., Hyde, S. K., & Smith, B. L. (2016) "Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring Near a Coastal Technology Park in Hawaii" Poster Presentation, 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu,Hawaii.
  2. Bybee, J.C., Bybee, D.R., Bybee, J.H., Bybee, J.D.,Bybee, S.M., Hyde, S. K., & Smith, B. (2014) "Marine Environmental Monitoring Program - For the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority - SurveyReport July 2014. Prepared for: Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA); PO Box 1749; Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.
  3. Bybee, D.R., Hyde, S. K., Smith, B.L., & Munton, C. (2013) "Marine Environmental Monitoring Program - For the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority - Survey Report April 2013". Prepared for: Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA); PO Box 1749; Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.
  4. Kaluhiokalani N., Wilson M., Hyde S. K., Chai D., Ho K., & Braun K. (2010). "Incorporating a DVD-led exercise program in elementary schools: A feasibility study," Hawai'i Journal of Public Health. 2, no 2.
  5. Boik, R. J., Panishkan, K., & Hyde, S. K. (2010). "Model-based principal components of covariance matrices," British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 63, pp. 113-137.
  6. Hyde, S. K. (2010) "Teaching College Level Linear Algebra Using the R Programming Environment", Proceedings from the 22nd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM2010), Chicago, Illinois.
  7. Hyde, S. K. (2009) "Using the R Statistical Programming Environment in the Teaching of a Linear Algebra Course". Proceedings of the 13th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM 2008) (W.C.Yang, M. Majewski, T. de Alwis, and K. Khairiree, eds.), Thailand: Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, December 2008, pp. 153-162.
  8. Hyde, S. K. (2004). "Robust Methods for Multivariate Linear Models with Spectral Models for Scatter Matrices," Doctoral Dissertation, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
  9. Boik, R. J., Todd, C., & Hyde, S. K. (2000). "Response Transformations in Repeated Measures and Growth Curves," Communications In Statistics---Theory And Methods, 29, pp. 699-733.
  10. Hyde, S. K. (1999). "Likelihood Based Inference on the Box-Cox Family of Transformations: SAS and Matlab Programs," Major Professor - R. J. Boik. Technical Report, Department of Mathematical Sciences,
  11. Montana State University. Abstract. A link to the PDF is available at (Inference on Box-Cox).

Teaching Experience

  • Liberal Arts Mathematics. A basic math course covering fundamentals in number systems, trigonometry, financial math, probability, and descriptive statistical techniques. Taught Spring 1997, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, and Summer 2003.

