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NAME:
Dr. Jeffrey G. Kopachena
Professor of Behavioral Ecology and Wildlife Ecology,
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Texas A&M University Commerce,
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Phone: 903-***-****
Fax: 903-***-****
E-mail: **************@****-********.***
CITIZENSHIP:
Canadian, Permanent Resident of U.S.A.
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree: B.Sc. (maj) Zoology,
University of Manitoba,
Graduated May, 1982
Masters Degree: M.Sc. Zoology,
University of Manitoba,
Major Subject: Behavioral Ecology
Minor Subject: Statistics
Graduated May, 1986
Doctoral Degree: Ph.D. Zoology,
University of Toronto,
Major Subject: Behavioral Ecology
Minor Subject: Wildlife Ecology
Graduated May, 1992
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
Queen's University, Department of Biology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Genetic research
on behavioral and plumage polymorphisms in white-throated sparrows. With Dr.
Fred Cooke and Dr. Jeanette Holden. April 1991 - August 1993
.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Department Head Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M
University Commerce, Commerce, Texas, U.S.A. July 2007July 2011
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Associate Professor (Tenured) - Department of Biological Sciences, Texas A&M University
- Commerce, Commerce, Texas, U.S.A. Aug. 2002June 2009
.
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Assistant Professor - Department of Biological Sciences, Texas A&M University -
Commerce, Commerce, Texas, U.S.A. Aug. 19942002
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Adjunct Professor of Biology, Queen's University, Department of Biology, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada. May 1994May 1996
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Augustana University College, Camrose, Alberta. Sept.
1993 - May 1994. (9 month appointment).
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Full Professor - Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M
University Commerce, Commerce, Texas, U.S.A. June 2009present
.
Senior Graduate Faculty Member College of Graduate Studies and Research, Texas A&M
University - Commerce, Commerce, Texas, U.S.A. March 2003present
.
Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. May 2010 to present
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS DEPARTMENT HEAD (
20072011)
1) Between Fall 2008 and Fall 2010 was able to hire four replacement faculty for
Department of
Biological and Environmental Sciences.
2) In fall of 2009 was able get approval for a brand new faculty line for the Department
of
Biological and Environmental Sciences.
3) In fall of 2009, was able to get approval for a brand new full-time instructor
position for the
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
4) In fall of 2010, oversaw the hiring of a post-doctoral associate to support cellular
and molecular
biology research.
3) Established a division of freshman biology, dedicating 2 two faculty, 4 graduate
assistantships
and two student mentors to overseeing the delivery and mentoring of freshman biology
classes.
3) Oversaw restructuring of freshman biology sequence and, by doing so, was able to incre
ase first
year grades by 10% while simultaneously increasing content and course rigor. This
resulted
in a 50% increase in freshman retention.
4) Oversaw the establishment of a monthly social gathering of student and faculty to
facilitate
student faculty mentoring.
5) In 2009, was able to garnish two additional graduate assistantship positions.
6) Served as Co-PI for an NSF S-STEM grant for the amount of $593,700.00.
7) Oversaw the development of an articulation agreement with Collin County Community
College
for delivery of the Environmental Science degree.
8) Oversaw a memorandum of understanding for a joint program with International American
University s Pre-medical Program.
9) Increased departments income through course fees by 75%
10) Established a graduate program coordinator to oversee graduate program admissions,
assignment of graduate advisors, and implementation of program assessment tools.
11) Increased graduate enrollments by 100%
12) Increased undergraduate enrollments by 37%, to a total of 360 students.
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13) Developed cooperative agreements in support of educational and research initiatives
with the
Dallis AgriLife Center of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
14) Developed an informal cooperative agreement with Texas A&M University in College
Station
to place MS graduates into Doctoral programs in College Station.
15) Developed a faculty mentoring program to guide and advise junior faculty in teaching
strategies and time management.
16) Hired a full-time director for the university s animal care facility and oversaw the
establishment of a formal IACUC and the formal approval of a PHS Animal Welfare
Assurance.
17) Developed and implemented a Laboratory Safety Training Program for students enrolled
in
laboratory classes. Established Lab Safety Contracts for students in labs.
18) Established and maintained specific safety guidelines for all laboratories in the
department.
19) Was able to get a 25% increase in adjunct salaries.
