I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics + Computer Science at Lawrence Technological University.
Previously, I was an Assistant Professor at San Jose State University (2015-2019) and a Van Vleck Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2012-2015). I obtained my Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 2011 and M.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2006.
My research and outreach activities related to COVID-19 modeling were recently featured in the LTU College of Arts & Sciences magazine Foundations. My innovations and teaching strategies for Differential Equations have been chronicled in the Course Hero Best Lessons Series.
My research on COVID-19 model is supported by the National Science Foundation (DMS-2213390).
Teaching (Fall 2021)
- MCS 0054: Intermediate Algebra Lab
- F 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. (online)
- MCS 2111: MCS Seminar
- T 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (online)
- MCS 2414: Calculus 3
- MW 9:00 – 10:50 a.m., M217
- MCS 3523: Mathematical Modeling
- MW 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., M209
- MCS 4111: Mathematics Journal Club
- T 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. (online)
- Office hours:
- M 3:00-4:00 p.m. (online)
- W 1:00-2:00 p.m. (online)
Research
- Mathematical biology, dynamical systems, stochastic processes
- Enzymatic pathways, signal transduction, genetic networks, etc.
- Further details and publication list available here
Personal
I was raised in a small farming community Southern Ontario just west of Toronto. My non-academic hobbies include playing baseball, running, playing guitar, writing short stories, and enjoying family time with my twin boys, Mason and Austin. I am also known to frequent coffee shops and open mics. Despite my Canadian blood, I have never learned to skate.
My brother is Nathaniel Johnston, a fellow mathematician specializing in quantum information theory at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick.
Matthew D. Johnston 
