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Home » Christopher Strickland

Christopher Strickland

Christopher Strickland

November 3, 2023 by

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Christopher Strickland

Associate Professor

The focus of my research is on developing mathematics to model and analyze how behavioral patterns and species-environment interactions give rise to population-wide phenomenon. My work often occurs within the context of epidemic and invasion dynamics, and the approach I use to study each problem is highly motivated by the scientific setting. I typically utilize a diverse range of mathematical tools including scientific computing, mathematical and probabilistic modeling, agent-based modeling, network theory, dynamical systems, and Bayesian inference. A persistent goal in my research is to develop models which rigorously link to data to provide actionable, scientific insight into the systems I am studying. For this reason, collaboration and interdisciplinary research is a critical part of my work.

Current and recent research projects include epidemic and individual-based modeling of fentanyl, prescription opioid, and alcohol use disorders, wind- and water-based movement of organisms under various behavioral regimes, and the population dynamics of various ecological systems under the effects of climate change or different management scenarios.

Education

Ph.D., Colorado State University

Research

  • Modeling and analysis of organismal and population ecology and substance use disorder
  • Collective behavior
  • Invasive dispersal modeling

Department of Math

College of Arts and Sciences

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Knoxville TN 37996-1320

Email: math_info@utk.edu

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