  • Mathematical Reasoning, Problem Solving, and Applications. Designed to assist students in developing quantitative, analytical, and logical reasoning skills; in cultivating problem-solving strategies; and understanding the usefulness of mathematics through applications. (106A) Problem solving, financial management, exponential growth, mathematical modeling, and elementary applications of higher mathematics. (106B) Critical thinking, logic, sets, probability, and statistical reasoning. Taught Summer 2008, Fall 2008, First Term 2009 (106B), Winter 2010 (106A), First Term 2011 (106A), Summer A 2012 (106A), and Summer B 2012 (106A).
  • Quantitative Reasoning. Practical applications of mathematics in the context of logic, finance, statistics, probability, and other areas. Taught Fall 2015, Spring 2016, and Spring 2019.
  • College Algebra. Functions, polynomials, theory of equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, permutations, combinations, binomial theorem. Taught Winter 2004, Summer 2004, Winter 2006, Summer 2006, Winter 2013, and Fall 2013.
  • Trigonometry and Analytic Geometrty. Circular functions, triangle relationships, identities, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations, vectors, complex numbers, Demoivre's Theorem and analytic geometry. Taught Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2019, Spring 2021, and Winter 2023.
  • Applied Calculus. Introduction to plane analytic geometry and one-dimensional calculus. One semester terminal course designed for students in business, life sciences, management, social sciences, and related applied disciplines. Taught Winter 2015.
  • Business Calculus. A survey of basic calculus including limits, differentiation, and integration with applications to business and social science problems. Taught Fall 1996.
  • Calculus I. Basic theoretical concepts and applications of differentiation and integration. Applications in two dimensional analytic geometry are provided. Taught Fall 2006, Fall 2009, Winter 2013, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, and Spring 2020.
  • Calculus II. Methods of integration, analytic geometry, transcendental and hyperbolic functions, infinite sequences and series, and polar coordinates. Taught Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Winter 2007, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2015, and Winter 2018.
  • Multivariate Calculus . Basic concepts and applications of vector calculus, multidimensional calculus, partial derivatives, and multiple integration. Taught Spring 2018.
  • Matrix Theory and Modeling. Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, determinants, vector algebra, geometry in Euclidean 3-space, eigenvalues, eigenvectors. Taught Fall 2000 and Fall 2003.
  • Elementary Linear Algebra. Linear systems, matrices, vectors and vector spaces, linear transformation, determinants, quadratic forms, Eigenvalues, and Eigenvectors. Taught Fall 2007, Summer 2012, Spring 2016, and Winter 2016-17, Spring 2022, and Fall 2023.
  • Introduction to Statistics I. Covering traditional and robust estimates of location and variability, fundamentals of probability theory, confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for normal distributions. Taught Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Summer 2001, Summer 2002.
  • Introduction to Statistics II. Statistical analysis using the computer. One and two sample test with confidence intervals for means and proportions; one-way analysis of variance; F-tests; multiple comparisons; correlation, contingency tables. Taught Spring 1999.
  • Psychological Statistics. Statistical procedures and the interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Taught Fall 2017, Spring 2018, and Fall 2018.
  • Principles of Statistics . Descriptive statistics, elementary probability, central tendency, variability, random variables (discrete and continuous) confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, ANOVA, contingency tables. Taught in 2004 (Winter, Summer, Fall), 2005 (Winter, Summer, Fall), 2007 (Winter, Summer, Fall), 2008 (Winter and Summer), 2009 (Winter, Summer, Fall), 2010 (Summer, Fall), 2011 (Winter, Summer, First Term, Fall), Winter 2012, Summer 2013, 2014 (Winter, Summer, and Fall), Winter 2015, Winter 2015-16, Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17, Spring 2017, 2018 (Winter, Fall), 2019 (Winter, Fall), 2020 (Winter, Fall), 2021 (Winter, Fall), 2022 (Fall, Winter, and Spring), 2023 (Fall, Winter, Spring), 2024 (Winter and Spring).
  • Foundations of Mathematics. Set theory, logic, development of number systems and axiomatic systems. Attention is also given to the history of mathematics and famous mathematicians. Taught Winter 2008, Summer 2014, Spring 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, and Winter 2022.
  • Mathematics Using Technologies . Introduction to current math-specific software and calculators which are used in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Technology will be used to investigate topics from algebra, statistics, calculus, linear algebra, etc. Taught Summer 2014.
  • Introduction to Numerical Methods. Interpolation, curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, and numerical solutions to linear, non-linear and differential systems. Taught Winter 2015-2016, Spring 2017, and taught every Winter since 2018.
  • Differential Equations. Methods used in solving ordinary differential equations and their applications. Numerical methods, series solutions, and Laplace Transforms. Taught Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2021, and Spring 2023, and Winter 2024.
  • Mathematical Statistics. Probability, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation. Taught Winter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, Fall 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

  • Mathematics Seminar . In this course, students will learn to write mathematics using LaTeX (and others). In addition, students will learn how to use other open source technologies, including computer algebra systems, that will help them to teach and communicate mathematics to others. This should allow them to engage in reproducible mathematical proofs and problem solving. This should allow students to produce documents and to collaborate with other authors. Taught Fall 2022

Presentations

  • Podcast with XENO Podcast, "Myth, Gender, and Culture in the Classroom of LDS International Students", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, BYU-H TV Studio, February 6, 2018, \url{https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xnQJGwi44c} Invited Interview
  • "A New Look at Myth, Gender, and Culture in the International Classroom", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, Faculty Advisory Committee Forum, Laie, Hawaii, November 2017. Invited Presentation
  • "A New Look at Myth, Gender, and Culture in the International Classroom", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, 15th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Imperial College, London, England, July 5-7, 2014. Contributed Presentation
  • "Myth, Gender, and Culture in the International Classroom", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, 12th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Madrid, Spain, June 11-13, 2014. Contributed Presentation
  • "Myth, Gender, and Culture in the Classroom of LDS International Students", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, Mormon Scholars in the Humanities Conference, Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Virginia, May 16-20, 2012. Contributed Presentation
  • "Myth, Gender, and Culture in the Classroom of LDS International Students", joint presentation by Ned Williams, and S.K. Hyde, presentation at the Honors Colloquium of the Honor Society at Brigham Young University -- Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii, March 14, 2012.
  • "Teaching College Level Linear Algebra Using the R Programming Environment", 21st International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2009), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 12-15, 2009.
  • Contributed Presentation
  • "Using the R Statistical Programming Environment in the Teaching of a Linear Algebra Course". 13th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM 2008), Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 15-19, 2008.
  • Contributed Presentation
  • "How Statistics is Used to Lie: A Short Course in Critical Thinking", presentation given to Daren Heaton and Jennifer Lane's IDS 320 Pursue Truth class, October 31, 2008.
  • "Mersenne Composite Numbers". ACM Programming Contest Lecture. Department of Computer Science. Brigham Young University -- Hawaii. October 11, 2006.
  • "Robust Estimation of the Covariance Matrix", Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, Montana, September 2002
  • Invited Presentation

