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Graduate Program Review 2005-2011

Department of Natural Resources Management

Mark Wallace, Interim Chair

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Michael Galyean, Dean

November 2011

12/14/2011

PROGRAM REVIEW OUTLINE Department of Natural Resources Management

I. Program Overview – A one to two-page summary of department’s vision and goals. II. Graduate Curricula and Degree Programs

A. Scope of programs within the department B. Number and types of degrees awarded

- Degrees Awarded – Academic Year (chart) - Comparison of Degrees Awarded – Fall Data (Peer info table) - Program Degrees Awarded (table)

C. Undergraduate and Graduate semester credit hours - Semester Credit Hours – Academic Year (chart) - SCH compared to Budget - Academic Year (chart)

D. Number of majors in the department - Enrollment by Level – Fall Data (chart) - Comparison of Enrollment – Fall Data (Peer info table) - Program Enrollment (table)

E. Course offerings and their enrollments over the past six years (enrollment trends by course) - Course Enrollments by Academic Year (table)

F. Courses cross listed III. Faculty

A. Number, rank and demographics of the faculty (tenured and tenure track), GPTI’s and TA’s - Teaching Resources (chart)

- Tenured and Tenure-Track by Rank - Fall Data (chart) - Comparison of Full-time Faculty (Peer info table)

B. List of faculty members (graduate and non-graduate) (table) C. Summary of the number of refereed publications and creative activities (table) D. Responsibilities and leadership in professional societies

- Professional Leadership (table) - Committee service (table)

E. Assess average faculty productivity for Fall semesters only (use discipline appropriate criteria to determine)

- Faculty Workload (table) - College SCH/FTE – Fall Data (chart) - Department SCH/FTE – Fall Data (chart)

IV. Graduate Students A. Demographics of applicants and enrolled students

- Graduate Student Summary by Category – AY (chart) - Graduate Student Summary by Year – AY (chart) - Graduate Applicants by Region – Fall/Summer Data (chart) - Graduate Applicants - Fall Data (table) - Admitted Graduate Students - Fall Data (table) - Enrolled New Graduate Students - Fall Data (table) - Demographics of Enrolled Graduate Students - Fall Data (table) - Demographics of Enrolled Undergraduate Students - Fall Data (table)

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B. Test scores (GRE, GMAT or TOEFL) of enrolled students - Average GRE Scores for Enrolled Graduate Students – Fall Data (chart)

C. GPA of new students - New Graduate Students GPA by Level – Fall Data (chart)

D. Time to Degree in Years (chart) E. Provide a breakdown of how many enrolled graduate students are RA’s. TA’s or GPTI’s (chart) F. Initial position and place of employment of graduates over the past 6 years (table) G. Type of financial support available for graduate students. H. Number of students who have received national and university fellowships, scholarships and other awards - fellowships awarded (table) I. Percentage (%) of full time students receiving financial support J. Graduate Student Publications and Creative Activities (table) – number of discipline-related

refereed papers/publication, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year per student. (Note: this may overlap with faculty publications.)

K. Programs for mentoring and professional preparation of graduate students. L. Department efforts to retain students and graduation rates M. Percentage of Full Time students per semester – Fall data

V. Department A. Department operating expenses - Department Operating Cost - Academic Year (chart)

- Department Operating Cost as a Fraction of Employees - (table) B. Summary of Proposals (Submitted)

- Summary of Number of Proposals Written and Accepted (table) C. External Research expenditures

- Summary of Faculty Awards (table) - Research Expenditures (chart) - Peer Institution Info (if available) (table)

D. Internal funding - Source of Internal Funds (TTU) - (table)

E. Scholarships and endowments F. Departmental resources for research and teaching (i.e. classroom space, lab facilities) - (table) G. HEAF expenditures (table) H. External Program Accreditation – Name of body and date of last program accreditation review

including description of body and accreditation specifics. VI. Conclusions – VII. Appendices – should include, but not be limited to, the following:

Table of Contents A. Strategic plan B. Curriculum Map C. Graduate Course Offerings (table) and syllabi D. Recruiting Materials E. Graduate Student Handbook F. Graduate Student Association(s) - Description and information G. Completed Theses and Dissertations 2005-2010 H. Graduate Faculty Information

Natural Resources Management

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I. Program Overview – The Department of Natural Resources Management has long been committed to ranking

among the top programs in natural resources in the U.S. Toward this end, the faculty has

distinguished itself in both teaching and research, as well as within the professional discipline of

individual faculty members.

The Department takes great pride in its commitment to teaching and advising

undergraduate and graduate students. The Department was founded on excellent instruction by

Professor John Hunter (retired), who received many teaching awards on and off campus,

including the initial Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award presented by the Range

Science Education Council (RSEC) and the Society for Range Management (SRM).

Three faculty members are charter members of The Teaching Academy (TTU), five

(including two former faculty members) have received the President’s Excellence in Teaching

Award (TTU), and three (including one former faculty member) have been recognized by Mortar

Board and Omicron Delta Kappa as Outstanding Faculty (TTU). Dr. Ron Sosebee received the

Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Range Management in 2010.

The Department of Natural Resources Management’s current faculty members have

distinguished themselves and honored the Department by recognition they have received in other

academic areas. Two have received the Outstanding Research Award from the College of

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). Dr. Warren B. Ballard received the first

Chancellor’s Research Award (TTU). The Department has one Horn Professor, the highest

recognition of a faculty member by Texas Tech University. The Department has one active

endowed professorship (Caesar Kleberg Professor of Wildlife Management) and one Endowed

Chair (the Dr. Donald and Sammie Bricker Endowed Chair in Wildlife Management).

In addition to on-campus recognition of the Department of Natural Resources

Management (NRM) faculty for teaching and research, three of its faculty have been elected

“Fellow” by the Society for Range Management, and three have received the Outstanding

Achievement Awards from SRM. One faculty member was recognized with the W. R. Chapline

Research Award. Dr. Warren B. Ballard was selected as a “Fellow” by the Wildlife Society in

2005.

Many of the Department’s faculty have served or are serving as editors, associate editors,

and members of editorial boards for professional journals (Table Section III-D). Also, several


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current and former faculty members are serving or have served in leadership roles of their

professional societies (Table Section III-D).

Other measures of successful and professionally recognized faculty include the number

of publications and the number of times individual publications are cited in peer-reviewed

professional journals. During 2005-2010, the NRM faculty published 317 peer-reviewed journal

articles, or an average of 4.0 publications per year per graduate faculty member (Table Section

III-C). During this same period, in addition to peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters

written, and numerous presentations made and abstracts presented.

One of the mainstays of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in NRM is the

Departmental endowments. The Department has more than $7.5 million in endowment principal

that supports undergraduate and graduate scholarships, a professorship, an endowed chair, and

assistantships in education and research (Table Section V-E).

The Department averaged $395,446 of Special Line Item funds from the State Legislature

from FY 05 through FY 10 (Table Section IV-E). Although these funds constituted only 20 –

25% of the Departmental operating budget, they provided a base for other monies attracted by

the faculty. Extramural funds brought into the Department to support graduate research during

the past 6 years averaged over $905,000/year (Table Section IV-E). The Special Line Item was

leveraged at a ratio greater then 2.28 toward extramural funds during FY 05 – FY 10.

The Department is in a period of transition with turnover of several senior faculty,

significant budget cuts, and changes in future funding strategies and research opportunities. We

are necessarily changing from our historical model for supporting staff, faculty research, and

graduate support. Needs to generate additional external support and increased graduate student

enrollment have created opportunities for increased faculty collaboration on large-scale grants

and new directions for Departmental growth. We have changed curricula, added a new

undergraduate major, and are initiating a non-thesis masters degree to increase student

enrollment. Traditional state research funding is less available so our faculty are now more

frequently submitting proposals for competitive federal grants. We are active players in new

interdisciplinary regional climate change research.

The Department offers B.S. Degrees in Natural Resources Management and, a new

degree, Conservation Law Enforcement. Semester credit hours generated by service, majors, and

graduate courses within the Department averaged 5,200 for the academic years 2005-2006


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through 2010-2011 (Table Section II-C). The Department has graduated an average of 22.8

Baccalaureate students,5.89 M.S. students, and 3.6 Ph.D. students per year 2005-2010 (Tables

Section II-B). Post- graduation employment of graduate students in career positions exceeds

93%.

The Department of Natural Resources Management continues to be a strong program in

natural resources with a highly successful employment rate. Its faculty is well recognized on

campus and throughout the natural resource professions. The Department continues to strive to

provide a sound educational program for undergraduate and graduate students in natural

resources, and to prepare its graduates to face challenges and decisions that will confront them

after graduation.

This report is a collaborative effort of the faculty in the Department of Natural Resources

Management. Individual members have provided specific input with respect to their own

productivity and that of their students. Our goal has been to compile an accurate record of the

accomplishments of the Department during the six year evaluation period (academic years 2005-

2006 through 2010-2011) and meet the requirements established by the Graduate School for this

activity.


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II. Graduate Curricula and Degree Programs A. Scope of programs within the department

The Department of Natural Resources Management (NRM) offered M.S. and Ph.D.

degrees in Wildlife Science, Fisheries Science, and Range Science from 2005 until January

2011. In January 2011, in response to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the

degrees were merged into one M.S. and one Ph.D. in Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science

and Management. The Department also participates in the Master of Agriculture at a Distance

degree. Additionally, the Department depends upon assistance from the graduate faculty from

the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (“Coop Unit”) and the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service to support the degree programs by directing graduate students and teaching

graduate courses in wildlife and fisheries sciences.

Each of the departmental degrees depends heavily upon courses offered outside NRM as

well as upon courses offered within the Department. Departments from which many of the

departmental graduate students take classes include Animal and Food Sciences, Plant and Soil

Science, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biochemistry,

Biological Sciences, Economics and Geography, and Civil Engineering. All degree programs

are tailored to the individual student’s needs and interests.

Two subjects must be completed by all doctoral students, either upon matriculation to

the doctoral program at Texas Tech or before completing the doctoral degree. These courses

are one semester of Teaching Practicum (NRM 7210) and one semester of Experimental Design

(NRM 5403 or equivalent). There is no foreign language requirement for the doctoral degree.

Declaration of a “minor” for either the M.S. or Ph.D. degree is at the student’s discretion.

The Department faculty undertook a comprehensive review of all courses and course

content as part of our 2010-2011 curricula restructuring to insure that offerings are current and

relevant. As new course offerings are proposed they are reviewed at the Department level and

subsequently by the CASNR curriculum committee before being forwarded to the Graduate

School and the Office of the Provost for final approval. The sequence of course offerings is

patterned to meet levels of demand while insuring that sufficient numbers of students enroll in a

class to meet Coordinating Board requirements.

Full-time enrollment (9-12 hours per semester) is required of all students by The

Graduate School once they begin a graduate degree program. The Department requires

enrollment in 9 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) during each long-term semester and 9 SCH


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during the summer sessions, for a minimum total of 27 SCH per calendar year. Doctoral

students must complete their degree within four calendar years or (1) the Department faces a

penalty for their continued registration or (2) the student must get a waiver from The Graduate

School that allows them to exceed 99 SCH without penalty to the Department. Credible field

research data in natural resource management typically requires a minimum of two or three

collection seasons. In practice this dictates that graduate students in NRM will seldom have

adequate time for data collection and analysis to complete their degrees in less than 30 months

at the masters’ level and typically 40 months at the doctoral level. Any effort to shorten this

timeframe will result in a sacrifice of quality and will likely preclude publication of the research

results in respected journals.

For many years the Department has prepared a departmental Graduate Student

Handbook (Section VII Appendix D) that explains the transition from being an undergraduate to

becoming a graduate student and the departmental policies concerning graduate education. The

Handbook explains everything from the departmental registration policy to expectations of

conducting and publishing research, professional obligations, and care and use of University

facilities.

Several years ago the Department began conducting an annual evaluation of each

graduate student’s performance. Especially with the 99-Hour Rule, it is important that each

student make satisfactory progress in his or her graduate degree program in a timely manner. A

copy of the evaluation form is included in The Graduate Student Handbook in Section VII

Appendix D.

All faculty (Table Section III-B) in the Department are expected to be Graduate Faculty

(Section VII Appendix E) and are expected to maintain an active research program and to direct

graduate students. In addition to the departmental faculty, there are three faculty in the Coop

Unit, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collaborator, and several adjunct faculty are also

involved in our graduate degree programs (Table Section III-B). Adjunct faculty serve as

members of graduate advisory committees, chair (or co-chair) a student’s graduate advisory

committee, and provide facilities and experimental opportunities for students. They regularly

participate in NRM graduate degree programs. Other non-faculty and non-adjunct faculty

members are appointed to graduate advisory committees on “special, one-time” appointments.

These individuals often work with research institutions and funding agencies that support


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specific graduate student research efforts (e.g., U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Service, etc.).

Graduate student numbers dropped from our previous 5-year average of 43 during the

middle of this reporting period due to faculty turn-over but have recovered to our current 51

graduate students (which exceeds all previous numbers) and our current 5-year average is 39.8

graduate students/year (Table Section II-B). The expense associated with conducting natural

resource research is usually cost-prohibitive for students who do not work on a funded research

project. Until 2011, the Department had opted to accept only graduate students for whom

financial support (stipend and research project) could be provided. Exceptions were made for

students financed (personal stipend or salary) by their employer (usually university,

governmental agency, included several international students) who encouraged them to pursue

and advanced degree. In 2011, the Department agreed to begin to accept qualified but unfunded

M.S. students. However, a research project must be available on which they can complete their

thesis research, or they are not accepted into NRM degree programs. Also in 2011, the

Department opted to create a non-thesis (courses only) M.S. degree. We have not yet admitted

students into this program, but we expect to begin doing so in 2012.

There is a great deal of interest in the graduate degree programs within NRM (Tables

Section IV-A records only applicants who completed forms and fees for the Graduate School).

The Department has averaged more than 100 inquiries per year since 2005. Inquiries received

directly within the Department or referred to the Department by the Graduate School are sent an

application packet which includes (1) an application procedure, (2) an application form, and (3)

a departmental application checklist (Appendix VII-C). In addition to the information sent to

each inquirer, interested students can learn about the application procedure from the

departmental website. Due to the departmental policy of accepting only students for whom

financial assistance can be provided, a number of students do not follow their initial inquiry

with an application. The number of applicants and students admitted to our degree programs

are illustrated in Tables Section IV-A. The average GRE score for all graduate students in

NRM exceeds 1000 (Tables Section IV-B). Both masters and doctoral students maintain GPA’s

greater than 3.0 (majority > 3.5) throughout their graduate degree program while taking basic

and applied graduate courses (Tables Section IV-C). During the admissions process, potential

graduate students are screened with great care and as a result very few students “drop-out” once

accepted into the Department. In this evaluation cycle reasons for students not completing their


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degrees have included academic failure by reason of failing to successfully pass a

comprehensive examination; unwillingness to meet expected work ethic standards; and personal

reasons involving family obligations.

The Department currently funds the stipends of 25-35% of the graduate research

assistantships from the Special Line Item appropriations and NRM endowments. For the past

several years, the Department has had between four and six Teaching Assistantships paid from

the Departmental Teaching budget and one endowed Caesar Kleberg Fellow (for a wildlife

science student). We currently have four self-funded M.S. thesis students in 2011. Extramural

and University funds obtained by individual faculty members fund the other 65-75% of

graduate research assistantships.

There are a few graduate scholarships available within the Department (provided by

specific endowments, Table Section IV-F) but not enough to fully support a graduate student.

However, the graduate scholarships are an area of endowments that the Department is

attempting to build. The long-term goal is to have sufficient endowment principal to provide

scholarships for all the Departmental graduate students and at least one endowed research

assistantship/faculty member.

Graduate education within the Department of Natural Resources Management has been

enhanced during the past several years by the Graduate Tuition Rebate. The Graduate Tuition

Rebate is derived from the difference in tuition fees charged to graduate and undergraduate

students. A substantial portion of the tuition fee difference was originally returned to the

academic unit in which it was generated. Graduate Tuition Rebate funds have partially

defrayed the cost of equipping and establishing a state-of-the-art Geospatial Technology Lab,

assisted with new faculty graduate research programs, and purchased and updated analytical

laboratory and field sampling equipment. The Graduate Tuition Rebate funds returned to NRM

have greatly benefited the graduate degree programs in range, wildlife, and fisheries sciences

and our new Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management programs.

Since 2005 the Department has awarded a total of 52 graduate degrees, including 20

Ph.D. and 32 M.S. (Table Section II-B below). Table Section IV-F lists the students who have

completed a graduate degree in NRM since 2005 and their current employment. Thesis and

dissertation titles since 2005 are listed in Section VII Appendix F.


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Degrees offered in the Department of Natural Resources Management1 and the dates they were approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Discipline Degree Date Approved Phased Out

Range Management B.S. 1966 2012

Range Science M.S. 1966 2013

Range Science Ph.D. 1970 2013

Wildlife Management B.S. 1970 2012

Wildlife Science M.S. 1982 2013

Wildlife Science Ph.D. 1990 2013

Wildlife & Fisheries

Management

B.S. 1995 2012

Fisheries Science M.S. 1995 2013

Fisheries Science Ph.D. 1995 2013

Environmental Conservation of Natural Resources (ECNR)

B.S.

1995

2012


B.S. 2010

Conservation Law Enforcement

B.S. 2011

Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management

M.S. 2010

Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management

Ph.D. 2010

1The Department officially became the Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management in 1995 and was officially renamed the Department of Natural Resources Management in 2006.


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B. Number and types of degrees awarded

Graduate Program Degrees Awarded Source: Institutional Research Services

Name of Program 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Fisheries Science 0 3 0 1 0 Range Science 3 1 2 1 1 Wildlife Science 3 7 10 9 6 TOTAL 6 11 12 11 7

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11Bachelor 0 0 0 0 0 0Masters 0 1 0 0 0 1Doctorates 0 2 0 1 0 0

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

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0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

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Graduate Program Degrees Awarded Source: Institutional Research Services

Name of Program 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Fisheries Science 0 3 0 1 0 1

Range Science 3 1 2 1 1 0 Wildlife Science 3 7 10 9 6 6

Total 6 11 12 11 7 7


0

5

10

15

20

25



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Comparison of Degrees Awarded - Fall Data 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11University of Arizona

Bachelor 22 36 26 22 32 24

Master 22 9 20 16 18 12

Doctoral 7 7 5 4 12 9

University of MissouriBachelor 33 49 37 31 35 36

Master 8 7 5 8 7 8

Doctoral 4 3 6 2 3 2

Oklahoma State UniversityBachelor 13 7 33 53 33 29

Master 0 0 4 11 16 16


University of NebraskaBachelor 39 46 47 58 67 77

Master 9 9 13 18 11 14


Utah State UniversityBachelor 10 4 7 4 7 10

Master 5 10 9 5 10 5


Virginia Tech UniversityBachelor 27 25 21 24 29 35

Master 10 6 7 9 5 3


Washington State UniversityBachelor 22 26 30 29 39 35

Master 3 4 0 4 4 3


New Mexico State UniversityBachelor 19 30 29 23 24 27

Master 14 12 16 8 10 5


Texas Tech UniversityBachelor 21 27 24 16 26 19

Master 3 5 9 7 5 5

Doctoral 6 11 12 11 7 2


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C. Undergraduate and graduate semester credit hours

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11Undergraduate 3,554 3,371 3,057 3,245 4,069 4,978Graduate 1,042 997 1,059 1,022 1,146 1269Operating Cost $100,707 $88,448 $94,937 $88,484 $85,235 $90,876

$75,000

$80,000

$85,000

$90,000

$95,000

$100,000

$105,000

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000



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D. Number of majors in the department for the fall semesters

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11Bachelor's 0 0 0 0 0 15Masters 2 1 0 1 3 4Doctoral 3 2 2 2 3 3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Enrollment by Level - Fall Data (Fisheries Science)



0

5

10

15

20

25

Enrollment by Level - Fall Data (Range Science)



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Graduate Program Enrollment Source: Institutional Research Services

Name of Program 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Fisheries Science 5 3 2 3 6 7 Range Science 5 4 3 4 4 5 Wildlife Science 25 30 27 27 40 38 TOTAL 30 37 32 34 50 50


0

50

100

150

200

250

Enrollment by Level - Fall Data (Wildlife Science)



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Comparison of Enrollment - Fall Data 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11University of Arizona

Bachelor 130 122 117 131 122 154

Master 68 74 69 63 63 75

Doctoral 60 52 49 51 50 51

University of MissouriBachelor 172 181 183 185 188 190

MasterDoctoral

Oklahoma State UniversityBachelor 46 41 167 194 160 170

Master 8 9 31 39 36 31

Doctoral 0 0 19 16 17 18

University of NebraskaBachelor 191 206 226 273 295 336

Master 39 47 45 39 40 45

Doctoral 17 19 28 32 36 48

Utah State UniversityBachelor 26 24 31 38 47 47

Master 23 23 23 24 23 27

Doctoral 20 17 17 16 13 14

Virginia Tech UniversityBachelor 141 148 159 177 199 218

Master 23 22 21 24 26 28

Doctoral 17 24 26 30 23 19

Washington State UniversityBachelor 135 135 147 154 199 176

Master 8 11 8 12 14 13

Doctoral 11 12 11 12 15 10

New Mexico State UniversityBachelor 159 163 161 169 201 211

Master 41 36 32 24 30 32


Texas Tech UniversityBachelor 138 125 126 147 152 260

Master 18 23 18 19 30 31

Doctoral 17 14 14 15 20 19

Note: I don't have exact enrollments, but the range was between 25-30Note: I don't have exact enrollments, but the range was between 10-15


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E. Course enrollments over the past six years (enrollment trends by course) • Figures are totals – classes may be offered more than once a year

Course Enrollments by Academic Year Source: Institutional Research Services

Department Subject Course 2005‐06 2006‐07 2007‐08 2008‐09 2009‐10 2010‐11 Total

NRM NRM 5100 20 21 25 22 88NRM NRM 5302 3 7 10NRM NRM 5304 3 4 7 14NRM NRM 5306 4 4NRM NRM 5307 9 9NRM NRM 5309 1 7 4 12NRM NRM 5310 4 2 7 13NRM NRM 5311 10 4 13 27NRM NRM 5312 8 10 4 22NRM NRM 5313 5 5 10NRM NRM 5314 4 8 12NRM NRM 5315 2 4 3 9NRM NRM 5316 3 3NRM NRM 5317 10 14 7 14 45NRM NRM 5318 7 7NRM NRM 5320 8 9 5 12 34NRM NRM 5322 4 4NRM NRM 5323 4 3 6 13NRM NRM 5324 4 3 7NRM NRM 5330 1 1NRM NRM 5335 5 5NRM NRM 5347 4 7 9 4 24NRM NRM 5401 3 3NRM NRM 5403 29 36 21 42 128NRM NRM 5404 3 1 4NRM NRM 6000 9 23 22 24 16 94NRM NRM 6001 7 4 16 4 31NRM NRM 6002 2 51 50 58 161NRM NRM 6003 1 2 5 8NRM NRM 6301 9 7 16NRM NRM 6305 11 4 7 22NRM NRM 6324 5 6 6 17NRM NRM 7000 47 100 96 94 96 433NRM NRM 7210 1 6 3 4 2 16NRM NRM 8000 20 26 26 24 15 111


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NRM RWFM 5100 28 22 50NRM RWFM 5302 8 8NRM RWFM 5303 3 3NRM RWFM 5304 2 2 4NRM RWFM 5305 0NRM RWFM 5306 0NRM RWFM 5307 0NRM RWFM 5309 2 2 4NRM RWFM 5310 2 1 3NRM RWFM 5311 3 5 8NRM RWFM 5312 8 5 13NRM RWFM 5313 3 3NRM RWFM 5314 4 4NRM RWFM 5315 6 1 7NRM RWFM 5316 0NRM RWFM 5317 8 10 18NRM RWFM 5318 5 5NRM RWFM 5320 5 9 14NRM RWFM 5322 0NRM RWFM 5323 1 1NRM RWFM 5324 5 5NRM RWFM 5330 1 1NRM RWFM 5335 1 1NRM RWFM 5337 5 5NRM RWFM 5347 4 4NRM RWFM 5401 0NRM RWFM 5402 0NRM RWFM 5403 22 36 58NRM RWFM 5404 3 2 5NRM RWFM 6000 24 18 42NRM RWFM 6001 3 7 10NRM RWFM 6002 4 1 5NRM RWFM 6003 2 6 8NRM RWFM 6301 7 7NRM RWFM 6303 0NRM RWFM 6305 12 12NRM RWFM 6324 5 4 9NRM RWFM 7000 83 39 122NRM RWFM 7210 7 3 10NRM RWFM 8000 49 18 67

304 289 306 325 364 345 1933Totals


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F. Courses cross listed (syllabi included in Section VI Appendix C)

Undergraduate course NRM Graduate course Other graduate

course NRM 3302 Range Plant Ecology NRM 5310 Advanced Range Ecology NRM 3304 Principles of Range Manage NRM 5306 Physiol. Basis Grazing Mgt NRM 3307 Princ. Conservation Science NRM 5347 Adv. Conservation Science NRM 3323 Prescribed Burning NRM 5323 Prescribed Burning NRM 3401 Plant Physiology NRM 5305 Plant Ecophysiology BOT 3401 Plant Physiology NRM 4304 Fire Ecology & Mgt. NRM 5304 Fire Behavior and Ecology NRM 4305 Big Game Ecology NRM 5313 Adv. Big Game Ecol & Mgt. NRM 4306 Upland Game Ecology NRM 5311 Adv. Upl. Game Ecol & Mgt. NRM 4309 Range-Wildlife Habitat Mgt. NRM 5315 Adv. Studies Range-Wildlife Habitat NRM 4310 Principles Waterfowl Mgt. NRM 5316 Waterfowl Ecology NRM 4314 Watershed Planning NRM 5317 Watershed Management NRM 4320 Nat. Resour. Policy NRM 5320 Natural Resources Biopolitics NRM 4324 Tropical Ecol. & Cons. NRM 6324 Adv. Tropical Ecol. And Cons. NRM 4330 Aquaculture NRM 5330 Adv. Aquaculture NRM 4335 Freshwater Bioassessment NRM 5335 Adv. Freshwater Bioassessment NRM 4401 Fisheries Cons. & Mgt. NRM 5401 Adv. Fisheries Cons. & Mgt. NTM 4403 Aerial Photo Interp NRM NRM 5404 Aerial Terrain Analysis


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III. Faculty

A. Number, rank, and demographics of the graduate faculty

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11Tenured/Tenure Track faculty 13 11 15 14 12 13Non-tenure track faculty 0 1 1 3 4 4GPTI 0 0 0 0 0 0TA's 5 4 3 2 3 4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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Teaching Resources(Natural Resources Management)


Horn Professor Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor05/06 0 6 5 206/07 0 5 4 207/08 0 5 5 508/09 1 3 5 509/10 1 4 3 410/11 1 5 4 3

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Tenured and Tenure-Track by Rank - Fall Data(Natural Resources Management)



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Comparison of Full-time Faculty 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11University of Arizona

Tenure/Tenure Track 15 18 18 25 24 23

Non-tenure track 1 1 1 1 1 1

TA's 5/7 5/7 5/7 5/7 5/7 5/7

University of MissouriTenure/Tenure Track 7 7 7 7 7 7

Non-tenure track 3 4 4 4 5

TA's 6 6 6 7 6 6

Oklahoma State UniversityTenure/Tenure Track 10 21 22 25 26 26


TA's 0 0 3 3 3 3

University of NebraskaTenure/Tenure Track 41 42 42 45 46 45


TA's 13 19 25 23 28 31

Utah State UniversityTenure/Tenure Track 8 8 7 7 9 9


TA's 5 5 5 6 6 6

Virginia Tech UniversityTenure/Tenure Track 13 14 14 14 14 13


TA's 6 8 10 8 10 8

Washington State UniversityTenure/Tenure Track 14 14 12 11 11 10

Non-tenure track N/A N/A 2 3 4 4

TA's 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5

New Mexico State UniversityTenure/Tenure Track N/A 7 7 7 7 6

Non-tenure track N/A 1 1 1 1 2

TA's N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Texas Tech UniversityTenure/Tenure Track 13 11 15 14 12 13


TA's 5 4 3 2 3 4


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B. List of faculty members List all faculty who were employed by your department during the six years of this review

FACULTY NAME

JOB TITLE

HIRE DATE

END

DATE

Member of Grad Faculty? Y or N

Ronald E. Sosebee Professor 1969 2007 Yes Chairman 1990 1996 Yes Professor Emeritus 2007 Present Yes Ernest B. Fish Professor 1973 Present Yes Chairman 1999 2008 Yes D. Lynn Drawe Adjunct Professor 1976 Present Yes Danny B. Pence Adjunct Professor 1978 Present Yes Carlton M. Britton Professor 1980 2011 Yes Professor Emeritus 2011 Present Yes David B. Wester Professor 1983 2011 Yes Adjunct Professor 2011 Present Yes Loren M. Smith Caesar Kleberg Professor of

Wildlife Ecology 1984 2006 Yes

Reynaldo Patino Professor 1989 Present Yes O. Gene Rhodes Adjunct Professor 1992 Present Yes David A. Haukos Adjunct Professor 1993 2011 Yes Gene R. Wilde Associate Professor 1995 2006 Yes C. Brad Dabbert Associate Professor 1996 Present Yes J. Carlos Villalobos Associate Professor 1996 Present Yes Mark C. Wallace Professor 1996 Present Yes Chairman 2011 Present Yes Warren B. Ballard Horn Professor 1998 Present Yes Kevin L. Pope Associate Professor 1998 2005 Yes Adjunct Professor 2005 Present Yes Matthew Cronin Adjunct Professor 1998 Present Yes Paul R. Krausman Adjunct Professor 1998 Present Yes Markus J. Peterson Adjunct Professor 1999 Present Yes Clint W. Boal Adjunct Professor 2000 Present Yes Jeffrey C. Bowman Adjunct Professor 2000 2009 Yes Phillip S. Gipson Professor 2000 Present Yes Chairman 2008 2011 Yes Robert Sullivan Adjunct Professor 2000 2006 Yes Gad Perry Assistant Professor 2002 Present Yes Robert Mitchell Adjunct Professor 2002 2006 Yes Kathleen R.LeVering Adjunct Professor 2002 Present Yes


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A. Faiz Rahman Associate Professor 2005 2007 Yes Sandra Rideout-Hanzak Assistant Professor 2005 Present Yes Adjunct Professor 2010 Present Yes Michael C. Farmer1 Associate Professor 2005 Present Yes Stephen J. DeMaso Adjunct Professor 2005 Present Yes Lance T. Vermeire Adjunct Professor 2005 Present Yes Chris M. Taylor Professor 2007 Present Yes Edward B. Arnett Adjunct Professor 2007 Present Yes Thomas Arsuffi Adjunct Professor 2007 Present Yes James W. Cain, III Adjunct Professor 2007 Present Yes Robert R. Parmenter Adjunct Professor 2007 Present Yes Robert Cox Assistant Professor 2008 Present Yes Kerry Griffis-Kyle Assistant Professor 2008 Present Yes David Rogowski Assistant Professor 2008 Present Yes Tim Grabowski Assistant Professor 2010 Present Yes Matthew J. Butler Adjunct Professor 2010 Present Yes Rogelio Carrera Adjunct Professor 2010 Present Yes Peter “Ole” Alcumbrac Adjunct Professor 2010 Present Yes 1Joint appointment with Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics (25% RWFM and 75% AAEC)

C. Summary of the number of refereed publications and creative activities.

Publication Type

2005 N= 14 F=14

2006 N=12 F=12

2007 N=12 F=12

2008 N=14 F=14

2009 N=13 F=13

2010 N=13 F=13

Refereed Articles/Abstracts 50 47 64 54 57 45 Books/Book Chapters 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other Publications 2 25 0 0 5 1 Presentations/Posters 106 68 59 70 77 78

N = # of full time faculty contributing F = # of full time faculty in department


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D. Responsibilities and leadership in professional societies

Professional Leadership

2005 N= 14 F=14

2006 N=12 F=12

2007 N=12 F=12

2008 N=14 F=14

2009 N=13 F=13

2010 N=13 F=13

Editor/Editorial 1 (ed.) 7 (assoc.)

