Employee Directory

Amy Johnson

Simulation Lab/Clinical Coordinator

Technology Center 354

Born and raised in Aberdeen. Married to my husband James and have two adult children, Olivia and Axton. 

Received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from SDSU in 1997. 

Worked as a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Emergency Department at Dakota Heartland Health Services in Fargo, ND and Avera St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen before taking a break to raise my family. During this period away from bedside nursing, I discovered my love and passion for educating people of all ages through my wide variety of volunteer roles in the local schools and churches. I’ve had the privilege of holding several non-nursing management roles upon my re-entry to the professional sector in 2017. Prior to joining the NSU Nursing Program as the Simulation Lab/Clinical Coordinator, I was the Simulation & Learning Lab Coordinator for the SDSU College of Nursing. Not only was I responsible for the Aberdeen based Accelerated Nursing Program simulation and learning lab, I also managed all the necessary simulation management software, built and maintained the simulated electronic health records for the simulated patient charts, troubleshot faculty and student software issues and was integral in the launch of the Standardized Patient program hiring process from its inception for all four of SDSU’s nursing program campuses located in Aberdeen, Brookings, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. It was during this period I discovered my talent and love for experiential learning and technology, especially simulation. I love tapping into my own nursing education and experience to create the scenes necessary to provide high-quality simulated learning experiences envisioned by nursing program faculty. It’ so fulfilling to watch nursing students blossom into confident and capable nurses during their time of practice within the Learning and Simulation Lab. 

My motto has always been, “If you’re going to do something, do it right and to the best of your ability while making yourself a valuable part of the team.” As a lifelong Aberdeen resident, I am especially proud of being part of the team responsible for building a much-needed Baccalaureate Nursing Program located in our region of the state.

Jolene Kayser

Rising Scholars Instructor

Off Campus

Alyssa Kiesow

Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Director of Sponsored Projects

Technology Center 359

Ginny Lewis

Professor of German, First Year Seminar Coordinator

Technology Center 248

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. 

Art Marmorstein

Professor of History

Technology Center 363

Sarah Meirose

English, Reading and Communication Studies Instructor

Huron Campus

Jon Mitchell

Professor of Biochemistry

Jewett Science Center 225

Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Technology Center 361

Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2002

M.A., Idaho State University, 1993

B.A., University of Calgary, 1989

Dr. Pamela Monaghan-Geerneart has been a member of the faculty in the department of history and social sciences at Northern State University since the fall of 2019.  

Courses Taught 

SOC 100  Introduction to Sociology 

Soc 261  Human Sexuality 

Soc 423  Social Stratification 

Soc 491  Medical Sociology 

Soc 350  Race and Ethnic Relations 

INDG 404  Contemporary Issues in Native and Indigenous Communities 

INED 411/511  South Dakota Indian Studies 

Research Interests 

Home health care 

Culturally congruent health care 

Health care access 

Native American student retention 

Higher education pedagogy 

Recent Publications 

Monaghan-Geernaert, P.G. ( in press) Home health care – Paid Family or something else.  In Advances in Gender Research. Demos and Segal Ed.  Emerald Press.  

Monaghan-Geernaert, P.G. ( 2019) Flipping the Classroom to Teach the Evaluation of Research Articles and the Development of Scientific Literacy Journal of Instructional Research Vol 8 (1) 62-70. 2019

Monaghan- Geernaert, P.G. Teaching in Times of Crisis. Newsletter Article: in Teaching and Learning Sociology, American Sociological Association. Spring, 2019

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