Skills

Programming expertise in Matlab, R, R, LaTeX 2ε, Pascal, C, HTML, Bash Shell Programming, Unix Shell Programming, Google Apps Script and HP48 calculator programming. Programming experience in S-plus, Maple, Perl, Python, SAS, and assembly.
Experience with: Unix (Solaris), Gentoo Linux, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, and Windows operating systems.

Conferences Attended

  • 15th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Imperial College, London, England, July 5-7, 2017
  • 12th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Madrid, Spain, June 11-13, 2014
  • 26th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2014), San Antonio, TX, March 20-23, 2014.
  • Mormon Scholars in the Humanities Conference, Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Virginia, May 16-20, 2012.
  • 24rd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2012), Orlando, FL, March 22-25, 2012.
  • 23rd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2011), Denver, CO, March 17-20, 2011.
  • 22nd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2010), Chicago, IL, March 11-14, 2010.
  • 21st International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM 2009), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 12-15, 2009.
  • 13th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM 2008), hosted by Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand. December 15-19, 2008.
  • Pacific Free & Open Source Software Conference, hosted by the Hawai'i Open Source Education Foundation and the University of Hawai'i, January 20, 2007.
  • 6th Annual Texas A & M University Assessment Conference, "Putting Assessment to Work", February 23-25, 2006.
  • Trans-Pacific Free & Open Source Software Conference, hosted by the Hawai'i Open Source Education Foundation at the Hawaii Convention Center, January 9-12, 2006.
  • Trans-Pacific Free & Open Source Software Conference, hosted by the Hawai'i Open Source Education Foundation at the Hawaii Convention Center, January 17-21, 2005.
  • 9th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM 2004), hosted by National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. December 13-17, 2004
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 2003.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, September 2002.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 2001.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 2000.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 1999.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 2, 1998.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 1997.
  • Annual meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Butte, MT, October 1996.

Workshops Attended

  • Presenting Data and Information with Edward Tufte, San Francisco, CA, December 3, 2012
  • MyMathTest workshop, Pearson, Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. December 18, 2009
  • 2007 SOCR/CAUSEway continuing education workshop at the University of California at Los Angeles. August 6-8, 2007.
  • The WASC Pacific Islands Workshop, Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 2, 2005.

