Service
Scholarly Service:
- Member of the Editorial Board, Studies in Applied Mathematics, 2020-present
- Co-organizer, Joint Alabama-Florida (JAF) Conference in Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems: 2023 at Auburn University, 2024 at Florida State University, 2025 at UAB, 2026 at Florida International University
- NSF grant-review panels in Applied Mathematics, NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Graduate Research Fellowships, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024
- Co-organizer, Mathematics Days in Sofia 2023, special session “Progress in Nonlinear Waves”, July 10-14, 2023
- Member of the selection committee for the Martin Kruskal Prize, SIAM Activity Group on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures, 2020
- Co-organizer and founder, KUMUNU PDE, Dynamical Systems and Applications Conference, 2015-2021
- Member of the selection committee for the Crawford Prize, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems, 2013
- Guest editor, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S, Vol. 5, 5
- Referee for Proceedings of the AMS, SIAM Journal of Math Analysis, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Nonlinearity, Applied Mathematics Letters, Dynamics of PDE, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis, ADMA, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, JMAA, AMS Contemporary Mathematics, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis, Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata
- Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews
College and University Service, UAB:
- Chair, Department of Mathematics, 2021-present
- Member of the CAS working group on NTE faculty
College and University Service, KU:
- Chair, Department of Economics, 2017-2021
- Honors Program Faculty Fellow, 2020-2021
- Executive Council of Graduate Studies member, 2015-2018
- Senior Administrative Fellows Program, AY 2016-2017
- Self Fellowship Faculty Evaluation Committee, 2017-2020
- Graduate Studies Departmental Scholarships Committee, 2016-2021
- University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves, 2014-2017
- College Committee on Graduate Studies, 2012-2015, chair in AY 13-14
- First Year Seminar Proposal Review Committee, 2014
- Documenting and Advancing Learning Faculty Seminar, CTE, 2012-2014
- First Year Seminar steering committee member, AY 11-12
- Member of Faculty Senate, 2009-2012
Departmental Service, KU Mathematics Department:
- Director of Graduate Studies, Spring 2012-2017
- Faculty Advisor of Graduate Student Organization, Spring 2012-2017
- Admissions Director of Graduate Studies, 2010-2012
- Coordinator responsible for scholarship requirements, 2011-2017
- Analysis qualifying examinations, 2002-2017
- P&T Committee Member, Fall 2014 and Fall 2020
- Member of the self-study committee, 2016
- Member of the Executive Committee, 2009-2010 and Spring 2014
- Sabbatical Committee, Fall 2013
- Wells-Morrison Committee, 2012-2014
- Chair Search Committee, 2011-2012
- Long Range Planning Committee, 2003-2004 and 2011-2012
- Member of the Outreach Committee, 2008-2010
- Chair of the Elementary Algebra Courses Committee, 2006-2010
- Member of the Lower Division of the Undergraduate Committee, 2002-2010
- Colloquium Co-chair, 2002-2007
- Ambassador for the Center for Teaching Excellence, 2004-2007
Outreach:
- International Math Kangaroo competition for K-12 students, 2007-present
- KU Mini-Math Club for Elementary School students, 2014-2015
Graduate Examination Committees:
- Dissertation committees: Wesley Perkins; Jingxian Hu (Economics); Ayse Esen (School of Education); Xi Li; Minji Zhang; Tim Dorn; Andrew Monaco (Economics)
- Prelim committees: Connor Smith; Kyle Claassen; Mohamed Badawy
- Master's committees: Joel Klipfel; Melinda Montgomery; Michael Bateman