20) Was able to provide release time to junior faculty resulting in the awarding of the
first NSF
grant to a faculty member in the department in over 11 years.
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Current Research
1) Ecology and conservation of birds in northeast Texas. Current projects include work on
Bell s
Vireos, Cave Swallows, and Loggerhead Shrikes.
2) Behavioral ecology of reproduction in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). Current
studies are
designed to test alternate hypotheses on the causation and function of hatching
asynchrony.
Additional studies are looking at virus titers and host/parasite relationships between
barns
swallows and swallow bugs.
3) Function of the stabilimentum in Argiope aurantia. Study is designed to test the prey
attraction
hypothesis of the stabilimentum found in the webs of garden spiders..
Previous Research
1) Post-doctoral Research (
April 1991 - August 1993) Queen s University, Kingston,
Ontario,
Canada
The genetic basis of polymorphism in the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).
2)
Doctoral Research (April 1986 - May 1992)
Behavioral correlates of polymorphism and post-fledging parental care in the White-
throated
Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).
3)
Masters Research (April 1982 - May 1986)
Spatial and temporal aspects of flocking behavior in Franklin's Gulls (Larus pipixcan)
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
1. Non-destructive sampling of avian tissues (skin biopsy, feather pulp, blood) for
tissue culture
and DNA analyses.
2. Culture of avian tissues (skin and feather fibroblasts, peripheral lymphocytes);
cytogenet ic
procedures including karyotyping and staining (C, G, R, and Q banding ).
3. Black and white photographic and darkroom techniques. Color digital imaging using
digital
camera, image software, and high resolution color printer.
5. Organization and management of ecological and behavioral field research. Experience
includes
spatial and temporal observations of birds along flight lines, manipulation of parental,
aggressive, and territorial behavior, measurements of nestling and fledgling growth and
survival, vegetation and habitat analyses, and territory mapping.
6. Handling and use of mist-nets and the organization of a banding program using aluminum
and
colored bands. 25 years of experience.
7. Organization and management of captive breeding programs for passerine birds.
8. Preparation of museum skins (birds and mammals) and skins as experimental models.
9. Field recording of vocalizations using parabolic microphones and Uher, Nagra, or Sony
recording
equipment. Use of sound equipment for playback experiments and use of a Kay Digital
Sonograph for making high resolution sonograms.
10. Data management and analyses on personal computers using SAS, MS-Word, MS-Excel.
11. Statistical analyses: linear and non-linear models, parametric and non-parametric
tests,
multivariate analyses, clustering and cladistic procedures.
12. GIS/GPS: use of a Trimble GeoXT GPS unit to collect submeter accuracy shapefiles, use
of
ArcView mapping software, data conversions, federal and state databases.
PUBLICATIONS
Dickinson, T.E., Falls,
J.B., and Kopachena, J.G.
University - Commerce.
Mangham, R.M. 2008. Changes in plant composition in response to a stream restoration
project in
Woodruff County, Arkansas. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University Commerce.
Mays, M.Y. 1998. A comparison of the karyotypes of Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia querula,
and
Zonotrichia leucophyrs. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Miersiovsky, Christy. 2005. Pollination ecology of Black-eyed Susans. Masters Thesis,
Texas
A&M University - Commerce.
Potts, Gregory. 2002. Incubation patterns during egg-laying and their effects on hatching
asynchrony in Barn Swallows. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Salinas, A. M. 2010. Habitat variables associated with the song perches of Bell s Vireos
in
northeast Texas. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Seo, Suk Ran. 2004 The diet of Argiope aurantia. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University -
Commerce.
Sharma, Tulasi R. 2006. Habitat utilization, home range size and population size of
Hispid Cotton
Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) at the Cowleech Prairie Preserve in northeast Texas. Masters
Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Strickland, K. 2002. A test of the egg viability hypothesis in Barn Swallows (Hirundo
rustica).
Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Wakoson, A.H. 1996 Chromosomal polymorphism in white-throated sparrows. Masters Thesis,
Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Wilkinson, J.R.. 1997. Comparison of fecundity, longevity and larval viability in four
lines of
Drosophila melanogaster. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Williams, Vashunda Renee. 2001. A novel behavioral screen of Drosophila melanogaster
mutants:
Detection for avoidance of benzaldehyde. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University -
Commerce.