Service

  • Math Community
  • 2015-present. Chairman for the annual Hawaii State Mathematics Championships.
  • 2013-2014. Co-Chairman for the annual Hawaii State Mathematics Championships. Organized with David Furuto. Founded by David Furuto and Frank Mauz in 1978.
  • May 2011. Performed a review of an article for the British Journal of Mathematics and Statistical Psychology. Unsolicited review of article.
  • 2007-present. Committee member for the annual Hawaii State Mathematics Championships. Chief coordinator for the problem selection, as well as typesetting computer versions of the problems, as well as the solutions for distribution to the schools. Established the dynamic presentation of the teams scores during the Hawaii State Math Bowl Championships.
  • October 2007. Math 221 Foundations Committee with BYU-Idaho. Responsibilities included brainstorming on ideas for develop cheaper alternatives than textbooks for the students there. I gave an outsider's point of view.
  • 2004-2006. Committee member for the Hawaii State Mathematics Championships. Responsibilities included selection of problems, as well as helping with typesetting solutions in LaTeX.
  • Departmental Service
  • October 2022 - present. Member of Mathematics Faculty Search Committee. Duties included reviewing job applications, organizing meetings, recommending applicants, participate in group discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of candidates. Participated in discussions, interviews, meetings, etc. in regards to hiring a full time faculty member of the mathematics faculty.
  • October 2019-March 2020. Program Review Committee chair for the Mathematics program. The main duty was to write the self-study report on the department. This took many hours of work. It culminated with the visit of an off-site team to BYUH on March 10-12, 2020. We were asked to evaluate the department within its national/international institutional contexts, provide recommendations for improvement, and to offer insight on trends and issue of particular relevance to the department. A curious note is that the final day of the visit was the last day before the pandemic hit. As a result of that, tied with the inauguration of a new President of the University, this program review has largely been ignored by the administration. We worked hard to streamline our classes under the last administration, enabling our students to graduate with a math degree in 3 years if they went every semester. Now those improvements have been dismantled because class sizes were small for upper division classes.
  • January-February 2016. Chair for search for new Math Lab Coordinator. Search was similar to a faculty search, but the person will be a volunteer that will come here on a church service mission. Period of service for the position is two years.
  • February -April 2016. Chair for Mathematics Faculty Search Committee. Duties included reviewing job applications, organizing meetings, recommending applicants, participate in group discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of candidates. Participated in discussions, interviews, meetings, etc. in regards to hiring a full time faculty member of the mathematics faculty.
  • August - November 2015. Chair of search committee for Department Secretary. Duties include recruitment of committee members, dissemination of materials, developing rubric to judge candidates, interviewing, followup with HR/other candidates. Participated in discussions, interviews, meetings, etc.
  • February - April 2014. Search for new Math Lab Coordinator. Search was similar to a faculty search, but the person will be a volunteer that will come here on a church service mission. Period of service for the position is two years.
  • 2013. Led the Program Review of the Mathematics Department. As a result, we have had several improvements that have been implemented here. One is the introduction of tracks in our major. We now have a pure math track, aimed at getting a student into graduate school in mathematics, and an applied track, which allows a student to pursue a particular area of employment, or to pursue a graduate degree in an applied math field, such as engineering, statistics, physics, or computers.
  • November 2012. Chair of search committee for Department Secretary. Duties include recruitment of committee members, dissemination of materials, developing rubric to judge candidates, interviewing, followup with HR/other candidates. Participated in discussions, interviews, meetings, etc.
  • May 2012-September 2021. Chair of the Mathematics department. Duties include class scheduling, program review & assessment, scholarships, finances, internships, planning, organization, etc. for the department. Some of the duties are delegated to members of the department. Encourage faculty members to pursue professional development and to be actively engaged in the academic and local communities.
  • March 2010 & March 2012. Mathematics Faculty Search Committee. Participated in discussions, interviews, meetings, etc. in regards to hiring a full time faculty member of the mathematics faculty.
  • August 2009 & December 2012. Mathematics Secretary Search Committee. Responsibilities included interviewing candidates, and the selection of a secretary.
  • 2008-2011. Math Department Faculty Webmaster. Worked with CIS student webmaster Josh Nielsen and BYU-H Web Developer JJ Jinedasa in transferring hosting of the Math Department Website from CIS servers to BYU servers. Server moving is complete. New website is reasonably complete.
  • 2007-present. Every semester. Math 221 Course Coordinator. Responsibilities included implementing common exams and finals, organize the teachers to create exams together, typeset the exams in LaTeX, copy the exams, and make sure the sections are running smoothly. Subsequent responsibilities in Fall 2009 included changeover to online homework and textbook for the students. Creation of online common homework started in Fall 2009. Class is currently taught using the MyStatLab system of Pearson publishing. We now do common exams and homework for all our classes. Teachers are free to implement quizzes or alternative homework as well.
  • 2006-2015. Math Faculty Lead in automating the functioning of the Polyvision CopyCam webcams located in GCB 178, which takes images of class / lecture notes. Automated the downloading, sorting, and placing of the notes on the web for the students to download and view. The system requires monitoring to make sure it is functioning properly. The system broke down and was removed from the classroom in Summer 2015.
  • 2006-2008. Faculty Mentor and Adviser to the student webmaster for SOC.
  • 2005-2008. Served on an ad hoc committees involving technology issues in the SOC.
