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Adam Cummings

adamkc@gmail.com Arcata, California

Education

2017-2018: Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA)

Online Certificate, Geospatial Analysis

2011-2015: Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA)

MS, Biology Thesis: Evolution of an aquatic courtship pheromone in the genus Taricha

2005-2009: New Mexico Tech (Socorro, NM)

BS, Biology; Molecular and Microbiology emphasis

Teaching Experience

Humboldt State University:

  • Labs: General Biology, General Botany, Ecology, Biology for non-majors

  • Courses: Herptile Management, Herpetology

Programming Languages and Packages

I always prefer free and open source options.

Proficient: R, QGIS, Mark, Jags, NetLogo, ESRI geospatial products.

Publications

  • McIntyre, A., Pope, K.L., Cummings, A.K., Wheelock, S.J., & Piovia-Scott, J. (2025). The effects of nearshore forest thinning on upland habitat use by pond-breeding amphibians in a montane coniferous forest. Forests, 16(7), 1059. (pdf)

  • Sevier, E.C., Pope, K.L., Dralle, D.N., Wagenbrenner, J.W., Cummings, A.K., Richardson, P., & Lang, M. (2024). Rapid hydrological responses following process-based restoration in a degraded Sierra Nevada meadow. Hydrological Processes, 38(11), e70005. (pdf)

  • Cummings, A.K., Pope, K.L., & Mak, G. (2023). Resetting the baseline: using machine learning to find lost meadows. Landscape Ecology, 38(10), 2639–2653. (pdf)

  • Pope, K.L. & Cummings, A.K. (2023). Recovering the lost potential of meadows to help mitigate challenges facing California’s forests and water supply. California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 109(1), 977. (pdf)

  • Cook, K., Pope, K., Cummings, A., & Piovia-Scott, J. (2022). In situ treatment of juvenile frogs for disease can reverse population declines. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(9), e12762. (pdf)

  • Pope, K.L., Goldberg, C.S., Nelson, N.L., Cummings, A.K., Seaborn, T., & Piovia-Scott, J. (2020). Designing environmental DNA surveys in complex aquatic systems: Backpack sampling for rare amphibians in Sierra Nevada meadows. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30(10), 1975–1987. (pdf)

  • Welsh Jr, H.H., Cummings, A.K., & Hodgson, G.R. (2019). Metrics of disturbance in a redwood forest ecosystem: responses of stream amphibians to repeated sediment infusions. Ecosphere, 10(10), e02886. (pdf)

  • Wheeler, C.A., Lind, A.J., Welsh, H.H., & Cummings, A.K. (2018). Factors that influence the timing of calling and oviposition of a lotic frog in northwestern California. Journal of Herpetology, 52(3), 289–298. (pdf)

  • Cummings, A. (2015). Evolution of an aquatic courtship pheromone in the genus Taricha. MS Thesis, Humboldt State University. (pdf)

In Prep

  • Meadow vegetation response to wildfire
  • Stream breeding amphibian occupancy in the South Fork Trinity River basin
  • Deep learning to map historical but still relevant road scars in forested landscapes

References

He’s the best! -Adam’s mom

In general, he’s our best son. -Adam’s dad.

I would probably hire him. -Adam’s girlfriend