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Jamie Cromartie
Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Curriculum Vitae
ADDRESS:
NAMS
Richard
Stockton College
P.O. Box 195
POMONA NJ 08240-0195
E-MAIL: *****.*********@********.***
FAX: 609-***-****
WEB: http://www.stockton.edu/~cromartw/index.htm
OFFICE: AS-223 (Phone 4413, 609-***-****)
LAB: AS-211
MESSAGES: voice mail or NAMS Office, F-215 (Phone 4546, 652-4546)
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
St. John's College.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, B.A.,Cum Laude, June, 1969, Board of Visitors and
Governors Medal for Highest Academic Standing in Class
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, PhD., August, 1974, Field of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
Doctoral Committee - Richard B. Root,
Robert H. Whittaker, George C. Eickwort
Thesis: The effect of stand size and vegetational background on the
colonization of cruciferous plants by herbivorous insects
POSITIONS:
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Stockton State
College, Pomona, New Jersey, 1974-1979
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Stockton State College,
Pomona, New Jersey, 1979-
Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program, 1976-1977, 1989-1991, 1999-2000
Director, Stockton Center for Environmental Research, 1979-1982
Visiting Tutor, Graduate Institute in Liberal Education, St. John's College,
Santa Fe, NM, Summer 1987
FELLOWSHIPS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS:
National Merit Scholarship, 1965-1969
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1969-1971
National Institutes of Health Training Grant, 1972
American Association for the Advancement of Science/U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Science and Engineering Fellowship, 1982
American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science and
Engineering Fellowship, 1982-83 (legislative staff, office of Representative
George E. Brown, Jr., with responsibilities in agricultural research and
pesticide law)
PUBLICATIONS:
The effect of stand size and vegetational background on the colonization of
cruciferous plants by herbivorous insects. Journal of Applied Ecology
12: 517-533 (1975)
Influence of habitat on the colonization of collard plants by Pieris
rapae. Environmental Entomology 4:783-784 (1975)
Environmental control of insects using crop diversity. pp 223-251 in David
Pimentel, ed. CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture Vol. 1.,
second edition CRC Handbook Series in Agriculture. CRC Press, Miami (1991)
(with Dale F. Schweitzer) Biology of the Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta)
in southern New Jersey. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
47(2):125-133 (1993)
(with Dale F. Schweitzer)Catocala louiseae, C. grisatra, and
C. jair (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in North Carolina,
Entomological News 108(5):389-390 (1997)
REPORTS:
Biological monitoring for low-level effects of pollution in aquatic
ecosystems. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1982
Development of a Water Quality/Aquatic Biota Study of Selected Subwatersheds
in the Great Egg Harbor Watershed. Atlantic County Utilities Authority, June
2002
Challenges for the Pinelands
Regional Growth Areas: Development and Redevelopment and Their Impacts on
Water Quality. William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, Richard
Stockton College. June, 2008. With Tait Chirenje, Assistant Professor,
Environmental Studies, Richard Stockton College.
PAPERS AT MEETINGS:
Colonization of plants by insect herbivores in diverse
stands and monocultures, Ecological Society of America, 1971
Influence of stand structure and diversity on the
colonization of plants by insect herbivores, Entomological Society of
America, 1972
Herbivorous insects causing mortality of pine
seedlings in an old field, Eastern Branch, Entomological Society of America,
1979
Impact of insects on pitch pine, American
Entomological Society, 1981
Post-storm planning for Avalon NJ, New Jersey Academy
of Science, 1982
Larval insects that bore into Spartina stems:
are they competing? New Jersey Academy of Science, 1985
Biological monitoring for low-level effects of
pollution on aquatic ecosystems. Savannah River Ecology Lab, Ninth
Symposium, 1986
Monitoring long-term, low-level biological effects of
pollution on aquatic and wetland ecosystems, New Jersey Academy of Science,
1986
Darwin and Mendel: Paradoxes of Biology, Stockton
State College, Biology Seminar, 1990
Integrating GIS into undergraduate environmental
studies. American Institute of Biological Sciences, Seattle WA, 1996
Integrating GIS into an undergraduate environmental
studies program. Second International Symposium on GIS in Higher Education,
1996
Integrating dynamic modeling into environmental
studies. Quantitative Reasoning Across the Disciplines, Regional Conference,
1997 (with Dr. Michael Geller)
A geographic information systems facility for
environmental studies. Post-conference Workshop, Thirteenth Annual Eastern
Small College Computing Conference, 1997
Integrating GIS into environmental science. Poster
presentation, NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education Conference, 1998 (with Dr.
