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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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