D. Cole Payne

D. Cole Payne is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Appalachian State University. He earned a B.S. from Radford University (2021) and an M.A. from Appalachian State (2023), where his directed research focused on progressive casino game betting systems. After graduate studies, he taught high school while coaching track, varsity basketball, and theater teams before returning to Appalachian as faculty.

• Education: B.S. (Radford), M.A. (Appalachian State)
• Research: Applied mathematics in gambling systems and stochastic processes
• Professional Experience: High school teaching/coaching prior to university role

His work was presented at the 28th ATCM (Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics) and published in its proceedings. Current research interests include mathematical modeling, probability theory, and statistical analysis of betting systems.