1 (ed.) 9 (assoc.)

0 (ed.) 9 (assoc.)

0 (ed.) 8 (assoc.)

1 (ed.) 11 (assoc.)

2 (ed.) 12 (assoc.)

Executive Board 2 6 6 7 6 9 Officer in National Org. 0 0 1 1 2 2 Committees 17 17 27 23 22 20 Faculty fellows in national societies 2 2 2 1 1 1

Positions on special federal, state, or regional committees, boards, and review panels

48 41 43 42 31 30

N = # of full time faculty contributing F = # of full time faculty in department

Graduate Student Committees faculty have served for the past 6 years

Committees Chaired

Committees Served in department

Committees Served outside department

Faculty Name Masters Doctoral Masters Doctoral Masters Doctoral Warren Ballard 46 41 1 8 0 16 Carlton Britton 2 4 0 13 0 0 Robert Cox 3 0 5 0 0 0 Brad Dabbert 10 2 4 8 2 0 Ernest Fish 9 9 12 10 28 17 Philip Gipson Kerry Griffis-Kyle 6 0 0 0 0 0 Gad Perry 35 15 13 5 9 9 Sandra Rideout-Hanzak 4 0 1 8 1 0 David Rogowski 3 0 0 4 0 2 Christopher Taylor 2 6 5 0 7 3 Carlos Villalobos 3 2 8 8 22 17 Mark Wallace 31 26 19 6 1 0 David Wester 15 2 8 17 39 39


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E. Assess average faculty productivity for Fall semesters only (use discipline appropriate criteria to determine)

FACULTY WORKLOAD

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

University 15.82 16.08 15.44 15.55 16.30 17.42College 18.65 20.72 19.09 20.05 21.05 21.72

Department 21.83 21.52 20.89 19.60 17.68 22.89

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010SCH/FTE for total faculty 173 181 190 176 191 193

160

165

170

175

180

185

190

195

College SCH/FTE - Fall Data (Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources)



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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010SCH/FTE for total faculty 129 135 150 121 162 184

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Department SCH/FTE - Fall Data (Natural Resources Management)



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IV. Graduate Students

A. Demographics of applicants and enrolled students

Total Applicants Total Admitted New Grad Students Students Graduated2005 2 0 0 12006 1 1 0 02007 1 1 1 32008 0 0 0 02009 6 2 2 12010 1 1 1 0

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Graduate Student Summary by Category - Fall Data(Fisheries Science)



0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Graduate Student Summary by Category - Fall Data(Range Science)



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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Graduate Student Summary by Category - Fall Data(Wildlife Science)


2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Total Applicants 2 1 1 0 6 1Total Admitted 0 1 1 0 2 1New Grad Students 0 0 1 0 2 1Students Graduated 1 0 3 0 1 0

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Graduate Student Summary by Year - Fall Data (Fisheries Science)



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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Graduate Student Summary by Year - Fall Data (Range Science)



0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Graduate Student Summary by Year - Fall Data (Wildlife Science)



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Blank Code TX USA INT'L2005 0 0 0 22006 1 0 0 02007 0 1 0 02008 0 0 0 02009 4 0 2 02010 0 1 0 0

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Graduate Applicants by Region - Fall/Summer Data (Fisheries Science)



0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Graduate Applicants by Region - Fall/Summer Data (Range Science)



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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Graduate Applicants by Region - Fall/Summer Data (Wildlife Science)



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Fisheries Science

F M F M F M F M F M F M

American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Multiple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Nat Haw/Pac Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Non-Resident 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0White 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0

Gender Total 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 1

Total Applicants



Gender Total 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1

Total Admitted



Gender Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1

Total Enrolled 10 0

1 1 0

21 0

Enrolled New Graduate Students - Fall Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

61 0

2

1

Admitted Graduate Students - Fall Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

2 1

10

Graduate Applicants - Fall Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010


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Gender Total 0 4 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 5

Graduate



Gender Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Undergraduate 0 00 0 0 0

Demographics of Enrolled Undergraduate Students - Fall Data2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

3

Demographics of Enrolled Graduate Students - Fall Data2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

64 5 3 2


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Range Science



Gender Total 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 3 0 3

Total Applicants



Gender Total 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

Total Admitted



Gender Total 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Total Enrolled


45 3

2

3


2 0

22 0 0 0

11 0


13 0


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Gender Total 1 8 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 4

Graduate



Gender Total 4 11 4 16 0 14 1 16 4 16 5 11

Undergraduate

4


49 5 4 3


20 1615 20 14 17


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Wildlife Science



Gender Total 2 6 5 1 10 5 8 7 7 5 4 15

Total Applicants



Gender Total 2 4 3 0 4 4 3 5 4 3 2 9

Total Admitted



Gender Total 2 3 2 0 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 8

Total Enrolled


1215 15

7

19


8 6

116 3 8 8

55 5


105 2


36



Gender Total 9 16 8 17 10 20 9 18 10 17 14 26

Graduate



Gender Total 16 117 18 100 15 96 13 96 15 112 16 120

Undergraduate

27


4025 25 30 27


127 136133 118 111 109


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B. Test scores (GRE, GMAT and/or TOEFL) of enrolled students

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Verbal 0 0 480 0 425 450Quantitative 0 0 620 0 685 630

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Average GRE Scores for Enrolled Graduate Students-Fall Data (Fisheries Science)



0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Average GRE Scores for Enrolled Graduate Students-Fall Data (Range Science)



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C. GPA of new students


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Average GRE Scores for Enrolled Graduate Students-Fall Data (Wildlife Science)


2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Masters 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 3.56Doctoral 0.00 0.00 3.67 0.00 4.00 0.00

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

New Graduate Students GPA by Level - Fall Data (Fisheries Science)



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0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

New Graduate Students GPA by Level - Fall Data (Range Science)



0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

New Graduate Students GPA by Level - Fall Data (Wildlife Science)



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D. Time to Degree in Years – Average years to graduate for all students graduating each year

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Master's 0.00 2.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00Doctorate 0.00 4.95 0.00 4.30 0.00 0.00

0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Average years to graduate for all students graduating each year

Time to Degree in Years (Fisheries Science)



0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00


Time to Degree in Years (Range Science)



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0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00


Time to Degree in Years (Wildlife Science)


E. Number of RA’s, TA’s or GPTI’s, with total number of graduate students in the program.

Academic Year Total RAs Total TAs Total Graduate

Students 2005-2006 36 6 42 (38) 2006-2007 33 4 37 (35) 2007-2008 32 4 36 (37) 2008-2009 34 4 38 (32) 2009-2010 34 4 38 (34) 2010-2011 47 4 51 (50) We regularly have four TAs supported by TTU teaching accounts. These students are supported only for nine months. The Department pays these same students as RAs for the three-month summer period. Therefore, we report as both RA and TA and our total numbers do not match the totals reported by Institutional Research (noted in parentheses in Table IV-E above).


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F. Initial position and place of employment of graduates over the past 6 years

Name Initial Position Initial Employer Location

2005-2006

Rose, Jessica Lynn Instructor Northwest University WyomingSmythe, Lindsay Allison

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Arizona

Ortega, Carlos Professor University of Chihuahua

Mexico

2006-2007

El-Masri. Bassil PhD Student Indiana University Indiana Butler, David A. Technician Texas Tech

UniversityLubbock, TX

Butler, Matthew James Research Associate Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Dankwa-Wiredu, Bernice

Instructor Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, TX

Rice, Mindy Research Associate Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Huber, Caleb Fisheries Biologist Nebraska Game & Parks

Nebraska

Swearingin, Ryan Matthew

Wildlife Biologist USDA – Wildlife Services

Durham, Bart Instructor Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, TX

Strobel, Bradley Neil PhD Student Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Chizinski, Christopher Post-Doc University of Minnesota

Minnesota

Torrence, Shannon Marie

Distr. Biologist U.S. Forest Service Lake Roosevelt, AZ

2007-2008

McKenzie, Stephanie Wildlife Biologist Texas Parks and Wildlife

Brenham, TX

Petersen, Brian E. Sales Rep. REI Loveland, CO Schwalm, Donelle PhD Student Texas Tech


Walker, Ryan Biologist New Mexico Game and Fish

New Mexico

Haskell, Shawn Patrick Wildlife Res. Assessment Section Supervisor

Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Maine

Tsai, Jo-Szu Post-Doc Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX


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Crawford, Matthew Consulting East Texas Haralson, Carey Wildlife Biologist USFWS Aransas-

Matagorda Refuges

Jose Francisco Villanueva-Avalos

Mexico

Abercrombie, Eric D. Miller, Amanda E. Biologist Tetra Tech Inc. Colorado

2008-2009

Rigby, Elizabeth PhD Student University of Minnesota

Minnesota

Mannan, Robert Nicholas

Technician Veterinary office Fort Collins, CO

Sharma, Bibek Post-Doc Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Carrera-Trevino, Rogelio

Faculty Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Mexico

Erxleben, Devin Ryan Biologist TPWD Brownwood, TXBehney, Adam Christopher

Technician Colorado Division of Wildlife

Colorado

Henry, Emily Kathryn Mother of twins Wife, TTU PSS faculty

Lubbock, TX

McRoberts, Jon Tyler PhD Student Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Roberts, Anthony J. Post Doc Utah State University

Tatman, Nicole M. PhD Student Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Phillips, Richard Spears

Professor Wittenburg University Springfield, OH

Luna, Miguel Federal Government - INIFAP

Mexico

2009-2010

Mougey, Krista PhD Student Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Panasci, Michael PhD Student Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Sosa, Joseph Alan High School Teacher Austin, TXSorensen, Grant E. PhD Student Texas Tech


Reza, A.H.M. Ali Post-Doc Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Unit

Lubbock, TX

Ladd, Hallie Lee Anne Technician Missouri Dept. of Conservation

Missouri

Wulff, Sarah Still searching


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Kukal, Curtis A. Still searching Seattle, WA Uzardo, John Technician Nevada Johnson, Lacrecia Inventory and

Monitoring BiologistUS FWS Tucson, AZ

G. Type of financial support available for graduate students

The Department of Natural Resources Management had nominal research and graduate

degree programs prior to 1967. Several students received their M.S. Degrees during the years

prior to 1967, but the Departmental program had minimal funds with which to conduct research.

In 1967 the State Legislature enacted a Special Line Item (Noxious Brush and Weed Control)

providing the impetus for research programs which have continued through 2011. The initial

funding by the Special Line Item was approximately $200,000/A for FY68 and 69. In 1969 the

Special Line Item was substantially increased and provided the opportunity for the Department

to expand its faculty and staff and to initiate a major research effort.

The faculty increased from 6 (excluding Dean Gerald Thomas and Dr. Thad Box,

Director of the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Studies) to 9 members in

1969. The Department consisted of several disciplines in range science (general range

management, fire ecology, grazing management/livestock nutrition, and plant ecophysiology)

and wildlife management/waterfowl ecology, and wildlife habitat management. In FY 68 and

69, all faculty members regardless of discipline (to the extent they were interested) shared in the

Special Line Item research funding, a protocol that continued until 2011 when disciplines were

merged.

The next growth phase for the Department was during the early 1970’s when the range

management and wildlife management degrees were added and the number of faculty increased

to 17. The Texas Tech Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit (COOP) was

established at TTU and housed in the Department in 1989. During the 1990’s the Fisheries and

Environmental Conservation BS degree was initiated along with the Fisheries M.S. and Ph.D.

degrees. By 2000 Department faculty had grown to 19 (including the COOP) with 15 additional

adjunct faculty.

Funds provided by the Special Line Item have constituted only 20-25% of the

Department's operating budget (excluding faculty salaries during the academic year), but they


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have provided the base funding that has allowed the faculty to compete nationally and

internationally for graduate students and extramural funds. In FY 2005-2010, the Special Line

Item funds provided an average of $395,446 to Departmental research. These funds have been

leveraged at a ratio greater than 1:2.28/A toward attraction of extramural funds. Extramural

funds generated by the Department FY 2005 - FY 2010 averaged $905,117.

However, faculty turnover, retirement and downsizing with budget cuts, which have thus

far precluded our replacement of as many as 4 currently vacant positions in 2011, leave us

currently with 14.25 and 17 Adjunct faculty. With current budgets our Department operating

budget declined about 7% and our Line Item was reduced by 25%. These recent cuts have

resulted in reducing Departmental staff and decreased Departmental ability to support graduate

students.

Our graduate research efforts are supplemented in addition to the extramural funds that

sponsoring agencies provide, many of our research cooperators also provide "in-kind" support.

The "in-kind" support that funding agencies provide include provision of offices (including

telephone and computers), wet labs, dry labs, grinding rooms, drying rooms, vehicles, ATVs,

dormitory and temporary housing for students, faculty, and scientists. Cooperators also provide

livestock for grazing management studies. Many landowners allow the use of their farms,

ranches, and government lands, at no cost, for NRM research. The total "in kind" support that

the Department received for the years 2005-2010 exceeded $2 million.

All NRM faculty have their own research projects, but a number of faculty participate

on research teams involving other faculty members and graduate students within the

Department as well as interdisciplinary projects across campus, with other universities, and with

governmental agencies. Graduate students are also encouraged to work together and to assist

with projects other than their own to expand their education beyond their specific research and

to engage in team research.

Graduate student stipends (graduate research assistantships and teaching assistantships)

and fellowships are established by the Department and the University. All assistantships within

the Department have initial base ranges for starting salaries. Graduate student salaries tend to

diverge after year 1 pending upon annual salary increases (determined by the University or State

Legislature) and the length of time a student has been at Texas Tech University. TA salaries

begin at approximately $11,625/9mos ($15,500 for the academic year), but TAs are paid by the


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Department during the summer at similar rates that other NRM graduate students are

compensated. Students working toward the M.S. Degree begin at $15,000/A, while students

working toward the Ph.D. begin at $18,000/A. All graduate students receiving assistantships

are employed 50% time by the State of Texas. The financial package for all State employees

includes medical insurance that adequately covers single individuals (additional medical and

dental insurance may be purchased if the graduate student wishes) and fringe benefits

(workman’s compensation, social security, etc.) Retirement is not withheld from the student’s

salary, but Federal withholding taxes are. State employees and students receiving scholarships

$1000/A, minimum) pay in-state tuition rates.

Accomplishments in research have been greatly facilitated by the Special Line Item

funding provided by the State Legislature. This source of funding was cut by 25% in FY11 and

is expected to be further cut by another 25% in the next biennium. It is very important that this

source of funding continue to be provided by the University because it constitutes the basis for

(1) graduate student support (approximately 25-35% of the graduate student stipends have been

paid from the Special Line Item); each State-supported graduate faculty member is provided at

least one graduate student from Departmental funds; (2) seed money (every faculty member

participates equally in seed money provided by the Special Line Item), (3) secretarial,

bookkeeper, lab and field technician support; (4) vehicle fleet support (each faculty member is

provided at least one road-worthy vehicle), and (5) until 2010, summer salary for State-

supported graduate faculty. Most of the items supported by the Special Line Item are functions

that funding agencies expect Universities to provide. Therefore, as we continue to lose this

funding, the graduate research program in NRM is being severely impaired. This has been the

major impetus for NRM graduate program changes including: accepting non-funded M.S.

Thesis students (we now have 8); and, the initiation of a non-thesis M.S. degree program. We

are also developing more aggressive promotion of these new degree options to attract additional

students that would not depend upon the kind of support we have traditionally provided.


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Special Line Item (State of Texas) and Extramural funding received by the Department of Natural Resources Management FY 2005 – FY 2010.1 Line Item Contracts Appropriations and Year (CASNR) 1 Grants _____________________________________________________________________________ 2005 – 2006 $414,888 $ 709,427 2006 – 2007 $349,520 $1,048,425 2007 – 2008 $321,425 $ 607,805 2008 – 2009 $413,671 $ 923,635 2009 – 2010 $475,044 $1,386,955 2010 – 2011 $398,128 $ 754,454 Average (FY 2005 – 2011) $395,446 $ 905,117 _____________________________________________________________________________1Values do not include monies attracted by graduate faculty members of the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, USFWS, or TTU faculty members prior to coming to Texas Tech University. Values do include Line item funding, which in 2005 – 2006 began to pass through Texas Tech and CASNR prior to allocation to NRM.


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H. Number of students who have received national and university fellowships, scholarships and other awards

AWARD

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11

$ #

Stud $ #

Stud $ #

Stud $ # Stud $ #

Stud $ #

Stud American Mexican

Friendship $8,000 2 $12,000 3 $12,000 3 $6,000 2 $4,000 1

AT&T Chancellor’s $4,500 2 $3,000 1 $6,000 2 $7,500 3 $8,000 2 Cash Family Endowed $3,000 1

Hazlewood $6,000 2 Helen Devitt Jones 3500 1 3500 1 14000 4 $12,250 4 Junction Summer

Smith Endowed $2,000 2

Summer Dissertation $2,325 1 $2,300 1 $2,300 1 $4,600 2 $2,300 1 Water Conservation $500 1

Ethiopian Government

(competitive grant) $40,000 1

Fullbright $12,000 1 Graduate

Professional Student Council

$1,500 1 $1,500 1 $1,500 1

Graduate Student Travel $500 1

Hazlewood $6,000 2 Helen Devitt Jones

(Mougey) $20,000 1 $20,000 1 $2,500 1 $2,500 1 $10,000 1 $10,000 1

Helen Devitt Jones $3,500 1 $3,500 1 $14,000 4 $12,250 4 Honors Program $2,500 1 $2,500 1 Horned Lizard

Conservation Society grant

$500 1

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo $3,000 1

Houston Safari Club (Sorenson) $4,000 1 $4,000 1

Houston Safari Club (Panasci) $3,000 1 $4,000 1 $4,000 1

Houston Safari Club (Tatman) $4,000 1

Houston Safari Club (McRoberts) $5,000 1 $5,000 1 $5,000 1

Inst. For the Study of Planet Earth $800 1

Joe K. Fannin $463 1 Junction Summer NAPUS Postal

Workers $500 1

Preston and Ima Smith West Texas

Schol. $1,000 1

Smith Endowed $2,000 2


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AWARD 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11

$ #

Stud $ #

Stud $ #

Stud $ # Stud $ #

Stud $ #

Stud

Summer Dissertation $2,325 1 $2,300 1 $2,300 1 $4,600 2

$2,300 1

Texas Higher Education Grant $1,000 1

The Conservation Agency

$5,000 1 $5,000 1

TTU ARRA VPR $1,350 1

$1,350 1 $2,750 1

TTU Chancellor's $200 1 $2,000 1

$2,000 1

TTU White Trust RWFM Schol.

$1,800 1

Tuition and Registration Schol. $225 1 $330 1

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I. Percentage of full time master and doctoral students who received financial support.

Year Total Students Received Financial Support

Self-Funded Students

Percent Who Received Financial Support

2005 38 38 0 100% 2006 35 35 0 100% 2007 37 37 0 100% 2008 32 32 0 100% 2009 34 33 1 97.05% 2010 50 42 8 84%

J. Graduate Student Publications and Creative Activities – Number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations by Master and Doctoral students in the department.

Publication: Refereed Non-Refereed Posters & presentations

Other activities (book chapters)

Year Thesis Diss. Thesis Diss. Thesis Diss. Thesis Diss. 2010 12 5 0 0 14 10 1 0 2009 5 1 1 0 22 30 1 0 2008 7 4 0 0 29 14 0 0 2007 1 14 0 0 21 15 0 0 2006 3 2 0 0 23 17 0 0 2005 0 3 0 1 23 15 0 0


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K. Programs for mentoring and professional preparation of graduate students

Ideally, the relationship between a graduate student and his or her major professor is

akin to that of apprentice and master craftsman. The Department of Natural Resources

Management strongly encourages and supports the notion that faculty, as major professors, are

primarily responsible for mentoring and guiding the professional preparation of their graduate

students. The second order of such activity is the responsibility of the student’s committee

members and finally all faculty as well as the Department Chair share in the overall

responsibility to insure that graduates of our programs have access to opportunities that will

prepare them for success in their chosen professional pursuits.

Graduate students are encouraged to join appropriate professional organizations (e.g.,

The Wildlife Society, The Society for Range Management, The American Fisheries Society,

and Society for Conservation Biology) and to actively participate in the activities of those

organizations at the appropriate levels. Graduate students are also encouraged to work

cooperatively with their fellow students and, thus, benefit from each other’s experiences.

Graduate Student and Departmental offices are configured to encourage collaboration, and the

Department strives to facilitate additional opportunities for interaction.

Graduate seminars are specifically directed at the development of professional level

skills in the broad area of oral communication with specific emphasis on the techniques required

to disseminate the results of scientific research to a variety of audiences. Appropriate

publication of research results is an expectation instilled in our graduate students. Table Section

IV-J indicates that students, as a whole, are very successful in producing referred publications

on various aspects of their completed or in progress theses or dissertations.

Finally, the Department publishes and provides to each student a copy of the

Departmental Graduate Student Handbook. The expressed purpose of this document is to help

graduate students successfully chart their course through a graduate degree program leading to

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L. Department efforts to retain students and graduation rates. All graduate students are encouraged to maintain close contact with their major

professor and other members of their graduate program advisory committee throughout their

tenure in the Department. The desired outcome is that the student will benefit from the

expertise of the faculty and at the same time be able to receive needed support and assistance in

a timely fashion. The Department requires all graduate students to receive an annual evaluation

from their major professor. The expressed purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that the

student is “on track” in his or her program and that any problems with coursework or research

activities are identified and addressed before they can become limiting factors.

The Department Chair maintains an open-door policy for all students and is available to provide

advice and guidance as required. Many departmental staff members have extensive experience

within the Department, and they also provide counsel and assistance as required to insure that

“our students” have every possible opportunity to achieve success both academically and upon

graduation as a professional.

M. Percentage of Full-Time Master and Doctoral students per year – Fall Data

Year Full-Time Students Part-Time Students Total Students Percentage

Full-Time 2005 38 0 38 100% 2006 35 0 35 100% 2007 37 0 37 100% 2008 32 0 32 100% 2009 34 0 34 100% 2010 48 2 50 96%


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V. Department A. Department operating expenses

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 Operating Cost $100,707 $88,448 $94,937 $88,484 $85,235 $90,876

$75,000

$80,000

$85,000

$90,000

$95,000

$100,000

$105,000

Department Operating Cost - Academic Year(Natural Resources Management)


Department Operating Costs as a Fraction of Employees

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11

Dept Operating Cost $100,707 $88,448 $94,937 $88,484 $85,235 $90,876

Faculty & Staff 19.5 19.5 18.5 22.5 22.5 19.5

Dept Op Cost /FS $5,164.46 $4,535.79 $5,131.73 $3,932.62 $3,788.22 $4,660.31


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B. Summary of Proposals (submitted)

Summary of Number of Proposals Written and Accepted

DEPARTMENT COMPLETES

Foundation State Federal Others Successfully

funded D M D M D M D M D M

2010 4 1 2 0 8 2 3 0 23 2 2009 4 2 3 2 5 9 1 0 16 5 2008 2 5 6 2 4 6 1 0 19 5 2007 4 0 3 0 2 6 2 0 14 3 2006 1 3 1 2 4 7 0 1 15 7 2005 2 4 2 1 4 7 1 0 14 3

D = proposals written by CO-PI’s from your department only M = proposals written by CO-PI’s from multiple departments

C. External Research expenditures

SUMMARY OF FACULTY AWARDS BY HOME DEPARTMENT

Source: Office of Research Services

Year Number of

Awards Facilities &

Administrative Award Amount 05/06 13.38 $77,954 $709,427 06/07 17.21 $118,338 $1,048,425 07/08 18.30 $45,227 $607,805 08/09 25.03 $109,359 $923,635 09/10 22.45 $155,747 $1,386,955 10/11 22.21 $43,604 $754,454

Totals: 118.58 $550,229 $5,430,701


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05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11Sponsored $6,000 $688,421 $848,338 $780,809 $1,380,828 $566,891

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$400,000

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Research Expenditures (Natural Resources Management)

Source: Office of Research ServicesChart prepared by The Graduate School

Comparison of Research Expenditures 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11University of Arizona $3,542,524 $4,041,766 $7,401,780 $4,494,455 $7,642,744 $9,798,212

University of Missouri $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000

Oklahoma State University $106,000 $95,000 $761,049 $2,025,086 $850,397 $2,046,850

University of Nebraska $12,100,000 $7,400,000 $5,400,000 $8,900,000 $7,000,000 $6,400,000

Utah State University $3,174,902 $2,566,908 $2,373,543 $2,396,349 $5,338,538 $4,193,581

Virginia Tech University $2,911,989 $3,423,723 $3,618,012 $4,033,323 $3,701,798 $6,416,553

Washington State University $795,000 $599,000 $1,528,000 $559,000 $692,000 $955,000

New Mexico State University N/A $2,025,868 $1,978,077 $1,895,806 $1,672,704 $1,166,262

Texas Tech University $6,000 $688,421 $848,338 $780,809 $1,380,828 $566,891


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D. Internal Funding

E. Scholarships and endowments (balances as of Nov. 15 2011) G.R. White Trust Endowment $836,800.26 Caesar Kleberg Fellowship Endowment $1,727,248.81 S.A.L.E. Graduate Student Endowment $2,193,860.47 M.F. & Virginia Landwer Endowment 1 $1,716,696.26 Moise-Cerf Endowment $1,067,547.27

TOTAL $7,542,153.07 1 Not exclusively for graduate students; undergraduates are also eligible.

Source of Internal Funds (TTU)

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 Research Enhancement 19,932 Research Incentive 40,942 59,042 82,431 7,912 7,230 20,842 Line Items 414,888 349,520 321,425 413,671 475,044 398,128Interdisciplinary Seed Grants New Faculty Start-ups 52,500 77,153 87,458 101,623 15,500 Matching from VP of Research 12,000 32,586 61,245 31,000 Special needs and opportunities Research Promotion Graduate School Fellowships 7,500 14,800 23,300 29,600 24,050 12,000HEAF 41,897 59,600 50,000 46,000 28,000

TOTALS: 505,227 535,462 586,241 617,227 669,192 505,470


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F. Departmental resources for research and teaching (i.e., classroom space, lab facilities)

Type of Space Number of Rooms Total Assignable Square Feet

OFFICES: Faculty & Administration 17 2976.2 Clerical 8 1258.5 Graduate Assistant 16 3253.7 Technician Emeritus 1 201.5 LABS: Special Instruction Labs 8 2748.1 Research Labs 19 5938.6 STORAGE: 8 990.8 LIBRARY: CENTERS & OTHER FACILITIES: 18 7373.4

TOTAL SQUARE FEET 24,740.8

G. HEAF expenditures

Labs Classroom Other (identify) TOTAL

FY10 $7,000.80 $4,848.81 $6,001.81 (Field vehicles)

$17,851.42

FY09 $6,866.00 $4,000.05 $39,133.20 (Field vehicles)

$49,999.25

FY08 $50,038.00 (Field vehicles)

$50,038.00

FY07 $14,841.42 $41,020.56 (Field lab & vehicles)

$55,861.98

FY06 $41,897.00 (Field vehicles)

$41,897.00

FY05 $13,124.00 $48,186.00 (Field lab & vehicles)

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H. External Program Accreditation – Name of body and date of last program accreditation review, if applicable. Include description of body and accreditation specifics.

The Department of Natural Resources Management is accredited by the Society for Range Management (SRM) on a 5-year cycle. Our last review, during which we received accreditation, occurred in 2007. The Society for Range Management is the professional society dedicated to supporting persons who work with rangelands and have a commitment to their sustainable use. The Accreditation Panel provides a handbook and conducts program reviews every 5 years http://www.rangelands.org/accreditation/pdf/SRM%20Accreditation%20Handbook.pdf . The responsibility for accreditation of professional programs in range management education is accepted by the SRM. Accreditation of professional programs is a proven and accepted approach successfully used by such professions as medicine, law, engineering and forestry for several decades. The objectives of accreditation include: establishment of recognized minimum standards in education; improvement of the quality of professional education; identification of schools having programs meeting or exceeding acceptable standards. The SRM identifies seven standards for accrediting Rangeland Ecology and Management Programs: Accreditation Standard I - Rangeland Ecology and Management Unit Characteristics, Accreditation Standard II - Degree Credential, Accreditation Standard III - Curriculum and Advising, Accreditation Standard IV - Rangeland Ecology and Management Educators, Accreditation Standard V - Extracurricular Professional Development, Accreditation Standard VI - Assessment of Courses/Program Effectiveness, and Accreditation Standard VII - University Credentials and Support. Additionally, students in our Wildlife degrees can meet The Wildlife Society’s criteria for certification as Associate Wildlife Biologist (undergraduates) or Certified Wildlife Biologist (graduate students) by completing their approved degree plans in our programs.

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VI. Conclusion -

Continual development and enhancement of graduate education and research programs

are critically essential to the future of the Department of Natural Resources Management, the

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and Texas Tech University. Our

Department collectively and our faculty as individuals have earned national and international

reputations for excellence in natural resource research and education which provides the

necessary foundation for a world class graduate program. To achieve our potential in this arena

will require specific attention to the following:

1. Recruit high quality graduate students at both M.S. and Ph.D. levels.

2. Increase enrollment at both M.S. and Ph.D. levels.

3. Enhance the research capacity of our faculty.

4. Develop additional physical and financial resources necessary to support an

expanded, nationally competitive graduate program.

We are enhancing critical partnerships with other educational institutions and research

agencies to insure access to an expanded pool of highly qualified potential graduate students.

Updating our brochures, web, and public image to expand the level of awareness concerning

opportunities in our graduate programs is essential to our efforts of increasing enrollment. We

must continue to encourage our faculty and their graduate students to seek leadership positions

in professional societies at state, regional, and national levels to enhance the reputation of our

Department and the University. We wish to retain our traditional research strengths but will

require strategic planning when replacing our current vacancies to best position ourselves for

new opportunities. Future work will require renovation of existing laboratories and field

research facilities as well as the creation of new and expanded facilities incorporating the latest

technologies. Finally, achieving the level of excellence envisioned by the Department will

require the development of additional endowment support for faculty, graduate students, and

research programs. Calendar year 2005 was the most financially successful year in the history

of the Department in terms of increasing endowment support. However, it is important that this

year become an indicator of the “norm” rather than being a “high-water mark” in terms of future

development efforts. We must continue to increase our effectiveness.

In reflecting on the issues addressed in this report, there remain the questions of how is

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the progress and ultimate success of the program evaluated and what measures are used to

identify it’s quality? Extensive quantitative information has been presented in a variety of

forms as one attempt to address success of the Department in meeting its avowed mission

statement---“The Department of Natural Resources Management is committed to (1) being

recognized as one of the top departments in natural resource management in the region and the

world, attracting the best students, faculty, and staff; (2) preparing global society-ready

graduates with the ability to think creatively and analytically; (3) being involved in basic and

applied disciplinary and multidisciplinary discovery of knowledge with active participation of

graduate and undergraduate students, and (4) being engaged in local, regional, and state social

and economic development and growth.”

Expressions of qualitative measures typically tend to be in the form of recognition with

respect to performance. In addition to faculty related qualitative indicators as expressed in

Sections 1 and 3---(e.g. teaching, research, and service awards from professional organizations,

success in obtaining competitive grants, publication awards, editor and associate editorships,

alumni awards, election to positions of professional responsibility), recognition for current

graduate students and recent alumni are other reasonable qualitative measures of achievement.

Indicative of student, alumni, and peer recognitions are the following: Lifetime Achievement

Award by the Society of Range Management (Dr. Ron Sosebee); Horn Professor (Dr. Warren

Ballard), the highest recognition at Texas Tech University. Our faculty (3) have been

recognized as Outstanding Researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural

Resources at Texas Tech University; TTU Alumni New Faculty Award (2), College Junior Faculty

Award; and, Student Advising Award. Two members of the Texas Cooperative Fisheries and

Wildlife Research Unit have won a combined 5 STAR awards from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Our students have also been recognized: Outstanding Scientific Publication - Texas Chapter of

The Wildlife Society, Best Student Paper Awards (4), Chancellors Awards (2), Presidents

Scholarships, and a Fulbright Scholarship.

