Employee Directory

Taylor Crooks

Assistant Professor of Biology

Jewett Science Center 123

Anessa DeMers

Assistant Professor of Biology

Jewett Science Center 124

Guangwei Ding

Professor of Chemistry

Jewett Science Center 220

Amy Dolan

Associate Professor of Biology/STEM Outreach Coordinator

Jewett Science Center 121

John Long

Associate Professor of Environmental Physics/Chair, Department of Science and Mathematics

Jewett Science Center 224

Ph.D. Montana State University

M.S. Montana State University

B.S. State University of New York

Dr. John Long joined the NSU faculty in the summer of 2015. He has a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the State University of New York, a master’s degree in environmental and ecological statistics and a Ph.D. in ecology and environmental sciences, both from Montana State University. His area of expertise is the mathematical and physical aspects of the environment.

Dr. Long is a part of the SEA-PHAGES team trained by Howard Hughes Medical Institute to discover new viruses in environmental samples and to sequence their genome. Dr. Long is a retired U.S. Air Force major with 21 years of service as a B-52 electronic warfare officer. 

Courses Taught

Introduction to Physics I and II

University Physics I and II

Biological Statistics I and II

R Programming

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) I and II

Remote Sensing

Biogeography

Research Interests

My research interests are focused on investigating environmental and ecological systems, primarily from a physical or mathematical perspective. In most cases, my research is methodological in nature, concentrating on the development of new analytical tools and methods.

Publications (peer-reviewed)

Long, J.A. & Stoy, P.C. (2018). Tornado Seasonality in the Southeastern United States. Weather & Climate Extremes, 20, 81-91. [doi: 10.1016/j.wace.2018.03.002].

Long, J.A. & Lawrence, R.L. (2016). Mapping percent tree mortality due to Mountain Pine Beetle damage. Forest Science, 62(4), 392–402. [doi: 10.5849/forsci.15-046].

Long, J.A. & Stoy, P.C. (2014). Peak tornado activity is occurring earlier in the heart of “Tornado Alley”. Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 6259–6264. [doi:10.1002/2014GL061385].

Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L., Miller, P.R., Marshall, L.A., & Greenwood, M.C. (2014). Adoption of cropping sequences in northeast Montana: A spatio-temporal analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 197, 77–87. [doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.07.022].

Porter, T.F., Chen, C, Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L. & Sowell, B.F. (2014). Estimating biomass on CRP pastureland: A comparison of remote sensing techniques. Biomass and Bioenergy, 66, 268–274. [doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.036].

Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L., Marshall L., & Miller, P.R. (2014). Changes in field-level cropping sequences: Indicators of shifting agricultural practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 189, 11–20. [doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.015].

Long, J.A, Lawrence, R.L., Greenwood, M.C., Marshall, L. & Miller, P.R. (2013). Object-oriented crop classification using multitemporal ETM+ SLC-off Imagery and Random Forest. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 50(4), 418–436. [doi: 10.1080/15481603.2013.817150].

Beever, E.A., Dobrowski, S.Z., Long, J. Mynsberge, A.R., & Piekielek, N.B. (2013). Understanding relationships among abundance, extirpation, and climate at ecoregional scales. Ecology, 94(7), 1563–1571. [doi: 10.1890/12-2174.1].

Long, J.A. & Stoy, P.C. (2013). Quantifying the periodicity of Heinrich and Dansgaard-Oeschger events during Marine Isotope Stage 3. Quaternary Research, 79(3), 103–113. [doi: 10.1016/j.yqres.2013.02.003].

Other Publications

Lawrence, R.L., Savage, S., Bode, E. & Long, J.A. (2019). Manual for Remote Sensing Image Analysis in R: Including Agnostic Image Analysis, Version 2. © AmericaView.

Lawrence, R.L., Savage, S., Bode, E. & Long, J.A. (2017). Manual for Remote Sensing Image Analysis in R: Including Agnostic Image Analysis. © AmericaView.

GENBANK Submissions

Coleman,S.T., Adewumi,O.M., Alachi,P., Anderson,S.J., Bakarey,A.S., Beyer,A.R., Biederman,W.H., Bollivar,D.W., Butela,K.A., Byrum,C.A., Collins,D.P., Cresawn,S.G., Dougan,K.E., Duffy,I., Eivazova,E.R., Engstrom,E.M., Fallest-Strobl,P.C., Godde,J.S., Lee,J.S., Long,J.A., Mastrapaolo,M.D., Mathur,V., Mesich,B.L., Mitchell,J.C., Moore,R., Pandey,S., Pollack,M.J., Porter,M.L., Reid,N.M., Salvitti,L.R., Sayre,B.L., Schrock,T.A., Sconiers,W.B., Sheehy,R., Shows,K.H., Sprenkle,A.B., Swerdlow,S.J., Theoret,J.R., Thompson,K.M., Tibbetts,T.J., Tigges,M., Van,A.R., Washington,J.M., Windsor,E.J., Garlena,R.A., Russell,D.A., Pope,W.H., Jacobs-Sera,D. & Hatfull,G.F. (2019). Microbacterium phage ArMaWenm, complete cds. Direct submission, GenBank Accession no. MK308638.

