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Paul J. Hurtado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and a faculty member of the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB) graduate program. Formerly affiliated with the Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) and Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (AEL) at Ohio State University.
Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics (Cornell University, 2012), MS in Applied Mathematics (Cornell University, 2007), and dual BS degrees in Mathematics and Biology/Chemistry from the University of Southern Colorado (2003).
Research focuses on applying mathematical models to ecological and epidemiological questions, particularly population ecology, infectious diseases, and immune-pathogen dynamics. Techniques include dynamical systems, stochastic processes, and statistical methods. Key contributions involve generalizing the linear chain trick to model complex biological systems using ODE frameworks.
Advises multiple graduate and undergraduate students in interdisciplinary projects across mathematics, statistics, and ecology. Current research spans viral hotspots in caterpillars, feedlot bloat detection in cattle, and amphibian pathogen dynamics.