We have been successful navigating this critical transition period and now are poised to

continue the tradition and to develop new recognized programs in climate change research, land

use change and ecosystem modeling, which we will integrate into dynamic teaching and

curricula.

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VII. Appendices

A. Strategic Plan B. Curriculum Map C. Graduate Course Offerings D. Recruiting Materials E. Graduate Student Handbook F. Graduate Student Association(s) G. Completed These and Dissertations 2005-2010 H. Graduate Faculty Information


APPENDIX A

Strategic Plan

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Strategic Plan (2011-2015)

MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Natural Resources Management is committed to providing the highest standards of

excellence in learning, research, and engagement on all aspects of regional, state, and global natural resource

management and environmental sciences.

VISION STATEMENT

The Department of Natural Resources Management will be perceived by the public as being, the center of

excellence for leadership, discovery, and delivery of disciplinary and multidisciplinary knowledge on all

current and emerging aspects of the regional, state, and global natural resource management and

environmental sciences.

The Department of Natural Resources Management is committed to:

being recognized as one of the top departments in natural resource management in the region

and the world, attracting the best students, faculty, and staff,

preparing global society-ready graduates with the ability to think creatively and analytically,

being involved in basic and applied disciplinary and multidisciplinary discovery of

knowledge with active participation of graduate and undergraduate students,

being engaged in local, regional, and state social and economic development and growth.

The Department of Natural Resources Management is committed to the values of:

mutual respect, trust, and a supportive environment;

open communication, teamwork, and partnership;

creativity, innovation, and pursuit of excellence;

community service, leadership, and public accountability;

diversity and academic and intellectual freedom.

OUTCOMES, ASSESSMENT METHODS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

Outcome 1: Increase Student Enrollment, Access to Higher Education, and

Preparedness.

KEY OUTCOME: Grow and diversify the NRM student population to increase participation in

higher education and to prepare a qualified workforce for the State of Texas.

Assessment Methods:

Enrollment of 300 undergraduates.

Achieve 5% ethnic diversity of entering freshman.

Enrollment of 60 graduate students.

Attracting 10% of our incoming freshmen from the top 10% of their high school class.

80% first year undergraduate retention rate.

90% second year retention rate for majors or degree seekers.

60% 4-year undergraduate graduation rate.

70% 6-year undergraduate graduation rates in the major or degree program

150 students enrolled in courses at distance per year.

Offer 8 undergraduate courses at distance.

Offer 4 graduate courses through distance learning.

25 undergraduates involved in formal internships per year by 2015.

20 undergraduates involved in study abroad and international experience per year by 2015.

25 undergraduates involved in research per year.

Mean GRE score of 1100 for entering Masters students.

Mean GRE score of 1100 entering Ph.D. students.

70% Master’s 3-year graduation rate.

50% Doctoral 5-year graduation rate.

Median time to Doctoral degree completion of 4.5 years.

60 undergraduate degrees awarded per year.

15 Master degrees awarded per year.

5 Ph. D. degrees awarded per year.

Objective 1.1: Increase student numbers and diversity

Strategies:

Enhance recruiting efforts and collaborative programs targeting four-year colleges, community

colleges, and science and advanced placement classes at selected high schools.

Increase recruiting efforts in areas with high minority student populations.

Increase overall scholarship funds, and focus on scholarships targeted at minority students.

Objective 1.2: Increase high achievement of freshman class, student retention and graduation rate

Strategies:

Emphasize recruitment from top high-school science programs

Use scholarships that target high-achievement students.

Emphasize STEM and pre-professional options for undergraduates.

Objective 1.3: Increase distance learning opportunities

Strategies:

Provide technical and financial assistance for distance learning.

Increase number of distance-based academic and professional degree programs (collaborative

new PSM with Biology).

Partner with other universities (e.g., Ag IDEA) in providing distance-based degrees.

Objective 1.4: Provide undergraduate, graduate, and professional curricula and programs that enhance

disciplinary knowledge and analytical, creative thinking, and leadership skills

Strategies:

Conduct comprehensive curriculum reviews to assess the capacity of current programs and needs

for change.

Incorporate input from NRM Advisory Committee members in evaluation of curricula in NRM

programs.

Objective 1.5: Increase participation in study abroad, exchange programs, and involvement in research

Strategies:

Enhance opportunities for participation in existing NRM international study courses.

Provide special problem and internship opportunities for undergraduate students involved in

research.

Objective 1.6: Increase the number of high-quality graduate level programs

Strategies:

Increase scholarships and fellowships for graduate students.

Provide scholarships that will cover the cost of all tuition and fees for graduate students.

Provide funding for recruitment of high-quality graduate students.

Outcome 2: Enhance Academic Quality and Reputation

KEY OUTCOME: Attain national recognition in undergraduate, graduate, and professional

education and increase national and international stature and recognition of faculty, staff, and

students.

Assessment Methods:

4 new traditional faculty hires by 2015.

50% of staff (2 staff) involved in professional development activities per year.

1 staff award per year.

1 tenured/tenure-track faculty who has achieved professional recognition as a fellow of a national

society by 2015.

2 tenured/tenure-track faculty holding officer/board positions in professional societies by 2015.

3 endowed chairs and professorships by 2015.

2 formal student exchange programs with international institutions by 2015.

Objective 2.1: Recruit, mentor, retain, recognize, and reward outstanding, diverse faculty and staff

Strategies:

Leverage strategic hiring opportunities provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Hire new faculty in areas that have been identified as strategic opportunities in research and

teaching.

Ensure strong, consistent efforts to mentor young faculty.

Facilitate and encourage staff participation in Service Plus, TLTC, and other professional

development opportunities.

Objective 2.2: Increase national recognition of faculty and students

Strategies:

Consistently evaluate and nominate faculty for university and professional society awards and

honors.

Charge the NRM Scholarship Committee with annually evaluating students for nomination to

university, regional, and national awards.

Objectives 2.3: Increase the number and effectiveness of formal exchange programs with

international institutions.

Strategies

Enhance promotion of current exchange and study abroad programs.

Outcome 3: Expand and Enhance Research and Creative Scholarship

KEY OUTCOME: Increase national recognition in research and creative scholarship

Assessment Methods:

Award $35,000 of Departmental budget as seed funds annually to stimulate research.

2 Postdoctoral appointments per year by 2015.

25 undergraduates involved in research per year by 2015.

2 multi-department, college, and institutional research proposals submitted per year by 2015.

1 multi-department, college, and institutional research proposals funded per year by 2015.

60 refereed journal publications per year by 2015.

1:4 leveraging of state funds by 2015.

30 research proposals submitted per year by 2015.

$2.5 million worth of research proposals submitted per year by 2015.

$1.75 million total research funding per year by 2015.

80% faculty generating sponsored research funding per year by 2015.

Strive to obtain $40,000 Institutional (TTU) dollars spent on research equipment and facilities and

renovation by 2015.

Objective 3.1: Enhance existing research programs and develop new research initiatives

Strategies:

While not precluding traditional research foci, establish a prioritized list of areas of research

excellence in NRM.

Provide seed funding to promote research in the areas of research excellence.

Target new hires to enhance areas of research excellence.

Objective 3.2: Promote and support collaborative research

Strategies:

Secure and provide seed funding to promote collaborative and multidisciplinary research

priorities.

Develop methods to reward PIs and Co-PIs involved in collaborative research.

Facilitate development of multi-disciplinary grant proposals by rewarding successful faculty

(salary, release time etc.).

Objective 3.3: Foster research programs that contribute to local and regional economic development

and entrepreneurship

Strategies:

Use the NRM and CASNR advisory committees and interactions with other industry groups to

establish priorities for economic development and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Objective 3.4: Increase research funding

Strategies:

Provide incentives (salary, release time, etc.) to faculty who obtain significant competitive grant

funding.

Facilitate efforts to secure more research funding from international funding agencies,

corporations and foundations.

Objective 3.5: Construct, renovate, and modernize research facilities

Strategies:

Identify and address space needs for research facilities.

Increase access and use of state-of-the-art technology in research.

Outcome 4: Strengthen Outreach, Engagement, and Tradition and Pride in NRM

KEY OUTCOME: Increase outreach and engagement activities and public knowledge and

support of the Department of Natural Resources Management.

Assessment Methods:

Offer 2 courses with service learning component per year.

2 newscasts per year on local, regional, or national print news, radio and television media.

Production of NRM Newsletter. 4 E-Newsletters per year with a mailing list of 2,000 by 2015 .

2 regional alumni functions per year.

Presence in social networks such as Facebook, blogs, etc.

Objective 4.1: Strengthen partnerships and collaborations with all groups involved in education and

research in agriculture and natural resources.

Strategies:

Increase cooperative efforts with TAMU AgriLife Research and Extension and USDA-ARS.

Enhance collaborative relationships with community colleges by expanding 2+2 degree plan

agreements.

Objective 4.2: Strengthen and initiate partnerships and cooperation within the Texas Tech University

System and with other institutions.

Strategies:

Enhance partnerships and cooperation with other units of the Texas Tech University

System.

Expand partnerships to other universities in the region (e.g., Angelo State University, West

Texas A&M University, and Eastern New Mexico University).

Expand agreements with regional Community Colleges.

Objective 4.3: Increase faculty, staff, and student involvement in service learning and outreach

activities.

Strategies:

Increase service-learning opportunities in CASNR courses by developing additional courses

with service learning component.

Objective 4.4: Enhance public awareness of CASNR

Strategies:

Dedicate staff time/effort to regular updates of dynamic web pages highlighting current faculty

research and student achievements.

Increase articles in local and regional newspapers about high-visibility NRM research and

teaching.

Objective 4.5: Inform alumni of college accomplishments and encourage them to be ambassadors for the

CASNR

Strategies:

Dedicate staff time/effort to regular updates of dynamic web pages highlighting current faculty

research and student achievements.

Develop social media-based applications for alumni that will share NRM news and

information.

Outcome 5: Attain Resource Sufficiency and Efficiency and Ensure Accountability

KEY OUTCOME: Increase funding and optimize resource allocation for scholarships,

professorships, endowments, and facilities.

Assessment Methods:

Balanced unrestricted direct revenues and expenditures.

25,100 total weighted student credit hours per year.

Search for corporate support for professorships or endowments.

Increase NRM scholarship support by 5% by 2015.

Increase endowment support for graduate student scholarships by 20% by 2015.

$5M total endowments by 2015.

Increase value of unrestricted cash donations to $5000 per year by 2015.

Objective 5.1: Integrate Responsibility Center Management (RCM) into CASNR decision-making

process to maximize fiscal performance.

Strategies:

Apply RCM approaches to development of teaching and research priorities for NRM.

Maximize graduate student enrollment supported by external research funding.

Objective 5.2: Raise more money for scholarship endowments

Strategies:

Increase coordinated efforts among CASNR Dean’s Office, Development Office, and NRM

Department to obtain endowed scholarships, particularly from alumni and friends of the college.

Objective 5.3: Raise more money for faculty professorships and endowments

Strategies:

Increase coordinated efforts among CASNR Dean’s Office, Development Office, and NRM

Department to obtain endowed chairs and professorships, particularly from corporations.


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Date 12/1/2009

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APPENDIX C

Graduate Course Offerings DEPARTMENT COMPLETES TABLE:

Course Title Hours Description Qualifier ABCD 1234 Sample course (2:2:0) Overview of sample courses

for graduate students Field experience required

-OR- PROVIDES A STATEMENT SUCH AS: Our graduate course offerings are located at the following website: www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/courses/HIST.html.


APPENDIX D

Recruiting Materials


APPENDIX E

Graduate Student Handbook

DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES COPY OF THE HANDBOOK -OR- PROVIDES A STATEMENT SUCH AS: Our graduate student handbook is not yet in place, but will be based upon the faculty handbook that we created last semester. –OR- Our graduate student handbook can be viewed at www.webaddress.ttu.edu

GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT September, 2011

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . 4

GRADUATE PROGRAMS . . . . 4

M. S. Programs . . . . 5

M. S. non-thesis degree . . . . 5

M. S. Thesis degree . . . . 6

Ph.D. Programs . . . . 11

GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE . . . . 11

GRADE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS . . . . 16

SEMINAR ENROLLMENT . . . . 16

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . 16

FINAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION . . . . 16

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS

GRDE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 16

SEMINAR ENROLLMENT 16

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 16

RESIDENCY AND REGISTRATION . . . . 17

TIME LIMITS ON COURSEWORK . . . . 17

PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH . . . . 17

ANNUAL PROGRESS EVALUATION . . . . 17

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH 17

RESEARCH AND ITS REPORTING . . . . 18

Research Highlights . . . . 18

Post-Project Seminar . . . . 19

OTHER PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS . . . . 19

Integrity . . . . 19

Fraud . . . . 19

Professional Societies . . . . 19

Seminars . . . . 20

Informal Social and Other Learning Opportunities . . . . 20

Publication of Research . . . . 20

CARE AND USE OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES . . . . 21

Insurance . . . . 21

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Departmental Labs . . . . 22

Waste Disposal . . . . 22

Range Barn . . . . 23

Offices and Computers . . . . 24

Copying and office supplies . . . . 25

MISCELLANEOUS POLICIES . . . . 25 Travel . . . . 25

Secretaries . . . . 25

Alcohol . . . . 25

Smoking . . . . 25

Drugs . . . . 25

Vacations . . . . 26

Mail . . . . 26

Keys . . . . 26

Safety Regulations . . . . 26

Animal Care and Use Regulations . . . . 27

THE MAJOR PROFESSOR . . . . 28

THE DEPARTMENT GRADUATE ADVISOR . . . . 28

GRAD STUDENT - ANNUAL PROGRESS EVALUATION . . . 29

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Department of Natural Resources Management. This de-

partment traditionally ranks in the top three departments at Texas Tech and among the

best natural resources departments in the United States. Although our faculty is small

in number, we are a close, cooperative, competitive group that puts our department

above personal aspirations. Your success and the success of your new departmental

home depends upon your aggressive pursuit of the same goals.

This handbook outlines the graduate program policies and procedures of the

Department of Natural Resources Management. The purpose of this document is to

help graduate students understand the change from undergraduate education to that of

graduate student and successfully chart your course through a degree program. It is

your responsibility to learn and use all of the policies and requirements established by

the Graduate School and the Department of Natural Resources Management. This

document is a supplement to the Graduate Catalog and Texas Tech Operating Policies

(O.P.‟s) http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/ . It does not supersede the O.P.‟s or the

policies of the Graduate School.

Each semester the Graduate School publishes a timetable with deadlines of

concern to graduate students. Please check the Graduate School website for these

updates.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The main purpose of graduate programs is to provide opportunities for students

to gain knowledge and skills not readily available from baccalaureate studies and to

prepare students to assume professional positions in their respective fields. The

principal difference between a B.S. and advanced degree programs is your

participation in research and involvement in decision making processes. The major

task of a graduate student is learning how to design, conduct, interpret, and report the

results of a research project.

Due to the expense of field research, thesis or dissertation students are typically

expected to arrange for an assistantship and project funding. Students that have

sources of support outside of the Texas Tech System may be admitted on a case-by-

case basis. Assistantships are considered half-time employment. Therefore, students

receiving an assistantship are expected to work half-time for their major professors

and the remaining time should be devoted to their class work and thesis or dissertation

research.

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/

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M.S. PROGRAMS

We offer two kinds of M.S. programs: thesis and non-thesis. Detailed

requirements for these different degrees are presented in the sections that follow.

Transfer from a thesis to non-thesis degree after the 1st semester of enrollment is not

allowed. However, transfer from a non-thesis to thesis degree may occur for students

showing significant aptitude, provided that a major advisor has the desire and

resources to support such a transfer.

M.S. non-thesis degree

For the M.S. non-thesis candidate, this is a more in-depth exploration of

what science is and how it is used in the natural resources fields. You will be

taking coursework designed to enhance your training and skills for

management and career related jobs. The student‟s role is to attain a more

thorough understanding of how science is used to address natural resource

problems. This will be done primarily through customized coursework. The

non-thesis student is required to complete 36 (or more) graduate credit hours:

30hours in Natural Resources Management, and 6 or more in areas to be

determined with your committee. Specific courses (NRM 5100 Seminar, NRM

5302 Natural Resources Research Methods, NRM 5320 Natural Resource

Biopolitics) are required of all students in this program.

Preliminary assessment -

Each non-thesis student must choose, with mutual consent, a „major

professor‟ with whom they will, within their 1st semester, establish a

graduate committee (with advisor and departmental guidance), develop a

degree plan, and submit it for approval by the Department Graduate

Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program For Master’s Degree And Admission To Candidacy

To be formally admitted to candidacy toward our non-thesis M.S.

degree, you must: (1) complete 9-12 semester hours of graduate credit

(2) defend the written degree plan (Program For Master‟s Degree And

Admission To Candidacy) successfully in a "candidacy" meeting with

your graduate advisory committee; (4) obtain your committee's approval

of your degree plan; and (5) submit the Program for the Master‟s Degree

and Admission to Candidacy form to, and have it approved by, the

Graduate School.

Seminar

All graduate students must enroll for at least two hours of

seminar (NRM 5100) credit during their program. The faculty of the

Natural Resources Management Department insists on steady

attendance, regardless of enrollment status. Seminar helps you become

aware of other facets of the art and sciences of Natural Resources

Management.

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Final Exam

The final examinations for non-thesis M.S. students are

conducted during regular semester terms. The exam is in the form of a

comprehensive written test covering the range of NRM disciplines and

prepared by the graduate advisory committee. The Graduate School

Office should be consulted for specific deadlines and procedures.

M.S. Thesis degree

For the M.S. thesis candidate, this is generally your first experience in

actually doing as opposed to hearing about science. Consequently, M.S.

candidates need considerable guidance from their major professor and graduate

advisory committee. The student may be following up on ideas initially

generated by the major professor or committee members. If the student is

working on funded research, it is likely that the major professor wrote the

proposal and was awarded a grant or made a successful bid on a contract well

before the student arrived. The student's role may be largely that of a data

collector and analyst. Research is learned through intimate involvement in a

structured example. This may be the only exposure to research if the M.S. is the

terminal degree. Regardless of career objectives, the student should be able to

understand the scientific process and thus be better able to critically review and

use scientific literature in the future.

Most M.S. research programs allow latitude for a student to suggest

changes in design, data collection, and analysis. Most of the interpretations of

the data should be the student's. The major professor and graduate advisory

committee provide editorial comment and suggestions. The degree of

originality shown during the M.S. program is often used as an indication of

probable aptitude for a Ph.D. level program.

Preliminary assessment -

As early in your M.S. study as possible, you will undergo a

preliminary assessment (an examination - oral or written or both). This

examination will serve as the basis for further counseling of the

applicant and for the development of your program for the M.S. thesis

degree plan. Within their 1st semester, each M.S. thesis student must

choose, with advice and mutual consent of their „major professor‟, a

graduate committee. Thesis students will develop a research proposal

for review and approval by their graduate committee and outline a

degree plan of proposed coursework that will meet committee,

Departmental Graduate Advisor, and Graduate School requirements.

Research Proposal

Under supervision of your major professor, you will define your

research problem and write a detailed proposal. The proposal should

consist of a title, a statement of the problem and rationale for gathering

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original research data, a statement of objectives including hypotheses to

be tested, a review of the literature, and a detailed description of the

design, data analysis, and procedures of the study. You should be aware

that your proposal will be judged largely on the basis of whether or not

the study design and procedures are likely to permit fulfillment of the

stated objectives.

After your major professor has approved the proposal, you should

distribute copies to the members of your graduate advisory committee.

The committee should be allowed at least two weeks to read and

evaluate the proposal prior to your committee meeting. The completed

proposal must be submitted to your Graduate Committee for review and

approval.

Committee Meeting

The graduate committee is made up of at least three graduate

faculty members for M.S. students. Adjunct faculty may serve in

addition to the 3 required members. During the committee meeting, you

will be questioned by your graduate committee on the research proposal.

You should be prepared to summarize orally the content of your

proposal, to defend the rationale, objectives, hypotheses, to cite and

comment on relevant sources in the literature, and to defend the

proposed study designs and procedures. When members of the graduate

advisory committee have finished questioning you, they will arrive at a

consensus as to whether or not and under what conditions the proposal

should be accepted.

Coursework

M.S. thesis students' coursework should comprise at least 24 of

the 36 credit hours required for the M.S. degree (usually 24cr courses,

6cr NRM 6000, 6cr NRM 7000.) Your proposed list of required

coursework is also scrutinized at the committee meeting in relation to

previous coursework, current research, and career objectives. You must

comply with any suggested changes and stipulations before admission to

candidacy.

Seminar

All graduate students must enroll for at least two hours of

seminar (NRM 5100) credit during their program. The faculty of the

Natural Resources Management Department insists on steady

attendance, regardless of enrollment status. Seminar helps you become

aware of other facets of the art and sciences of Natural Resources

Management.

Pre-Project Seminar -

With the assistance of your major professor, you should prepare a

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short oral presentation based on the thesis research proposal to be

presented to the Natural Resources Management Department in the

regular graduate seminar (NRM 5100). This presentation is open to all

university faculty, collaborators and students, and is expected to be a

formal, scholarly presentation. You should include in your presentation

a clear rationale for the proposed research, a concise statement of

objectives, hypotheses, and a detailed description of the design and

methods of the intended study. You should be prepared to defend your

proposal during a question-and-answer period following the

presentation.

One purpose of this presentation is to expose your thinking to a

broader audience than the committee. Someone in the audience may

suggest oversights or improvements not apparent to you, your major

professor, or committee. Another purpose is to give you experience in

oral presentation and peer review. Additionally, the audience learns of

the breadth of research taking place in the department.

Post-Project Seminar -

After completion of your thesis research and prior to your thesis

defense, usually in your last regular semester enrollment, you will again

present to the Natural Resources Management Department in the regular

graduate seminar (NRM 5100). This presentation serves as practice for

your final defense or a presentation at a professional meeting. While it

will include rationale for the research, a concise statement of objectives,

hypotheses, and a detailed description of the design and methods, it

should focus on the results, discussion and implications of your work.

Program For Master’s Degree And Admission To Candidacy

To be formally admitted to candidacy toward an M.S. thesis

degree, you must: (1) write a detailed research proposal; (2) present an

open seminar on a proposed research project; (3) defend the written

proposal successfully in a "candidacy" meeting with your graduate

advisory committee; (4) obtain your committee's approval of your

degree plan; and (5) submit the Program for the Master‟s Degree and

Admission to Candidacy form to the Graduate School.

Master‟s students are expected to complete their program for the

Master‟s Degree and fulfill the requirements for admission to candidacy

as soon as possible after their graduate committee has been formed

(usually after 9 graduate credit hours have been completed). If you are

unable to define a specific research problem during the first two

semesters of your program, you should hold a preliminary meeting with

your graduate advisory committee to decide on coursework.

Shortly before the candidacy meeting, the M.S. student should

obtain the appropriate Program for the Master‟s Degree and Admission

to Candidacy form from the Graduate School and should fill in

background information, proposed coursework, and transfer credits (if

any). At the meeting, you should enter any necessary changes and obtain

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the necessary signatures. The approved Master‟s Degree Form must be

submitted electronically to the Graduate School, at which time you are

officially admitted to candidacy. Any change in coursework taken or

major alteration in research direction requires written approval of the

committee. Memoranda to formalize such changes will be initiated by

the major professor.

Preparation of Thesis Data

In preparing even the earliest draft of the thesis or dissertation,

you should have the typescript conform with the style currently accepted

by the Graduate School. Council of Biological Editor‟s Style Manual,

Sixth Edition provides a basic guideline. The Texas Tech University

Publication Guide for Graduate Students and the CBE Scientific Writing

for Graduate Students are helpful. Departmental secretaries cannot be

used for typing and duplicating any draft of the research proposal, thesis,

or dissertation. Word processing computers are available in the

department and at the ATLC in the basement of the library.

An alternative to the traditional style of writing the thesis or

dissertation is the submission of a paper or collection of papers in a

format acceptable for submission to an appropriate professional journal.

For a collection of papers, you should avoid redundancy in wording of

common passages and provide additional chapters or appendices where

appropriate, e.g., overall problem statement, general literature review,

details of study area, methods used, overall conclusions and

recommendations for further research. Consultation with the major

professor and committee is recommended before you choose this

alternate style and begin writing.

Thesis review

Each committee member has the option of using two weeks to

examine the major professor-approved draft of the thesis to determine if

it is in acceptable condition to be formally defended. The committee

members will indicate a willingness to attend the final meeting or

suggest what remains to be done before they will be willing to attend a

final meeting.

Final Oral Presentation

The final oral presentation is a publicly announced oral

presentation. This presentation is based upon the thesis or dissertation.

This presentation is expected to be of a quality suitable for delivery at a

scientific meeting. Included in the presentation should be: (1) a clear

rationale for the research; (2) a concise statement of objectives; (3) a

brief review of procedures; (4) a summary of results; and (5) a

discussion of the broad significance of the study.

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Final Exam and Defense of Thesis

An M.S. candidate who has fulfilled all coursework

requirements, who has gained the major professor's approval of a draft

of the thesis must pass a final examination to complete the degree

program. The final examinations are conducted during regular semester

terms and include an oral presentation (defense seminar) open to the

public. This is followed by a meeting of your graduate advisory

committee in which you are expected to defend your work and answer

questions regarding it. The Graduate School Office should be consulted

for specific deadlines and procedures.

The purpose of the final graduate committee meeting is to allow

committee members the opportunity to evaluate your total academic

performance and to arrive at a consensus as to whether or not you should

be granted an advanced degree. During the final meeting, the committee

reviews your records to make certain that all prior requirements have

been completed satisfactorily and examines you verbally on the subject

of your thesis or dissertation. You should be prepared to summarize

briefly the objectives and results of your research, to justify the

importance of its contribution, and to answer questions pertaining to the

form and content of the report, thesis, or dissertation draft.

After the graduate advisory committee has reviewed your records

and has examined you verbally, they determine whether or not to

recommend conferral of an advanced degree. You will be advised

immediately of the committee's decision. The committee has the option

of indicating conditional approval, in which case you must meet the

specified conditions. Members of the graduate advisory committee

indicate ultimate approval by signing the final version of your thesis or

dissertation. All committee members must sign for a degree to be

conferred. Departmental policy requires a minimum 80% affirmative

vote to pass.

Final Requirements For Graduation

Students who are within four months of completing their

graduate degree programs are advised to consult the Graduate Catalog

and personnel in the Graduate School for information on fees,

disposition of the departmentally approved thesis or dissertation, and

graduation deadlines. Students wishing to participate in commencement

exercises are particularly urged to contact the Graduate School for

annually updated information on graduation deadlines. You are

responsible for meeting all deadlines required for graduation.

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PH.D. PROGRAMS

The Ph.D. candidate is treated more as a colleague in science. Attainment of a

Ph.D. brings the expectation that the individual can serve as a faculty member or

research scientist. Therefore, the Ph.D. candidate is generally involved in generation

of original ideas, proposal writing, and funding negotiations. The Ph.D. student must

show considerable command of the scientific literature, creativity at hypothesis

formation, skill at research design, the ability to solve a problem, and competence in

data analysis. The major professor and graduate advisory committee do not solve the

details but serve as advisors and critics to give the student a taste of the peer review

system used in science. The outcome is judged on its originality and contribution to

science and whether it is substantial enough to merit publication.

Graduate Advisory Committee

Your graduate program is under the direction of a major professor and a

graduate advisory committee. The major professor chairs the graduate

committee. The major professor and student work closely together on all

aspects of the student's graduate degree program. A major professor may be

changed with mutual consent of all involved, if the guidance of another faculty

member would be more appropriate than that of the person initially assigned.

The graduate committee is made up of at least five graduate faculty

members for Ph.D. students. Adjunct faculty members serve in addition to the

above, if desired. Two members of the Ph.D. committee must come from

departments other than Natural Resources Management.

Committee members are selected after joint consultation between you

and your major professor. Potential committee members should be contacted

informally to gain their consent to be on the committee before the major

professor submits the graduate advisory committee assignment form through

administrative channels. The committee selection is subject to the approval of

the Departmental Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. The

composition of the committee may be revised at any time by mutual consent of

the faculty involved and the approval of the major professor, the Department

Graduate Advisor, and the Dean of the Graduate School.

Normally the graduate advisory committee is appointed during the first

semester you are in residence. Even if there is some uncertainty about your

specific area of concentration and career objectives, we recommend that the

initial committee meeting be held no later than the second semester of

residence to assist you in the selection of coursework. Committees do not

appreciate having to review and approve accomplished coursework programs,

research plans, and results presented without an opportunity for input. Work

done prior to the initial committee meeting may not be acceptable to the

committee as a whole (neither the Graduate School nor the graduate advisory

committee are obligated to accept courses completed prior to acceptance into a

graduate program or formation of a graduate advisory committee). The

graduate committee recommends a program of courses, submits comprehensive

examination questions, assists you in your research plan, critiques annual

reports and other evidence of progress on the research, reads the final draft of

the thesis or dissertation, and attends seminars presented by the candidate and

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the final examination.

Preliminary Assessment

As early in the doctoral study as possible, you will undergo a

preliminary assessment (an examination - oral or written or both). This

examination will serve as the basis for further counseling of the applicant and

for the development of the program for the doctoral degree.

Program For The Doctoral Degree

The program for the doctoral degree must be submitted to the

Department Graduate Advisor and the Graduate School prior to the beginning

of the second year of work towards the degree. The student‟s course of study,

based upon the preliminary assessment and meeting with the major professor

and graduate committee, will be projected and submitted to the Graduate

School using the Program for the Doctoral Degree Form

Research Proposal

Under supervision of your major professor, you should define an

original research problem and write a detailed proposal. The proposal should

consist of a title, a statement of the problem and rationale for gathering original

research data, a statement of objectives including hypotheses to be tested, a

review of the literature, and a detailed description of the design, data analysis,

and procedures of the study. You should be aware that your proposal will be

judged largely on the basis of whether or not the study design and procedures

are likely to permit fulfillment of the stated objectives.

After your major professor has approved the proposal, you should dis-

tribute copies to the members of your graduate advisory committee. The

committee should be allowed at least two weeks to read and evaluate the

proposal prior to your committee meeting. The completed proposal must be

submitted to your Graduate Committee for review and approval.

Committee Meeting

During the committee meeting, you will be questioned by your graduate

committee on the research proposal. You should be prepared to summarize

orally the content of your proposal, to defend the rationale, objectives, hy-

potheses, to cite and comment on relevant sources in the literature, and to

defend the proposed study designs and procedures. When members of the

graduate advisory committee have finished questioning you, they will arrive at

a consensus as to whether or not and under what conditions the proposal should

be accepted. Your proposed list of required coursework is also scrutinized in

relation to previous coursework, current research, and career objectives. You

must comply with any suggested changes and stipulations before admission to

candidacy.

Pre-Project Seminar

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With the assistance of your major professor, you should prepare a short

oral presentation based on the thesis or dissertation research proposal to be

presented to the Natural Resources Management Department in the regular

graduate seminar (NRM 5100). This presentation is open to all university

faculty, collaborators and students, and is expected to be a formal, scholarly

presentation. You should include in your presentation a clear rationale for the

proposed research, a concise statement of objectives, hypotheses, and a detailed

description of the design and methods of the intended study. You should be

prepared to defend your proposal during a question-and-answer period

following the presentation.

One purpose of this presentation is to expose your thinking to a broader

audience than the committee. Someone in the audience may suggest oversights

or improvements not apparent to you, your major professor, or committee.

Another purpose is to give you experience in oral presentation and peer review.

Additionally, the audience learns of the breadth of research taking place in the

department.