Student Honors Theses
Ffradelis, S. 2002. A test of the tasty chick hypothesis in the barn swallow. Honors
Thesis, Texas
A&M University Commerce.
Healy, J.M. 1997. Distribution of arsenic residues at the Commerce, Texas, SuperFund
Site.
Honors Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Kollar, C.M. 1995. A herpetological survey of three degraded tall-grass prairie sites
around
Cooper Lake. Honors Thesis, East Texas State University.
Miller, T.M. 1997. A study of movement patterns and basking behavior of a turtle
population
inhabiting a northeast Texas pond. Honors Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
May, Heather. 2006. A herpetological survey of the Cowleech prairie. Honors Thesis, Texas
A&M University - Commerce.
Turner, K. 2007. Breeding biology of the barn swallow in northeast Texas and a test of
Lack s
Hypothesis. Honors Thesis, Texas A&M University - Commerce.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Kopachena, J.G. and Falls, J.B. 1988. Post-fledging parental care in the white-throated
Sparrow.
Ontario Ethology and Ecology Colloquium. 18 April 1988, University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario.
Kopachena, J.G. and Falls, J.B. 1989. Behavioral correlates of polymorphism in the White -
throated Sparrow. Ontario Ethology and Ecology Colloquium. 15 April 1989, Queen s
University, Kingston, Ontario.
Kopachena, J.G. and Falls, J.B. 1989. Behavioral correlates of polymorphism in the White-
throated Sparrow. 101st Stated Meeting, American Ornithologists Union. 9 August 1989,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kopachena, J.G., Buckley, A.J., and Potts, G.A. 1999. Effect of the American Swallow Bug
(Oeciacus vicarius) on reproductive success in the Barn Swallow. Proceedings of the 102nd
annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, 4 March - 6 March, 1999, Texas Lutheran
University, Seguin, Texas.
. 2007b. Screening of American Swallow Bugs (Oeciacus
vicarius) inhabiting the nests of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) for arbovirus. Sigma Xi
Student-Faculty Research Forum, 26 April 2007, Texas A&M University - Commerce,
Commerce, TX.
INVITED LECTURES
Evidence for the optimization of parental care. Queen s University Biological Seminar
Series, March,
1990. Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Polymorphism and secondary sex characters in White-throated Sparrows. Sigma Xi, Bi-annual
Dinner,
October, 1994. East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas.
Sex and polymorphism in White-throated Sparrows. Biology Seminar Series, October 11,
1997.
Texas Women s University, Denton, Texas.
Breeding Habitats of Painted and Indigo Buntings in Northeast Texas. College of Arts and
Scien ces
Lunch Hour Colloquium Series, November 9, 1999. Texas A&M University Commerce,
Commerce, Texas.
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWING
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Academy for Educator Development. Regular Member
American Ornithologists Union. Regular Member
Association of Field Ornithologists Regular Member
Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honors Society.
Cooper Ornithological Society. Regular Member
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. Chapter Vice President
The Texas Academy of Science. Regular Member
The Wildlife Society
Wilson Ornithological Society. Regular Member
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Connaught Doctoral Scholarship - 1986 to 1988. Stipend plus academic fees.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship - 1989.
University of Toronto Open Fellowship - 1989. Declined in favor of OGS (above).
RESEARCH GRANTS
Funded Grants:
NSF-S-STEM Grant Program. Scholarships and Research Experiences for Transfer Students
to Excel in Science and Engineering. B. Jang (PI), M. Elam, J. Kopachena, B. Li (Co-
PIs). Awarded August 2008 for $593,700.00.
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grant - 1994 - 1996. Salary for laboratory
technologist.
East Texas State University, Faculty Research Grant - 1995 (Equipment Grant)
East Texas State University Mini Research Grant - Fall 1994
East Texas State University Mini Research Grant - Spring 1995
East Texas State University Mini Research Grant - Fall 1995
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Fall 1996.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Spring 1997.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Research Grant - 1997 (Equipment Grant)
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Spring 1998.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Spring 1999.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Research Grant - 2000 (Equipment Grant)
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Fall 2000.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Research Grant - 2001 (Equipment Grant)
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant - Fall 2001.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Development Grant Fall 2001.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant Spring 2002.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Development Grant Spring, 2003.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Research Grant Spring 2003.
