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Diane Beres Diane L. Beres

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8361

E-mail: BeresD@ripon.edu

Education

  • A.B., Ripon College
  • A.M., Syracuse University
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Awards and Honors

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Beta Beta Beta
  • Ripon College Laurel Society

Areas of Interest

  • Mathematical modeling
  • Natural resource modeling
  • Conservation biology
  • Ecological economics
  • Sustainable development
  • Behavioral ecology

Professional Affiliations

  • Society for Conservation Biology
  • Natural Areas Association
  • Resource Modeling Association (Board of Directors)
  • Mathematical Association of America
  • Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

 

Recent Publications

  • "Truth in Modeling," (coauthors C.W. Clarke, G.L. Swartzman, A.M. Starfield), "Natural Resource Modeling" 14(3); 457-463, 2001
  • "Demography of the California Condor and Managment Decisions Based on Modeling: a Reply to Meretsky, et al." (coauthor A.M. Starfield), "Conservation Biology" 14:1445-1448, 2001
  • "Plackett-Burman Technique for Sensitivity Analysis of Many-Parametered Models," (coauthor D.M. Hawkins), "Ecological Modeling" 141:171-183, 2001

Other

  • Adviser to the ACM Programs in Botswana and Tanzania
  • Adjunct Scholar of Environmental Studies

Courses Taught

  • MTH 120  Elementary Statistics
  • MTH 123  Finite Mathematics
  • MTH 146  Computer Modeling
  • MTH 500  Senior Seminar
  • COM 101 Introduction to Programming
  • COM 500 Senior Seminar
  • ENV 120  Environmental Studies
  • ENV 175  Our Changing Planet
  • ENV 300  Exploring Sustainability and Development in Costa Rica

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