Weihong Fan)
Integrating GIS into environmental science. Poster
presentation, Delaware Valley Chapter, Society for Conservation Biology,
1998
Student projects in conservation biology using GIS and
GPS. Poster presentation, Delaware Valley Chapter, Society for Conservation
Biology, spring 1999
Multidisciplinary ecology: Teaching using geographic
information systems. Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Ecological
Society of America, Spokane, Washington, 1999 (presented by Dr. Weihong Fan)
The AES Library: from Linnaeus to the Worldwide Web.
American Entomological Society on October 27, at the Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia PA, 1999 (with Dr. Dan Otte)
Revised macroinvertebrate criteria for the Great Egg
Harbor River. Oral presentation, NJ Academy of Sciences annual meeting, 2003
(with Jason Gliddon)
Biomonitoring in New Jersey blackwater streams:
recalibrating an invertebrate bioassay. Poster presentation. Annual Meeting
of the Ecological Society of America, Savannah, Georgia, 2003 (with Jason
Gliddon, Lynn Maun, Julie Akers, Tamica Johnson and James Grimes)
Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates in the
New Jersey Pinelands: Consistency with water chemistry and landuse. Mid
Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America Conference on
Sustainable Landscapes, Lancaster PA, March 2004 (with L. Maun, J. Akers, T.
Johnson, J. Gliddon, J. Grimes and D. Monzo)
Using Stream Insects on Woody Debris to Assess Water
Quality in the New Jersey Pinelands, at the NJ Academy of Sciences' annual
meeting, April 2004, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison NJ (with L.
Maun, J. Akers, T. Johnson, J. Gliddon, J. Grimes and D. Monzo)
Adams Branch Restoration: Macroinvertebrates and Water
Chemistry. Poster session. Joint meeting, American Entomological Society and
Entomological Society of Pennsylvania. Newark, DE. 20 October 2004. (with
Lynn Maun, Julie Akers, Denis Cummings, Justine Cook, Jordan Leckenbush, and
Bob Fromtling)
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Great Egg Harbor
River Watershed. Newark Entomological society, New Brunswick, NJ. 23 October
2004. Poster session (with Jason Gliddon, Tamica Johnson, Lynn Maun, Julie
Akers, Denis Cummings, Justine Cook, Jordan Leckenbush, and Bob Fromtling)
Biomonitoring pinelands rivers using snag-dwelling
insects. Invited speaker, American Entomological Society, at the Academy of
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA, 10 November 2004
Macro-invertebrates, landuse and chemistry in an
urbanizing watershed. Poster session. Mid-Atlantic Region, Ecological
Society of America, Baltimore MD, 12 March 2005 (with Julie Akers, Justine
Cook, Denis Cummings, Jordan Leckenbush and Graeme Millar)
Macro-invertebrates, landuse, hydrology and chemistry
in an urbanizing watershed. Poster session. Delaware Valley Chapter, Society
for Conservation Biology, Rowan University, 9 April 2005 (with Julie Akers,
Justine Cook, Denis Cummings, Bob Fromtling, Jordan Leckenbush and Graeme
Millar)
Stream ecology of an urbanizing watershed in the New
Jersey Pine Barrens. Poster presentation, International Congress of Ecology,
Montreal, Quebec, August 2005 (with J. Akers, D. Cummings, J. Cook, J.
Leckenbush and G. Millar)
Determination of biological, hydrological and chemical
reference sites in a New Jersey Pinelands watershed. Poster session.
Mid-Atlantic Region, Ecological Society of America, NJ School of
conservation. 9 April 2006 (with Keltos, L., Dwyer, A., Mott, K. and F.