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Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Development Grant Spring, 2004
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Travel Grant Spring, 2005
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Development Grant Spring, 2006
Texas A&M University Commerce, Faculty Travel Grant Spring 2007.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Mini Grant Spring 2007.
The Nature Conservancy of Texas - $1500.00 for student support of restoration activities
at
Cowleech Prairie Preserve.
Texas A&M University Commerce, Special funding from President s Office to support
research on Urban Control of Great-tailed Grackles.
Dallas Urban Solutions Center, Texas AgriLife Extension Program. Biology and control of
urban Great-tailed Grackles. Received $60,000.00 to support research salary for study
of great-tailed grackles. Project represents cooperative agreement between Texas
A&M University-Commerce, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and Texas A&M
University.
Grants Submitted
THECB-ARP Grant Program. Characterization and analysis of a neural stem cell
intermediates. F. Miskevich (PI) and J. Kopachena (Co-PI). Submitted July, 2008 for
$150
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION (PERSONAL)
Honors Professor of the Year, 1997. Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Best Faculty Presentation, 2002. 2002 Texas A&M University - Commerce Annual Sigma
Xi Student/Faculty Research Symposium
Kappa Alpha Teacher of the Month, April 2002. Texas A&M University Commerce.
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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION (MENTORED STUDENTS)
Foundation Research Grant. Tri-Beta Biological Honours Society awarded December 1995,
to Juliet Healy for arsenic research project.
Graduation with Highest Honours. Awarded December, 1995, to C.M. Kollar, for herpetology
project.
Foundation Research Grant. Tri-Beta Biological Honours Society awarded December 1996,
to Terri Miller for turtle project.
First place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition. Annual District Convention of the
Tri -
Beta Biological Honours Society awarded April 1997, to Chris Crist for bunting
research presentation.
Best Undergraduate Presentation. Awarded to Juliet Healy for arsenic research
presentation.
Annual Sigma Xi Student Forum, April 1997.
Second Place, Graduate Presentation. Awarded to Chris Crist for bunting research
presentation. Annual Sigma Xi Student Forum, April 1997.
Foundation Research Grant. Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society awarded December 1999
to Robert Cloud for ladybug research.
Foundation Research Grant. Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society awarded December 2000
to Curtis Lane for ladybug research.
Foundation Research Grant. Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society awarded November 2001
to Shayne Ffredelis for barn swallow research.
Best Undergraduate Presentation. Awarded to Shayne Ffradelis for barn swallow research
presentation. 2002 Texas A&M University Commerce Annual Sigma Xi
Student/Faculty Research Symposium.
Second place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition. Awarded to Kim Strickland for
barn swallow research presentation. 2002 Texas A&M University Commerce
Annual Sigma Xi Student/Faculty Research Symposium.
Second Place, Graduate Student Poster Competition. Awarded to Tammy Nichols for barn
swallow research presentation. 41st Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual
Meeting, South Padre Island, February 16-18, 2006.
Third Place, Texas Academy of Science Annual Student Research Award Competiton.
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Awarded to Beverly Cochran for barn swallow research proposal. The 109 Annual
Meeting of the Texas Academy Science. March 2 4, 2006, Lamar University,
Beaumont, Texas.
Third Place, Texas A&M Commerce Sigma Xi Chapter. Awarded to Anna Salinas for
Interior Least Tern poster. Fifth Annual Student/Faculty Research Symposium,
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April 20, 2006, Texas A&M University Commerce, Commerce, Texas.
Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Awarded to Beverly Cochran, April 2007.
Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Awarded to Beverly Cochran, April 2008.
Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Awarded to Wade Gurley, April 2009.
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Summer Research Assistantship. Awarded to Wade Gurley for his proposal: Ecological
segregation among three species of swallows in northeast Texas. April 2008.
Jerry and Marilyn Morris Distinguished Master s Student Scholarship. Awarded to Beverly
Cochran for her work on the reproductive ecology of American Barn Swallows.
April 2008.
STUDENT MENTORSHIP
Academic advisor for the Texas A&M University Commerce chapter of the Wildlife Society.
2003 to present.
Academic advisor for the Delta Gamma Chapter of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society
at
Texas A&M University Commerce. 1997-2002.
CURRENT TEACHING DUTIES
Behavioral Ecology (BSc 410/532) - 1 semester, senior year and graduate.
