Jason T

Experience

Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri (2005-present)

Teaching: College Algebra, (4 sections 2005-2006)

Plane Trigonometry, (3 sections 2006-2007)

Essentials of Calculus, (3 sections 2006-2007)

Basic Statistics, (16 sections 2005-2009)

Matrix Algebra (1 section 2008)

Statistical Quality Control (1 section 2008)

ANOVA (4 sections 2008-2009)

Linear Regression/Time Series (3 sections Fall 2009)

Service: Mathematics Undergraduate Committee (2005-present, chair 2008-present)

Mathematics Student Support Committee (2005-present, chair 2006-2009)

Intramural Director Search Committee (2008)

Co-PI for an NSF S-STEM grant; received 2008

Internal Sabbatical Review Committee (2008-2009)

Starting Salary Task Force (2009)

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (1999 – 2005)

Teaching: Basic Algebra for Finite Mathematics

Pre-Calculus Mathematics

Introduction to Problem Solving

Brief Survey of Calculus I

Introduction to Finite Mathematics I/II

Finite Mathematics

Other: Recitations: Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III

Assisted Statistical Techniques, (1 semester)

Graded Probability Theory I and Time Series Analysis

Tutored in the IU Academic Support Centers (1999-2004)

Education

Ph.D. Mathematics August 2005, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Thesis Advisor: Richard C. Bradley

Thesis Title: Spectral Densities of Discrete and Continuous-Indexed Random Fields

B.A. Mathematics May 1999, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Research Interests

Weakly dependent random fields, spectral densities, central limit theorems under strong mixing conditions, stochastic processes, Markov chains, financial mathematics

Advised Capstone Projects

Matt Verslues, “The Cantor Ternary Set,” Spring 2009

Brian Hingst, “Monopoly Markov Chain,” Spring 2009

Chris Hassett, “Probability and Farkle,” Spring 2009

Awards

William B. Wilcox Mathematics Award, Indiana University Department of Mathematics, April 2005

David A. Rothrock Teaching Award for Associate Instructors, Indiana University Department of Mathematics, May 2003

Publications

A continuous spectral density for a random field of continuous-index, Jason T. Shaw. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2008

Random fields and the limit of their spectral densities: existence and bounds, Jason T. Shaw. Statistics & Probability Letters 67 (2004) 213-220

Talks

Missouri MAA Section Spring Meeting, Springfield, MO, 19 April 2008

Strictly increasing functions with derivative zero almost everywhere

AMS Meeting #1038, Bloomington, IN, Indiana University, 5-6 April 2008

A continuous spectral density for a random field of continuous index

MTCS Colloquium Series, Truman State University, 14 September 2006

Using a Markov chain to model Yahtzee

Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium, IUPUI, 9 March 2005

Spectral densities of discrete and continuous-indexed random fields

Probability and Statistics Seminar, Indiana University, 10 February 2005

          Spectral densities for continuous random fields
        Probability and Statistics Seminar, Indiana University, 30 November 2004
          The convergence of spectral densities for a sequence of random fields

Graduate Student Seminar, Indiana University, 8 October 2002
A Central Limit Theorem under strong mixing conditions

Conferences

AMS Meeting #1038, Bloomington, IN, April 2008

Missouri MAA Section Spring Meeting, Missouri State University, 2008

Joint Mathematical Meetings #1035, San Diego, CA, 2008

Missouri MAA Section Spring Meeting, College of the Ozarks, 2007

Missouri MAA Section Spring Meeting, University of Missouri, 2006

Joint Mathematical Meetings #1014, San Antonio, TX, 2006

AMS Meeting #985, AMS SS C1, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2005

Provided technical support to invited speakers.

Joint Mathematical Meetings #1003, Atlanta, GA, 2005