Akers)
Reference site characterization for ecological
monitoring in the Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey. Poster presentation,
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Memphis TN, August 2006
(with Keltos, L., Dwyer, A., Mott, K., Akers, F. and T Chirenje)
Reading Darwin and Mendel: Paradoxes of biology.
Association for Core Texts and Courses Annual Meeting, Williamsburg VA, 29
March 1 April 2007
Animal and human: New ideas about who we are.
Association for Core Texts and Courses Annual Meeting, Plymouth MA, 3-6
April 2008
Stream ecology in Pine Barrens landscapes: does
monitoring improve with taxonomic refinement? Poster presentation,
Mid-Atlantic Region, Ecological Society of America Wilkes College,
Wilkes-Barre PA, 19 April 2008 (with C. Costa and A. Tripler)
Long-term ecological research at an undergraduate
college: Student participation in monitoring and assessing ecosystem change.
Oral presentation, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America,
Milwaukee WI, Aug. 2008
Assessment and habitat/host plant restoration for
Lepidoptera species of concern in the NJ Pine Barrens. Poster presentation,
Mid-Atlantic Region, Ecological Society of America, The College of New
Jersey, Trenton NJ, 13 Mar. 2009
The Biosphere: constructing a tradition. Association
for Core Texts and Courses Annual Meeting, Memphis TN, 16-19 April 2009
Engaging Ecology, Worlds and Hyper-worlds in G. E.
Hutchinson. Association for Core Texts and Courses Annual Meeting, New
Brunswick NJ, 15-18 April 2010
Long term ecology research in an introductory lab:
What do students learn? Joint Meeting: Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ecological
Society of America & New Jersey Academy of Science, Montclair NJ, 9 April
2011
Reflections on Living Well: Energy and Equity.
Association for Core Texts and Courses Annual Meeting, New Haven CT, 14-17
April 2011
Long term ecology
research in an introductory lab: do students learn from previous results?
Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America,
Austin TX, Aug. 2011
Collaborative research on trends in biodiversity in
the NJ Pine Barrens. Oral presentation, Annual Meeting of the Ecological
Society of America, Austin TX, Aug. 2011 (with Matthew C Sichel)
Design and evaluation of a novel and inexpensive
floating emergence trap for aquatic insects in shallow water. Poster
presentation, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin
TX, Aug. 2011. (with Kyle J Rossner and Matthew C Sichel)
Climate Change, Energy and Equity. Oral presentation,
World Association for Sustainable Development annual conference, Atlantic
City NJ, 26-28 October 2011
The real
world in the Republic. Association for Core Texts and Courses
Annual Meeting, Milwaukee WI, 29 March to 1 April 2012
Changing flora of the Richard Stockton College campus,
1970-2012. Poster presentation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ecological Society of
America annual meeting, Blacksburg VA, March 2012 (with Therese Quelch)
Exotic invasive species on the Richard Stockton
College campus, 1970-2012. presentation, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ecological
Society of America annual meeting, Blacksburg VA, March 2012 (presented by
co-author, Therese Quelch)
Changing Flora of the Stockton College Campus
1970-2012. PINELANDS RESEARCH SERIES. Richard J. Sullivan Center, Pinelands
Commission, 15 Springfield Road, New Lisbon, NJ August 14, 2012
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:
Ecological Study Area Inventory, Stockton State College, 1977
Environmental Studies Program Development, 1978
Endangered Species in New Jersey, Stockton State College, 1979-80
Cordery Creek Natural Area Evaluation, Galloway Township, New Jersey, 1981
Post-storm Planning, Borough of Avalon, N.J., New Jersey Division of Coastal
Resources, 1981-82
Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems, Stockton State College, 1984,
1985
Technological Literacy Course Development, New Jersey Department of Higher
Education, 1984
Infusing Humanities in General Education, New Jersey Department of Higher
Education, 1985-86
Endangered Species of Lepidoptera in South Jersey, Stockton State College,
1987-88, 1989, 1990, 1992
Computer Software for Population Biology, Stockton State College Career
Development Committee, 1992.
NJ
Natural Heritage Program Lepidoptera Survey Contract, Cape May Co. NJ. 1994
National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant.
