Instructor profile
I hold a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics, and masters and Ph.D. degrees in plant ecology. I'm now a professor of environmental science in Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), where I've been since 1973. For much of my career, my research investigated the adaptive nature of various aspects of size, shape, and internal structure of plant leaves in relation to environment. In more recent years, I've worked on several issues in applied statistics.
Since 1973, I’ve taught numerous courses. Most relevant to the one profiled here are a graduate class called Applied Math for Environmental Science (E526), and this one, Statistics for Environmental Science (E538). I originally taught the latter as Biostatistics in the Biology Department (in about 1975 or ‘76), then cross-listed that with E538 for a couple of years, and then dropped the Biostatistics course listing in favor of the current one.