Topics: A study of the evolutionary and ecological aspects of animal behavior.
Ecological Genetics (BSc 512) 1 semester, graduate.
Topics: Population genetics and the ecological contexts of population genetic processes.
Ecology (BSc 307) - Lecture and lab, 1 semester, junior year.
Topics: Energy and matter flow through ecosystems, community structure, niche dynamics
and species interactions, population dynamics.
Evolutionary Biology (BSc 414/510) - 1 semester, senior year and graduate.
Topics: Evolutionary theory, natural selection, genetic variation, speciation, isolating
mechanisms.
Geospatial Mapping (BSc 417) 1 semester, senior year.
Topics: GIS, geographic coordinates systems, map projections, symbology, GPS
applications.
Ornithology (BSc 402) - 1 semester, senior year and graduate.
Topics: Physiology, anatomy, behavior, ecology, and systematics of birds.
Vertebrate Biology (BSc 404/534) - 1 semester, senior year and graduate.
Topics: Vertebrate evolution and diversity.
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BSc 422) - 1 semester, senior year.
Topics: Vertebrate structure and function, based on lectures and dissections.
PRIOR TEACHING DUTIES
Environmental Biology - Lecture and lab, 1 semester, sophomore year.
Ecological principles, environmental impacts on atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial
systems.
Environmental Ethics - 1 semester, senior year, Honors Capstone course. Influences of
science,
culture, economics, religion, and esthetics on the ethics of environmental perspectives
and
decision making.
Genetics (BSc 204) - Lecture and lab, 1 semester, sophomore.
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Topics: Mendelian genetics, gene linkage and chromosome mapping, chemical structure
and DNA replication, mutation and DNA repair, regulation of gene activity,
population genetics.
Human Biology (BSc 106) Lecture and lab, 1 semester, freshman non-majors.
Topics: Scientific method and the philosophy of science, ecology, human evolution, human
sociobiology, human impacts on the environment.
Human Biology (BSc 107) - Lecture and lab, 1 semester, freshman year.
Topics: Basic Human anatomy and physiology. Course for non-majors.
Human Ecology - Lecture and lab, 1 semester, sophomore year.
Human origins, evolution, population biology. Course designed for non-majors.
Methods in Field Biology (BSc 497/511) - 1 semester, senior year and graduate.
Topics: Ecological methods for mapping habitat, measuring community structure,
conducting inventories, and developing management plans. University Studies
course for non-majors.
Our Endangered Planet (BSc 320) - 1 semester, junior year.
Topics: Deforestation, water pollution and management, agriculture and productivity,
human population pressures, biodiversity issues, sustainable development, waste
management, and other local, regional, and global issues. University studies
capstone course for upper level non-majors.
Wildlife Management II (Ag/BSc 336) 1 semester, sophomore year.
Topics: Relationships between wildlife and physical environment, habitat management, role
of preserves and refuges, economics of wildlife management.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Institution Course Supervisor DateUniv. Manitoba Intro. Biology Dr. L. Graham09/82 - 04/86
Univ. Manitoba Chordate anatomy Dr. K.W. Stewart09/82 - 04/86
and evolution
Univ. Manitoba Animal Behavior Dr. R.M. Evans01/84 - 04/86
Univ. Toronto Vertebrate Dr. T.S. Parsons
09/86 - 04/88
Anatomy
Univ. Toronto Intro. Biology Dr. C. Goldman09/88 - 04/89
Univ. Toronto Animal Ecology Dr. J.B. Falls09/88 - 04/91CURRENT MEMBERSHIP ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Director: Texas A&M University - Commerce Wildlife and Conservation Science program.
Duties
are to administer and oversee the Wildlife and Conservation Science program offered
jointly
by the departments of biology and agriculture. Fall 2003 to present.
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Member:
Texas A&M University Commerce Graduate Council. Duties are to review graduate
school policies and procedures, evaluate graduate programs, develop methods to improve
graduate school services. Fall 2005 to present.
Member: Texas A&M University Commerce Administration Committee of the Graduate Council.
Duties are to review and revise graduate procedures. Fall 2005 to present.
Chair: Dept. of Biology and Earth Sciences Graduate Program Committee. Duties are to
develop a
revised MS program in Biology, develop graduate admission standards, review graduate
applications to the department. Fall 2006 to present.
