Angie Lee Schirck

Title
Associate Professor
Email
Department
Mathematics Department
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

MWF 8:30 am - 8:55 am, 11 am - 11:55 pm Th 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Areas of Expertise

Statistics, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems, Data Science

Dr. Angie Schirck is a professor in the Mathematics Department.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources and Conservation: Geographic Information Systems, University of Florida
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Mathematics, University of Miami
  • Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Analysis, University of Florida
  • MA 222: Business Statistics
  • MA 210: Introduction to Data Science
  • MA 412: Probability and Statistics
​Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Pathway to Statistics, Elementary Statistics, Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning, Survey of Mathematics, Discrete Math, Calculus I, II, and III, Intro to Data Science, Probability and Statistics, Business Statistics
  • Schirck-Matthews, A., Hochmair, H. H., & Paulus, G. (2023). Comparison of reported outdoor activities in Florida state parks among three fitness tracker apps. Journal of Leisure Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2022.2153097
  • Schirck-Matthews, A., Hochmair, H. H., Strelnikova, D., & Juhász, L. (2022). Bicycle trips in Endomondo, Google Maps, and MapQuest: A comparison between South Florida and North Holland. Transportation Letters. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19427867.2022.2050494
  • Schirck-Matthews, A., Hochmair, H. H., Paulus, G., & Strelnikova, D. (2021). Comparison of cycling path characteristics in South Florida and North Holland among three GPS fitness tracker apps. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1943073
  • Schirck-Matthews, A., Hochmair, H. H., Juhász, L., & Strelnikova, D., (2018). Comparing the characteristics of bicycle trips between Endomondo, Google Maps, and MapQuest.  Submitted to Transportation Research Journal (accepted for 2019 conference poster presentation).
  • Sobecki, D., Bluman, A., and Schirck-Matthews, A., (2010). Math in Our World 2nd. Ed., McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. New York, NY.

Aug 2024 - Present Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Courses Taught: Calculus, Intro to Data Science, Business Statistics, Probability and Statistics

June 2023 – July 2024 Palm Beach County Florida

GIS Analyst:  Contractor for Palm Beach County

  • Create web apps and dashboards in ArcGIS Online and Portal using Experience Builder
  • Create story maps
  • Analyze data and create reports
  • Present at ESRI User Conference

Aug 2022 – June 2023 22nd Century Technologies (40 hours per week)

GIS Analyst:  Contractor for Palm Beach County

  •  Create web apps and dashboards in ArcGIS Online and Portal using Experience Builder
  •  Create story maps
  •  Analyze data and create reports
  •  Present at GIS Expo conference

August 1996 – September 2022 Professor of Mathematics, Broward College, Davie Florida (35 hours per week)

  • Courses Taught: Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Pathway to Statistics, Elementary Statistics, Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning, Survey of Mathematics, Discrete Math, Calculus I, II, and III.
  • Other duties: Math Team Coach 2004 – 2022, serve on various department, campus, and college-wide committees, help organize Math Awareness Week activities

August 2017 – August 2021 GIS Researcher University of Florida, Davie Florida (Varying hours per week)

  • Conduct geospatial research using ArcGIS, Python, ArcPy, and R
  • Employ Python scripting to extract data from various websites using APIs and HTML parsing
  • Utilize ArcGIS’s Network Analyst to calculate routes, establish nearest points of interest, and determine drive time to various locations or points of interest
  • Apply the ArcPy package to extract cycling route characteristics and State Park characteristics from geospatial data in ArcGIS
  • Analyze data using a variety of statistical techniques such as Multinomial Logit discrete choice model, Negative Binomial Regression, Linear Regression, and Principal Component Analysis using R and NLOGIT

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Using Arcade Expressions in ArcGIS Dashboards
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Cartography
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Going Places with Spatial Analysis
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Introduction to ArcGIS Arcade
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Getting Started with the Geodatabase
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Getting Started with Data Management
  • 2023 Certificate of Completion Basics of Geographic Coordinate Systems
  • 2022 Certificate of Completion Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

  • 2022 Certificate of Completion Lidar Workshop, 8 hour professional development course

University of Florida

  • 2016 Certificate in Geospatial Analysis

Broward College

  • 2016 Endowed Teaching Chair semi-finalist
  • 2012 Recipient of the AT&T Endowed Teaching Chair Awarded for excellence in teaching

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

  • 2011 “Best Revision” for Math in Our World 2nd ed.

ASM School of Music

  • 1997 Service Appreciation Award received for volunteer service to the school

University of Miami

  • 1993 Outstanding Teaching Assistant awarded for excellence in teaching and performing duties of a teaching assistant

Florida Atlantic University

  • 1990 University Scholar Award awarded for extraordinary scholarship, one of eight awarded annually to students at the university