Postdoctoral Researcher in Sparks Lab, Affiliated with Searle Lab
jc2779@cornell.edu
Now also associated with the Earth System Science Department at Stanford University
Research Interest
I am interested in understanding the ecological effects of animal communities on ecosystem function and ecological responses of animal communities to environmental change. Current projects focus on characterizing ecological responses through the application of stable isotope analysis to specimen collections held by natural history museums. My research aims to link temporal patterns in the isotopic composition of small mammal tissues (Blarina brevicauda, Microtus pennsylvanicus, and Microtus californicus) to temporal patterns of regional land use, nitrogen deposition, and climate over the past 150 years.
Brief CV
- 2006 – BS in Biology, Albany State University
- 2007 – BS in Science Education, Albany State University
- 2009 – MS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
- 2014 – PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
- 2014-Present – Postdoc, Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry, Cornell University
Publications
Crumsey, J.M., Y. Capowiez, M.M. Goodsitt, S.C. Larson, J.M. LeMoine, J.A. Bird, G.W. Kling, and K.J. Nadelhoffer (accepted). Exotic earthworm community composition and soil texture impacts on biogeochemical cycles in temperate forest soils.
Crumsey, J.M., J.M. LeMoine, C.S. Vogel, and K.J. Nadelhoffer (2014). Historical patterns of exotic earthworm distributions inform contemporary associations with soil physical and chemical factors across a northern temperate forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 68: 503-514.
Crumsey, J.M., J. M. LeMoine, Y. Capowiez, M.M. Goodsitt, S.C. Larson, G.W. Kling, and K.J. Nadelhoffer (2013). Community-specific impacts of exotic earthworm invasions on soil carbon dynamics in a sandy temperate forest. Ecology, 94(12): 2827-2837.
Mortazavi, B., M.H. Conte, J.P. Chanton, M.C. Smith, J.C. Weber, J.M. Crumsey, and J. Ghashghaie (2009). Does the 13C of foliage-respired CO2 and biochemical pools reflect the 13C of recently assimilated carbon? Plant Cell and Environment, 32(10): 1310-1323.