Post-Project Seminar

As you complete data analysis and begin to form conclusions, your

major professor will request that the initial findings be presented to the Natural

Resources Management Department graduate seminar. One purpose of this

post-project seminar is to provide you with an extensive review and comment

by faculty and fellow students. This post-project seminar should help you

prepare the final draft of the thesis or dissertation and the oral defense.

Coursework

Ph.D. students are required to complete from 60 to 80 hours (exclusive

of dissertation NRM 8000 credits) beyond the B.S. with at least 15 hours from

outside the Department. Only classes numbered above 5000 are acceptable for

graduate credit. All Ph.D. students must complete one semester of teaching

practicum (NRM 7210) and at least 1 experimental design class. No more than

6 hours of credit will be given for independent study (600X) or research (7000)

classes. You are urged to meet with your major professor shortly after arriving

on campus to decide upon a tentative program of coursework. After you and

your major professor agree on the proposed coursework list, the student should

distribute copies of it to the members of the graduate committee prior to the

meeting at which coursework is to be discussed. In this meeting, the committee

reviews or revises the proposed list of courses prior to approval.

Decisions concerning specific courses to be taken are the responsibility

of your graduate committee. The Department Graduate Advisor and the Dean

of the Graduate School review and approve the program of coursework.

Students lacking adequate undergraduate preparation in supporting areas may

be required to take additional coursework without graduate credit.

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Teaching Practicum

All doctoral students will participate in a teaching practicum (NRM

7210). The practicum consists of a faculty-supervised instructional experience.

Requirements are usually met in one of two ways. First, you may assist a

faculty member by preparing and delivering lectures and exams in a specific

class. You will usually teach a third of the lectures. Second, you may desire

more extensive experience; in this case, you may be assigned a larger role in

another course as a TA.

Qualifying Examinations (or Comprehensive Exams) and Admission to

Candidacy

All Ph.D. candidates in the Natural Resources Management Department

are required to take a set of written (and possibly oral) comprehensive

examinations prepared and conducted by the graduate committee. The purpose

of these examinations is to determine whether or not a candidate possesses a

depth of knowledge in their area of specialization, a breadth of knowledge in

supporting areas, an understanding of the scientific method, and the ability to

communicate knowledge in an organized and scholarly manner.

Students must take this examination within one calendar year of com-

pleting all the course requirements listed on the degree plan. Failure to do so

will be cause for dismissal from the program. Results of this examination,

reported with the Qualifying Exam Results Form with its recommendation for

Admission to Candidacy, should be filed by the Committee Chairperson with

the Graduate Advisor and the Graduate School.

Preparation of Thesis or Dissertation Data

In preparing even the earliest draft of the thesis or dissertation, you

should have the typescript conform with the style currently accepted by the

Graduate School. Council of Biological Editor‟s Style Manual, Sixth Edition

provides a basic guideline. The Texas Tech University Publication Guide for

Graduate Students and the CBE Scientific Writing for Graduate Students are

helpful. Departmental secretaries cannot be used for typing and duplicating any

draft of the research proposal, thesis, or dissertation. Word processing

computers are available in the department and at the ATLC in the basement of

the library.

An alternative to the traditional style of writing the thesis or dissertation

is the submission of a paper or collection of papers in a format acceptable for

submission to an appropriate professional journal. For a collection of papers,

you should avoid redundancy in wording of common passages and provide

additional chapters or appendices where appropriate, e.g., overall problem

statement, general literature review, details of study area, methods used, overall

conclusions and recommendations for further research. Consultation with the

major professor and committee is recommended before you choose this

alternate style and begin writing.

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Thesis or Dissertation

Each committee member has the option of using two weeks to examine

the major professor-approved draft of the thesis or dissertation to determine if it

is in acceptable condition to be formally defended. The committee members

will indicate a willingness to attend the final meeting or suggest what remains

to be done before they will be willing to attend a final meeting.

Final Examination

The Ph.D. candidate who has fulfilled all coursework requirements, who

has passed comprehensive examinations, and who has gained the major

professor's approval of a draft of the dissertation must pass a final examination

to complete the degree program. The final examinations are conducted during

regular semester terms and include an oral presentation (defense seminar) open

to the public. This is followed by a meeting of your graduate advisory

committee in which you are expected to defend your work and answer

questions regarding it. The Graduate School Office should be consulted for

specific deadlines and procedures.

Final Oral Presentation

The final oral presentation is a publicly announced oral presentation.

This presentation is based upon the thesis or dissertation. This presentation is

expected to be of a quality suitable for delivery at a scientific meeting. Included

in the presentation should be: (1) a clear rationale for the research; (2) a concise

statement of objectives; (3) a brief review of procedures; (4) a summary of

results; and (5) a discussion of the broad significance of the study.

Defense of Dissertation

The purpose of the final graduate committee meeting is to allow

committee members the opportunity to evaluate your total academic

performance and to arrive at a consensus as to whether or not you should be

granted an advanced degree. During the final meeting, the committee reviews

your records to make certain that all prior requirements have been completed

satisfactorily and examines you verbally on the subject of your thesis or

dissertation. You should be prepared to summarize briefly the objectives and

results of your research, to justify the importance of its contribution, and to

answer questions pertaining to the form and content of the report, thesis, or

dissertation draft.

After the graduate advisory committee has reviewed your records and

has examined you verbally, they determine whether or not to recommend

conferral of an advanced degree. You will be advised immediately of the com-

mittee's decision. The committee has the option of indicating conditional

approval, in which case you must meet the specified conditions. Members of

the graduate advisory committee indicate ultimate approval by signing the final

version of your thesis or dissertation. All committee members must sign for a

degree to be conferred. Departmental policy requires a minimum 80%

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affirmative vote to pass.

FINAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

Students who are within four months of completing their graduate

degree programs are advised to consult the Graduate Catalog and personnel in

the Graduate School for information on fees, disposition of the departmentally -

approved thesis or dissertation, and graduation deadlines. Students wishing to

participate in commencement exercises are particularly urged to contact the

Graduate School for annually updated information on graduation deadlines.

You are responsible for meeting all deadlines required for graduation.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS

GRADE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Graduate School policy requires that all graduate students maintain an

average of "B" or better. If your GPA drops below 3.0, you will be put on probation. If

your overall GPA is not above 3.0 within two semesters after being put on probation,

you will be suspended from your graduate degree program and any financial

assistance will be terminated.

Traditionally, Research, Thesis, and Dissertation have been assigned a grade of

"CR" except during the last semester when a grade is assigned. A grade of "NC" (no

credit) may be assigned to indicate that satisfactory progress has not been made in

Research, Thesis, or Dissertation.

SEMINAR ENROLLMENT

All graduate students must enroll for at least two hours of seminar credit (NRM

5100) during their program. The faculty of the Natural Resources Management

Department insists on steady attendance, regardless of enrollment status. Seminar

helps you become aware of other facets of the art and sciences of Natural Resources

Management.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

All students accepted into our graduate degree program are required to register

for 9 hours each long semester and a total of 9 hours over the two summer sessions.

Thus, a total of 27 hours per year are required, even if not in residence and regardless

of financial support.

Non-resident tuition has been customarily waived for students with RA or TA

appointments. However, the Attorney General of the State of Texas has ruled that fees

for such items as general use fee, service fee, University Center fee, and medical

services fee will not be waived. The Legislature of the State of Texas has imposed a

99-hour cap on students registered in Ph.D. programs. Once total enrollment hours

reach 99, full fees will be charged, including out of state tuition.

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RESIDENCY AND REGISTRATION

Students who have begun thesis or dissertation research must register in each

regular semester and each summer session until the degree requirements have been

completed, unless granted an official leave of absence from the program for

exceptional reasons. Approval of a leave of absence will not automatically extend time

for completion of the degree.

Ordinarily, the minimum residence for any master's degree is a full academic

year or its equivalent of graduate work carrying residence credit. Regardless of the

amount of graduate work completed elsewhere, every applicant for the doctorate is

required to complete in residence at Texas Tech at least one year of graduate study

beyond the master's degree or beyond the equivalent of this degree if the student

proceeds to doctoral work without taking a master's degree. Residence is normally

accomplished by the completion of at least 9 hours of coursework in each of the two

long terms and 9 hours split over the two summer semesters.

TIME LIMITS ON COURSEWORK

Coursework for a graduate degree must be completed within six years for an

M.S. program. All work for the doctorate must be completed must be completed

within a period of eight consecutive calendar years or four years from admission to

candidacy, whichever comes first.

PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH

Since all coursework at TTU and written products of graduate research are in

English, you must develop a command of English regardless of national origin.

ANNUAL PROGRESS EVALUATION

On or before September 1 each year, the evaluation form found at the back of

this booklet will be completed. This will be used to document each graduate student's

progress through their program.

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) requires all PIs to (1) identify all paid

and unpaid students and postdoctoral researchers whose research is supported by NSF, NIH,

or EPA awards and (2) submit their names and TTU identification numbers to OVPR as soon

as they join a project or the award is funded, whichever occurs last.

The OVPR will ask that individual PIs send to the OVPR a memorandum containing the

following information: PI name, NSF award number, title, account number, student or

postdoctoral researcher name, TTU R number, eRaider, and status (paid or unpaid). When

the trainee has completed RCR training activities that provide certificates, the PI will forward

a copy of the certification of completion to OVPR. When the trainee completes other

training, the on-line site or course instructor will forward the certification of completion to

OVPR.

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The OVPR requires that the PI direct all students and postdoctoral researchers to take the

following types of training within 30 days of beginning work on the project, or before the

completion of the project, whichever occurs first:

Face-to-face TTU safety training and on-line or face-to-face specialized research

training appropriate to their discipline, AND

Discipline-specific CITI RCR Training available on the TTU OVPR webpage [insert

link]. The PI will direct trainees to print a copy of CITI RCR Training certificate and

send it to the PI as proof of training. The PI should forward a copy of the certification

of completion to OVPR.

The OVPR requires that the PI direct trainees who continue work on a project for more than

one semester

to complete a didactic course in RCR or research ethics offered by their disciplinary

area or the Department of Philosophy Current examples include, but are not limited

to: NRM 6002. Field Research Ethics, ENGR 4392. Engineering Ethics, PHIL 5125.

Research Ethics OR

to receive credit for participation for at least four (4) hours per semester in workshops

and/or seminars focused on responsible conduct of research. Such activities will be

offered by the Ethics Center, the Graduate School, the Teaching Learning and

Technology Center (TLTC), and other units. Activities that provide RCR credits will

be listed on the OVPR website and TechAnnounce.

RESEARCH AND ITS REPORTING

You are encouraged to maintain close contact with your major professor and

other members of your graduate advisory committee during the research and writing

phases of your thesis or dissertation. Such contact serves two functions: (1) it allows

you to benefit from the expertise of individual committee members and perhaps avoid

pitfalls or wasted time; and (2) it informs graduate committee members of your

research progress. You are particularly urged to confer with members of your graduate

advisory committee at critical points in your research program- e.g., when you have

finished collecting data and are about to start analyzing results and when you are

considering the broad organization of your thesis or dissertation. All data collected,

slides taken, etc., are the property of the State of Texas or possibly the funding agency

and must be left in the safekeeping of your major professor.

Research Highlights

The Department publishes abstracts of all ongoing research projects

each year in its "Research Highlights." Under the guidance of your graduate

advisor, you should prepare a three paragraph abstract of your research

findings. Guidelines for these abstracts are distributed by the Research

Highlight editors. The editors will generally call for final copies of the abstracts

prior to mid-October of each year.

http://www.rw.ttu.edu/6002%20ethics

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You should summarize and graph your data during early fall in preparation for

writing the abstract. Color or black and white photographs should be taken at

appropriate times during the field season to illustrate major research findings.

High quality figures should be used to present relevant data. All data are

expressed in English units and statistics are generally not presented.

Post-Project Seminar

As you complete data analysis and begin to form conclusions, your

major professor will request that the initial findings be presented to the Natural

Resources Management Department graduate seminar. One purpose of this

post-project seminar is to provide you with an extensive review and comment

by faculty and fellow students. This post-project seminar should help you

prepare the final draft of the thesis or dissertation and the oral defense.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS

Integrity

Advancement of knowledge depends on the generation of original truthful

information. Stealing someone else's ideas, data or producing fictitious information

drastically impedes the progress of science. A scientist must be scrupulously honest

with themselves and with those who use the results of their work. Consequently, even

a hint of plagiarism or fictitious data will cause a cloud of suspicion to form over your

relationship with professors and other colleagues. Proof of such activity will be

grounds for immediate dismissal.

Fraud

The University expects that graduate students maintain the highest standards of

research honesty. Research fraud is an act of deception; it is different from error. The

term fraud is used here to include a broad range of deceptive practices including:

Falsification of data-the intentional and unauthorized altering or inventing of any

information or citation, including the purposeful omission of conflicting data with

the intent to falsify;

Plagiarism-knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one's own;

Misappropriation of other's ideas-the unauthorized use of privileged information

(such as violation of confidentiality in peer review, however obtained).

Research fraud may be reported either during or after a graduate student's program

has been completed.

If found guilty of research fraud you will be given a penalty which may include: (1)

reprimand; (2) warning or probation; (3) suspension; (4) expulsion; (5) request to

rewrite thesis or dissertation or correct and reanalyze data and resubmit and redefend

thesis or dissertation; (6) loss of financial assistance; or (7) revocation of degree.

Professional Societies

Graduate students are encouraged to join and participate in the activities of

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pertinent professional societies. Since you are embarking on your professional career,

it is in your best interest to become actively involved in your professional society.

Most societies have reduced student dues in recognition of student budgetary

constraints. In addition to reading journals and newsletters, you should attend

professional meetings whenever possible. Departmental transportation will often be

available to off-campus events of these societies. Students serving on committees or

delivering papers will usually be able to obtain at least partial travel expenses from the

project or department.

Seminars

All students, except for those with coursework or field work conflicts, are

required to attend all departmental graduate seminars. The purpose of the seminars is

to acquaint you with the personnel and the research and other scholarly activity that

occurs in the department. The seminar also affords you with opportunities to present

your ideas for peer and faculty review.

Informal Social and Other Learning Opportunities

Alert graduate students will find that there are as many, if not more oppor-

tunities for learning from fellow students as from classes or conferences with

professors. You will gain the most from your graduate years by taking every

opportunity to talk with students having experience from other parts of the U.S. and

the world. You can learn a great deal by sharing work efforts, and traveling to

different study areas with other students or professors. The Department will try to

facilitate these opportunities for interaction. These interchanges will not be forced.

However, a student who quietly keeps to themselves working only on individual

research, will gain only a fraction of the experience that the sociable, widely inquiring

student will be able to obtain. Lifelong professional ties can be built among fellow

students that enhance your long-term chances for success.

Publication of Research

A thesis or dissertation is not considered a publication. These documents are

not readily accessible to the research and management community. Anyone who

accepts public monies to conduct research has an obligation to make the results

available to the public that paid the tax dollars or donated the money enabling the

research to be accomplished. Consequently, every student is expected to get at least

the main elements of their research into a widely available journal. The stature of the

department and its continuing ability to attract research funds depends on this process.

Maintenance of departmental stature is of overall value to all past and potential recipi-

ents of graduate degrees. Present graduates draw on the past departmental reputation

as they vie for positions in the current job market.

You are encouraged to write up your research in a form acceptable for

publication within one year after completion of degree requirements. This task

becomes more difficult the longer it is delayed. Accordingly, if you fail to meet this

obligation within one year after leaving, the responsibility for getting the work in

published form will fall on your major professor. This, in turn, may change the

professor's opinion when answering your requests for job references and awards. It

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can also be grounds for you relinquishing senior authorship.

CARE AND USE OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES

Nearly all of our activities entail use of facilities, equipment, and operational

budgets provided through state and federal funds. When private monies are accepted

they become public. The use of these funds for conducting teaching and research

entail accountability to those who provide this support. This means that use of

facilities, equipment, and budgets may be audited by appropriate authorities at any

time. Those who use university property for reasons other than for which they were

intended, i.e., private versus public gain, are liable for legal prosecution and/or

dismissal. Always think before using property and have a logical reason for your

action if queried by those in authority. Avoid the temptation to use telephones, copy

machines, mail, vehicles, etc., for private use. If in doubt about the difference between

official and private action, ask before doing something that may be at the least

embarrassing, if not illegal. Your major professor can readily answer or investigate

your questions.

Even though equipment and facilities obtained with public monies technically

belong to everyone, "what is everybody's becomes nobody's" and "the tragedy of the

commons" results in facilities and equipment in disrepair. Accordingly, professors

have been assigned responsibility for facilities and equipment. They may in turn

assign responsibilities to a graduate student for shorter periods. A current inventory of

all equipment owned by the department is available in the Natural Resources

Management Department office. This listing includes location of the equipment and

the professor designated as responsible for its care.

Common sense and protocol require that you ask permission before using

facilities or equipment. This usually saves time and yields better data if you find out

idiosyncrasies of operation and maintenance of a piece of equipment. This procedure

also prevents conflicting uses from emerging. An overall efficiency of use of

expensive or scarce equipment and use of limited work space can be coordinated

smoothly if you consider the needs of your colleagues before you act.

Insurance

The University carries third-party injury and property damage liability insurance on

graduate students who are on contract, but this insurance does not cover costs for

repairs from collisions of our vehicles nor is it valid when accidents occur in

connection with unauthorized use of equipment. It also is not valid if the users are

breaking the law (e.g., drinking alcoholic beverages in a state vehicle) at the time of

the accident. The law breaker is also personally responsible for all fines (e.g., traffic

tickets).

You must maintain your personal automobile liability insurance. A current

Texas driver's license in good standing is required of drivers of all university vehicles.

University employees are covered by Workman's Compensation in case of injury on

the job. Any accidents should be reported to the major professor and Environmental

Health and Safety within 24 hours following the procedures outlined in University OP

70.13.

Personal effects of employees are not covered by any kind of University

insurance. We advise that you check your homeowner's or renter's policies for more

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complete personal property insurance coverage.

Vehicles and Credit Cards

The department has many vehicles that are necessary to fulfill our teaching and

research mission. Each faculty member has one or more vehicles assigned to them and

they allocate use to best facilitate the needs of their various research projects. These

vehicles cannot be used without appropriate faculty approval. The department has

several vehicles that can be scheduled for intermittent use. The Range Barn

coordinator oversees this scheduling. Each driver must have a valid Texas driver's

license, liability insurance, and be listed on the departmental insurance sheet for each

vehicle operated.

The most common taxpayer complaints are about state vehicles at unauthorized

places, (e.g., private residences, restaurants, etc.), and speeding. The department

realizes that one has to eat but requests that you remain aware that your choices and

behavior reflect upon the Department and the University. Departmental vehicles

should not be parked at bars, lounges, casinos or other enterprises that members of the

public might consider to be of “ill repute”. While in Lubbock, every attempt should

be made to keep Departmental vehicles parked at our Range Barn facility. Do not park

overnight in Lubbock at home or on campus without specific approval from your

major advisor.

Failure to follow the above policies jeopardizes our privilege of having project

or departmental vehicles. Several critics have suggested that all vehicles be assigned

to a common state motor pool where more stringent accounting can be made. The

department would appreciate your help in seeing that we minimize our chances of

losing our present vehicle flexibility.

The State of Texas has mandated extensive record keeping on all vehicles.

This includes not only fuel use, but also detailed records of all maintenance and

repairs.

There are specific policies and forms (TTU OP 80.08) that must be completed

in case of accident involving any University vehicle. Your immediate responsibility is

to assure the safety of any people involved and then to contact your major advisor

and/or the Department Chair. They will direct you in procedures to follow.

Departmental Labs

The Department has several laboratories. Each is under the direct supervision

of one or more NRM faculty members. All student use and scheduling must be

coordinated through the faculty supervisor for that lab. The NRM Department

Chemical Hygiene Coordinator serves to assist faculty and students to understand the

training and standards required by University O.P.‟s.

Waste Disposal

The custodial staff only empties waste cans containing normal office trash. University

OP 63.06 details 3 kinds of waste and the appropriate methods for disposal of each.

Items that can be placed in a dumpster (normal building trash etc.) should be placed in

office trash receptacles or the dumpster adjacent to your building.

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Items that are too large (or too much volume) such as building materials (e.g.,

sheetrock, shingles, concrete, concrete blocks, bricks, roofing material, etc). sinks,

tubs, major appliances, toilets, etc., (all are recyclable); and steel bars, pipe, rocks,

dirt, clay, scrap lumber, carpet, wooden pallets, packing crates, large tree limbs

should be placed in containers that must be arranged for (at a cost) with Physical

Plant Service.

Items that cannot be put in trash or dumpsters:

(1) Items on TTU inventory: Contact TTU Property Inventory (742-3846 or

742-3847)

(2) Hazardous chemical items: Refer to TTU OP 60.03, Hazardous Material

Spills, and contact TTU Environmental Health and Safety (742-3876)

(3) Appliances (e.g., small refrigerators): Contact TTU Building Maintenance

and Construction (742-3301)

(4) Paint cans containing paint: Contact TTU Environmental Health and

Safety (742-3876)

(5) Waste Oil: Contact TTU Environmental Health and Safety (742-3876)

(6) Batteries: Contact TTU Environmental Health and Safety (742-3876)

(7) Tires: Contact TTU Garage (742-3332).

Recyclable items like paper, aluminum, and plastic should be placed in recycling bins

provided.

Waste cans containing plant and soil samples must be emptied by whoever generated

the waste.

Animal parts or byproducts have to be double bagged in plastic and placed in a

dumpster.

University O.P. 60.10 and 60.24 provide accepted procedures for disposing of “sharps”

which include: blades, knives, needles & syringes, pipettes, capillary tubes, broken glass, or

any other material or object that is readily capable of puncturing, cutting, or abrading the skin.

(1) Sharps containers are available at the Texas Tech University Central Warehouse.

The containers may also be purchased through any scientific supply catalog.

(2) Once the sharps container is filled, call Environmental Health and Safety, 2-3876,

for pickup and disposal. Do not place sharps containers in the general trash

receptacles or in the dumpsters.

(3) Refer to the attachment for proper handling and disposal of used sharps.

Additional precautions must be taken when using or disposing of sharps see O.P.‟s

60.10 and 60.24.

Range Barn

The Department owns a great deal of equipment and a large number of vehicles

which are housed at the Range Barn located 0.5 mile west of Indiana Avenue on

Erskine. This compound is shared with the Department of Plant and Soil Science. The

Range Barn provides individual stalls for faculty to store their research equipment, a

grinding room, a drying room, a wet lab, an office (for a range barn coordinator), and

a shop area.

These facilities are for the use of everyone in the Department. However, you

MUST be checked out on the appropriate safety rules and regulations by our Range

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Barn Coordinator (Joe Roper) before you may use any Range Barn tools or

equipment. It is the users responsibility to keep the grinding room, wet lab, all

equipment clean, and samples neatly stored. Samples in the drying room should be

labeled with the owners name, date, and contents. Once the samples are dried, they

should be removed from the drying room and stored in the space provided by the

student's graduate advisor. If grinding is necessary, this should be done promptly and

the area cleaned and the samples stored appropriately. Any equipment or facilities that

are broken or malfunctioning should be reported to the range barn coordinator or to

your graduate advisor immediately.

Vehicles, other than those assigned to your graduate advisor, should be checked

out with the range barn coordinator. You should not take any vehicle or equipment not

belonging to your graduate advisor without checking with the range barn coordinator

or the appropriate faculty member. Departmental tools and equipment should not be

removed from the Range Barn without first getting permission from the range barn

coordinator.

Users should be aware that vehicles are very expensive for projects to purchase

and to maintain. Each user must take the same care of the project vehicle(s) and

practice the same good driving habits as they do with their personal vehicle. Please

remember that after you, as graduate students, finish your degree and leave, we still

must depend on those same vehicles for continuation of our research. Please

remember your successors and leave them a vehicle in good condition.

Cooperation and good stewardship are very important when using departmental

or project vehicles and equipment. Protection and security of these items are also

important. If no one is around the Range Barn compound when you leave, please lock

the doors and gate. Abuse of state vehicles will result in loss of driving privileges.

Offices and Computers

It is the responsibility of the major professor to notify the departmental

secretary of the impending arrival of new students or the return of old ones; or

research associates, technicians, and post-doctorates. Time of such notification is used

by the department to establish precedence. It is to your advantage to advise the

department as soon as change in status is known. If possible, desks will be assigned

when new personnel arrive on campus or their name will be placed on the priority list.

Once assigned a desk, it is your responsibility to utilize it to the fullest.

Office space and desks are at times a scarce resource. If desks are used only as

book storage areas or "part-time" study areas, you will be asked to share the desk with

another such student or possibly to find a carrel in the library. People in a low priority

category occupying desk space may be displaced by one in a higher priority category

without desk space. The University Library has available a number of carrels with

lockable book shelves. You may wish to occupy one of these until departmental office

space and a desk becomes available.

The Department has a fully-equipped computer lab. Software needs should be

addressed with your major professor. This equipment is available to all graduate

students 24-hours every day. Secretaries' computers may never be used by graduate

students.

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Copying and Office Supplies

The Department makes every effort to support graduate research to the fullest

extent possible. However, there are some stipulations we place on the use of office

supplies and equipment provided by the state of Texas. General office supplies (e.g.

paper, pens, etc.) are available to faculty and staff. They are available to graduate

students only by special request from their graduate advisors.

The Department has a copy machine that may be used by graduate students for

work related to your teaching (TA‟s) or research (RA‟s) projects. Individual use is

monitored and may be restricted if you exceed Department standards.

MISCELLANEOUS POLICIES

Travel

Official travel out of town over night in project or private vehicles requires

completion of a Travel Authorization Form. These forms must be completed and

approved prior to the planned trip. See your major professor or departmental secretary

for details.

Secretaries

Secretaries within office suites are primarily responsible for different

Departmental tasks (e.g., travel, purchasing, payroll). They are not to do secretarial

work for graduate students.

Alcohol

Texas law prohibits consumption of alcoholic beverages in state vehicles and

on all state property. Unopened containers of alcoholic beverages may be carried in

state vehicles. Drinking of such beverages in public is, however, illegal and any

person in charge of a field trip or property is responsible for such conduct. Students'

refusals to comply with these laws could leave no option but to request the assistance

of law enforcement officials.

Smoking

Texas Tech prohibits smoking tobacco in all structures on campus. Your major

advisor may have additional non-smoking policies for the vehicles, housing or other

facilities provided for you.

Drugs

In order to continue receiving federal monies for teaching and research, TTU

has agreed to maintain a drug-free workplace. Accordingly, discovery of and use of

illegal (non-prescription) drugs while on university property or while conducting

university business elsewhere requires notification of appropriate authorities.

Conviction will be followed by dismissal.

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Vacations

Part-time appointments DO NOT carry provisions for vacation or sick leave.

Arrangements for absences from campus or field sites should be worked out between

you and your major professor. You should indicate when you expect to be absent. If

intended leave conflicts with needs for data collection, analysis or preparation of

reports to administrators or funding agencies, you may expect to have requests for

extended leave denied. Student holidays are provided for undergraduates and do not

necessarily apply to graduate students. All leave time must be approved by your major

professor.

Mail

A mail box is established for each new graduate student. Please see the

departmental secretaries for establishing a new box or leaving a forwarding address.

Keys

Appropriate keys are obtained from the Physical Plant Lock Shop (Room 110).

The Chairperson's secretary will assist you in obtaining permission to have keys

issued by the Lock Shop. It is illegal to duplicate university keys or have unauthorized

keys in your possession. After the completion of your program, the keys should be

returned.

Safety Regulations

Safety standards for Texas Tech University are regulated by the Attorney

General's Office and enforced by the Texas Department of Health. These standards are

at least as stringent as O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

requirements. Stiff fines and penalties exist for noncompliance.

Your major professor and the Department Chemical Hygiene Coordinator

assure that proper training and health and safety precautions are in place. However, it

is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the TTU Operating Procedures

(O.P.‟s) pertaining to the activities you will engage in and the places you will be

working. Additional (detailed) information can also be found on the Environmental

Health and Safety web page http://ehs-server.ehs.ttu.edu/Web/Default.aspx .

Before starting any analytical procedure you must be trained in the safe use and

handling of chemicals involved. You must sign a form attesting to this training.

Material Safety Data Sheets (M.S.D.S) for all chemicals in the department are located

in room 210 in the 4-drawer green file cabinet. Please read and refer to any of these

for chemicals you will be handling. They contain all the necessary information

regarding the chemical.

University O.P. 60.17 outlines the TTU Chemical Hygiene Plan. Each

laboratory should also have it‟s own lab notebook defining activities that are approved

for that lab. Please visit with your major advisor about any proposed use in an NRM

lab. You may obtain assistance from the Department Chemical Hygiene Coordinator

for any substance that requires a M.S.D.S. This will basically be anything that

contains a chemical. An inventory must be maintained and an M.S.D.S. must be

available for each and every chemical in the Department. Please also inform the

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Department Chemical Hygiene Coordinator about any chemical that is to be brought

into any Department Laboratory. This is the only way that accurate records can be

maintained.

All containers within the labs must be appropriately labeled. Proper labeling

requires that each container clearly indicates what is in the container, what kind of

hazards associated with it, when it was made or manufactured, and who is responsible

for that container. There are inventory lists and signs posted in each lab. Please do not

remove or relocate any of these.

Food and drinks are prohibited in labs.

Animal Use Care and Use Regulations

Texas Tech University's Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) requires

that an appropriate Animal Use Form (AUF) be submitted for all research projects

involving the handling of live vertebrates, including animals used for food and fiber

production. This form must either be submitted by the Principal Investigator by the

time the research proposal is submitted to the Office of Research Services or no later

than the time that you meet with your graduate committee.

The ACUC form requires a detailed description of the handling protocol,

purpose of the investigation, justification for the use of the specified animals, and

ensures that all individuals handling animals have appropriate training and protection.

Approval or disapproval is based on compliance to the Animal Welfare Act, The

Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Animals by Awardee

Institutions, and the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of

Laboratory Animals. Approval of submitted protocols may take at least 1 month and

must be granted before any animal may be ordered or used within Texas Tech

University or handled in the wild.

Obtain and submit the ACUC form to the ACUC office Box 43132; 742-3722

ext 286; http://www.depts.ttu.edu/iacuc/ . The current ACUC Chair, Dr. Mark

Wallace, Department of Natural Resources Management, is available to assist you

with your form. The ACUC regularly meets to review all applications. All forms are

renewed annually. Forms must be signed by the Faculty PI or Graduate Advisor. All

animal users must enroll in or provide evidence that they have appropriate training (as

defined by ACUC committee) and must participate in the ACUC Occupational Health

and Safety Program.

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/iacuc/

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THE MAJOR PROFESSOR

Advises students of opportunities and appropriateness of intended coursework and

research for meeting career objectives.

Sees that the new student obtains keys, desk, and mailbox.

Advises on selection of graduate committee, coursework, and research plan.

Organizes and attend all graduate committee meetings, including seminars.

Advises as needed during progress of research.

Organizes comprehensive exams (Ph.D. only).

Reads and critiques drafts of thesis or dissertation in a timely and constructive

manner.

Attends seminars and helps students prepare presentations.

Organizes final defense.

Reads and signs final version of thesis.

Answers requests for recommendation concerning employment or further study

Makes sure that funded research results in publication in the open literature.

THE DEPARTMENT GRADUATE ADVISOR

The Department Graduate Advisor is generally a tenured full professor appointed by the

Department Chair. Our department has historically maintained this position to ensure we

maintain a quality product (graduate students), complete and archive the required paperwork,

ensure the quality of the degrees awarded and, do not embarrass the Department at the

Graduate School or University level.

The Department Graduate Advisor has responsibility to ensure that the graduate degree

process is followed and has the authority to:

Approve composition of committee (based on graduate school requirements)

Approve changes to composition of the graduate committee

Review and approve degree plan to:

o Ensure plan meets Dept course requirements, Graduate School credit hour

requirements, semester hour enrollment requirements, TTU residency

requirements, and that graduate committee membership meets Grad School

requirements

Assure application to candidacy is complete

Assure copies of results of exams: (qualifying exam, comprehensive exam, final exam)

are maintained to resolve potential conflicts with Graduate School.

