Faculty Profile
Jeffrey Forrester
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Data Analytics (2006)
Contact Information
Tome Scientific Building
717-245-1410
Bio
Prof. Forrester's research interests are in statistics and mathematical biology. Prior to arriving at Dickinson in the fall of 2006, he was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University where he worked as a mathematical modeler for the Alliance for Cellular Signaling. He has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and regularly collaborates with other members of the °µÍø½ûÇø community. He has had a long-standing collaboration with Prof. Michael Roberts of the Biology department at Dickinson as co-PI on a series of grants focusing on acute myeloid leukemia and cancer cell biology. Previous members of these research cohorts have received several prestigious awards including Goldwater and Fulbright scholarships. Prof. Forrester is currently on sabbatical working on modeling admissions data for Dickinson and with students on data analysis.
Education
- B.A., Alfred University, 1992
- M.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1996
- Ph.D., 2001
2026-2027 Academic Year
Spring 2027
MATH 170 Single Variable Calculus
The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives and their applications, the definition of the Riemann integral, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. Offered every semester.
MATH 325 Probability and Statistics II
A continuation of Introduction to Probability and Statistics I. Topics include additional discrete and continuous distributions, conditional distributions, moment generating functions, additional hypothesis tests, simple linear regression and correlation, multiple linear regression, and analysis of variance. The course expands proficiency in the R statistical programming language. Prerequisites: 171 and 225. Offered every semester.