PRIOR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
1995 1996 Member: Dean of Arts and Science Search Committee
1995 1998 Member: Texas A&M University - Commerce Honors Committee. Duties are
to vote on the approval of honors thesis proposals and participate in honors
student thesis defenses.
1997 Member: Physical and Analytical Chemist Search Committee
Member: Biological and Earth Science Department Head Search Committee
1997 1998 Chair: Biological and Earth Science Department Physiologist Search Committee
1998 1999 Chair: Biological and Earth Sciences Department Botanist Search Committee.
1999 2000 Chair: Biological and Earth Sciences Department Biologist Search Committee.
Member: College of Arts and Sciences Academic Programs Taskforce.
Member: College of Arts and Sciences College Reorganization Advisory
Committee.
1998 2000 Joint Chairperson: Department of Biological and Earth Sciences Environmental
Science Program Development Committee.
1999 2002 Member: Graduate Council. Duties are to review graduate programs and make
provisions for on-going research and academic endeavors in the Graduate
School.
2000 2002 Chair: Graduate Committee on Curriculum. Duties are to review curriculum
changes suggested by departments within the Graduate School and improve
the efficiency and delivery of graduate programs.
2001 2002 Member: Texas A&M University SACS 5A Committee. Duties are to review
academic facilities, libraries, and labs for compliance to SACS accreditation
criteria.
2003 2005 Member: Texas A&M University new science building committee. Duties were to
determine facilities needed for a new science building to be constructed on
campus.
2006 (Spring) Vice Chair: Texas A&M University Commerce Graduate Council. Duties
were to convene meetings of the graduate council when the chair was unable
to.
2004 2007 Member: Texas A&M University Library Committee. Duties are to review
library activities, develop future library plans, and review acquisitions
policies.
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2004 2007 Member: Texas A&M University Commerce Promotion and Tenure
Committee. Duties are to review applications for tenure and promotion and
make recommendations based on those applications.
2004 2008 Member: Texas A&M University Commerce Honors Council. Duties are to
review honor theses proposals, serve on Honors thesis defenses, and develop
honors program policy.
2005 2008 Member: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Duties are to oversee
institutional policies regarding the use of live animals and to approve of
educational and research protocols.
2008 2009 Member: Research and Creative Activities Advisory Committee. Duties are to
oversee the development and implementation of procedures regarding
research and creative activities across campus.
PROFESSION-RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES
1995 1998
Rains County Eagle Fest Professional Guide and Eagle Spotter. Annual event each January
2003 present
Cooper Lake midwinter Bald Eagle survey (sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.)
2004 present
Member of Board of Advisors for Kids Environmental Education Project.
2004 present
Member of Board of Directors for the Sweeney Environmental Education Center at Boles ISD.
2005 present
Member of East Texas Black Bear Task Force (sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.)
2005 present
Member of East Texas Rare Bat Working Group (sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.)
2012 present
Member Advisory group to the Interagency Task Force on Economic Growth and Endangered
Species
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, April 1981 - August 1981. Worked under Dr. R.M. Evans, Dept. of
Zoology,
University of Manitoba. Laboratory studies of behavior in gull chicks. Duties included
design and construction of rearing pens and test arenas, incubation and rearing of
chicks,
banding White Pelican chicks at a breeding colony, and collection of behavioral data.
Research Assistant, April 1985 - July 1985. Worked under Dr. J.B. Falls, A. Horn, and
T.E.
Dickinson, Dept. of Zoology, University of Toronto. Field studies on the functions of
song
and other vocalizations in Western Meadowlarks. Duties included mapping territories,
recording vocalizations, conducting playback experiments, finding nests, and measuring
nest
and territory parameters.
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Consultant, January 1986 - March 1986. Hired by Ortho Books (Chevron Chemical Company).
Worked as contributing author for 'The Birds Around Us' (1986, A. Mace, E. Tsakaris
(eds
REFERENCES:
Dr. James Klein,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Southern Oregon University
Churchill Hall 130,
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, OR 97520
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Dr. Kenneth Steigman
UNT, Institute of Applied Science
Director, Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
1801 N. Mill Street, Suite A
Lewisville, Texas 75057
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Dr. Dave Crenshaw,
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences,
Texas A&M University Commerce,
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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