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鈥檚 degree in applied mathematics from the State University of New York, a master鈥檚 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鈥402. [doi: 10.5849/forsci.15-046].
Long, J.A. & Stoy, P.C. (2014). Peak tornado activity is occurring earlier in the heart of 鈥淭ornado Alley鈥. Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 6259鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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. 漏 AmericaView.
Lawrence, R.L., Savage, S., Bode, E. & Long, J.A. (2017). Manual for Remote Sensing Image Analysis in R: Including Agnostic Image Analysis. 漏 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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥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鈥25, 2011.