Lauer,M.J., Adewumi,O.M., Alachi,P., Anderson,S.J., Bakarey,A.S., Beyer,A.R., Biederman,W.H., Bollivar,D.W., Butela,K.A., Byrum,C.A., Caughron,J.E., Coleman,S.T., Collins,D.P., Cresawn,S.G., Dougan,K.E., Duffy,I., Eivazova,E.R., Engstrom,E.M., Fallest-Strobl,P.C., Godde,J.S., Gogarten,J.P., Hammer,B.W., Heller,D.M., Lee,J.S., Leonard,J.E., Long,J.A., Mastrapaolo,M.D., Mathur,V., Mesich,B.L., Mitchell,J.C., Moore,R., Pandey,S., Pollack,M.J., Popolizio,T.R., Porter,M.L., Reid,N.M., Salvitti,L.R., Sayre,B.L., Schrock,T.A., Sconiers,W.B., Sheehy,R., Shows,K.H., Sprangers,S.A., Sprenkle,A.B., Swerdlow,S.J., Theoret,J.R., Thompson,K.M., Tibbetts,T.J., Tigges,M., Van,A.R., Washington,J.M., Windsor,E.J., Wingfield,D.L., Yoon,E.J., Garlena,R.A., Russell,D.A., Pope,W.H., Jacobs-Sera,D. & Hatfull,G.F. (2019). Microbacterium phage Schubert, complete cds. Direct submission, GenBank Accession no. MK308637.

Conference Presentations

Long, J.A. (2018). The Undergraduate Landscape: Demographics in the Upper Midwest and the Search for Students. Annual Conference of the Great Plains Sociological Association, 17–19 Oct 2018.

Kiesow, A., Long, J., Anderson, C., Eduful, J., Miskimins, R., Podhradsky, A., Redlin, M., Surovek, A., & Tolman, E. (2018). South Dakota Working in STEM for Equity (SD-WISE): A System, Institutional, and Individual Level Approach to Policy Change. Annual Conference of the Great Plains Sociological Association, 17–19 Oct 2018.

Lawrence, R., Savage, S., Long, J., Bode, E., Squires, J. & Olson, L. (2016). Beyond Forest Classification: Continuous Mapping of Forest Species Composition, Mortality, and Sub-Canopy Using Landsat Imagery and Agnostic Analysis. American Geophysical Union, 2016 Fall Meeting, Dec 12–16, 2016.

Long, J.A. & Lawrence, R.L. (2015). Mapping Percent Tree-Mortality Due to Mountain Pine Bark Beetle-Damage, IGTF 2015 (Imaging and Geospatial Technology Forum), 4–8 May 2015.

Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L., Miller, P.R., Greenwood, M. C., & Marshall, L. (2014). Using Genetic Sequencing Algorithms and Object-Oriented Multitemporal Satellite Image Analysis for Long-Term Change Characterization, William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (ASPRS 2014 Pecora 19 Symposium), 17–20 Nov 2014.

Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L., Marshall, L. & Miller, P.R. (2014). Mapping Changes in Crop Rotation Sequences: Merging Remote Sensing and GIS, MAGIP (Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals) Intermountain Conference, 7–11 Apr 2014.

Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L., Marshall, L. & Miller, P.R. (2014). Applying String Matching Algorithms to Multitemporal Satellite Imagery to Identify Crop Rotation Patterns, ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Annual Conference, 23–27 Mar 2014. 

Porter, T.F., Chen, C, Long, J.A., Lawrence, R.L. & Sowell, B.F. (2013). Comparison of Three Remote Sensing Techniques to Predict Above Ground Plant Biomass Production, Society for Range Management 66th Annual Meeting, February 2–8, 2013.

Beever, E.A., Dobrowski, S.Z., Long, J., Mynsberge, A.R. & Piekielek, N.B. (2011). Landscape-Scale Conservation and Management of Montane Wildlife: Contemporary Climate may be Changing the Rules, American Society of Mammalogists and Australasian Mammal Society, Joint Meeting, Jun 24–28, 2011.

Beever, E.A., Dobrowski, S.Z., Long, J., Mynsberge, A.R. & Piekielek, N.B. (2011). Landscape-scale Conservation and Management of Montana Wildlife: Is Contemporary Climate Creating No-Analog Dynamics for Wildlife?, The Wildlife Society Conference, Nov 22–25, 2011. 

Jon Mitchell

Professor of Biochemistry

Jewett Science Center 225

George Nora

Associate Professor of Chemistry/Safety Officer

Jewett Science Center 217

Dr. George Nora began at Northern State University in 2010 and has been promoted to associate professor of chemistry.

Eric Pulis

Associate Professor of Biology, Coordinator of Student Research

Jewett Science Center 123

Kelly Pulis

Biology Lab Manager

Jewett Science Center 120

B.S. Biology, minor Psychology, University of North Dakota

A.A. Exotic Animal Training and Management, Moorpark College

Ms. Kelly Pulis, hailing from Vinton, Iowa, joined Northern in 2019 as biology lab manager.