About Me

I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Middlebury College in VT. I typically work on problems in mathematical neuroscience, with a particular focus on using models and simulation to uncover plausible mechanisms underlying interesting biologically-observed phenomena. I have also worked on problems in epidemiology, criminal justice, and chronic pain.

I earned my B.S. in applied mathematics (2012) from Marist College , a small
liberal arts school in my hometown of Poughkeepsie, NY. From there, I went for my Ph.D. in mathematics (2017) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the advisement of Gregor Kovacic (RPI) and David Cai (NYU). After that, I had an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Courant Institute at NYU where I worked with David McLaughlin on modeling the developing visual cortex. See the Research Interests page for more details on my research interests.

I enjoy talking about my research, sharing ideas, and learning new mathematical techniques. When I’m not doing math, or talking about math, I enjoy hiking with my
dog Gale, exploring new areas, and trying new food and restaurants.

Publications

  1. Ginsberg AG, Lempka SF, Duan B, Booth V, Crodelle J. Mechanisms for dysregulation of excitatory-inhibitory balance underlying allodynia in dorsal horn neural subcircuits. PLOS Computational Biology 21(1): e1012234. (2025) [DOI]
  2. Du X, Crodelle J, Barranca VJ, Li S, Shi Y, et al. Biophysical modeling and experimental analysis of the dynamics of C. elegans body-wall muscle cells. PLOS Computational Biology 21(1): e1012318. (2025)  [DOI]
  3.  J. Crodelle, C. Vanty*, and V. Booth. Modeling homeostatic and circadian modulation of human pain sensitivity, Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17, 1166203 (2023). [DOI]
  4. J.M. Epstein, E. Hatna, and J. Crodelle. Triple contagion: a two-fears epidemic model. Journal Royal Society Interface, 18(181):20210186 (2021). [DOI]
  5. J. Crodelle and David W. McLaughlin. Modeling the role of gap junctions between excitatory neurons in the developing visual cortex. PLOS Computational Biology, 17(7):e1007915 (2021). [DOI]
  6. J. Crodelle, C. Vallejo, M. Schmidtchen, C. Topaz, and M.R. D’Orsogna . Impacts of California Proposition 47 on crime trends in Santa Monica, CA, PLOS One, 16(5): e0251199 (2021). [DOI]
  7. J. Crodelle and P. Maia. A Computational model for pain processing in the dorsal horn following axonal damage to receptor fibers, Brain Sciences, 11(4):505 (2021). [DOI]
  8. J. Crodelle, D. Zhou, G. Kovacic, and D. Cai. A computational model of electrotonic coupling between pyramidal cells in the cortex, Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 48(4):387–407, (2020). [DOI][PDF]
  9. Z.K. Tian, J. Crodelle, and D. Zhou. A combined offline-online algorithm for Hodgkin-Huxley neural networks. Journal of Scientific Computing 84(1):10 (2020). [DOI] [PDF]
  10. J. Crodelle, K.A. Newhall, P.B. Pyzza, and G. Kovačič. Coarse-grained Descriptions of Oscillations in Neuronal Network Models. Communications in Mathematical Sciences
    17(5):1437-1458, (2019). [DOI] [PDF]
  11. J. Crodelle, M. Hagenauer, S. Piltz, and V. Booth. Modeling the daily rhythm of human pain processing in the dorsal horn. PLOS Computational Biology 15(7): e1007106, (2019). [DOI] [PDF]
  12. J. Crodelle, D. Zhou, G. Kovačič, D. Cai. A role for electrotonic coupling between cortical pyramidal cells, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 13:33, (2019). [DOI]
    [PDF]
  13. Z.Q. Xu, J. Crodelle , D. Zhou, D. Cai. Maximum Entropy Principle Analysis in Network Systems with Short-time Recordings, Physical Review E, 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.022409, (2019). [DOI] [PDF]
  14. J. Crodelle, M. Hagenauer, S. Piltz, and V. Booth. Investigating Circadian Rhythmicity in Pain Sensitivity Using a Neural Circuit Model for Spinal Cord Processing of Pain. Proceedings of A Research Collaboration Workshop for Women in Mathematical Biology , Springer, (2016). [DOI] [PDF]
  15. M.Hagenauer, J. Crodelle, S. Piltz, N. Toporikova, P. Ferguson, and V. Booth. The Modulation of Pain by Circadian and Sleep-Dependent Processes: A Review of the Experimental Evidence. Proceedings of A Research Collaboration Workshop for Women in Mathematical Biology, Springer, (2016). [DOI] [PDF]

*indicates undergraduate student co-authors.

Thesis:
The role of electrotonic junctions between pyramidal cells in the cortex. PhD Thesis in Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (2017). [PDF]