Field Monitoring
Instruments for Environmental Sciences Labs with Geographic Information
Systems. 1994-1997
National Science Foundation Course and Curriculum Development Grant.
Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Undergraduate Environmental
Science Curriculum. 1995-1998
National Science Foundation, Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement.
Increasing student
and faculty participation in GIS education
2001-2004.
Development of a water quality/aquatic biota study of selected subwatersheds
in the Great Egg Harbor Watershed. Atlantic County Office of Regional Planning
and Economic Development. 2002-2003.
Development of Improved Biomonitoring Protocol for the Great
Egg Harbor
River. WRRI Undergraduate Internship. 2002-2003.
With
Gliddon, Jason (student).
Biomonitoring the Great Egg Harbor
River. WRRI Undergraduate Internship. 2003-2004. With Lynn Maun
(student).
Adams Branch Stormwater Remediation Plan - Phase One. NJ Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management, contract to
Stockton
College in cooperation with
the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association. May to December 2004.(with Claude
Epstein, Ray Mueller and Tait Chirenje)
Research & Professional
Development award: Aquatic macroinvertehrate research. Richard Stockton
College. ($3,800) Summer, 2005
Assessing
Subwatersheds within the Great Egg Harbor River Basin. WRRI Undergraduate
Internship. 2005-2006. With Lauren Keltos (student)
Internships
to Assess Gravelly Run, Great Egg Harbor River. Great Egg Harbor Watershed
Association Grant to Richard Stockton College, 2005-2006. (students Denis
Cummings, Jordan Leckenbush, Amy Dwyer, Karl Mott and Cathy Costa)
Assessing Subwatersheds within the Great Egg Harbor River Basin. WRRI
Undergraduate Internship. 2005-2006. (student Lauren Keltos)
SPECIAL COURSES,
CONFERENCES, ETC.
Organization for Tropical Studies, Ecology of Central American Pine Forests,
1972
Gordon Research Conference, Species Interactions of Importance to Agriculture,
1975
Environmental Protection Agency, Workshop on Training Construction Grants
Program Citizen Advisory Board Members, 1980
Grantsmanship Training Program, St. Louis University, 1980
Gordon Research Conference, Opportunities and Strategies for Resolving
Problems Associated with Crop Productivity and Protection, 1983
Chautauqua-type Short Course, Ecological Dynamics of Marshes and Marine
Coastal Areas, 1984
Chautauqua-type Short Course, Ecological Dynamics of a Swamp, 1987
Chautauqua-type Short Course, The Inquiry Method of Teaching Field Sciences,
1989
Introduction to Systems Thinking with STELLA. High Performance Systems, 1995.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEES:
Technical Advisory Group, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, 1979-82
New Jersey Endangered Species Council, 1980-86
Mullica River Estuarine Sanctuary Steering Committee, 1981
Galloway Township Environmental Commission, Chairman, 1984-89
Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Planning Project, Scientific and
Technical Advisory Committee, 2001-2003
Mullica River Watershed Management Planning Project, Steering committee, 2001-
Atlantic County Utilities Authority Groundwater Advisory Committee, 2003-
CURRENT RESEARCH
INTERESTS:
Biogeography and
ecology of insects associated with pine barrens and conifer-dominated
wetlands in the eastern U.S.
Insects in
brackish marshes and impoundments
Political and
scientific foundations of the "green" movement
Biomonitoring
of Coastal Plain stream ecosystems
Teaching
undergraduate ecology through core texts
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ecological Society of America - Mid-Atlantic Region Chapter representative
to ESA Regional Response Working Group, 2006-2008. Chapter
Secretary-Treasurer, 2007-08.
British Ecological Society
American Society of Naturalists
Entomological Society of America
American Entomological Society - Corresponding Secretary, 1997-2003,
Vice-President, 2003-2009, President 2009-
New Jersey Academy of Science
Xerces Society
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:
Dr. Claude M. Epstein
Natural Sciences and
Mathematics
Stockton College
P.O. Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240
Dr. Dale F. Schweitzer
1761 Main St.
Port Norris, NJ 08349
Frederick B. Akers, River Administrator
Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association
P.O. Box 395
Newtonville, NJ 08346
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