Matthew Johnston
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.