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Benjamin Levy

  • Associate Professor
Academic Division: Mathematics, Analytics, Science, and Technology
Ben Levy is an applied mathematician with a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. During his doctoral studies, he was a graduate assistant at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) and collaborated with the National Park Service on his dissertation project. Before joining Babson College, Ben was an Associate Professor at Fitchburg State University and held a visiting position at Bowdoin College.

As an educator, Ben aims to demonstrate how mathematics and statistics are crucial for understanding data, making predictions, and informing decisions. Drawing on his training from Project NExT and the Pedagogy of Real Talk, he designs lessons that link theoretical concepts with practical applications, highlighting the real-world value of quantitative methods.

Ben's research focuses on mathematical and statistical modeling, particularly related to infectious disease spread and the impacts of human activities and resource availability on wildlife populations. His work often involves developing and analyzing data-driven models in collaboration with biologists, geographers, epidemiologists, and veterinarians. Additionally, Ben is a senior member of the Masamu Advanced Study Institute and he recently held a research appointment with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Woods Hole, MA.

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, University of Tennessee
  • MS, University of Tennessee
  • BA, Franklin and Marshall College

Academic Interest / Expertise

Applied Mathematics, Modeling, Simulation, Mathematical Biology

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Saucedo, O., Prosper Feldman, O., Levy, B.A., Tang, T., Laubmeier, A., Asik, L. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Practical Identifiability Methods for an SEIR Model.. AIMS Mathematics.. Vol: 9, Issue: 9, Page: 24722-24761. American Institute of Mathematical Science (AIMS). link
  • Welsh, D., Ludlam, J., Downs, E., Gordon, E., Clark, E., Levy, B.A., Huang, J., O'Connor, A. (2023). Stream Fish Community Structure Across an Urban Gradient in a Northeastern US Watershed. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Vol: 106, Page: 1579-1595. Springer. link
  • Levy, B.A., Edholm, C., Spence, L., Agusto, F., Chirove, F., Chukwu, W., Goldman, D., Khogismore, M., Lenhart, S., White, J. (2022). A Vaccination Model for COVID-19 in Gauteng, South Africa.. Infectious Disease Modelling. Vol: 7, Issue: 3, Page: 333-345. link
  • Levy, B.A., Windoloski, K., Ludlam, J. (2021). Matrix and Agent-Based Modeling of Threats to a Diamond-backed Terrapin Population. Mathematical Biosciences. Vol: 340. Elsevier. link
  • Burton, D., Lenhart, S., Edholm, C., Levy, B.A., Washington, M., Greening, B., White, J., Lungu, E., Chimbola, O., Kgosimore, M., Chirove, F., Ronoh, M., Machingauta, H. (2021). Model of Contact Tracing During the 2014-2016 West African Ebola Outbreak. Mathematics. Vol: 9, Issue: 6, Page: 608-629. MDPI. link
  • Levy, B.A., Correia, H., Ronoh, M., Chimbola, O., Kgosimore, M., Chirove, F., Abebe, A., Machingauta, H., Lenhart, S., White, J. (2021). Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Vol: 83, Page: 1-25. Springer. link

Book Chapters

  • Levy, B.A., Lenhart, S., Collins, C. (2021). Evidence for Multiple Transmission Routes for Pseudorabies in Wild Hogs: Springer Series: Mathematics of Planet Earth, Infectious Diseases and our Planet. Page: 37-56. Springer. link
  • Edholm, C., Levy, B.A., Abebe, A., Marijani, T., Le Fevre, S., Lenhart, S., Yakubu, A., Nyabadza, F. (2019). Risk Structured Mathematical Model of Buruli Ulcer Disease in Ghana: Mathematics of Planet Earth: Protecting Our Planet, Learning from the Past, Safeguarding for the Future. Page: 109-128. Springer. link

Presentations

  • Analyzing the Impact of Climate Change on Fishery-Independent Biomass Estimates through Simulation, Levy, B. Joint Mathematics Meeting: AMS Special Session on Harnessing the Power of Mathematical Models to Understand Population Dynamics, Ecology, and Evolution, Seattle, WA (2025)
  • An Introduction to Disease Modeling with an Application to the HIV/AIDS in Kenya Levy, B. Invited Guest Lecture in Whitworth University Math Modeling Course, Spokane, WA and Remote (2024)
  • Is Climate Change Biasing Fishery Survey Biomass Estimates? A Simulation Study Starting Point Levy, B. UMass Dartmouth Quantfish Seminar Series, Dartmouth, MA and Remote (2024)
  • A Simulation Study to Analyze the Impact of Climate Change on Fishery-Independent Surveys Levy, B. Joint Mathematics Meeting: AMS Special Session on Dynamics and Management in Disease or Ecological Models,, San Francisco, CA (2024)
  • Incorporating Geospatial Data into Mathematical Models- Ideas, Examples...Pictures! Levy, B. Bowdoin College Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar, Brunswick, ME (2023)
  • How might climate change affect indices of abundance? A simulation study starting point Levy, B. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Annual Meeting, Bilbao, Spain and Virtual (2023)
  • How might climate change affect indices of abundance? A simulation study starting point Levy, B. Masamu Advanced Study Colloquium, Held virtually (2023)
  • How might climate change affect indices of abundance? A simulation study starting point Levy, B. NOAA National Stock Assessment Workshop, Providence, RI (2023)
  • Simulating the impact of climate change on survey indices of abundance Levy, B. Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) Virtual Mini-Conference, Held Virtually (2023)
  • Incorporating Geospatial Data into Mathematical Models- Ideas, Examples...Pictures! Levy, B. "The Christie Lecture" at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Northeast Fall Sectional Meeting, Keene State University, Keene, NH (2022)
  • A Vaccination Model for COVID-19 in South Africa Levy, B. SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences session on Advances in Epidemiology, Pittsburg, PA (2022)
  • A Vaccination Model for COVID-19 in South Africa Levy, B. Joint Mathematics Meetings: Special Session on Dynamics of Infectious Diseases: Ecological Models Across Multiple Scales, Held Virtually (2022)
  • Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya Levy, B. Fitchburg State University Faculty Seminar Series, Fitchburg, MA (2021)
  • An Introduction to Disease Modeling with an Application to the HIV/AIDS in Kenya Levy, B. Ithaca College Mathematics Seminar, Ithaca, NY and Virtually (2021)
  • Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya Levy, B. Masamu Advanced Study Colloquium, Held virtually (2021)
  • Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya Levy, B. Joint Mathematics Meetings: Special Session on Advances in Modeling the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Held virtually (2021)
  • Modeling the Effect of HIV/AIDS Stigma on HIV Infection Dynamics in Kenya Levy, B. Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) Annual Meeting , Held virtually (2020)
  • An Introduction to Disease Modeling with an Application to the Ebola Virus Disease Levy, B. Connecticut College Mathematics Seminar, New London, CT (2020)
  • Evaluating Threats to Diamondback Terrapins in a Coastal Carolina Salt Marsh Levy, B. Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) Annual Meeting, Blantyre, Malawi (2019)
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