Richard Erickson Email & Phone Number

La Crosse, Wi, Us

Lead development of new mathematical and statistical models to guide aquatic invasive species management. Projects include:- Developing and parameterizing a population model to guide Asian Carp management in the Upper Mississippi River by state and federal agencies;- Developing new occupancy models for environmental DNA (eDNA); - Providing guidance by developing new study designs for eDNA-based survey by the US Fish and Wildlife Service; and- Providing guidance and statistical… Show more Lead development of new mathematical and statistical models to guide aquatic invasive species management. Projects include:- Developing and parameterizing a population model to guide Asian Carp management in the Upper Mississippi River by state and federal agencies;- Developing new occupancy models for environmental DNA (eDNA); - Providing guidance by developing new study designs for eDNA-based survey by the US Fish and Wildlife Service; and- Providing guidance and statistical oversight for laboratory and field-based studies.As part of these project, I use the R and Python languages for statistical and scientific programming. I Git and R Markdown for reproducible results. I use HTCondor for high-throughout computing. Show less

La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

Developed mathematical and statistical models to assist in wildlife and fisheries management projects. Provided statistical support for statistical projects at the Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center.

La Crosse, Wi

Developed a theoretical framework for understanding how cave bats migrate. Published research as 3 first-authored peer-reviewed publications (listed on Google Scholar page).

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Currently writing a book with O'Reilly Media, Football Analytics in R and Python with Eric Eager.

Develop online courses that teach R and Statistics. See my DataCamp Bio for more details: https://www.datacamp.com/instructors/raerickson

Onalaska, Wi

Taught SCUBA classes as a NAUI Dive Instructor.

Onalaska, Wi

I led a Scout Group focused on diving and assisted teaching SCUBA diving courses.

Lubbock, Tx

Developed new approaches to quantify the impacts of toxicants on ecological communities through a combination of laboratory and simulation experiments.

Taught graduate students how to use R (a statistical software program) during a computer lab. Graded homework assignments and exams for the course.

Constructed a mosquito population model and dengue disease model. Used these models to study projected conditions. Assisted with identification, collection, and testing of mosquitoes for West Nile Virus within Lubbock, TX.

Fort Mccoy, Wi

Surveyed leafy spurge and spotted knapweed biocontrol insects. Setup and organized invasive species databases. Registered and aged deer during fall hunt.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Toxicology (Minor In Mathematics)

M.S., Environmental Toxicology

Bs, Wildlife Ecology