  • 2005-2006. Temporary webmaster for SOC web page. Responsibilities included keeping information on the website updated, as well as help faculty members upload course materials to the website. Provided advice and suggestions with the dean on issues involving hiring and working with a student webmaster.
  • 2004-2021. Math Department Liaison between ACLS and the math department. Responsibilities included ensuring the Math lab image was correct and running (which sometimes included debugging problems with software), other technology issues, and asking for upgrades and changes to the Math Lab image.
  • 2004-present. Math Department Technology Chair. In charge of all technology issues involving computers in the Math department.
  • University Service
  • Fall 2021-present. Committee member for the University Curriculum Council Committee. Responsibilities included reviewing proposals for improvements to the degrees, classes, schedules, and offerings of all faculty on campus. Voting on proposals was done after each presentation.
  • July 2018-September 2021. Program Lead of the Mathematics program. Many of the duties are the same as the chair of the mathematics department (see below). University service include dissemination of information to the department, training, working with new faculty on their development plan, mentor them, and guide them. The duties of the program lead remain the same, at least in how responsible I feel for them. While I don't have as many duties, it still feels the same. If I don't work on things in our department, they may be mislaid or forgotten. In 2020, I was the chair of the program review of our department, which was also done back in 2013 when I was chair of the department.
  • May 2012-July 2018. Chair of the Mathematics department. Many of the duties relate to Departmental service and those are listed above. University service include dissemination of information to the department, training, working with new faculty on their development plan, mentor them, and guide them. A big part of my job is planning and working on assessment. In 2013, I led the program review of our department, which has led to some improvements in our department, including the creation of a new Applied track within our Math BS degree.
  • September 2016-September 2017. Committee member of the Testing Center Task Force Committee exploring options and improvements to the testing center now and into the future. Discussions are centered around replacing the existing software, using external proctoring software, gauging faculty use now.
  • May 2016-July 2018. Department Chair's Council on Modular GE. We have been working on proposals for the implementation of a modular GE instead of the current system. Goals are to give the students a broad education in fields other than their own.
  • October 2011-March 2012. Program Review Committee member for the Biochemistry department at BYUH. The main duty was to participate in the on-site visit on January 26-27, 2012 as a committee member. We were asked to evaluate the department within its national/international institutional contexts, provide recommendations for improvement, and to offer insight on trends and issue of particular relevance to the department. We were responsible for collaborating on the development of an external review report which highlighted the department's strengths, opportunities for improvement, and our perspectives on the department's self study report.
  • September - December 2010. Program Review Committee member for the Computer and Information Systems department at BYUH. The main duty was to participate in the on-site visit on December 2-3, 2010 as a committee member. We were asked to evaluate the department within its national/international institutional contexts, provide recommendations for improvement, and to offer insight on trends and issue of particular relevance to the department. We were responsible for collaborating on the development of an external review report which highlighted the department's strengths, opportunities for improvement, and our perspectives on the department's self study report.
  • September 2010-February 2011. Faculty Search Committee member for the hiring of a new member of the CIS Faculty. Duties included reviewing job applications, recommending applicants, participate in group discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of candidates.
  • March 2010-March 2011. Technology and Pedagogy Ad Hoc Committee. Responsibilities include email discussions about the use of technology in the classroom, and (perhaps) the purchase of new technology for the classrooms. Depending on the technology needs of the faculty, the new classrooms may have smart boards, lecterns, and podiums.
  • October 2008-March 2011. Liaison between Faculty and BYUH IT staff in regards to getting the Tutortrac system up and running. Responsibilities include communication with IT staff about needs, communicate to them the needs of faculty, and training faculty members on how to use Tutortrac. The system has since been disbanded.
  • June 2008-November 2008. Faculty Housing Task Force Committee. Responsibilities included weekly to biweekly meetings over a four month period reviewing ideas for potential solutions for faculty housing.
  • 2004-2010. Committee member for the University Assessment Committee. Responsibilities included helping department / chairs choose measurable goals and report on the goals the following years.
  • 2004-present. Statistical Consulting work with BYU-Hawaii students and faculty. Served as an adviser for students across campus on statistical aspects of their research projects.

Professional Societies

American Statistical Association
Mathematical Association of America
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) TeX Users Group

Honors

Devotional Speaker, "Bridle All of Your Passions that You May Be Filled With Love", Febuary 5, 2019
BYUH Faculty Recognition award, 2016
BYUH Ten-Year Service award, 2015
BYUH College of Math and Sciences Dean's Special Leadership award, 2010
BYUH Five-Year Service award, 2010
BYUH College of Math and Sciences Dean's Special Leadership award, 2009
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, Hawaii Alpha Chapter, December 2007.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University - Bozeman, 2002. I had the highest student evaluations this year when I taught calculus. I had excellent students!
Outstanding PhD student in Statistics, Montana State University - Bozeman, 2000. While there, I performed the best on the comprehensive exams for all of the graduate students. Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Brigham Young University - Hawaii, 1996) Phi Kappa Phi (Brigham Young University - Hawaii, 1994-present)
Academic Merit Full Tuition Scholarship (Brigham Young University - Hawaii, 1992-96). I received full tuition for almost all of my time at BYUH.
Eagle Scout Award (Boy Scouts of America, 1989)

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