Dr. Thomas Wakefield
Chair Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
Cafaro Hall 501
phone: (330) 941-3302
Research Interests
Character Theory of Finite Groups, Actuarial Science
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Education
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2008
Ph D, Pure Mathematics
Kent State University
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2004
MS, Pure Mathematics
Kent State University
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2002
BS, Mathematics
Youngstown State University
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2002
BA, Economics
Youngstown State University
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Awards and Honors
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May 2021
Youngstown State University
Watson Merit Award
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May 2019
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Chairperson Award for Teaching
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2017
Rhodes Trust
Rhodes Inspiring Faculty Member
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2016
Mahoning Valley 25 Under 35
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2015
YSU Student Activities
Mentor of the Year
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2015
YSU Honors College
Honors Professor Award
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2013
Ohio Magazine
Excellent Educator
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2013
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Award for Scholarship
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2009
MAA
MAA Project NExT Fellow
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Past History
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2020
Ursuline High School
Part-Time High School Mathematics Teacher
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2008
Slippery Rock University
Temporary Instructor of Mathematics
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Administrative Assignments
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2021 - present
Other
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2018 - present
Department Chairperson
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Intellectual Contributions
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2024
"Federal District Courts and Race-Based Criminal Sentencing Disparities: Analysis with Linear Regression"
Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE), 2023 -
2023
"Data-driven Undergraduate Research Projects with Business, Industry and Government"
MAA Press, volume 94, p. 95-103 -
2022
"Undergraduate Research: Bringing MAA's Core Values to Students"
MAA Focus -
2022
"Values of Weighted Davenport Constants"
Integers
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2020
"Notes from the Outgoing Chair"
Expanding Horizons -
2020
"Rethinking Reverse Logistics: Role of Additive Manufacturing Technology in Metal Remanufacturing"
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, volume 31, issue 1, p. 124-144
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2020
"Piloting and Implementing Mathematics Pathways and Co-Requisite Courses: A Chair's Perspective"
PRIMUS, volume 30, p. 659-667
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2019
"Twisted Cyclic Groups"
Rendiconti del Seminario Matematico della Universita di Padova, volume 141, p. 143-154
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2019
"Locating AM Hubs Using a Two-Stage Facility Location Approach"
Additive Manufacturing, volume 25, p. 469-476
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2018
"Using the Hidden Markov Model to Improve the Hull-White Model for Short Rate"
International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, volume 9, p. 54-59
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2018
"Introduction to Sustainable ERM"
CAS E-Forum
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2018
"Hybrid Manufacturing{Integrating Traditional Manufacturers with Additive Manufacturing (AM) Supply Chain"
Additive Manufacturing, volume 21, p. 159-173
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2018
"Analyzing New Health Care Placement of Mercy Health Facilities"
Emperor, volume 2
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2018
"Adopting Additive-Hybrid Manufacturing: The Role of Capacity in Implementation Decision"
International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, volume 7
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2017
"Reflections on the 2017 Actuarial Teaching Conference"
Expanding Horizons -
2017
"Current State and Potential of Additive Hybrid Manufacturing for Metal Parts"
Journal of Rapid Prototyping, volume 23, p. 577-588
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2017
"Analyzing New Health Care Placement of Mercy Health Facilities"
Emperor, volume 1
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2016
"Redistricting Youngstown Police Beats"
SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, volume 9
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2016
"Manufacturing on Supply Chain for Metal Parts"
Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference -
2015
"A Graph Partitioning Model of Congressional Redistricting"
Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal, volume 16, issue 2, p. 38-52
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2014
"Including an Exam P/1 Prep Course in a Growing Actuarial Science Program"
PRIMUS, volume 24, issue 9-10, p. 867-882
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2012
"Northeastern Ohio Actuary Collaboration"
Expanding Horizons -
2010
"On a group with three supersolvable subgroups of pairwise relatively prime indices"
Arch Math, volume 95, p. 309-315
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Professional Service
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2023 - 2024
Other
MAA Project NExT -
2023 - 2023
COMAP -
2023 - 2032
Officer, President/Elect/Past
Pi Mu Epsilon -
2022 - present
Officer, President/Elect/Past
Ohio Section of MAA -
2019 - 2020
Committee Chair
SOA Education and Research Section Committee -
2019 - present
Committee Member
Society of Actuaries -
2019 - present
Officer, Treasurer
Ohio Section of MAA -
2017 - 2023
Officer, Other Officer
Pi Mu Epsilon -
2016 - 2022
Committee Member
Math Association of America CUPM -
2016 - present
Committee Member
Society of Actuaries: Exam Committee -
2016 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
NSF -
2016 - present
Other
COMAP -
2014 - 2020
Committee Member
Joint Committee on Actuarial Careers and Diversity -
2014 - 2020
Committee Member
CAS Academic Working Group -
2009 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Mathematical Reviews
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Public Service
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2024 - 2024
Volunteer
United Way of Youngstown -
2016 - 2019
Other
St. Charles School -
2013 - 2018
Other
Youngstown Vindicator -
2010 - 2013
Other
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
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