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David Allen is an Associate Professor of Biology at Middlebury College, specializing in forest ecology and the ecology of tick-borne diseases. His research focuses on successional dynamics in oak-hickory forests and the abiotic/biotic drivers of Lyme disease prevalence. He teaches courses such as Ecology and Evolution (BIOL 0140), Biostatistics (BIOL 0211), and Plant Community Ecology (BIOL 0323). Allen is affiliated with the Biology Department and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects, including the development of the R package IxPopDyMod for tick population modeling. His work involves field studies in Michigan’s Pinckney forest and Vermont’s Addison County. He advises students through independent studies (BIOL 0500) and senior thesis projects (BIOL 0701). Allen is active in the Vermont Disease Ecology working group and frequently presents at conferences, such as the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) conference.
Education: Not explicitly stated in the text.
Research Interests: Combines empirical and theoretical approaches to study forest succession and tick-borne disease dynamics. Key projects include modeling larval tick phenology, analyzing forest community structure, and developing tools for ecological data science.
Recent Work: Publications span tick population models, forest biodiversity, and GIS-based risk mapping. His collaborative work with students and colleagues advances understanding of ecological systems and public health interventions.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Vermont Disease Ecology Group and the Smithsonian’s ForestGEO network. Engaged in interdisciplinary projects integrating data science with ecological research.