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GRADUATE STUDENT – ANNUAL PROGRESS EVALUATION

Student_______________________________ Degree _______ Entering Date ________________

First Semester NO YES DUE DATE

Rough Draft of proposal _______ ________ _____________________

Degree Program (classes) _______ ________ _____________________

Second Semester

Approved Proposal (by major advisor) _______ ________ _____________________

First Committee Meeting _______ ________ _____________________

Data Collection

First Year (summarized and approved) _______ ________ _____________________

Second Year (summarized & approved) _______ ________ _____________________

Writing Progress

Data Analysis _______ ________ _____________________

Rough Draft complete _______ ________ _____________________

Final draft to advisor _______ ________ _____________________

Final draft to committee _______ ________ _____________________

Grades (3.0 GPA)

Examinations

Preliminary Exam _______ ________ _____________________

Comprehensive Exam _______ ________ _____________________

Defense _______ ________ _____________________

Evaluation (circle one) Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Written comments on next page ( yes or no )

SIGNATURES

Student _______________________________________, Advisor __________________________________

Department Graduate Advisor ________________________________________

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GRADUATE STUDENT – ANNUAL PROGRESS EVALUATION

Student _______________________________

Comments:


APPENDIX F

Graduate Student Association(s)

DEPARTMENT WRITES a description and information about their Graduate Student Association(s) -OR- PROVIDES A STATEMENT SUCH AS: Our department does not have a Graduate Student Association – only an undergraduate one -OR- The first Graduate Student Association is being formed this year… -OR- Our department had a Graduate Student Association from 1995 until 1999, but disbanded because…

Constitution of the Association of Natural Resource Scientists

(Revised Summer 2010)

Article I. Name This Association shall be known as the Association of Natural Resource Scientists. Article II. Purpose and Activities Section 1 – The purpose of the Association shall be to (1) promote and facilitate communication and scientific interaction among members of the Association, the Department of Natural Resources Management (NRM), and other departments and universities through attendance at scientific meetings and hosting guest speakers/lecturers and other events, (2) provide a forum for open communication among students, faculty, and staff of NRM, (3) serve NRM, the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (the College), the University, and the greater community, and (4) through service activities, act as a recruiting tool to increase awareness of undergraduate and graduate opportunities in NRM and the College. Section 2 – The primary activity of the Association shall be the raising of funds for distribution to members for travel to scientific meetings and for covering costs for service activities. Additional activities may be established by the Executive Council or upon proposal from members of the Association. Section 3 – The Association is not affiliated with any local, state, or national organizations. Article III. Membership and Voting Section 1 – The Association shall consist of Active Members, Associate Members, Undergraduate Members, and Faculty/Alumni Members. Section 2 – Membership in the Association shall be open to any graduate student of NRM at Texas Tech University. Membership shall also be open to approved undergraduates of NRM, as described in Section 4, and NRM faculty or Alumni. Members must be enrolled in the University (except Faculty/Alumni members) and in good standing both with NRM and the University. Requests for Active membership in the Association shall be accepted during the first four (4) weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. Requests for Associate Membership shall be accepted throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. Section 3 – Students not enrolled in NRM may apply for membership with the Association as an Active Member or an Associate Member. Non-NRM students must be involved in the research program of a faculty member of NRM and have the nomination of one (1) Active Member of the Association, as well as a letter of support

from the faculty member whose research the student is involved with. Nominations and letters of support shall be evaluated by the Executive Committee. Section 4 – An Active Member of the Association is someone who has paid full dues and fulfilled the community service requirements, if and where applicable. The rights of an Active Member include all rights of an Associate Member, and also include serving as Officers, serving on committees, and eligibility for full travel funding as offered by the Association. Section 5 – An Associate Member of the Association is someone who has not fulfilled all the requirements to be an Active Member. The rights of an Associate Member include participation in meetings, elections, and activities of the Association. Section 6 – An Undergraduate Member must have the nomination of one Active Member of the Association and one letter of support from a faculty member of NRM. Nominations and letters of support will be evaluated by the Executive Committee. An Undergraduate Member may be considered, and receive all privileges of, an Active Member if all necessary requirements for an Active Member have been fulfilled, or may be considered, and receive all privileges of, an Associate Member if all necessary requirements for an Associate Member have been fulfilled. Section 7 – A Faculty/Alumni Member of the Association is either NRM faculty or Alumni who wish to support the organization by paying annual dues, but do not otherwise incur the responsibilities or rights of Associate or Active Members. Section 8 – The Association of Natural Resource Scientists shall not deny membership or participation to any student on the basis of age, gender, race, religion, socioeconomic status, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status. Section 9 – Special circumstances concerning membership and disciplinary actions against Members not considered in the Constitution shall be addressed by the Executive Council and, if warranted, the Faculty Advisor. Article IV. Organization Structure and Elections Section 1 – The organization shall be advised by one NRM departmental faculty member. Four elected Officers shall constitute the Executive Council, and shall include a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Executive Council and Members that are former Officers of the Association shall constitute the Board of Directors. Section 2 – Election of officers shall take place within 3 weeks of the close of each Spring semester. New Officers shall take office at the beginning of the first summer term following election. In the interim, the outgoing Officer for each position shall advise the new Officer on the duties required for each respective position. All terms for Officers shall be one (1) year in duration.

Section 3 – Officer nominations shall be voluntary, although one may not nominate oneself. Nominees shall either accept or decline the nomination prior to the meeting during which elections will be held. Section 4 – In Officer elections, voting will be by secret ballot, and a simple majority shall elect. In cases of multiple candidates for the same office, a majority vote shall elect. In the absence of a majority (i.e., >50%), a run-off election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes on the initial ballot shall determine the winning candidate. Section 5 – In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President, the Vice-President shall immediately assume the responsibilities of the Association. Vacancies in the offices of Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall remain vacant until filled according to procedure. Section 6 – To fill an office vacated during the first six (6) months of a term, a general membership election must be held within thirty (30) days of vacancy. In the course of that meeting, a simple majority of quorum shall elect a new Officer who shall serve until the next scheduled election. To fill an office vacated after the first six (6) months of term, the office shall be filled according to the recommendation of the Executive Council. This recommendation shall be decided upon in a meeting of the Board of Directors and the Faculty Advisor within thirty (30) days of vacancy. Section 7 – Removal of Officer: If duties of office are not performed in a professional manner, then removal from position can occur if 2/3 of active members are in agreement. After 2/3 vote is achieved and a written notice sent to the officer, he/she has 14 days to file an appeal of the decision and present information on their behalf. After this time, the active members will conduct a final vote for removal of officer. If final vote passes, the office will be vacant and open for nominations for a replacement for the remainder of the term. Election of the replacement officer will follow the procedure outlined above. Section 8 – The duties of the President shall include: serve as the Association’s representative to the University, College, and Department, call and distribute notices of meetings, preside at all meetings, approve or appoint members of standing committees, appoint ad hoc committees, and perform all other duties regularly involving the chief executive officer, including acting as chair of the Executive Council and Board of Directors. Section 9 – The duties of the Vice-President shall include: perform the duties of the President in his/her absence, and perform all duties regularly involving the chief financial officer. These duties include the management of Member requests for travel reimbursement to scientific meetings, if and when so allowed, and determining the amounts awarded to Members according to policy of the Association. The Vice-President shall attend the Student Association Budget Interview held each academic

year. The Vice-President shall be the representative to the SOAC and will represent the Association at all scheduled meetings of the SOAC. Section 10 – The duties of the Secretary shall include: act as the custodian of all records of the Association, record and file minutes of all meetings (when necessary), develop and maintain records on membership and their current standing (e.g., dues, fundraising participation, etc.), determine reimbursement eligibility for all Members of the Association (if applicable), collect Member dues, and keep accurate records of all business conducted by the Association. Section 11 – The duties of the Treasurer shall include: administer all fundraising activities each semester, order and purchase material to be sold/used by the Association during fundraising, and assist the Secretary in determining the status of Members. The Treasurer also shall maintain a financial record of activities of the Association. The Treasurer shall chair the Course-Kit Sales Committee, if applicable. Section 12 – The duties of the Executive Council shall be as the administrative and policymaking body of the Association. Responsibilities include deciding what community service activities are eligible to be used as qualification for Active membership. Section 13 – The duties of the Board of Directors shall be the maintenance and practice of the Constitution and recommending Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws when necessary. The Board of Directors also shall decide on the proper disbursement of the Association’s funds. In addition, the Board of Directors shall fill vacancies of Officers as so stated in Article III, Section 6. Section 14 – Elected Officers of the Association shall be exempt from community service requirements during their term and shall be considered Active Members. Section 15 – An Active Member, with preference given to an Officer, will be the Association's Webmaster, and will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Association's website. Article V. Meetings Section 1 – During each academic term, there shall be a minimum of three (3) scheduled meetings. A meeting shall take place at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters to establish membership (only for Fall meeting), organize fundraising, and schedule membership participation. There will also be a meeting within 3 weeks of the close of the Spring semester to elect new officers. Section 2 – Eight (8) Members of the Association and the Executive Council shall constitute a quorum. Action by quorum at any meeting shall constitute action by the Association.

Article VI. Amendments Upon recommendation to and acceptance by the Executive Council, Amendments to these articles may be adopted at any regular meeting by a simple majority vote of the Members present and voting, provided that notice has been made available to each Member prior to the meeting. Article VII. By-Laws As mediated by the Executive Council and Board of Directors, By-Laws may be adopted, amended, or repealed at any regular meeting by a simple majority of the Members voting. Article VIII. Committees Section 1 – The following committees shall be established: Alternate Funding Committee, Course Kit Sales Committee, and Public Relations Committee. Section 2 – The Alternate Funding Committee shall be chaired by the President and consist of at least two (2) Active Members. The purpose of the committee shall be to pursue alternate funds and to generate new ideas for fundraising activities. Section 3 – The Course-Kit Sales Committee shall be chaired by the Treasurer and consist of at least three (3) Active Members. This committee is responsible for communicating to faculty regarding course material, promoting the sale of course material to teaching faculty, development of course-kits, inventory before and after course-kit sales each semester, ensuring Members are working the course-kit sales, and assisting the Treasurer with announcing the sales, if applicable. Section 4 – The Public Relations Committee shall be chaired by the President and consist of at least two (2) Active Members. This committee shall be responsible for maintenance of the graduate posters, the Association’s bulletin board, for disseminating information about the accomplishments of the Association and its Members, and for aiding the Webmaster in maintaining the Association's website, if applicable. Section 5 – Committee members shall receive one (1) community service hour for each semester served, given that duties were adequately fulfilled as determined by the Committee Chairperson.

BY-LAWS BY-LAW I. Membership Dues Each member is required to pay dues of twenty-five dollars ($25) per academic year, except that for the 2010-2011 academic year, dues shall be discounted to twenty dollars ($20). Also, for the 2010-2011 academic year (and only this year), a half-year membership will be available to graduate students that will graduate in Fall 2010 at $10. Accordingly, community service responsibilities and travel money availability will also be reduced by one-half. Dues must be paid in full by five (5) p.m. on the first Friday of November to receive Active Membership status. Members joining the association at the beginning of the Spring semester must pay a full year's dues by 5 p.m. on the first Friday of February to receive Active Membership status. BY-LAW II. Travel Funding Eligibility Section 1 – Each member must participate in a minimum of five (5) hours of community service activities each semester (as directed by the Executive Council) to be eligible for Travel funding. Duties from the Fall semester may be made up without penalty during the following Spring semester, upon approval by the Executive Council, but not from academic year to another. Members who miss a self-scheduled service event (e.g., lab-kit sales) without appropriate notice given to the respective committee chair and without finding a replacement shall make up those hours at a two to one ratio. Section 2 – Only members attending scientific meetings in either the role of presenter or an officer of a professional organization (including committee member) shall be eligible for travel funding. However, first-year members may request travel funding for their first (1st) conference without fulfilling the presentation or officer requirements. Exceptions may be made upon approval by the Executive Council. Section 3 – Travel funds may be dispersed prior to completion of community service requirements (e.g., during the Fall semester or early part of the Spring semester). However, if community-service requirements are not met upon completion of the fiscal year, the member will be ineligible for any future travel funding until these requirements are fulfilled. BY-LAW III. Use of Travel Funds Members who receive travel funding from the Association may only use this as reimbursement for travel and attendance expenditures for scientific meetings. Purchase of alcoholic beverages are not considered travel expenditures and will therefore not be reimbursed by the Association.

BY-LAW IV. Election Procedure Nominations for Officers shall be made by the membership during the seven (7) to twelve (12) days prior to the general election. Members may be nominated to more than one office and may run for more than one office. Following nomination, the President or Vice-President shall contact each nominee for acceptance or decline of the nomination.


APPENDIX G

Completed Theses and Dissertations

2005 - 2007

2005 M.S. WILDLIFE

Hall, Galon. 5/05. M.S. Ballard. Relationships between cattle grazing and Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Southern Great Plains Houchin, Rachel. 5/05. M.S. Ballard/Wallace. Coyote predation on the Rio Grande wild turkey in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas Huffman, Ross. 5/05. M.S. Wallace/Ballard. The Effect of precipitation and cover on Rio Grande wild turkey nesting ecology in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas Owen, Amanda. 8/05. M.S. Perry. The Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septertrionalis): Distribution, diet and reproduction of an invasive species in the British Virgin Islands Radke, Nikki. 5/05. M.S. Perry. Effects of prescribed fire on nongame wildlife in Texas Hill country Teaschner, Andrew. 5/05. M.S. Wallace.

2005 PH.D. RANGE

Gonzalez, Francisco. 8/05. Ph.D. Villalobos. Soto-Cruz, Ricardo. 05. Ph.D. Villalobos.

2005 PH.D. WILDLIFE

Andrei, Adrian. 5/05. Ph.D. Smith. Ecology of migrant shorebirds in saline lakes, of the Southern High Plains Bhattacharjee, Joydeep. 5/05. Ph.D. Smith. Ghioca, Dana. 5/05. Ph.D. Smith McGee, Brady. 5/05. Ph.D. Ballard. Swift fox ecology in northwest Texas Rupp, Susan. 12/05. Ph.D. Wester. Ecological Impacts of the Cerro Grande Fire: Predicting Elk Movement and Distribution Patterns in Response to Vegetative Recovery Through Simulation Modeling

2006 M.S. RANGE

Rose, Jessica Lynn. 5/06. M.S, Wester. Summer fire and post-fire grazing effects in the northern Great Plains

2006 M.S. WILDLIFE

Smyth, Lindsey. 5/06, MS. Haukos. Response of nesting grassland birds to sand shinnery oak communities treated with tebuthiuron and grazing in eastern New Mexico Butler, David Alexander. 12/06. Ballard. The differences between white-tailed and mule deer fawning habitat, and the effectiveness of thermal imagery for capturing deer fawns.

2006 PH.D. RANGE

Ortega, Carlos. 05/.06. Ph.D. Villalobos. Effect of Levels of Irrigation on Forage Standing Crop and Quality of WW-B.Dahl (Bothriochloa Bladhii) Pasture Under Summer Grazing

2006 PH.D. WILDLIFE

Brennan, Elisabeth K. 8/06. Ph.D. Smith. Local and Landscape Level variables influencing migratory bird abundance, diversity, behavior, and community structure in Rainwater Basin Wetlands Butler, Matthew James. 12/06. Ph.D. Ballard. Evaluation of Survey Techniques for Rio Grande wild turkey populations in the southern Great Plains Dankwa-Wiredu, Bernice. 12/06. Ph.D. Dabbert. Pronghorn diet and use of burned areas in the Southern High Plains of Texas Rice, Mindy. 12/06. Ph.D. Ballard/Fish. Landscape analysis of a recolonizing black bear (Ursus americanus) population in the trans-Pecos region of Texas

2007 M.S. FISHERIES

Huber, Caleb. 05/07. M.S. Patino. Habitat Preferences of Juvenile Common Snook in the Lower Rio Grande, TX

2007 M.S. WILDLIFE

McKenzie, Stephanie Lynn. 12/07. M.S. Wallace/Ballard. Evaluation of a Method for Surgically Implanting Radio Transmitters in Turkey Poults. Petersen, Brian E 12/07. M.S.. Wallace/Ballard. Rio Grande Wild Turkeys Diets in the Panhandle of Texas

Schwalm, Donelle, Lee. 12/07. M.S. Ballard. Current distribution of the Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) in Texas.

Swearingin, Ryan M. 05/07. M.S. Wallace. Winter Roosting Ecology of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in the Texas Rolling Plains Walker, Ryan N. 12/07. M.S. Ballard/Wallace. Cottonwood Distributions Across the rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas

2007 PH.D. FISHERIES

Chizinski, Christopher J. 8/07. Ph.D. Pope/Wilde. Variation in Life-History Traits and Y Morphology of Stunted and Non-Stunted Fish

2007 Ph.D. WILDLIFE

Haskell, Shawn. 12/07. Ph.D. Ballard. Ecological of Sympatric Deer pecies in West Central: Methodology, Reproductive Biology and Mortality and Antipredator Strategies of Adult Females and Fawns Strobel, Bradley N. 8/07. Ph.D. Boal. Nest Site Selection and Nestling Diet of the Texas Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo Lineatus Texanus in South Texas Torrence, Shannon M. 8/07. Ph.D. Smith. Landuse and Hydroperiod Influences on Amphiobian Community Structure and the Role of Larval Amphibians in the Playa Food Web Tsai, Jo-Szu. 12/07. Ph.D. Smith. Local and Landscape Factor Influences on Avian Community Composition in Playas of the Southern High Plains

2008 M.S. RANGE

Crawford, Matthew A. 5/08. M.S. Fish. Analysis of Terrain Roughness: Generating a GIS application for Prescribed Burning

2008 M.S. WILDLIFE

Abercrombie, Eric D. 5/08. M.S. Dabbert. Northern Bobwhite Response to Environemtnal Quality Incentives Program Practices in the Texas Portion of the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region Erxleben, Devin Ryan. 12/08. Ballard/Wallace. Evaluation of Road-Based Surveys of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in Texas Haralson, Carey L 5/08. M.S. Boal. Breeding Ecology Nest-Site Selection and Human Influence on White-tailed hawks on the Texas Barrier Islands

Mannan, R. Nicholas. 5/08. M.S. Perry. An Assessment of Survey Methodology, Calling Activity, and Habitat Association of Wood Frogs and Boreal Chorus Frogs in a Tundra Biome. Miller, Amanda E 5/08. M.S. Perry. Patterns of Avian and Bat Mortali8ty at a Utility-Scale Wind Farm on the Southern High Plains. Rigby, Elizabeth Anne. 12/08, M.S. Haukos. Recruitment of mottled ducks (Anas Fulvigula) on the upper Texas Gulf Coast.

2009 M.S. WILDLIFE

McRoberts, Jon T. 08/09. M.S. Ballard/Wallace. Aerial Surveys for Lesser Prairie-chicken Leks: Detectability and Disturbance Response. Sosa, J. Alan. 12/09. M.S. Perry. Effects of urbanization on movements, activity, and translocation site fidelity of arnate box turtles (Terrapene Ornata Ornata) in the Southern High Plains of Texas.

2009 PH.D. RANGE

Luna, Miguel. 8/09. Ph.D. Villalobos. Burning season effect on four southern Chihuahuan Desert Plants.

2010 M.S. WILDLIFE

Barnett, Terri L, 12/10. M.S. Ballard. Rio Grande wild turkey nesting ecology in Kansas and the Rolling Plains of Texas. El-Masri, Bassil. 5/10. M.S. Rahman. Estimating climatic influence on spatial and temporal variations of grassland gross primary production: A remote sensing approach. Ladd, Hallie L.A. 12/10. M.S. Perry. The conservation of native snails within a Chihuahuan desert spring system.

2010 PH.D. RANGE

Avila, Miguel. 5/10. Ph.D. Villalobos. Cattle grazing and biosolids in West Texas. Villanueva-Avalos, Jose Francisco. 8/10. Ph.D. Villalobos. Effect of defoliation patterns and developmental morphology on forage productivity and carbohydrate reserves in

2010 PH.D. WILDLIFE

Brunjes, John. 8/10. Ph.D. Wallace/Ballard. The population biology and landscape ecology of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas.

Brunjes, Kristina. 12/10. Ballard. Ecology of sympatric mule deer and white-tailed deer in west-central Texas. Cariappa, Cheeyakapuvanda. 12/10. Ph.D. Ballard. Three excursions into the Ecology of Wolves.

2011 M.S. WILDLIFE Kukal, Curtis A. 12/11. M.S. Ballard/Wallace. The over-winter ecology of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in the northeast Texas Panhandle. Wulff, Sarah. 12./11. M.S. Ballard/Butler. Pre-windenergy development assessment of the avian community in the central Texas panhandle.

2011 PH.D. FISHERIES

Durham, Bart W. 5/12. Ph.D. Wilde. Reproductive Ecology, Habitat Associations, and Population Dynamics of Two Imperiled Cyprinids in a Great Plains Rivers.

APPENDIX H

Graduate Faculty Information

DEPARTMENT ATTACHES COPIES of entire Confirmation/Reappointment forms submitted for Graduate Faculty Reviews for every faculty member employed during the six years covered in this review (even tenure-track and non-tenured).

GRADUATE FACULTY APPLICATION FORM

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Confirmation/Reappointment

Instructions: The Graduate Faculty Application Form is to be generated in the DigitalMeasures software platform, please make any additions or corrections in DigitalMeasures and reprint application.

Name: Warren Ballard Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Professor

Date Submitted: 11-11-2011

Appointment Date:

TTU Email: [email protected]

Phone:

Campus Mail Stop:

Mailing Address

City/State Zip

The Graduate Faculty Application Form is to generated in the DigitalMeasures software platform, please make any additions or corrections in DigitalMeasures and reprint application. If being reconsidered after three years probation, please use the “provisional” application. I. Academic Background

Degree Ph D Field Wildlife Science Institution University of Arizona Year Awarded 1993

Degree MS Field Environmental Biology Institution Kansas State University Year Awarded 1971

Degree BS Field Fish and Wildlife Management Institution New Mexico State University Year Awarded 1969

II. Professional Experience, Academic and Nonacademic

Title Horn Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) April 2008 - Present

Title Bricker Chair in Wildlife Management Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) April 2006 - Present

Title Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) September 2003 - Present

Title Adjunct Faculty Institution/Agency Kansas State University Year(s) September 1998 - Present

Title Adjunct Associate Professor Institution/Agency University of Arizona Year(s) October 1996 - Present

Title Associate Chair Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) May 2002 - 2008

Title Adjunct Professor Institution/Agency University of New Brunswick Year(s) September 1993 - 2007

III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years)

Barnett, Terri L (co) Rio Grande wild turkey nesting ecology in Kansas and the Rolling Plains of Texas M.S

Brunjes, John (co) The population biology and landscape ecology of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas Ph.D.

Brunjes, Kristina Ecology of sympatric mule deer and white-tailed deer in west-central Texas Ph.D.

Butler, David Alexander The differences between white-tailed and mule deer fawning habitat, and the effectiveness of thermal imagery for capturing deer fawns M.S

Butler, Matthew James (co)

Evaluation of Survey Techniques for Rio Grande wild turkey populations in the southern Great Plains Ph.D.

Cariappa, Cheeyakapuvanda Three excursions into the Ecology of Wolves Ph.D.

Erxleben, Devin Ryan Evaluation of Road-Based Surveys of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in Texas M.S

Hall, Galon (co) Relationships between cattle grazing and Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Southern Great Plains M.S

Haskell, Shawn Ecological of Sympatric Deer pecies in West Central: Methodology, Reproductive Biology and Mortality and Antipredator Strategies of Adult Females and Fawns Ph.D.

Houchin, Rachel (co) Coyote predation on the Rio Grande wild turkey in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas M.S

Huffman, Ross (co) The Effect of precipitation and cover on Rio Grande wild turkey nesting ecology in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas M.S

Kukal, Curtis A. The over-winter ecology of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in the northeast Texas Panhandle M.S.

McDonald, Daniel Throop Factors affecting pronghorn fawn recruitment in central Arizona M.S

McGee, Brady Swift fox ecology in northwest Texas Ph.D. McKenzie, Stephanie Lynn (co) Evaluation of a Method for Surgically Implanting Radio Transmitters in Turkey Poults M.S

McRoberts, Jon T Aerial Surveys for Lesser Prairie-chicken Leks: Detectability and Disturbance Response M.S

Petersen, Brian E (co) Rio Grande Wild Turkeys Diets in the Panhandle of Texas M.S

Rice, Mindy Landscape analysis of a recolonizing black bear (Ursus americanus) population in the trans-Pecos region of Texas Ph.D.

Schwalm, Donelle, Lee Current distribution of the Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) in Texas. M.S Walker, Ryan N (co) Cottonwood Distributions Across the rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas M.S

Wulff, Sarah Pre-windenergy development assessment of the avian community in the central Texas panhandle M.S.

IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) Chaired: 2 V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6003 Selected Topics in Fisheries Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5313 Advanced Big Game Ecology and Management

VI. Published Research and Creative Activity in the last six years

Peer-Reviewed/Refereed

Journal Articles Schwalm, D. L., W. B. Ballard, R. J. Baker, and H. A. Whitlaw. 2011. Current distribution of the

swift fox in Texas. Southwestern Naturalist: in press. McDonald, D. T., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, W. H. Miller, and J. C. deVos. 2011. Seasonal

forage use and availability by pronghorn antelope in north-central Arizona. 24th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop: Partnering for Pronghorn.: in press.

Giordano, A. J., and W. B. Ballard. 2010. Noteworthy record of a black howler monkey from the

central dry Chaco of Paraguay. Neotropical Primates 17:74-75. Butler, M. J., B. A. Collier, R. D. Holt, W. B. Ballard, M. J. Peterson, N. J. Silvy, and M. C.

Wallace. 2011. Retention of butt-end aluminum bands by wild turkeys. Journal of Wildlife Management: in press.

McDonald, L., T. Stanley, D. Otis, D. Biggins, J. Kuprowski, and W. Ballard. 2011.

Recommended methods for range-wide monitoring of the prairie dog in the United States. United States Geologic Survey Special Scientific Publication: in press. Fort Collins, CO.

Giordano, A. J., R. Carrera, and W. B. Ballard. 2011. Assessing the credibility of jaguarundi

observation using diagnostic criteria and witness qualification. Human-Dimensions of Wildlife: 16;360-367..

Panasci, M., W. B. Ballard, S. Breck, D. Rodriguez, L. D. Densmore III, D. B. Wester, and R. J.

Baker. 2011. An evaluation of fecal DNA preservation techniques and effects of sample age and diet on genotyping success. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:1616-1624.

Breck, S. W., B. M. Kluever, M. Panasci, D. L. Bergman, J. Oakleaf, T. Johnson, W. Ballard, and

L. Howery. 2011. Predation and calf mortalities of domestic cattle in the Mexican wolf recovery area: Facfors influencing calf depredation patterns and producer detection rates. Biological Conservation: in press.

McRoberts, J. T., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, Mark C. Wallace.,H. A. Whitlaw, and D. A.

Haukos. 2011. Response of lesser prairie-chickens on leks to aerial surveys. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 35: 27-31.

McRoberts, J. T., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, H. A. Whitlaw, and D. A. Haukos. 2011. Detectability of lesser prairie-chicken leks: a comparison of surveys from aircraft. Journal of Wildlife Management 75: 771-778.

Cariappa, C. A., J. K. Oakleaf, W. B. Ballard, and S. W. Breck. 2010. A reappraisal of the

evidence for regulation and prey limitation in wolf populations. Journal of Wildlife Management: in press.

Tatman, N. M., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, S. P. Haskell, J. deVos, Jr., and O. J. Alcumbrac.

2010. Evaluation of two sizes of vaginal implant transmitters in mule deer. Southwestern Naturalist 56: 247-250.

Haskell, S. P., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, M. H. Humphrey, and D. A. Butler. 2010.

Postpardum group cohesion of sympatric deer species in west Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:inpress.

McBride, R. T., A. J. Giordano, and W. B. Ballard. 2010. Diets of jaguars in the transitional

Chaco of Paraguay. Bellbird 4:1-4. Mech, L. D., W. Ballard, E. Bangs, and B. Ream. 2010. Restricting wolves risks escapes.

BioScience 60: 485-486. Phillips, R. S., W. B. Ballard, and M. C. Wallace. 2010. Rio Grande turkey habitat associations

during dispersal. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000. McKenzie, S. L., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, M. J. Butler, C. Ruthven, and O. Alcumbrac.

2010. Survival, behavior, and physical effects of surgically implanted radiotransmitters on Rio Grande turkey poults. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000.

Wallace, M. C., W. B. Ballard, D. P. Holdstock, and B. Petersen. 2010. Rio Grande wild turkey

diets in the Texas Panhandle. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000.

Swearingin, R., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, M. J. Butler, R. S. Phillips, R. N. Walker, S. L.

McKenzie, B. E. Petersen, and D. Ruthven III. 2010. Winter roost characteristics of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000.

Swearingin, R., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, M. J. Butler, R. S. Phillips, R. N. Walker, S. L.

McKenzie, B. E. Petersen, and D. Ruthven III. 2010. Chronology of Rio Grande wild trkey flocking behavior in the Texas Rolling Plains. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000.

Walker, R. N., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, R. S. Phillips, S. L. McKenzie,R. M. Swearingin,

and M. Janis. 2010. Lack of cottonwood regeneration in the Southern Great Plains: Implications for Wild Turkeys. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 10:000-000.

Erxleben, D. R., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, M. J. Peterson, N. J. Silvy, W. P.

Kuvlesky Jr., D. G. Hewitt, S. J. DeMaso, J. B. Hardin, and M. K. Dominguez-Brazil. 2010. Wild turkey association to roads: Implications for distance sampling. European Journal of Wildlife Research: online.

Ballard, W. B. 2010. Predator-prey relationships. Pages XX-XX in D. Hewitt, editor. Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer. CRC Press, Chicago, Illinois.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, N. E. McIntyre, And D.. Holdermann. 2010. Habitat-

distribution modeling of a recolonizing black bear population in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. Canadian Field-Naturalist: in press.

Tatman, N. M. J. T. McRoberts, W. A. Smith W. B. Ballard, F. P. Kehoe, and T. G. Dilworth.

2010. Nest success and duckling survival of greater scaup during atypical weather and resulting high water conditions. Canadian Field-Naturalist: in press.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, R. D. Holt, and H. A. Whitlaw. 2010. Sound intensity of booming in

lekking lesser prairie-chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1160-1162.. Erxleben, D. R., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, J. B. Hardin, and S. J. DeMaso.

2010. Encounter rates from road-based surveys of Rio Grande wild turkeys in Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management: 74:1134-1140.

Haskell, S. P., D. A. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. J. Butler, M. C. Wallace, and M. H. Humphrey.

2010. Deer density estimation in west-central Texas: old versus new ground techniques with mark-resight as a comparative baseline. Proceeding of the Western States and Provinces Deer and Elk Workshop 7: 30-47.

O’Brien, C. S., P. R. Krausman, H. M. Boyd, W. B. Ballard, S. C. Cunningham, and J. C. deVos,

Jr. 2010. Influence of coyotes on habitat use by mule deer following a wildfire. California Fish and Game 96:7-22.

Holt, R. D., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, and C. A. Kukal. 2010. Disturbance of lesser prairie-

chickens by ring-necked pheasants in Hemphill County, Texas. Western North American Naturalist: in press.

McRoberts, J. T., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, H. A. Whitlaw and D. A. Haukos.

2009. Aerial surveys for prairie grouse: detectability, disturbance response, and distance sampling. Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 62: in press.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. R. Fish, N. McIntyre, and D. Holdermann. 2009. The importance

of accurate landuse/landcover maps for assessing habitat utilization by black bear (Ursus americanus) in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Wildlife Biology in Practice 4:48-56.

