Meet The Faculty
Ms. Haley Innes
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Education:
2018 – MS in Mathematics, University of Akron, Akron, OH
2016 – BS in Mathematics, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
Biography:
Haley teaches all levels of undergraduate mathematics as well as graduate mathematics courses in the Master of Science in Mathematics online program. She is also one of the faculty sponsors of the Kappa Mu Epsilon mathematics honors society on campus.
Dr. Tyler Kenefake
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Education:
2019 - PhD in Mathematics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2012 - BSE in Mathematics, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX
Biography:
Tyler Kenefake teaches all levels of mathematics, including online graduate courses in the Master of Science in Mathematics program. He also advises pre-engineering majors and is a faculty liaison to dual credit teachers across Missouri. He is the faculty sponsor for Central Methodist chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, a national mathematics honor society.
Research Interests:
Tyler Kenefake has advised student projects in the following areas: deriving physics equations for seismology using perturbation theory, satellite motion, Colley’s bias free matrix rankings, Reed-Solomon error correction for QR codes, cryptography, probability of employee turnover including Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, math and statistics of voting power, statistical analysis of CMU COVID-19 data, Raman spectroscopy, and the singular value decomposition.
Professional Memberships:
Missouri Academy of Science, Vice-chair of Computer Science and Math Section
Mathematical Association of America, member
Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Andrew McCrady
Associate Professor of Math
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2017
MA, Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2014
BS, Mathematics, Truman State University, Kirksville, 2011
Publications:
A. McCrady and D. Weston, Descent and ascent of perinormality in some ring extension settings, Journal of Algebra, Volume 512, October 2018, pgs. 189-215.
Dr. Grant Swicegood
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Education:
Ph.D. , Mathematics, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2015
B.A. , Mathematics Education, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2003
B.A. , English Education, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2003
Biography:
Grant Swicegood teaches undergraduate mathematics at all levels, as well as graduate mathematics courses in the Master's of Science in Mathematics online program. He is also a faculty sponsor of the student gaming group, Game Geeks. In addition, he advises Pre-Engineering students and serves as a Faculty Liaison to mathematics dual-credit teachers across Missouri.
Professional Memberships:
NCTM, MAA, MAS
