I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics + Computer Science at Lawrence Technological University.

Previously, I was an Assistant Professor at San Jose State University (2015-2019) and a Van Vleck Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2012-2015). I obtained my Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 2011 and M.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2006.

My research and outreach activities related to COVID-19 modeling were recently featured in the LTU College of Arts & Sciences magazine Foundations. My innovations and teaching strategies for Differential Equations have been chronicled in the Course Hero Best Lessons Series.

My research on COVID-19 model is supported by the National Science Foundation (DMS-2213390).

Research Description

My research lies broadly in the areas of mathematical biology, dynamical systems, and stochastic processes. I am primarily interested in using dynamical mathematical models to: (1) understand the multifaceted factors which contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19; and (2) identify the motifs which underlying the function of biochemical reaction systems, such as enzymatic reactions, signal transduction cascades, and gene regulatory networks.

Positions

Associate Chair (Mathematics and Computer Science)
Lawrence Technological University

Education

Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics)
University of Waterloo
2011
M.Sc. (Mathematics)
University of Guelph
2006