Nicholson, K. L., W. J. Peterson, and W. B. Ballard. 2009. Fat deposition and trends in white-

tailed deer in northeastern Minnesota, 1974-1990. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 122: 253-261.

Merkle, J. A., P. R. Krausman, D. W. Stark, J. K. Oakleaf, and W. B. Ballard. 2009. Summer diet

of the Mexican gray wolf. Southwestern Naturalist 54:480-524. Butler, D. J., S. P. Haskell, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, C. J. Britton, and M. H. Humphreys.

2009. Differences in timing of birth, birthing sites, and bedding sites in sympatric populations of deer. Southwestern Naturalist: 54:261-271.

Brunjes, Kristina J., Warren B. Ballard, Mary H. Humphrey, Fieldling Harwell, Nancy E.

McIntyre, Paul R. Krausman, and Mark C. Wallace. 2009. Home ranges of sympatric mule deer and white-tailed deer in Texas. Southwestern Naturalist:54: 253-260.

Cariappa, C., W. Ballard, S. Breck, A. Piaggio, and M. Newbaum. 2008. Estimating population

size of Mexican wolves noninvasively. Ecological restoration 26:14-16. Brunjes, K. J., W. B. Ballard, M. H. Humphrey, F. Harwell, N. E. McIntyre, P. R. Krausman, and

M. C. Wallace. 2008. Home range size and overlap of male sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in Texas. Western North American Naturalist: in press.

Haskell, S. P., and W. B. Ballard. 2008. Annual re-habituation of calving caribou to oilfields in

northern Alaska: implications for expanding development. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86:627-637.

Carrera, R., J. E. Reed, W. B. Ballard, P. Gipson, B. Kelly, P. Krausman, and M. Wallace. 2008.

Comparison of coyote and Mexican wolf diets in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area, Arizona and New Mexico. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 376-381.

Mills, B. H., B. D. Vogt, M. L. Sumner, and W. B. Ballard. 2008. Diets of feral emus in the

Cross Timbers and Prairies Region of Texas. Southwest Naturalist 53: 385-388. McGee, B. K., W. B. Ballard, and K. L. Nicholson. 2007. Swift fox, Vulpes velox, den use

patterns in northwestern Texas. Canadian Field-Naturalist 121: 71-75. Haskell, S. P., W. B. Ballard, D. A. Butler, M. C. Wallace, T. R. Stephenson, O. Alcumbrac, and

M. H. Humphrey. 2007. Factors affecting birth dates of sympatric deer in west-central Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 89: 448-458.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, and D. Holdermann. 2007. Predicting Private Landowner

Support toward Recolonizing Black Bears in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 12: 405-415.

Hall, G. I., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, D. C. Ruthven III, M. J. Butler, D. P. Holdstock, R. L.

Houchin, R. T. Huffman, R. S. Phillips, B. L. Spears, and R. Applegate. 2007. Rio Grande wild turkey habitat selection in the southern Great Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 2583-2591.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and S. J. Demaso. 2007. Wild turkey (Meleagris

gallopavo) detectability from helicopters and ramifications for estimating abundance. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 148-152.

Haskell, S. P., W. B. Ballard, D. A. Butler, N. M. Tatman, M. C. Wallace, C. Kochanny, and P.

Alcumbrac. 2007. Observations on capturing and aging deer fawns. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 1482-1487..

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Diets of swift foxes in

continuous and fragmented prairie in northwestern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 52: 504-510.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, and H. A. Whitlaw. 2006. Physical characteristics, hematology, and

serum chemistry of free-ranging grays wolves in south-central Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist 120: 205-212.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and S. J. DeMaso. 2007. Road-based surveys for

estimating wild turkey density in the Texas Rolling Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 1646-1653.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, S. J. DeMaso, and B. K. McGee. 2007. Aerial

surveys for estimating wild turkey abundance in the Texas Rolling Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 1639-1645. (1)

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. L. Gilliland, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Dietary

overlap of swift foxes and coyotes in northwestern Texas. American Midland Naturalist: 158: 140-147.

Haskell, S. P., and W. B. Ballard. 2007. Modeling the Western Arctic Caribou Herd during a

positive growth phase: effects of radio-collars and wolves. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:619-627.

Haskell, S. P., and W. Ballard. 2007. Accounting for radiotelemetry signal flux in triangulation

point estimation. European Journal of Wildlife Research 53: 204-211. Nicholson, K. L., W. B. Ballard, B. K. McGee, and H. A. Whitlaw. 2007. Dispersal and extra-

territorial movements of swift foxes (Vulpes velox) in northwestern Texas. Western North American Naturalist 67: 102-108. (1)

Spears, B. L., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, R. S. Phillips, D. H. Holdstock, J. H. Brunjes, M.

Miller, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Habitat use and survival of pre-flight wild turkey broods. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 69-81.

McGee, B. K., K. L. Nicholson, W. B. Ballard, and M. J. Butler. 2006. Characteristics of swift

fox dens in northwest Texas. Western North American Naturalist 66: 239-245. McKinney, T., J. C. deVos Jr., W. B. Ballard, and S. R. Boe. 2006. Mountain lion predation of

translocated desert bighorn sheep in Arizona. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 34:1458-1462. Butler, D. A., W. B. Ballard, S. P. Haskell, and M. C. Wallace. 2006. From the Field: Limitations

of thermal infrared imaging for locating neonatal deer in semi-arid shrub communities. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 34: 1458-1462.

Nicholson, K. L., W. B. Ballard, B. K. McGee, J. Surles, P. Lemons, and J. F. Kamler. 2006.

Swift fox use of black-tailed prairie dog towns in northwest Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1659-1666. (1)

Holdstock, D. P., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, J. H. Brunjes, R. S. Phillips, B. L. Spears, S. J.

DeMaso, J. D. Jernigan, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2006. Male Rio Grande turkey survival and movements in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1028-1036. (3)

Brunjes, K. J., W. B. Ballard, M. H. Humphrey, F. Harwell, N. E. McIntyre, P. R. Krausman, and

M. C. Wallace. 2006. Habitat use by sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1351-1359.

Reed, J. E., W. B. Ballard, P. S. Gipson, B. T. Kelly, P. R. Krausman, M. C. Wallace, and D. B.

Wester. 2006. Diets of free-ranging Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 1127-1133.

McGee, B. K., W. B. Ballard, K. L. Nicholson, B. L. Cyper, P. R. Lemons II, and J. F. Kamler.

2006. Effects of artificial escape dens on swift fox populations in northwest Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 821-827.

Marshal, J. P., P. R. Krausman, V. C. Bleich, S. S. Rosenstock, and W. B. Ballard. 2006.

Gradients of forage biomass and ungulate use near wildlife water developments. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 620-626. (1)

McGee, B. K., M. J. Butler, D. B. Pence, J. L. Alexander, J. B. Nissen, W. B. Ballard, and K. L.

Nicholson. 2006. Possible vector dissemination by swift foxes following a plague epizootic in black-tailed prairie dogs in northwest Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42: 415-420. (1)

Haskell, S. P., R. M. Nielson, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Cronin, and T. L. McDonald. 2006. Dynamic

responses of calving caribou to oilfields in northern Alaska. Arctic 59: 179-190. (1) Kamler, J. K., and W. B. Ballard. 2006. Canid diversity in the Texas Panhandle. The

Southwestern Naturalist 51:569-571. Brown, A. D., J. H. Brunjes, R. S. Phillips, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and R. J. Baker.

Eggshell remains as a noninvasive source of genetic material in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Texas Tech University, National Science Research Laboratory Occassional Papers 257.

McGee, B. K., K. L. Nicholson, W. B. Ballard, and M. J. Butler. 2006. Characteristics of swift

fox dens in northwest Texas. Western North American Naturalist 66: 239-245. Cunningham, S. C., L. Kirkendall, and W. B. Ballard. 2006. Gray fox and coyote abundance and

diet responses after a wildfire in central Arizona. Western North American Naturalist 66: 169-180.

Kamler, J. F., and W. B. Ballard. 2006. Ear flashing behavior of black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus

californicus). American Midland Naturalist 155: 390-391. Nicholson, K. L., B. K. McGee, and W. B. Ballard. 2006. Swift fox (Vulpes velox) den located

next to a railroad track in northwestern Texas. Canadian Field Naturalist 119: 584-585. McGee, B. K., M. J. Butler, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, and K. L. Nicholson. 2005. From the

Field: a comparison of survey techniques for swift fox pups. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:1169-1173.

O’brien, C. S., H. M. Boyd, P. R. Krausman, W. B. Ballard, S. C. Cunningham, and J. C. deVos,

Jr. 2005. Influence of wildfire and coyote presence on habitat use by collared peccaries. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 865-875.

Butler, M. J., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, and S. DeMaso. 2005. From the field: the

relationship of Rio Grande wild turkey distributions to roads. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 745-748. (2)

Livingston, T. R., P. S. Gipson, W. B. Ballard, D. M. Sanchez, and P. R. Krausmann. 2005. Scat

removal: a source of bias in feces related studies. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 172-178. (2)

Butler, Matthew J., Andrew P. Teaschner, Warren B. Ballard, and Brady K. McGee. 2005.

Commentary: Wildlife Ranching in North America—arguments, issues, and perspectives. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 381-389.

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, E. M. Gese, R. L. Harrison, and S. M. Karki. 2005. Dispersal characteristics of swift foxes. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82: 1-6. (2)

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, R. L. Harrison, and C. G. Schmitt. 2005. Range expansion of red

foxes in northwestern Texas and northeastern New Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 501: 100-101. (1)

Kamler J. F., W. B. Ballard, P. L. Lemons, R. L. Gilliland, and K. Mote. 2005. Home range and

habitat use of coyotes in an area of native prairie, farmland, and CRP fields. American Midland Naturalist 153: 396-404. (1)

Spears, B. L., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. S. Phillips, D. H. Holdstock, J. H. Brunjes, M.

Miller, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2005. Survival of Rio Grande wild turkey chicks. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:12-20. (4)

Non-Peer-Reviewed/Refereed

Swearingin, R., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Phillips, R. S., Walker, R. N., McKenzie, S. L., Petersen, B. E., Ruthven, D. (2010). Chronology of Rio Grande wild trkey flocking behavior in the Texas Rolling Plains. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium.

McBride, R. T., Giordano, A. J., Ballard, W. (2010). Diets of jaguars in the transitional Chaco of

Paraguay (vol. 4, pp. 1-4). Bellbird. Mech, L. D., Ballard, W., Bangs, E., Ream, B. (2010). Restricting wolves risks escapes (vol. 60,

pp. 485-486). BioScience. Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Holdstock, D. P., Petersen, B. (2010). Rio Grande wild turkey diets in

the Texas Panhandle. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. McKenzie, S. L., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Ruthven, C., Alcumbrac, O. (2010).

Survival, behavior, and physical effects of surgically implanted radiotransmitters on Rio Grande turkey poults. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium.

Swearingin, R., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Phillips, R. S., Walker, R. N., McKenzie,

S. L., Petersen, B. E., Ruthven, D. (2010). Winter roost characteristics of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium.

Ranft, R., P. Gipson, W. Ballard, M. Wallace, d. Wester, J. Bonner, R. Huffman, and G. Hall.

2007. Coyote diet in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Proceedings of the North American Prairie Conference 20:255-268.

Hall, G. I., M. J. Butler, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, D. P. Holdstock, R. L. Houchin, R. T.

Huffman, R. S. Phillips, B. Spears, D. C. Ruthven, and R. Applegate. 2007. Rio Grande wild turkey home range characteristics in the southern Great Plains. Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: 60: 36-42.

Brunjes, J. H., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. S. Phillips, D. H. Holdstock, B. L. Spears, M. J.

Butler, M. S. Miller, N. E. McIntyre, S. J. DeMasso, R. Applegate and P.S. Gibson. 2007. Patterns of capture related mortality in Rio Grande wild turkeys. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9: 75-81.

Phillips, R. S., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, D. P. Holdstock, B. L. Spears, M. S. Miller, J. H. Brunjes, and S. J. Demaso. 2007. Movement, fidelity and dispersal of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Texas Panhandle. Ninth Wild Turkey Symposium: 149-158.

Butler, M. J., G. I. Hall, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, R. S. Phillips, J. H. Brunjes, R. Huffman,

R. Houchin, J. Bullock, S. J. DeMasso, R. D. Applegate, and M. Frisbie. 2007. Utility of poult-hen counts to index productivity of Rio Grande wild turkeys. Ninth Wild Turkey Symposium: 159-168.


Demaso, J. D. Jernigan, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Male Rio Grande wild turkey habitat characteristics in the Texas Panhandle and Southwestern Kansas. Ninth Wild Turkey Symposium: 217-230.

O'Brien, C. S., H. M. Boyd, P. R. Krausman, W. B. Ballard, R. M. Kattnig, S. C. Cunningham,

and J. C. deVos, Jr. 2006. Nutritional mule deer forage in burned and unburned interior chaparral. Pages 31-48 in J. W. Cain III, and P. R. Krausman, editors. Managing Wildlife in the Southwest. Southwest Section of The Wildlife Society. Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spears, B., K. Nicholson, R. Huffman, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. Applegate, and P.

Gipson. 2006. Ecology of Rio Grande wild turkeys in southwest Kansas. Kansas Wildlife Bulletin 5. Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department, Pratt, Kansas.

Butler, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, S. J. Demaso, and R. D. Applegate. 2006.

Comparing techniques for counting Rio Grande wild turkeys at winter roosts. Pages 112-117 in J. W. Cain III, and P. R. Krausman, editors. Managing Wildlife in the Southwest. Southwest Section of The Wildlife Society. Tucson, Arizona, USA

Huffman, R. T., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, G. Hall, R. Houchin, R. D.Applegate, S J.

DeMaso, and P. S. Gipson. 2006. Nesting habitat of Rio Grande wild turkeys. Pages 103-111 in J. W. Cain III, and P. R. Krausman, editors. Managing Wildlife in the Southwest. Southwest Section of The Wildlife Society. Tucson, Arizona, USA.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations

The Wildlife Society (National) Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society American Society of Mammalogy Canadian Field-Naturalist Sigma Xi Southwestern Association of Naturalists Western North American Naturalist

VIII. Presentations in the last six years

Accepted Phillips, R. S. (Presenter & Author), Ballard, W. (Author Only), Wallace, M. (Author Only), Fish, E. (Author Only), McIntyre, N. (Author Only), DeMaso, S. J. (Author Only), Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Lubbock, TX, "Evaluating causal mechanisms of dispersal using effective dispersal distributions: wild turkeys as a model.," State. (2009).

Phillips, R. S. (Presenter & Author), Ballard, W. (Author Only), Wallace, M. (Author Only), Fish, E. (Author Only), McIntyre, N. (Author Only), DeMaso, S. J. (Author Only), Ecological Society of America, Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM, "Comparing models of effective dispersal to assess causal mechanisms of sex-biased dispersal: Wild turkeys as a model.," National, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (August 2009).

IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

DATE PROPOSAL TITLE SUBMITTED TO AMOUNT PERCENT FUNDED2011-2014 Survival, movements and

habitat use of elk at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $90,886 100% Yes

2011 Ecology of mule deer at NRA Whittington Center

New Mexico Game and Fish $28,000 33% Yes

2011-2012 Elk calf mortality in sw New Mexico

Rocky Mtn Elk Foundation $5,000 100% Yes

2011-2013 Causes of elk calf mortality in sw New Mexico

New Mexico Game and Fish APHIS, USFWS

$216,000 50% Yes

2011-2013 Ecology and population dynamics of ocellated turkeys in Mexico

National Wild Turkey Federation

$120,615 100% Yes

2011-2012 Genetic screening of canids to monitor coyote/wolf hybridization in SW

Houston Safari Club $4,000 100% Yes

2010-2011 Lesser Prairie chicken surveys Texas Parks and Wildlife $140,996 50% Yes 2010-2012 Pre- and Post wind energy

development assessment in the Texas Panhandle.

U. S Department of Energy $229,000 50% Yes

2009-2011 Assessment of lesser prairie-chicken in relation to potential wind energy developments

U. S. Department of Energy $339,225 50% Yes

2008-2010 Over-winter ecology of lesser prairie-chickens in the northeast Texas Panhandle

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

$109,937 100% Yes

2009-2010 Improving lesser prairie-chicken lek surveys on private lands


$29,702 100% Yes

2008-2013 Prairie chicken and avian use studies, pre-and post-wind energy development

PPM Energy, Inc $597,221 !00% Yes

2007-2011 Patch occupancy of swift fox

in Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

$60,456 50% Yes

2007-2009 Evaluation of mortality factors for desert mule deer fawns on the Three-Bar Wildlife Area in Central Arizona

Arizona Game and Fish Department

$34,627 50% Yes

2007-2009 Evaluation of mortality factors for desert mule deer fawns on

Arizona Deer Association $43,627 50% Yes

the Three-Bar Wildlife Area in Central Arizona

2007-2010 Changes in land use patterns and their impacts on Rio Grande wild turkeys


$66,366 50% Yes

2007-2012 Brood ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie chickens in the Texas Panhandle


$418,813 33% Yes

2007-2008 Swift fox habitat fragmentation study

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$36,285

33% Yes

2006-2010 Evaluation of distance sampling for Rio Grande turkeys from roads in Texas


$267,770 50% Yes

2006-2008 Changes in Land use patterns and their effects on Rio Grande turkeys


$228,540 50% Yes

2005-2009 Evaluation of aerial line transect surveys to estimate lesser prairie-chicken density in the Texas Panhandle


$431,274 50% Yes

2006-2008 Changes in land use patterns and habitat management practices and their effects on turkeys


$108,308 50% Yes

2005-2006 Swift fox habitat fragmentation study

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$45,390 33% Yes

2005-2007

Distribution of swift foxes in Texas


$72,125 50% Yes

2000-2005 Changes in land use patterns and their effects on Productivity of turkeys


$189,500 50% Yes

2003-2005 Factors affecting pronghorn Recruitment in Arizona

Arizona Game and Fish Department

$57,503 100% Yes

2004-2007 Landscape analyses of a

recolonizing black bear population in the Trans Pecos Region of Texas


$113,000 50% Yes

2004-2007

Mortality of white-tailed and desert mule deer fawns in west-central Texas


$260,000 50% Yes

2002-2005 Characteristics of vertebrate ecology and vegetational dynamics associated with Pantex Praire dogs

SWXT Pantex LLC $70,000 50% Yes

2002-2005 Estimating Rio Grande wild turkey populations in Texas


$137,830 50% Yes

2002-2006 Continuation: Changes in land use patterns and their effects on Rio Grande turkeys


$657,739 50% Yes

X. Other professional activities during the last six years that contribute to graduate education

GRADUATE FACULTY APPLICATION FORM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

Confirmation/Reappointment


Name: Clint Boal Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

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Associate Professor


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I. Academic Background

1991 B.S. University of Arizona. Wildlife and Fisheries Science 1993 M.S. University of Arizona. Wildlife Ecology 1997 Ph.D. University of Arizona. Wildlife Ecology


1998–2000 Doctoral Research Fellow. University of Minnesota. 2000–pres. Assistant Unit Leader. U.S.G.S. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 2000–2006 Assistant Professor. Texas Tech University. 2006–pres. Associate Professor. Texas Tech University.

III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years) Giovanni, Matthew D Prey partitioning between sympatric grassland raptors M.S

Haralson, Carey L Breeding Ecology Nest-Site Selection and Human Influence on White-tailed hawks on the Texas Barrier Islands M.S

Miller, Amanda E Patterns of Avian and Bat Mortali8ty at a Utility-Scale Wind Farm on the Southern High Plains M.S

Strobel, Bradley N Nest Site Selection and Nestling Diet of the Texas Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo Lineatus Texanus in South Texas M.S


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research BIOL 7000 Research

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Spring TTU 2010

NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis



Journal Articles (Accepted)

1. Boal, C.W., and D.E. Andersen. 2005. Microhabitat characteristics of Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) nests at Cape Churchill, Manitoba. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119:208–213.

2. Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2005. Foraging and nesting habitat of northern goshawks in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, Minnesota. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1516–1527.

3. Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2005. Productivity and mortality of northern goshawks in Minnesota. Journal of Raptor Research 39:222–228.

4. Smithers, B.L.*, C.W. Boal, and D.E. Andersen. 2005. Northern goshawk food habits in Minnesota: an analysis using time-lapse video recording systems. Journal of Raptor Research 39:264–273.

5. Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, P.L. Kennedy, and A. Roberson�. 2006. Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) ecology in the Western Great Lakes Region. Studies in Avian Biology 31:128–136.

6. Boal, C.W., M.D. Giovanni*, and B. Beall�. 2006. Successful nesting by a bald eagle pair in prairie grasslands of the Texas panhandle. Western North American Naturalist 66:246–250.

7. Boal, C.W., F. Sibley, T.S. Estabrook, and J.D. Lazell, Jr. 2006. Insular migrant species, longevity records, and new species records on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:218–224.

8. Actkinson, M.A.**, W.P. Kuvlesky Jr., C.W. Boal, L.A. Brennan, and F. Hernandez. 2007. Nesting habitat relationships of sympatric crested caracaras, red-tailed Hawks, and white-tailed hawks in south Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:570–578.

9. Boal, C.W. and T.S. Estabrook. 2007. Occurrence and condition of migrating Swainson’s thrushes in the British Virgin Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:716–720.

10. Boal, C.W. and M.D. Giovanni*. 2007. Raptor predation on Ord’s kangaroo rat: evidence for diurnal activity by a nocturnal rodent. Southwestern Naturalist 52:291–295.

11. Chipman, E.D.**, N.E. McIntyre, J.D. Ray, M.C. Wallace, and C.W. Boal. 2007. Behavioral effects of radio transmitter collars on adult male western burrowing owls. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1662–1668.

12. Giovanni, M.D.*, C.W. Boal, and H.A. Whitlaw. 2007. Prey use and provisioning rates of breeding ferruginous and Swainson’s hawks on the southern Great Plains. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:558–569.

13. Mannan, R.W., R.N. Mannan, C.A. Schmidt, W.A. Estes-Zumpf, and C.W. Boal. 2007. Influence of natal experience on nest-site selection by urban-nesting Cooper’s hawks. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:64–68.

14. Merriman, J.W.*, C.W. Boal, T.L. Bashore, P.J. Zwank, and D.B. Wester. 2007. Abundance of diurnal raptors in relation to prairie dog colonies: implications for bird aircraft strike hazard. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:811–815.

15. Boal, C.W. 2008. Observations of an Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) attacking saddled anoles (Anolis stratulus). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 21:48–49.

16. Boal, C.W. 2008. Predation of a dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis) by a bridled quail dove (Geotrygon mystacea). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 21:50–51.

17. Boal, C.W. 2008. Hacked nestling Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) survives six years and demonstrates philopatry. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 41:66–68.

18. Boal, C.W., C.L. Haralson*, and W.H. Howe. 2008. Status of golden eagles in the Texas panhandle. Journal of Raptor Research 42:220–224.

19. Chipman, E.D.�, N.E. McIntyre, R.E. Strauss, M.C. Wallace, J.D. Ray, and C.W. Boal. 2008. Effects of human land use on western Burrowing Owl foraging and activity budgets. Journal of Raptor Research 42:87–98.

20. Hull, J.M., B.N. Strobel*, C.W. Boal, A.C. Hull, C.R. Dykstra, A.M. Irish, A.M. Fish, and H.B. Ernest. 2008. Comparative phylogeography and population genetics within Buteo lineatus reveals evidence of distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:988–996.

21. Mannan, R.W., R. Steidl, and C.W. Boal. 2008. Identifying habitat sinks: a case study of Cooper’s hawks in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems 11:141–148.

22. Reiter, M.E., C.W. Boal, and D.E. Andersen. 2008. Anurans in a subarctic tundra landscape near Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist: 122:129-137.

23. Actkinson, M.A.**, W.P. Kuvlesky, Jr., C.W. Boal, L.A. Brennan, and F. Hernandez. 2009. Breeding biology of sympatric red-tailed hawk, white-tailed hawk, and crested caracara populations in south Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 43:50–56.

24. Pruett, A.L.*, C.W. Boal, M.C. Wallace, H.A. Whitlaw, and J.D. Ray. 2009. Black-tailed prairie dog colony distribution, densities, and association with playa lakes in the Southern High Plains. Southwestern Naturalist 54:19–23.

25. Thompson, T.R.*, C.W. Boal, and D. Lucia. 2009. Grassland bird associations with introduced and native grass Conservation Reserve Program fields in the Southern High Plains. Western North American Naturalist 69:481-490.

26. Pruett, A.L.*, C.W. Boal, M.C. Wallace, H.A. Whitlaw, and J.D. Ray. 2010. Small mammal associations with black-tailed prairie dog colonies in the Southern High Plains. Southwestern Naturalist 55:50-56.

27. Strobel, B.N.*, and C.W. Boal. 2010. Regional variation in diets of breeding Red-shouldered Hawk. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:68-74.

28. Strobel, B.N.*, and C.W. Boal. 2010. Red-shouldered Hawk nesting habitat preference in south Texas. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1:33-37.

29. Anderson, W.M.**, G.E. Sorensen**, J.D. Lloyd-Strovas**, R.J. Arroyo**, J.A. Sosa**, S.J. Wulff**, B.D. Bibles, C.W. Boal, and G. Perry. 2010. Distribution and Habitat Use by the Critically Endangered Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Reptiles and Amphibians 17:5-10.

30. Behney, A.C.*, C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D.R. Lucia. 2010. Prey use by Swainson’s Hawks in the Lesser Prairie-chicken range of the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 44:317-322.

31. Boal, C.W., M.C. Wallace, and B.N. Strobel*. 2010. Animal welfare legislation, legal requirements, and study considerations for raptor researchers in the United States. Journal of Raptor Research 44:268-276.

32. Behney, A.C.*, C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D. Lucia. 2011. Interactions of raptors and Lesser Prairie-chickens at leks in the Texas Southern High Plains. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:332-338.

33. Boal, C.W. 2011. Colonial nesting of Yellow-crowned Night Herons on the San Antonio River Walk. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 43:45-48.

34. Boal, C.W. 2011. Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea), Neotropical Birds Online (T.S.

Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online:

http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=177941

In press:

1. Behney, A.C.*, B.A. Grisham*, C.W. Boal, D.A. Haukos, and H.A. Whitlaw. Sexual selection and mating chronology of Lesser Prairie-chickens. Wilson Journal of Ornithology:

2. Skipper, B.R.*, and C.W. Boal. Female American kestrel survives double amputation. Journal of Raptor Research:


Other (Accepted)

1. Boal, C.W. 2007. Ornithological monitoring and research on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: Project Report 2006. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, TCFWRU OA 53. 3 April 2007.



4. Boal, C.W., and A. Behney*. 2009. Assessment of human-altered landscapes as factors influencing avian predation of lesser prairie-chickens. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Progress Report TCFWRU Project TPW 17, 15 May 2009.

5. Behney, A.C. *, and C.W. Boal. 2009. Predation and reproductive behavior of lesser prairie chickens at leks in the Texas Southern High Plains. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Final Report TCFWRU Project TPW 22, 3 August 2009.

6. Boal, C.W., and B.A. Grisham*. 2009. Lesser prairie-chicken ecology during pre and post construction of wind energy facilities in west Texas. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Progress Report TCFWRU Project TPW 22, 15 May 2009.

7. Boal, C.W., and N.E. Pirius*. 2009. Winter ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Progress Report TCFWRU Project TPW 23, 15 May 2009.

8. Miller, A. *, and C.W. Boal. 2009. Red Canyon Wind Energy Center 2006-2007 post-construction monitoring. Final Report, Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, TCFWRU Project OA 54, January 2009.


10. Boal, C.W., and B.A. Grisham*. 2010. Lesser prairie-chicken ecology during pre and post construction of wind energy facilities in west Texas. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Progress Report TCFWRU Project TPW 22, 2 June 2010.

11. Boal, C.W., and N.E. Pirius*. 2010. Winter ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Progress Report TCFWRU Project TPW 23, 1 June 2010.


13. Boal, C.W., D. Haukos, and B. Grisham*. 2011. Final Report – Phase I: Understanding the ecology, habitat use, phenology and thermal tolerances of nesting lesser prairie-chickens to predict population level influences of climate change. Final Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/GPLCC Region 2, Albuquerque, NM, 28 Sept. 2010.

14. Anderson, W. M., Sorensen, G. E., Lloyd-Strovas, J. D., Arroyo, R. J., Sosa, J. A., Wulff, S. J., Bibles, B. D., Boal, C., Perry, G. Distribution and Habitat Use by the Critically Endangered Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Reptiles & Amphibians.

Other publications: total of _1___ 1. Boal, C.W. 2008. Standard Operating Procedure: Raptor Research Methods. Texas Tech University

Animal Care and Use Committee SOP 074.


Raptor Research Foundation Cooper Ornithological Society Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds Society for Field Ornithologists Society of Southwestern Naturalists The Wildlife Society Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Wilson Ornithological Society

VIII. Presentations in the last six years 65 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years 2006

1. PI, Assessing the impact of avian predators as a limiting factor of lesser prairie-chickens, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, $78,759. 100%.

2. PI, Geophysical aspects of bird and bat collision with wind turbines, Tetra Tech Inc., $68,804. 100%. 2007

1. PI, Avian productivity and survivorship on the Welder Wildlife Refuge, Welder Wildlife Foundation, $47,150. 100% (*MS fellowship funding).

2. PI, Home range and habitat use of red-shouldered hawks in Texas Coastal Prairie, Welder Wildlife Foundation, $84,750. 100% (*PhD fellowship funding).

3. Co-PI, Avian community response to large-scale wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, Natural Resources Conservation Service, $334,441. 25%.

4. PI, Ecological responses of lesser prairie-chickens to wind energy development, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, $457,612. 100%.

2008 1. PI, Winter ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department, $120,671. 100%. 2010

1. PI, Threat specific escape behaviors and habitat use by northern bobwhite, Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, $25,000. 100%.

2. PI, Threat specific escape behavior and cover of northern bobwhite with application to landscape scale habitat management, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, $40,813. 100%.

3. PI, Understanding the ecology, habitat use, phenology and thermal tolerance of nesting lesser prairie-chickens to predict population level influences of climate change, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Plains LCC, $99,154. 100%.

4. PI, Thermal tolerances and habitat use of nesting lesser prairie-chickens, The Nature Conservancy, $15,000. 100%.

2011 1. PI, An adaptive management approach to assessing free water as a critical habitat need for lesser prairie-

chicken reproduction, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Plains LCC, $90,202. 100%. 2. PI, Golden eagle survey and monitoring strategy development, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, $219,822.

100%. 3. PI, Avifaunal monitoring, post-construction mortality assessments, and wind energy influences on two

focal species at the Reese Technology Center, TTU and Sandia Laboratory, $104,252. 100%.

Grant - Not Funded

Kingston, Tigga (Principal), Boal, Clint (Co-Principal), "Minimizing environmental costs of wind energy development on bat ecosystem and societal services," Sponsored by ARP, Federal, $175,812.00.





Name: Robert D. Cox Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Assistant Professor


Appointment Date:


Phone: (806) 742-2841

Campus Mail Stop: 42125

Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Botany (Ecology and Conservation Biology) Institution University of California Year Awarded 2006

Degree MS Field Botany Institution Brigham Young University Year Awarded 2000

Degree BS Field Conservation Biology (Emphasis in Zoology) Institution Brigham Young University Year Awarded 1997


Title Assistant Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) August 2010 - Present

Title Post-doctoral Ecologist Institution/Agency U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Year(s) 2006 - 2008

Title Research Assistant Institution/Agency University of California Riverside Year(s) 2003 - 2007

III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years) IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) Chaired: V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5310 Advanced Range Ecology

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research

NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5311 Wildlife Conservation and Management

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7210 Teaching Practicum NRM 7000 Research NRM 6001 Selected Topics in Range Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis



Journal Articles (Accepted) Cox, R.D. and E.B. Allen. 2008. Stability of exotic annual grasses following restoration efforts in southern California coastal sage scrub. Journal of Applied Ecology 45:495-504. Cox, R.D. and E.B. Allen. 2008. Composition of soil seed banks in southern California coastal sage scrub and adjacent exotic grassland. Plant Ecology 198:37-46.


