Biography and expertise
I have a Ph.D. from Baylor University that I graduated with in August 2021. I am a native Texan from Burleson with roots in Waco and completed my undergraduate education at Angelo State University in 2016 with Highest Honors from the Honors Program. In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, volleyball, video games, and serving my community however I can.
I enjoy math because it is like a puzzle. Every step in math is logical and has a reason, figuring out math is like solving a puzzle: finding which pieces go where until everything makes sense and comes together to make a beautiful picture that transcends age, language, and background.
I enjoy math because it is like a puzzle. Every step in math is logical and has a reason, figuring out math is like solving a puzzle: finding which pieces go where until everything makes sense and comes together to make a beautiful picture that transcends age, language, and background.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Mathematics
Baylor University, 2021
Master's Degree
MS in Mathematics
Baylor University, 2018
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Dugas, M., Herden, D., & Rebrovich, J. D. (2021). Reduced finitary incidence algebras and their automorphisms. International Journal of Algebra and Computation, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218196722500047
- Dugas, M., Herden, & Rebrovich, J. D. (2020). Indecomposable ideals of finitary incidence algebras.
- Dugas, M., Herden, D., & Rebrovich, J. D. (2019). Normal Subgroups of the group of units of incidence algebras.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: CoSE Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Nominee. January 7, 2026
- Award / Honor Recipient: Math Department Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas State Math Department. December 12, 2025
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. December 12, 2025
- Award / Honor Nominee: Excellence in Teaching Category Nominee, Mathematics Department. October 11, 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Service at the Full Professor of Instruction / Associate Professor of Instruction / Assistant Professor of Instruction / Senior Lecturer / Lecturer level, Math Department. October 2024 - December 2024
Featured service activities
- Other
Math Club Co-Advisor
- Member
Scheduling Oversight Committee
- Co-Chair
Student Affairs Committee
- Member
Math Department Curriculum Committee
- Member
Class Scheduling Committee
- Participant
MATH 2321 Teaching Forum