Strickland Lab

Overview

The Strickland Lab at the University of Tennessee, led by Professor Christopher Strickland, focuses on mathematical ecology and epidemiology using models to study complex systems in population biology and substance use disorder, particularly opioids and alcohol.

Our work combines mathematical modeling, scientific computing, simulation, and data visualization to understand and predict system dynamics with applications ranging from ecosystems to public health.

About Dr. Christopher Strickland

Christopher Strickland (he/him/his) received his PhD from Colorado State University at the end of 2013 and completed a three-year postdoc in applied mathematics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and SAMSI (the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) from 2014 to 2017. He conducts research modeling, analyzing, and optimizing complex systems in ecology and substance use disorder epidemiology and is particularly interested in mechanistic and computational approaches to problem solving, including confronting mathematical models with data. This research is highly interdisciplinary in nature, and typically includes a blend of mathematics, computer science, and probabilistic modeling in collaboration with domain-specific scientists. Dr. Strickland is an affiliate of the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems (NIMBioS).

Education

• Colorado State University, Ph.D in Mathematics
• University of Florida, M.S. in Mathematics
• University of Mississippi, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, B.S, in Mathematics, B.A. in French

Research Interests

• Mathematical and Probabilistic Modeling, Scientific Computing, Simulation, Data Visualization, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Ecology      

Contact

• Contact: cstric12@utk.edu
• Office: 252 Ayres Hall
• ORCID Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5424-2086
• Faculty Profile: https://math.utk.edu/people/christopher-strickland/