Journal Articles (Accepted) Allen, E. B., Cox, R., Tennant, T., Kee, S. N., D. D. (2005). Landscape restoration in southern California forblands: Response of abandoned farmland to invasive annual grass control.. Israel Journal of Plant Science, 53, 237-245.


Ecological Society of America. Society for Ecological Restoration. Society for Range Management.

VIII. Presentations in the last six years 20 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Grants 2010: Cox, RD. Physiological Ecology of Huisache Control. Welder Wildlife Foundation. $19,200. 2010: Cox,RD. Restoration of Habitat for Sceloperus arenicolus. New Mexico Sand Dune Lizard CCA. $4,537 2010: Cox, RD. Smoke-induced Germination of Great Basin Native Forbs. Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project. $24,000. 2010: Cox, RD. Revegetation Equipment Catalog. Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project. $2,050

2009: Cox, RD. Revegetation Equipment Catalog. Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project. $1,950 2007: Shaw, NL; Cox, RD; Pellant, M; Pyke, DA. Equipment and Strategies to Enhance the Post-wildfire Establishment and Persistence of Great Basin Native Plants. Joint Fire Sciences Proposal AFP 2007-1. $364,967 Cox, Robert (Principal), "Smoke-induced Germination of Great Basin Native Forbs," Sponsored by Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project, Federal, $24,000.00. (2010 - Present).

Contracts

Cox, Robert (Principal), "Revegetation Equipment Catalog," Sponsored by Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project, Federal, $2,400.00. (2009 - Present).


Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards

Certificate of Merit, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. (2008). On the Spot” Award for Excellence, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. (2007). Botany Department Graduate Student Achievement Award, University of California, Riverside Botany and Plant Sciences Department. (2005). Botany Department Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of California, Riverside, Botany and Plant Sciences Department. (2005).




Name: Brad B. Dabbert Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title:

Associate Professor


Appointment Date:


Phone:

(806) 742-1983 ext. 237


Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology Institution Oklahoma State University Year Awarded 1995

Degree MS Field Zoology Institution University of Arkansas Year Awarded 1992

Degree BS Field Wildlife Ecology Management/Research Institution Oklahoma State University Year Awarded 1989


Title Associate Chair Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) August 2008 - Present

Title Associate Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) September 2002 - Present


Abercrombie, Eric D Northern Bobwhite Response to Environemtnal Quality Incentives Program Practices in the Texas Portion of the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region

M.S

Dankwa-Wiredu, Bernice Pronghorn diet and use of burned areas in the Southern High Plains of Texas Ph.D. IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research



Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5309 Population Estimation and Dynamics


1. Abbott, C. W., C. B. Dabbert, D. R. Lucia, and R. M. Mitchell. 2005. Does muscular damage during capture and handling handicap radiomarked northern bobwhites. Journal of Wildlife Management: 69:664-670.

2. R. B. Mitchell, J. C. Cathey, C. B. Dabbert, D. F. Prochaska, S. DuPree, and R. Sosebee. 2005. Managing yaupon with prescribed fire and herbicides in the Texas Post Oak Savannah. Rangelands 27:17-19.

3. Pleasant, G. D., C. B. Dabbert, and R. B. Mitchell. 2006. Nesting ecology and survival of scaled quail in the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:632-639.

4. Cathey, J. C., R. Mitchell, B. Dabbert, D. F. Prochaska, S. DuPree, and R. Sosebee. 2006. Treatment options for managing yaupon in the Post Oak Savannah. Rangelands 28:24-27.


Other (Accepted) Dabbert, C., Pleasant, G. D., Schemnitz, S. D. Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: The Birds of North America Online. C. B. Dabbert and E. Abercrombie. 2009. Bobwhite response to Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Practices in the High Plains Ecological region of Texas. In Burger, Jr., L. W. and K. O. Evans, eds. Managing Working Lands for Bobwhite Quail: The USDA-NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project. USDA-NRCS. Johnson, A. A., Dabbert, C., Mitchell, R. B., Thorvilson, H. G. (2008). Integrating prescribed burning and insecticide to reduce fire ant impacts on bobwhite chicks. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA: Gamebird 2006: Quail VI and Perdix XII. Dabbert, C., Lucia, D. R., Mitchell, R. B. (2007). Quails on the High Plains (pp. 233 - 247). Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas: Ecology and Management of Texas Quails. Pleasant, G. D., Dabbert, C., Mitchell, R. B. (2006). Nesting ecology and survival of scaled quail in the Southern High Plains of Texas (vol. 70, pp. 632-639). Journal of Wildlife Management. Cathey, J. C., Mitchell, R., Dabbert, C., Prochaska, D. F., Dupree, A., Sosebee, R. (2006). Treatment options for managing yaupon in the Post Oak Savannah (vol. 28, pp. 24-27). Rangelands.


American Ornithologists Union The Wildlife Society Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Wildlife Disease Association

VIII. Presentations in the last six years 14 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Dabbert, C. B. 2005. Studies in ecology of the Southern High Plains Ecosystem of Texas. $5,000, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund.

Dabbert, C. B. 2007. Studies in ecology of the Southern High Plains Ecosystem of Texas.

$40,000, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund. Ballard, W. B., M. C. Wallace, and C. B. Dabbert. 2007. Brood ecology and habitat use of lesser

prairie chickens in the Texas Pan Handle. $314,467, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Dabbert, C. B., D. Wester, S. Rideout-Hanzak, M. Janis, and D. Lucia. 2008. Grassland Bird

Response to Patch Burning-Grazing on Sand Sagebrush-Mesquite Rangeland. $144,860, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Gipson, P. S., and C. B. Dabbert. 2008. Support for a Migratory Bird Specialist. $6,000, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service. Dabbert, C. B. 2010. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program. $90,000, Quail

First, Inc. Dabbert, C. B. 2010. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program. $189,000, The

Burnett Foundation. Dabbert, C. B. and S. Presley 2011. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program.

$50,000, Quail First, Inc. Dabbert, C. B. 2011. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program. $25,000, Quail

First, Inc. Dabbert, C. B. 2011. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program. $213,000, The

Burnett Foundation. Dabbert, C. B. 2011. The Quail-Tech Alliance Research and Education Program. $15,000, The Hill Country Chapter of the Quail Coalition.


Service/Engagement

Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Environmental Conservation of Natural Resources (BS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Fisheries Science (MS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Fisheries Science (PHD).

Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Range Management (BS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Range Science (MS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Range Science (PHD). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Wildlife and Fisheries Management (BS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Wildlife Science (MS). Degree Program Coordinator. CASNR - Wildlife Science (PHD).




Name: Ernest B. Fish Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management



Appointment Date:


Phone: (806) 742-2841

Campus Mail Stop:

Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Quantitative Ecology Institution University of Arizona Year Awarded 1973

Degree MS Field Range Ecology Institution Colorado State University Year Awarded 1966

Degree BS Field Forest-Range Management Institution Colorado State University Year Awarded 1964


Title Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 1981 - Present

Title Chairman Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 1999 - 2008


Rice, M. B. 2006. Landscape analysis of a recolonizing black bear population in the Trans Pecos Region of

Texas. Ph. D. Dissertation. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas. 198p. (Co-chair) Crawford, M. A. 2008. An analysis of terrain roughness: generating a GIS application of least-cost path for

prescribed burning. M. S. Thesis. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas. Potess, M. D. 2011. Search for Environmental Management System (EMS) implementation differences

among Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Clean Texas Program members: Are internal organizational characteristics important? Ph.D. Dissertation. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas. 189p.


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 5317 Watershed Management

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis LPMD 8000 Doctor's Dissertation

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis LPMD 8000 Doctor's Dissertation

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6305 Geospatial Technologies in Natural Resource Management NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5317 Watershed Management



Quillin, J. P., R. E Zartman, and E. B. Fish. 2005. Spatial distribution of playa basins on the Texas High Plains. The Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resource 18:1-14.

Jurado, P., D. B. Wester, and E. B. Fish. 2006. Soil nitrate-nitrogen dynamics after biosolids application in

a tobosagrass desert grassland. Journal of Environmental Quality 35:641-650. Brenton, C. M., E. B. Fish, and R. Mata-Gonzalez. 2007 Macronutrient and trace element leaching

following biosolids application on semiarid rangeland soils. Arid Land Research and Management 21(2):143-156.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, D. B. Wester, and D. Holdermann. 2007. Landowner attitudes

toward black bears in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 12:405-415.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, N. E. McIntyre, and D. Holdermann. 2008. The importance of

accurate landuse/landcover maps for assessing habitat suitability for black bear (Ursus americanus) in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. Wildlife Biology in Practice 4(2):48-56.

Rice, M. B., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, N. E. McIntyre, and D. Holdermann. 2009. Habitat-distribution

modeling of a recolonizing black bear, Ursus americanus, population in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 123:246-254.

Schwalm, D. L., W. B. Ballard, E. B. Fish, and H. A. Whitlaw. 2009. Current Distribution of Swift Fox

in Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist. In Review. Phillips, R. S., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, J. H. Brunjes, E. B. Fish, N. E. Mcintyre, and S. J. DeMaso.

2010. Rio Grande wild turkey habitat associations during dispersal. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Federation. In press.

Wester, D. B., R. E. Sosebee, R. E Zartman, E. B. Fish, J. C. Villalobos, R. Mata-Gonzalez, P. Jurado, and C. A. Moffet. 2011. “Biosolids Effects in Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands: A Ten-

Year Study,” Applied and Environmental Soil Science, vol. 2011, Article ID 717863, 13 pages. doi:10.1155/2011/717863

Zartman, R. E, C. A. Moffet, D. B. Wester, R. E. Sosebee, E. B. Fish, and W. Jaynes. 2012. Influence of Surface Biosolids Application on Infiltration. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, vol. 2012, Article ID 642791, 9 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/642791


Other (Accepted) Fish, E., Haukos, D., Smith, L. Playas of the Llano Estacado. History and Geography of the Llano Estacado. Rice, M.B., Ballard, W., Fish, E., McIntyre, N., Holdermann, D. 2009. Habitat-distribution modeling of a recolonizing black bear, Ursus americanus, population in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 123: 246-254

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations Professional Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Society for Range Management Society for American Foresters Arizona/Nevada Academy of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science Association of University Watershed Scientists The Wildlife Society VIII. Presentations in the last six years 12 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years X. Other professional activities during the last six years that contribute to graduate education




Name: Philip S. Gipson Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management



Appointment Date:


Phone:

(806) 742-2841 ext. 223


Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Zoology Institution University of Arkansas Year Awarded 1971

Degree MS Field Zoology Institution University of Arkansas Year Awarded 1967

Degree BS Field Biology Institution University of Central Arkansas Year Awarded 1964


Title Chairman and Kleberg Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) June 2008 - Present

Title Associate Professor Institution/Agency Kansas State University Year(s) May 1993 - May 2008

Title Unit Leader Institution/Agency Kansas State University Year(s) May 1993 - May 2008


Jeremy A. Baumgardt, M.S., Impacts of trap density and duration of trapping on estimates of small mammal density and diversity, Kansas State University,

2005. Major Advisor. Brian E. Flock, Ph.D., Effects of landscape configuration on northern bobwhite in southeastern Kansas,

Kansas State University, 2006. Major Advisor. Jonathan M. Conard, Ph.D. Genetic variability, demography, and habitat selection in a reintroduced elk

(Cervus elaphus) population, Kansas State University, 2009. Major Advisor. Mackenzie R. Shardlow, M.S. Factors affecting the detectability and distribution of the North American

river otter, Kansas State University, 2009. Co-major Advisor. IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III)

Jon McRoberts, Ph.D., (Co-advisor), Ecology and management of Ocellated turkeys in Campeche, Mexico. Grant Sorensen, Ph.D., (Co-advisor), Survival and productivity of adult female mule deer following habitat

enhancement in north-central New Mexico. Brian Chandler, M.S., (Advisor), Habitat selection by feral swine in West Texas. Chase Taylor, M.S., (Advisor), Factors influencing survival of mule deer fawns in the forest and prairie

ecotone along the eastern front of the Rocky Mountains. Colton Laws, M.S., (Co-advisor), Influence of artificial escape dens on survival of swift foxes in

northwestern Texas and northeastern New Mexico. Lance Bernal, M.S., (Co-advisor) Factors that influence the survival of elk calves on Valles Caldera

National Preserve. Mark Payton, M.S., (Co-advisor), Natural history and ecology of Merrim’s turkey in Valles Caldera

National Preserve. Mark Tyson, M.S., (Co-advisor), Importance of game birds and song birds in the diet of coyotes in West

Texas. V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 5100 Seminar



Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5100 Seminar


Livingston, T. R., P. S. Gipson, W. B. Ballard., D. M. Sanchez, and P. R. Krausman. 2005. Scat removal: a source of bias in feces related studies. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 33: 172-178.

Parker, T. H., B.M. Stansberry, C. D. Becker, and P. S. Gipson. 2005. Edge and area effects of

migrant forest songbirds. Conservation Biology. 19: 1157-1167

Spears, B. L., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. S. Phillips, D. H. Holdstock. J. H. Brunjes, M. Miller, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2005. Survival of Rio Grande wild turkey chicks. Journal of Field Ornithology. 16: 121-20.

Zuercher, G. L., P. S. Gipson, and O. Carillo. 2005. Diet and habitat associations of Speothos

venaticus in the Interior Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay. Oryx. 39: 86-89.

Althoff, D. P., P. S. Gipson, J. S. Pontius, and P. B. Woodford. 2006. Plant community and bare ground trends on Fort Riley, Kansas: Implications for monitoring of a highly disturbed landscape. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 109: 101-119.

Baldwin, R. A., P. S. Gipson, G. L. Zuercher, and T. R. Livingston. 2006. The effect of

precipitation covers over scent-stations on visitations by wildlife. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 109: 3-10.

Gipson, P. S., and J. F. Kamler. 2006. Density and minimum number of mesopredators on Fort

Riley Military Reservation. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 109: 36-40.

Gipson, P. S., C. D. Lee, S. Wilson, J. R. Thiele, and D. Hobbick. 2006. Status of feral pigs, Sus

scrofa, in Kansas and Nebraska. Proceedings of the 20th North American Prairie Conference. 20: 74-83.


DeMaso, J. D. Jernigan, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2006. Male Rio Grande turkey survival and movements in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70: 904-913.

Houchin, R., P. S. Gipson, W. Ballard, M. Wallace, D. Wester, J. Bonner, R. Huffman, and G.

Hall. 2006. Coyote diet in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Proceedings of the 20th North American Prairie Conference. 20: 216-220.

Reed, J. E., W. B. Ballard, P. S. Gipson, B. T. Kelly, P. R. Krausman, M. C. Wallace, and D. B.

Wester. 2006. Diets of free-ranging Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 34: 1127-1133.

Althoff, D. P., P. S. Althoff, N. D. Lambrecht, P. S. Gipson, J. S. Pontius, and P. B. Woodford.

2007. Soil properties and disturbance of grasslands subjected to mechanized military training. Land Degradation & Development. 18: 269-288.

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. L. Gilliland, and P. S. Gipson. 2007.

Dietary overlap of swift foxes and coyotes in northwestern Texas. The American Midland Naturalist. 157: 158: 140-147.

Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Diets of swift foxes in continuous and fragmented prairie in northwestern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist. 52: 504-510.

Spears, B. L., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, R. S. Phillips, D. H. Holdstock, M. Miller, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Habitat use and survival of pre-flight wild turkey broods. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71: 69-81.

Conard, J. M., J. A. Baumgardt, P. S. Gipson, and D. P. Althoff. 2008. The influence of trap

density and duration of sampling on the detection of small mammal species richness. Acta Theriologica. 53: 143-156.

Conard, J. M., P. S. Gipson, and M. Peek. 2008. Historical and current status of elk in Kansas.

Proceedings of the 20th North American Prairie Conference 20: 307-312. Carrera, R., W. Ballard, P. Gipson, B. T. Kelly, P. R. Krausman, M. C. Wallace, C.

Villalobos, and D. B. Wester. 2008. Comparison of Mexican Wolf and coyote diets in Arizona and New Mexico. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72: 376-381.

Conard, J. M., M. J. Statham, S. M. Wisely, and P. S. Gipson. 2010. The influence of

translocation strategy and management practices on the genetic variability of a re-established elk (Cervus elaphus) population. Restoration Ecology. 18: 85-93.

Lemons, P. R., J. S. Sedinger, M. P. Herzog, P. S. Gipson, and R. L. Gilliland. 2010. Landscape

effects of two canids in northwestern Texas: a multinomial modeling approach. Journal of Mammalogy. 91: 66-78.

Limb, R. F., D. M. Engle, T. G. Bidwell, D. P. Althoff, A. B. Anderson, and P. S.Gipson. 2010.

Restoring biopedturbation in grasslands with anthropogenic Focal disturbance. Plant Ecology. 210: 331-342.

Limb, R. F., D. M. Engle, S. D. Fuhlendorf, D. P. Althoff, and P. S. Gipson. 2010. Altered

herbivore distribution associated with focal disturbance. Range Ecology and Management. 63: 253-257.

Conard, J. M. and P. S. Gipson. 2011. Foraging ecology of elk in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem.

Southwestern Naturalist. In Press. Conard, J. M., P. S. Gipson, and W. B. Ballard. 2011. Factors influencing survival of female elk

in a harvested population. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. In Press. Flock, B. E., P. S. Gipson, R. D. Applegate, and W. B. Ballard. 2011. Distance – based

habitat associations of northern bobwhite in Kansas. Quail VII National Symposium Proceedings. In Press.

Jeffress, M. R., C. P. Paukert, J. B. Whittier, B. K. Sandercock, and P. S. Gipson. 2011. Scale-dependent factors affecting North American river otter distribution in the Midwest. American Midland Naturalist. In Press. Jeffress, M. R., C. P. Paukert, B. K. Sandercock, and P. S. Gipson. 2011. Factors

affecting detectability of river otters during sign surveys. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 75: 1-7.


Other (Accepted) Althoff, D. P., Gipson, P., Pontius, J. S., Japuntich, R. D. (2009). Evaluation of a reproductive index to estimate grasshopper sparrow and eastern meadowlark reproductive success. (pp. 33-44). Wildlife Biology in Practice. Althoff, P. S., Kirkham, M. B., Todd, T. C., Thien, S. J., Gipson, P. (2009). Influence of Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank disturbance on tall grass prairie plant community structure. (pp. 480-490). Rangeland Ecology and Management. Rivers, J. W., Gipson, P., Althoff, D. P., Pontius, J. S. (2009). Long-term community dynamics of small land birds with and without exposure to exposure to extensive disturbance from military training activities. (pp. 203-216). Environmental Management. Conard, J. M., Statham, M. A., Wiseley, S. M., Gipson, P. The influence of translocation strategy and management practices on the genetic variability of a re-established elk (Cervus elaphus) population.. Restoration Ecology.

Carrera, R., Ballard, K., Gipson, P., Kelly, B. T., Krausman, P. R., Wallace, M., Villalobos, J., Wester, D. (2007). Comparison Of Mexican Wolf And Coyote Diets In Arizona And New Mexico (vol. 72(2), pp. 376–381). Journal of Wildlife Management.


Member of Professional Societies The Wildlife Society Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society American Association for the Advancement of Science American Society of Mammalogists Sigma Xi Kansas Academy of Science

Society for Range Management VIII. Presentations in the last six years 26 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Title: Responses of vegetation and small mammals to grazing by cattle and military training. Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2004-2006. Amount: $80,000. Source: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Title: Dynamics of deer populations on Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2005-2006 Amount: $5,300 Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Title: Responses of elk to military training. Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2005-2007 Amount: $33,000 Source: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Title: Ecological responses of plant and animal communities to military training. Co-Principal Investigators: Philip S. Gipson and Donald P. Althoff. Granting period: 2006-2009 Amount: $1,205,000 Source: Department of Defense.

Title: Movements and social interactions of deer on Quivira National Wildlife

Refuge. Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2007-2009 Amount: $55,000 Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Title: Distribution and population status of river otters in eastern Kansas Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2007-2009 Amount: $74,720 Source: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Title: Habitat utilization, social interactions, and health status of feral hogs in western Oklahoma and Texas Principal Investigators: Philip S. Gipson and Bradley Dabbert Granting period: 2009-2012 Amount: $26,183 Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research Laboratory

Title: Ecology of feral hogs on the Rolling Plains and Llano Estacado of West Texas Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2010-2012 Amount: $29,000 Source: Davidson Foundation. Title: Feral hog populations in West Texas Part II: Strategies for their control Principal Investigator: Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2009-2011 Amount: $15,000 Source: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Title: Survival, habitat use and movement patterns of elk at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Principle Investigators: Warren B. Ballard and Philip S. Gipson Granting period: 2011-2014 Amount: Source: U. S. Geological Survey.





Name: Kerry Griffis-Kyle Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Assistant Professor


Appointment Date:


Phone: (806) 742-2841

Campus Mail Stop:

Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Biology Institution Syracuse University Year Awarded 2005

Degree MS Field Forestry Institution Northern Arizona University Year Awarded 1999

Degree BS Field Ecology Institution University of Florida Year Awarded 1994


Title Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Faculty Institution/Agency New Mexico State University Year(s) 2008 - Present

Title Assistant Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 2008 - Present

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institution/Agency New Mexico State University Year(s) 2005 - 2008

Title Graduate Research Assistant Institution/Agency Syracuse University Year(s) 2001 - 2005


John Uzzardo. M.A. Graduated spring 2011. Texas Tech University IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III)

Jessica Kissner. M.S. Anticipated graduation spring 2013. Thesis title: Landuse and amphibian ecology in

a short grass prairie. Texas Tech University Rasika Ramesh. M.S. Anticipated graduation fall 2012. Thesis title: Urbanization and amphibian

ecology. Co-advised with Gad Perry. Texas Tech University

Laura Navarrete. M.S. Anticipated graduation fall 2011. Thesis title: Wind farms influence

sandhill crane roosting and foraging behavior during the winter. Texas Tech University. (Three first place student papers/posters: 2010 SACNAS Regional Meeting, 2010 Texas Tech University 9th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, 2011, 12th North American Crane Workshop )

V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 5316 Waterfowl Ecology

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis


Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis



Griffis-Kyle, K.L., S.C. Kyle, and J.M. Jungels. 2011. Use of breeding sites by arid-land toads in rangelands: landscape level factors. The Southwestern Naturalist 56(2): 252-255.

Jungels, J.M., K.L. Griffis-Kyle, and W.J. Boeing. 2010. Low genetic differentiation among populations of the Great Plains toad (Bufo cognatus) in south-central New Mexico. Copeia 2010(3):388-396.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. and L.M. Navarrete. 2010. Bufo debilis (green toad) mortality at a breeding site. Herpetological Review 41(3):334.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2009. Bufo debilis (green toad) breeding habitat selection. Herpetological Review 40:199-200.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. and M.E. Ritchie. 2007. Investigating the effects of mineral nitrogen in the field on amphibian survival, growth and development: an experimental approach. Oecologia 152:633-642.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2007. Sublethal effects of nitrite on tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) and wood frog (Rana sylvatica) embryos and larvae: implications for field populations. Aquatic Ecology 41:119-127.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2005. Ontogenic delays in effects of nitrite exposure on tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) and wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(6):1523-1527.

Griffis-Kyle, K.L. and P. Beier. 2005. Avian habitat selection during spring and fall migration in a southwestern ponderosa pine forest. American Midland Naturalist 153:436-443.

Other (Accepted) Griffis-Kyle, K., Navarrete, L. M. Bufo debilis (green toad) mortality at a breeding site. Herpetological Review. Griffis-Kyle, K., Kyle, S. C. Conservation of arid land toads in rangelands at the landscape scale. Southwestern Naturalist. Griffis-Kyle, K. (2009). Bufo debilis (green toad) breeding habitat selection (vol. 40, pp. 199-200). Herpetological Review. Griffis-Kyle, K., Ritchie, M. E. (2007). Investigating the effects of mineral nitrogen in the field on amphibian survival, growth and development: an experimental approach (vol. 152, pp. 633-642). Oecologia. Griffis-Kyle, K. (2007). Sublethal effects of nitrite on tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) and wood frog (Rana sylvatica) embryos and larvae: implications for field populations (vol. 41, pp. 119-127). Aquatic Ecology.


VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations American Association for the Advancement of Science Association for Women in Science (West Texas Association for Women in Science) Ecological Society of America Society of American Naturalists Southwestern Naturalist The Wildlife Society Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles VIII. Presentations in the last six years 15 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

2011. New Mexico Game and Fish. Share With Wildlife Program. Evaluation of Great Plains Narrowmouth toad habitat in northeastern New Mexico (PI 100%) 7,550.

2010. New Mexico Game and Fish. Share With Wildlife Program. Evaluation of Great Plains Narrowmouth toad habitat in northeastern New Mexico (PI 100%) 11,503.

2010. Luke Air Force Base, Department of Defense. Amphibian and insect biodiversity in created wetlands of the USAF, BMGR-E. (PI 100%) 54,111.

2009. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Research Enhancement Award. 1000.

2008. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Research Enhancement Award. 5000.

2006. United States Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative. Effects of Grazing and Grazing Management on Amphibian Reproduction. (PI 100%) (2 years). 125,000.

Sponsored Research - Pending Densmore, Lou (Co-Principal), Griffis-Kyle, Kerry (Principal), "A regional evaluation of arid-land wildlife water management on the biodiversity of organisms with complex life cycles," Sponsored by Department of Defense - Legacy Fund, Federal, $149,000.00. (2010 - 2012).





Name: Reynaldo Patino Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title:


Appointment Date:


Phone:

(806) 742-2851 ext. 261


Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Fisheries Science Institution Oregon State University Year Awarded 1988

Degree MS Field Fisheries Science Institution Oregon State University Year Awarded 1983

Degree BS Field Fisheries Science Institution Tokyo University of Fisheries Year Awarded 1980


Title Unit Scientist Institution/Agency U.S. Geological Survey, Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research

Unit Year(s) September 13, 1989 - Present

III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years) Huber, Caleb Habitat Preferences of Juvenile Common Snook in the Lower Rio Grande, TX M.S


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research BIOL 8000 Doctor's Dissertation BIOL 7000 Research BIOL 6100 Advanced Topics in Biology

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis BIOL 8000 Doctor's Dissertation BIOL 7000 Research BIOL 6100 Advanced Topics in Biology BIOL 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis BIOL 8000 Doctor's Dissertation BIOL 7000 Research BIOL 6301 Advanced Topics in Biology BIOL 6000 Master's Thesis

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6003 Selected Topics in Fisheries Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5324 Physiological Ecology of Aquatic Organisms BIOL 8000 Doctor's Dissertation BIOL 7000 Research BIOL 6301 Advanced Topics in Biology BIOL 6101 Seminar BIOL 6100 Advanced Topics in Biology BIOL 6000 Master's Thesis



Journal Articles (Accepted) Carr, J., Patino, R. Contaminant effects on the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in natural fish and amphibian populations.. General and Comparative Endocrinology. Sharma, B., Patino, R. (2010). Effects of Cadmium, Estradiol-17β and their interaction on gonadal condition and metamorphosis of male and female African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Chemosphere, 79, 499-505. Rosen, M. R., Alvarez, D. A., Goodbred, S. L., Leiker, T. J., Patino, R. (2010). Sources and distribution of organic compounds using passive samplers in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona, and their implications for potential effects on aquatic biota. Journal of Environmental Quality, 39, 1161-1172. Sharma, B., Patino, R. (2009). Effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and gonadal sex differentiation in tadpoles of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Chemosphere, 76, 1048-1055. Campbell, M. D., Patino, R., Tolan, J., Strauss, R., Diamond-Tissue, S. (2009). Sublethal effects of catch-and-release fishing: measuring capture stress, fish impairment, and predation risk using a condition index. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67(3), 513-521. Chizinski, C. J., Sharma, B., Pope, K. L., Patino, R. (2008). A Bioenergetics Model for Zebrafish Danio rerio. Journal of Fish Biology, 73, 35-43. Strobl-Mazzulla, P. H., Lethimonier, C., Guiguen, M. M., Karube, M., Fernandino, J. I., Yoshizaki, G., Patino, R., Strussmann, C. A., O. K., Somoza, G. M. (2008). Brain aromatase (Cyp19A2) and estrogen receptors, in larvae and adult pejerrey fish Odontesthes bonariensis.

Neuroanatomical and functional relations. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 158, 191-201. Mukhi, S., Patino, R. (2008). Effects of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in zebrafish: General and reproductive toxicity. Chemosphere, 72, 726-732. Sharma, B., Patino, R. (2008). Exposure of Xenopus laevis tadpoles to cadmium reveals concentration-dependent bimodal effects on growth and monotonic effects on development and thyroid gland activity. Toxicological Sciences, 105, 51-58. Yamamoto, Y., Yoshizaki, G., Takeuchi, T., Soyano, K., Patino, R. (2008). Role of gap junctions during ovarian follicle maturation and of protein kinase A during the development of oocyte maturational competence in Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 155, 789-795. Hu, F., Sharma, B., Mukhi, S., Patino, R., Carr, J. (2006). The colloidal thyroxine (T4) ring as a novel biomarker of perchlorate exposure in the African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis. Toxicological Sciences, 93, 268-277.

Book Chapters (Accepted) Grier, H. H., Patino, R., Rribe-Aranzabal, M. (2009). In B.G.M. Jamieson (Ed.), The ovary, folliculogenesis, and oogenesis in teleosts. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (vol. 8A). Enfield, New Hampshire: Science Publishers.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations American Fisheries Society American Society of Zoologists Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Society for the Study of Reproduction World Aquaculture Society VIII. Presentations in the last six years

Invited Huber, C. G. (Author Only), Pope, K. A. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), Second International Symposium on the Biology and Culture of Snooks, U.S. Agency for International Development, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, "Habitat preferences of juvenile common snook in the lower Rio Grande/Bravo del Norte," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (July 2009). Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Upper Brazos Watershed Research Symposium, Lubbock, TX, "Toxicity of Jim Bertram Lake System water to fish embryos," Local. (April 2008). Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), Jenkins, J. A. (Author Only), Goodbred, S. L. (Author Only), Rosen, M. R. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Author Only), 137th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, CA, "Indices of endocrine disruption and reproductive dysfunction in common carp from Lake Mead, Nevada," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (September 2007). Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), Alaska Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, Denali National Park, AK, "Perchlorate and the fish thyroid," State. (May 2007).

Accepted

Jenkins, J. A. (Presenter & Author), Draugelis-Dale, R. (Author Only), Eilts, B. E. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, "Assessment of reproductive condition of two fish species in Lake Mead National Recreation Area," Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2009). Rosen, M. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Jenkins, J. A. (Presenter & Author), Orsak, E. (Author Only), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, "Challenges for Lake Mead Ecosystem Health and Resource Management in the 21st Century," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2009). Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Author Only), Jenkins, J. E. (Author Only), Rosen, M. (Author Only), Torres, L. (Author Only), Sharma, P. (Author Only), 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, "Endocrine and gonadal condition of male common carp from various locations in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2009). Orsak, E. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), Jenkins, J. A. (Author Only), Torres, L. (Author Only), 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New Orleans, USA, "Endocrine and gonadal condition of male largemouth bass from Lake Mead, Nevada," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2009). Moreno, M. V. (Presenter & Author), Sosa, M. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Miranda, S. V. (Author Only), Rubio, A. D. (Author Only), Leal, L. (Author Only), European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Graz, Austria, "Development of an accurate methodology for the determination of arsenic and heavy metals in freshwater fish tissues," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (August 2009). Moreno, M. V. (Presenter & Author), Sosa, M. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Benavides, A. (Author Only), Miranda, S. V. (Author Only), Rubio, A. D. (Author Only), Leal, L. (Author Only), Tenth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Metals, Chihuahua, Mexico, "Concentrations of arsenic and mercury in bluegill, channel catfish and common carp from three water reservoirs in the State of Chihuahua," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (August 2009). Patino, R. (Author Only), Grier, H. J. (Presenter & Author), Uribe-Aranzabal, M. (Author Only), Fourth International Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes, Cadiz, Spain, "Saltwater Perciformes: from oogonia to pelagic eggs," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2009). Grier, H. J. (Presenter & Author), Quagio-Grassiotto, I. (Author Only), Uribe-Aranzabal, M. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Fourth International Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes, Cadiz, Spain, "Switching "postovulatory follicle complex" for postovulatory follicle"," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2009). Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Texas Tech University Graduate School, Lubbock, TX, "Use of the zebrafish embryo in studies of harmful algal blooms," Local, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2009). Patino, R. (Author Only), Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Texas Tech Association of Biologists Annual Graduate Forum, Lubbock, TX, "Use of the zebrafish embryo in studies of Brazos River surface water toxicity," Local, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2009).

