Research Areas
Research Interests
Mathematical Biology and Applied Dynamical Systems
Research Description
My research involves studying evolutionary game theory and modeling biological and social systems, often using PDEs and dynamical systems.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Recent Publications
Benson, J., Bessonov, M., Burke, K., Cassani, S., Ciocanel, M. V., Cooney, D. B., & Volkening, A. (2023). How do classroom-turnover times depend on lecture-hall size? Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(5), 9179-9207. https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2023403
Cooney, D. B., Levin, S. A., Mori, Y., & Plotkin, J. B. (2023). Evolutionary dynamics within and among competing groups. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(20), Article e2216186120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216186120
Carmona, R., Cooney, D. B., Graves, C. V., & Lauriére, M. (2022). Stochastic Graphon Games: I. The Static Case: I. The Static Case. Mathematics of Operations Research, 47(1), 750-778. https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.2021.1148
Cooney, D. B., Rossine, F. W., Morris, D. H., & Levin, S. A. (2022). A PDE Model for Protocell Evolution and the Origin of Chromosomes via Multilevel Selection. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 84(10), Article 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-022-01062-y
Cooney, D. B. (2022). Assortment and Reciprocity Mechanisms for Promotion of Cooperation in a Model of Multilevel Selection. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 84(11), Article 126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-022-01082-8