Patino, R. (Author Only), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Presenter & Author), Jenkins, J. (Author Only), Rosen, M. (Author Only), Lake Mead Science Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, "Assessment of endocrine and gonadal condition of male largemouth bass from Lake Mead National Recreation Area," Regional, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (February 2009). Deng, X. (Presenter & Author), Stanford, B. (Author Only), Drury, D. D. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Author Only), Orphan, L. (Author Only), Snyder, S. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Lake Mead Science Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, "Testing of Las Vegas Municipal Effluent (Clark County, Nevada) for Endocrine and Reproductive Effects to Fathead Minnow," Regional, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (February 2009). Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Presenter Only), Golden Alga International Symposium and Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Fort Worth, TX, "Use of the zebrafish embryo in studies of harmful algal blooms," State, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (January 2009). Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Tampa, FL, "Effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and sex ratios in African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2008). Patino, R. (Author Only), Torres, L. (Presenter & Author), Orazio, C. (Author Only), 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Tampa, FL, "Oral exposure to brominated flame retardant (BDE-47) causes growth impairment in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2008). Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Tampa, FL, "Use of the zebrafish embryo in studies of harmful algal blooms and surface water toxicity," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (November 2008). Patino, R. (Author Only), Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Seattle, WA, "Effects of cadmium on growth and metamorphosis of African clawed frog," Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (May 2008). Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), 2008 Toxicology Research Exposé, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, "Toxicity of Jim Bertram Lake System water to fish embryos," Local. (April 2008). Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Texas Tech University Graduate School, Lubbock, TX, "Effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and sex determination in amphibians," Local. (April 2008). Torres, L. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Texas Tech University Graduate School, "Oral exposure to brominated flame retardant (BDE-47) causes growth impairment in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)," Local. (April 2008). Patino, R. (Author Only), Meyer, M. (Presenter & Author), Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Texas Tech University Graduate School, Lubbock, TX, "Total water hardness dictates the toxicological effects of cadmium on early development of zebrafish (Danio rerio)," Local. (April 2008). Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), "Lake Mead/Upper Brazos water quality studies: differences and similarities," Local. (April 2008).

Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Texas Tech Association of Biologists Annual Graduate Forum, Lubbock, TX, "Effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and sex determination in amphibians," Local. (April 2008). Torres, L. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Texas Tech Association of Biologists Annual Graduate Forum, Lubbock, TX, "Oral exposure to brominated flame retardant (BDE-47) causes growth impairment in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)," Local. (April 2008). Sharma, B., Hu, F., Carr, J., Patino, R., Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, "Occurrence of Intersex Amphibians in Big Bend National Park: Are Environmental Trace Metals to Blame," International. (2007). Kumakura, N. (Presenter & Author), Sena, J. A. (Author Only), Wright, S. T. (Author Only), Patino, R. (Author Only), Liu, Z. (Author Only), Keystone Symposium – Reproduction: Advances and Challenges, Santa Fe, NM, "Expression of cyclooxygenases and production of prostaglandins during ovulation in Xenopus ovarian follicles," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (August 2007). Patino, R. (Author Only), Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Milwaukee, WI, "Effects of cadmium on growth and metamorphosis of African clawed frog," International, Peer Reviewed/Refereed, Published in Proceedings. (May 2007). Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Desert-Southwest Chapter, Socorro, NM, "Effects of cadmium at low concentrations on growth, metamorphosis, and thyroid condition of amphibians," Regional, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (May 2007). Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Texas Tech University Graduate School, Lubbock, TX, "Low-dose effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and thyroid condition of Xenopus laevis tadpoles," Local, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2007). Sharma, B. (Presenter & Author), Patino, R. (Author Only), Texas Tech Association of Biologists Annual Graduate Forum, Lubbock, TX, "Low-dose effects of cadmium on growth, metamorphosis and thyroid condition of Xenopus laevis tadpoles," Local, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (April 2007).

General

Patino, R.. Patino, R. (Presenter & Author), Goodbred, S. (Author Only), Orsak, E. (Author Only), Jenkins, J. (Author Only), Rosen, M. (Author Only), Lake Mead Science Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, "Endocrine and Gonadal Condition of Male Common Carp in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area (2007-2008)," Regional, Peer Reviewed/Refereed. (February 2009).

IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Sponsored Research Patino, Reynaldo (Principal), "Incidence and characterization of intersex, testicular tumors, and reproductive condition in common carp as indicators of water quality and fish health in Lake Mead National Recreation Area," Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Federal, $65,342.00. (May 2010 - September 2012).

Patino, Reynaldo (Principal), Taylor, Christopher (Co-Principal), Hayhoe, Katharine (Co-Principal), "Modeling and predicting the influence of climate change on Texas surface waters and their aquatic biotic communities," Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Federal, $485,363.00. (October 2009 - December 2011). Patino, Reynaldo (Principal), "Biomarkers of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in largescale sucker of the lower Columbia River," Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Federal, $75,217.00. (May 2009 - September 2011).





Name: Gad Perry Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title:

Associate Professor


Appointment Date:


Phone:

Campus Mail Stop:

Mailing Address

City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Zoology Institution University of Texas at Austin Year Awarded 1995

Degree MS Field Zoology Institution Tel Aviv University Year Awarded 1990

Degree BS Field Biology Institution Tel Aviv University Year Awarded 1987


Title Associate Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 2008 - Present

Title Assistant Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 2002 - 2008


Mannan, R. Nicholas An Assessment of Survey Methodology, Calling Activity, and Habitat Association of Wood Frogs and Boreal Chorus Frogs in a Tundra Biome M.S

Owen, Jennifer Lee The Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septertrionalis): Distribution, diet and reproduction of an invasive species in the British Virgin Islands M.S

Radke, Nikki Effects of prescribed fire on nongame wildlife in Texas Hill country M.S

Sosa, J. Alan Effects of urbanization on movements, activity, and translocation site fidelity of arnate box turtles (Terrapene Ornata Ornata) in the Southern High Plains of Texas M.S

IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III)

Rasika Ramesh. M.S. Anticipated graduation fall 2012. Thesis title: Urbanization and amphibian ecology. Co-advised with Griffis-Kyle. Texas Tech University

Kawai, Ushio, Ph.D. anticipated graduation fall 2014. Co-advised with Wallace


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 6324 Advanced Tropical Ecology and Conservation NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7210 Teaching Practicum NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5312 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5347 Advanced Conservation Science



Journal Articles (Accepted) Brausch, J., Wages, M., Shannahan, R., Perry, G., Anderson, T., Maul, J., Mulhearn, B., Smith, P. (2010). Surface water mitigates the antimetamorphic effects of perchlorate in New Mexico spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata) and African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis).. Chemosphere, 78, 280-285. Perry, G., M.C. Wallace, D. Perry, H. Curzer, and P. Muhlberger. 2011. Toe-clipping of amphibians and

reptiles: science, ethics, and the law. In press, Journal of Herpetology. Curzer, H.J., M. Wallace, G. Perry, P. Muhlberger, and D. Perry. 2011. Teaching Wildlife Research Ethics:

a progress report. Accepted, Teaching Ethics. Perry, G., and M. Farmer. 2011. Reducing the risk of biological invasion by creating incentives for pet

sellers and owners to do the right thing. Journal of Herpetology 45:134–141. Anderson, W.M., G.E. Sorensen, J.D. Lloyd-Strovas, R.J. Arroyo, J.A. Sosa, S.J. Wulff, B.D. Bibles,

C.W. Boal, and G. Perry. 2010. Distribution and Habitat Use by the Critically Endangered Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Reptiles & Amphibians 17:158-165.

Sosa, A., O. Reyes, and G. Perry. 2010. Turtles in the Dust: Effects of Hands-on Scientific Training on a Group of Behaviorally At-risk Students’ Knowledge and Empathy. Reptiles & Amphibians 17:108-111.

Perry, G. and D. Vice. 2009. Forecasting the risk of brown tree snake dispersal from Guam: a mixed transport-establishment model. Conservation Biology 23:992-1000.

Brausch, J.M., M. Wages, R, Shannahan, G. Perry, T.A. Anderson, J.D. Maul, B. Mulhearn, and P.N. Smith. 2009. Surface water mitigates the antimetamorphic effects of perchlorate in New Mexico spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata) and African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Chemosphere 78:280–285.

Rideout-Hanzak, S., D.B. Wester, G. Perry, and C.M. Britton. 2009. Echinocereus viridiflorus var viridiflorus mortality in shortgrass plains of Texas: observations following wildlfire and drought. Haseltonia 15:102-107.

Perry, G. 2009. First record of the frog Eleutherodactylus lentus in the British Virgin Islands: Conservation implications of native or introduced status. Applied Herpetology 6: 185-187.

Perry, G. 2009. First record of Osteopilus septentrionalis on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Applied Herpetology 6:191-192.

Perry, G. and D. Perry. 2008. Response to "Animal Rights." Conservation Biology 22:816-818. Radke, N.J., D.B. Wester, G. Perry and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2008. Short-term effects of prescribed

fire on lizards in mesquite-Ashe juniper vegetation in central Texas. Applied Herpetology 5: 281-292.

Perry, D. and G. Perry. 2008. Improving interactions between animal rights groups and conservation biologist. Conservation Biology 22:27–35.

Hetherington, T.E., B. Coupe, G. Perry, N.L. Anderson, and J.B. Williams. 2008. Diurnal refuge-site selection by Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam. Amphibia-Reptilia 29:284-287.

Perry, G., and R. Platenberg. 2007. Recent additions to the herpetofauna of Little St. James, US Virgin Islands. Applied Herpetology 4:387-389.

Perry, G., J.L. Owen, C. Petrovic, J. Lazell, and J. Egelhoff. 2007. The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, in the British Virgin Islands. Applied Herpetology 4:88-89.

Perry, G., J. Lazell, K. LeVering, and N. Mitchell. 2007. Body size and timing of reproduction in the highly endangered stout iguana, Cyclura pinguis, in the British Virgin Islands. Caribbean Journal of Science 43:155-159.

Barun, A., G. Perry, R.W. Henderson, and R. Powell. 2007. Alsophis portoricensis anegadae (Squamata: Colubridae): Morphometric characteristics, activity patterns, and habitat use. Copeia 2007:93-100.

Perry, G., and G.P. Gerber. 2006. Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the British Virgin Islands: Status and patterns. Applied Herpetology 3: 237-256.

Sternberg, T., G. Perry, and C. Britton. 2006. Grass repellency to the red imported fire ant. Rangeland Ecology & Management 59:330-333.

Perry, G., R. Powell, and H. Watson. 2006. Keeping invasive species off Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Iguana 13:272-277.

Nicholson, K.L., S.M. Torrence, D.M. Ghioca, J. Bhattacharjee, A.E. Andrei, J. Owen, N.J.A. Radke, and G. Perry. 2005. The influence of temperature and humidity on activity patterns of the lizards Anolis stratulus and Ameiva exsul in the British Virgin Islands. Caribbean Journal of Science 41:870-873.

Anderson, N.L., T.E. Hetherington, B. Coupe, G. Perry, J.B. Williams, and J. Lehman. 2005. Thermoregulation in a nocturnal, tropical, arboreal snake. Journal of Herpetology 39:82-90.

Trakhtenbrot, A., R. Nathan, G. Perry, and D.M. Richardson. 2005. The importance of long-distance dispersal in conservation. Diversity and Distributions 11:173-181.

Other (Accepted) Sosa, A., Reyes, O., Perry, G. (2010). Turtles in the Dust: Effects of Hands-on Scientific Training on a Group of Behaviorally At-risk Students’ Knowledge and Empathy (vol. 17, pp. 108-111). Reptiles & Amphibians. Perry, G. (2009). First record of Osteopilus septentrionalis on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands (vol. 6, pp. 191-192). Applied Herpetology. Perry, G. (2009). First record of the frog Eleutherodactylus lentus in the British Virgin Islands: Conservation implications of native or introduced status (vol. 6, pp. 185-187). Applied Herpetology. Perry, G., Vice, D. (2009). Forecasting the risk of brown tree snake dispersal from Guam: a mixed transport-establishment model (vol. 23, pp. 992-1000). Conservation Biology. Brausch, J. M., Wages, M., Shannahan, R., Perry, G., Anderson, T. A., Maul, J. D., Mulhearn, B., Smith, P. N. (2009). Surface water mitigates the antimetamorphic effects of perchlorate in New Mexico spadefoot toads (Spea multiplicata) and African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) (vol. 78, pp. 280–285). Chemosphere. Hetherington, T. E., Coupe, B., Perry, G., Anderson, N. L., Williams, J. B. (2008). Diurnal refuge-site selection by Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam (vol. 29, pp. 284-287). Amphibia-Reptilia. Perry, D., Perry, G. (2008). Improving interactions between animal rights groups and conservation biologists (vol. 22, pp. 27–35). Conservation Biology.

Perry, G., Perry, D. (2008). Response to "Animal Rights" (vol. 22, pp. 816-818). Conservation Biology. Radke, N. J., Wester, D., Perry, G., Rideout-Hanzak, S. (2008). Short-term effects of prescribed fire on amphibians, reptiles in mesquite-Ashe juniper vegetation in central Texas (vol. 5(3), pp. 281-292). Applied Herpetology. Barun, A., Perry, G., Henderson, R. W., Powell, R. (2007). Alsophis portoricensis anegadae (Squamata: Colubridae): Morphometric characteristics, activity patterns, and habitat use. Copeia. Perry, G., Lazell, J., LeVering, K., Mitchell, N. (2007). Body size and timing of reproduction in the highly endangered stout iguana, Cyclura pinguis, in the British Virgin Islands (vol. 43, pp. 155-159). Caribbean Journal of Science. Perry, G., Platenberg, R. (2007). Recent additions to the herpetofauna of Little St. James, US Virgin Islands (vol. 4, pp. 387-389). Applied Herpetology. Perry, G., Owen, J. L., Petrovic, C., Lazell, J., Egelhoff, J. (2007). The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, in the British Virgin Islands (vol. 4, pp. 88-89). Applied Herpetology.


Other (Accepted) Anderson, W. M., Sorensen, G. E., Lloyd-Strovas, J. D., Arroyo, R. J., Sosa, J. A., Wulff, S. J., Bibles, B. D., Boal, C., Perry, G. Distribution and Habitat Use by the Critically Endangered Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Reptiles & Amphibians. Rideout-Hanzak, S., Wester, D., Perry, G., Britton, C. (2009). Echinocereus viridiflorus var. viridiflorus mortality in shortgrass plains of Texas: Observations following wildfire and drought (15th ed., pp. 102-107). Haseltonia.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations American Association for the Advancement of Science American Institute of Biological Sciences Asiatic Herpetological Society Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Herpetological Association of Africa Herpetologists’ League Horned Lizard Conservation Society Society for Conservation Biology Society for Restoration Ecology Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Texas Academy of Science World Congress of Herpetology VIII. Presentations in the last six years IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Sponsored Research Curzer, Howard (Co-Principal), Wallace, Mark (Principal), Perry, Gad (Co-Principal), Muhlberger, Peter (Co-Principal), "Filling the Gap: Improving Education on the Ethics of Animal Use in Biological Field Research," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $300,000.00. (January 2009 - December 2011).

2010 Texas Army National Guard ($283,931 over four years); Conservation Agency ($31,000). 2009 Texas Army National Guard ($58,000); Conservation Agency ($30,500). 2008 Texas Army National Guard ($60, 082); Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ($31,100);

Conservation Agency ($30,500); Ensafe Inc. ($9,000). 2007 Texas Army National Guard ($60,970); Conservation Agency ($29,750).

2006 Texas Army National Guard ($52,200); Conservation Agency ($33,000); Brown treesnake control (US Fish and Wildlife Service, $19,410).

2005 Texas Army National Guard ($44,800); Conservation Agency ($28,000); Texas Tech seed grant ($17,275).





Name: David Rogowski Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Assistant Professor Date Submitted: 11-11-2011 Appointment Date:

TTU Email: [email protected] Phone: Campus Mail Stop:

Mailing Address City/State Zip


Degree Ph D Field Zoology Institution North Dakota State University Year Awarded 2004

Degree MS Field Biology Institution University of Louisiana at Lafayette Year Awarded 1997

Degree BS Field Health Science Institution Oakland University Year Awarded 1989


Title Assistant Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) August 2008 - Present

Title Post-doctoral Researcher Institution/Agency University of Arizona Year(s) March 2007 - July 2008

Title Research Fellow Institution/Agency Queen’s University Belfast Year(s) October 2005 - March 2007

Title Assistant Research Scientist III Institution/Agency Illinois Natural History Survey Year(s) August 2004 - October 2005


Ladd, Hallie L.A. The conservation of native snails within a Chihuahuan desert spring system M.S. IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) 2010 – Current: Jeff Bradstreet (MS): Native springsnails and the invasive red-rim melania snail

(Melanoides tuberculata), species habitat associations and life history investigations in the San Solomon Spring complex, Texas. Advisor


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5401 Advanced Fisheries Conservation and Management

Summer II TTU 2010

NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6003 Selected Topics in Fisheries Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6000 Master's Thesis


Ladd, H.A., and D. L. Rogowski. In Press. Egg predation and parasite prevalence in the invasive freshwater snail, Melanoides tuberculata in a west Texas spring system. Aquatic Invasions 3.

David L. Rogowski Martinez, M. and D. L. Rogowski. 2011. Habitat use and partitioning by an imperiled endemic

springsnail (Hydrobiidae) and a cosmopolitan pond snail (Physidae) in Arizona. The Southwestern Naturalist. 56(2)

Preston, S.J., A. Harrison, M. Lundy, D. Roberts, N. Beddoe & D. Rogowski. 2010. Square pegs in round holes - the implications of shell shape variation on the translocation of adult Margaritifera margaritifera (L.). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 20(5): 568-573. doi: 10.1002/aqc.112 Inger, R., McDonald, R.A., Rogowski, D.L., Jackson, A.L., Parnell, A., Preston, S.J., Harrod, C., Goodwin, C., Griffiths, D., Dick, J.T.A., Elwood, R.W., Newton, J., and Bearhop, S. 2010. Do non-native invasive fish support elevated lamprey populations? Journal of Applied Ecology. 47:121-129 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01761. Rogowski, D.L. D.J. Soucek, S. Johnson, J.H. Chick, J.M. Dettmers, M.A. Pegg, J.M. Levengood and J.M. Epifanio. 2009. Contaminant concentrations in Asian carps, invasive species in the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 157(1-4): 211-222. doi: 10.1007/s10661-008-0529-6 Goodwin, C.E., J.T.A. Dick, D.L. Rogowski, R.W. Elwood. 2008. Lamprey ammocoete (Lampetra fluviatilis and L. planeri) habitat associations at regional, catchment, and microhabitat scales. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 17(4):542-553. Doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00305.x Rogowski, D.L., H. Reiser, and C.A. Stockwell. 2006. Fish habitat associations in a spatially variable desert stream. Journal of Fish Biology 68(3): 1473-1483. doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.001032.x Leberg, P.L., and D.L. Rogowski. 2006. The inbreeding effect of small population size reduces population growth rate in mosquitofish. In: Allendorf, F.W. and G. Luikart (Eds.), Conservation and the genetics of populations. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, pp. 141-142 Rogowski, D.L. and C.S. Stockwell. 2006. Assessment of the potential impacts of exotic species on populations of White Sands pupfish, Cyprinodon tularosa. Biological Invasions 18(1): 79-87. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-0238-9 Rogowski, D.L. and C.S. Stockwell. 2006. Parasites and salinity: costly tradeoffs in a threatened species. Oecologia 146(4): 615-622. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0218-x Rogowski, D.L. and W. Yake. 2005. Dioxin concentrations in surface soils of Washington State. Environmental Science and Technology 39(14): 5170-5176. DOI: 10.1021/es047945r Lance, R.F. and D.L. Rogowski. 1999. Noteworthy Record of Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, in Louisiana. Southwestern Naturalist 44:241-242

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations American Society for Ichthyologists Desert Fishes Council American Fisheries Society North American Benthological Society Ecological Society of America Southwestern Association of Naturalists Association of Zoos and Aquariums VIII. Presentations in the last six years 18 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Rogowski, D.L. 2011-2013. Freshwater mussel conservation in Texas: a joint venture between the Dallas Aquarium and Texas Tech University. Section 6 - Endangered Species Grant, USFWS/TPWD. ($84,474) Rogowski, D. L. 2011-2012. Investigations into captive propagation of springsnails from New Mexico (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis and Juturnia kosteri). New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Share With Wildlife. ($6,000) Rogowski, D. L. 2010-2011. Investigations into captive propagation of springsnails from New Mexico (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis and Juturnia kosteri). New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Share With Wildlife. ($8,275) Rogowski, D.L. 2009-2011. Native springsnails and the invasive red-rim melania snail (Melanoides tuberculata), species habitat associations and life history investigations in the San Solomon Spring complex, Texas. Section 6 - Endangered Species Grant, USFWS/TPWD. ($112,147) Bonar, S., S. Sitko, D.L. Rogowski, 2005-2008. Optimizing Control Methods for Northern Crayfish (Orconectes Virilis). Arizona Game and Fish Department, Heritage Grant. ($84,616) Rogowski, D.L. 2005. Range expansion of the invasive round goby in the Great Lakes has been facilitated by life history shifts in response to availability of breeding structures. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Grant Award. ($2,000)





Name: Christopher Taylor Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Assistant Professor Date Submitted: 11-11-2011 Appointment Date:

TTU Email: [email protected] Phone: (806) 742-2841 Campus Mail Stop:



Degree Ph D Field Zoology Institution University of Oklahoma Year Awarded 1994

Degree MS Field Zoology Institution Oklahoma State University Year Awarded 1988

Degree BS Field Biological Sciences Institution Oklahoma State University Year Awarded 1985


Title Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 2010 - Present

Title Associate Professor Institution/Agency Texas Tech University Year(s) 2007 - 2010

Title Professor Institution/Agency Mississippi State University Year(s) July 2006 - 2007

Title Associate Professor Institution/Agency Mississippi State University Year(s) August 2000 - 2007

III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years) IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) Chaired: 13 V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research



Spring TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6003 Selected Topics in Fisheries Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis NRM 5335 Advanced Freshwater Bioassessment



Other (Accepted) Taylor, C. Covariation among plains river fish assemblages, flow regimes, and patterns of water use. Community Ecology of Stream Fishes: Concepts, Approaches and Techniques. Slack, W. T., Sumners, J. A., Rooney, A. P., Taylor, C. (2010). Conservation Genetics of the Threatened Bayou Darter, Nothonotus rubrum, in the Bayou Pierre System of Southwestern Mississippi (pp. 176-180). Copeia. Hargrave, C. W., Taylor, C. (2010). Local and regional patterns of long-term variation in prairie river fishes (vol. 55, pp. 149-159). Southwestern Naturalist. Love, J. W., Taylor, C., Warren, M. L. (2008). Effects of seasonal stream drying on fish and macroinvertebrate populations in upland Ouachita Mountain streams, USA (vol. 160, pp. 265-277). American Midland Naturalist. Taylor, C., Millican, D. S., Roberts, M. E., Slack, W. T. (2008). Long-term change to fish assemblages in a southeastern U.S. river system after extensive ecosystem fragmentation (vol. 31, pp. 787-797). Ecography. Ruiz-Gomez, M. L., Mendez-Sanchez, M. J., Taylor, C., Rodriguez-Romero, F. (2008). Spatiotemporal changes in fish assemblages of Los Terreros Creek, an isolated stream system in the Lerma River headwaters of central Mexico (vol. 53, pp. 224-229). Southwestern Naturalist. Roberts, M. E., Taylor, C. (2008). Using Community-level analyses to identify dietary patterns for species in space and time (vol. 23, pp. 519-528). Journal of Freshwater Ecology. Roberts, M., Schwedler, C., Taylor, C. (2007). Dietary shifts in the crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) after large-scale river fragmentation (vol. 16, pp. 250–256). Ecology of Freshwater Fish. Peterson, A., Fiorillo, R. A., Taylor, C. (2007). Predator experience affects mating behavior in male Gambusia affinis (vol. 22, pp. 41-48). Journal of Freshwater Ecology.


Other (Accepted) Akers, E. C., Taylor, C., Altig, R. (2008). Effects of Clay Turbidity on the Growth of the Tadpoles of Hyla chrysoscelis (vol. 42, pp. 408-410). Journal of Herpetology.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations American Fisheries Society

Ecological Society of America Society for Conservation Biology American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists North American Benthological Society

Southeastern Fishes Council Southwestern Association of Naturalists Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society North American Native Fish Association

VIII. Presentations in the last six years IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Sponsored Research Patino, Reynaldo (Principal), Taylor, Christopher (Co-Principal), Hayhoe, Katharine (Co-Principal), "Modeling and predicting the influence of climate change on Texas surface waters and their aquatic biotic communities," Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Federal, $485,363.00. (October 2009 - December 2011).





Name: Jose Villalobos Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Associate Professor Date Submitted: 11-11-2011 Appointment Date:




Degree Ph D Field Range Science Institution Texas Tech University Year Awarded 1995

Degree MS Field Range Science Institution University of Chihuahua Year Awarded 1988

Degree BS Field Animal Husbandry Institution University of Chihuahua Year Awarded 1980



III. Direction of Graduate Students (completed theses and dissertations directed in the last six years) Avila, Miguel Cattle grazing and biosolids in West Texas Ph.D. Luna, Miguel Burning season effect on four southern Chihuahuan Desert Plants Ph.D.

Ortega, Carlos Effect of Levels of Irrigation on Forage Standing Crop and Quality of WW-B.Dahl (Bothriochloa Bladhii) Pasture Under Summer Grazing Ph.D.

Soto-Cruz, Richardo Villanueva-Avalos, Jose Francisco

Effect of defoliation patterns and developmental morphology on forage productivity and carbohydrate reserves in Ph.D.

IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III) Chaired: V. Graduate Courses Taught in the last six years

Fall TTU 2010 NRM 7000 Research NRM 6001 Selected Topics in Range Science NRM 5318 Range Animal Nutrition

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research NRM 6001 Selected Topics in Range Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis

Summer I TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation

NRM 7000 Research NRM 6001 Selected Topics in Range Science NRM 6000 Master's Thesis




Journal Articles (Accepted) Dudensing, J., Johnson, J., Johnson, P., Villalobos, J. (2008). Grazing Alternatives in the Face of Declining Groundwater: A Case from the Southern High Plains of Texas. Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 21, 60-70.

Other (Accepted) Villalobos, J., Avila, M., Richardson, R., Holt, G., Benzanilla, G., Britton, C. (2009). Cotton By-Products Supplementation for Steers Grazing Tobosagrass Range (vol. 22, pp. 17-31). The Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resource.


Other (Accepted) Ávila, J. M., González, V. E., Villalobos, J. (2009). Grazing Supplementation to Heifers at Two Regions of Tamaulipas (pp. 45-51). Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. VI Simposio Internacional de Pastizales. Villalobos, J. (2009). Morphological Changes Of Ww-B.Dahl Grass [Bothriochloa Bladhii (Retz) S.T. Blake] Through Its Phenologycal Cycle (pp. 59-69). Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. VI Simposio Internacional de Pastizales. Villanueva, J. F., Villalobos, J., Wester, D. Pasture Management of WW-B.Dahl Grass [Bothriochloa Bladhii (Retz) S. T. Blake] Based On Its Developmental Morphology. TEC.PECU.MEX. Ávila, J. M., González, V. E., Villalobos, J. (2009). Supplementation Protein or Energy to Stockers Grazing at Tamaulipas, Mexico (pp. 1-9). Congreso Estatal de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Tampico Tamaulipas. Villanueva, J. F., Negrete, L. F., Villalobos, J., Britton, C. (2008). Response of Six Tropical Grasses To Prescribed Burning In The West Coast Of Mexico (vol. 46(4), pp. 397-411). TEC.PECU.MEX. Villalobos, J. (2008). ¿Cómo Les Aumento el Valor a mis Becerros? Foro de Transferencia Tecnología Para Ganaderos (pp. 27-36). Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Carrera, R., Ballard, K., Gipson, P., Kelly, B. T., Krausman, P. R., Wallace, M., Villalobos, J., Wester, D. (2007). Comparison Of Mexican Wolf And Coyote Diets In Arizona And New Mexico (vol. 72(2), pp. 376–381). Journal of Wildlife Management.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations VIII. Presentations in the last six years IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years X. Other professional activities during the last six years that contribute to graduate education




Name: Mark Wallace Department/Unit: Natural Resources Management

Rank/Title: Professor Date Submitted: 11-11-2011 Appointment Date:




Degree Ph D Field Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Institution University of Arizona Year Awarded 1991

Degree MS Field Wildlife Ecology Institution University of Arizona Year Awarded 1984

Degree BS Field Forest Resources – Wildlife Science Institution University of Washington Year Awarded 1981




Brunjes, John (co) The population biology and landscape ecology of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas Ph.D.

Erxleben, Devin Ryan (co) Evaluation of Road-Based Surveys of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in Texas M.S

Hall, Galon (co) Relationships between cattle grazing and Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Southern Great Plains M.S

Houchin, Rachel (co) Coyote predation on the Rio Grande wild turkey in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas M.S

Huffman, Ross (co) The Effect of precipitation and cover on Rio Grande wild turkey nesting ecology in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas M.S

Kukal, Curtis A. (co) The over-winter ecology of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in the northeast Texas Panhandle M.S.

McKenzie, Stephanie Lynn (co)

Evaluation of a Method for Surgically Implanting Radio Transmitters in Turkey Poults M.S

McRoberts, Jon T (co) Aerial Surveys for Lesser Prairie-chicken Leks: Detectability and Disturbance Response M.S

Petersen, Brian E (co) Rio Grande Wild Turkeys Diets in the Panhandle of Texas M.S

Swearingin, Ryan M (co) Winter Roosting Ecology of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in the Texas Rolling Plains M.S

Teaschner, Andrew Walker, Ryan N (co) Cottonwood Distributions Across the rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas M.S

IV. Other Service on Graduate Committees in the last six years (excluding III)

8. Randy Farris Completed in 2008 Non-thesis Masters of Agriculture @ Distance

17. Nicole Tatman Completed in 2009 Cause specific mule deer fawn mortality and the use of vaginal implant transmitters in central Arizona

1. Matt Butler Completed in 2006 Evaluation of survey techniques for Rio Grande wild turkey populations in the Southern Great Plains

2. Shawn Haskell Completed in 2007 Ecology of sympatric deer in west-central Texas: methodology, reproductive biology, and mortality and antipredator strategies of adult females and fawns.

3. Rogelio Carrera-Trevino Completed in 2008 Population Dynamics of Desert Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus eremicus)in Central Arizona, 1960-2006

4. Richard Phillips Completed in 2009 Causal mechanisms, habitat associations, and methods of measurement of dispersal: a model using Rio Grande wild turkeys.

10. Dan McDonald Completed in 2005 Factors affecting pronghorn fawn recruitment in central Arizona

11. Erica Chipman Completed in 2006 Behavioral ecology of western burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in northwestern Texas

12. Donelle Schwalm Completed in 2007 Current distribution of the swift fox (Vulpes velox) in Texas

13. Brad Strobel Completed in 2007 Nest site habitat selection and nestling diet of the the Texas red-shouldered hawk buteo lineatus texanus in south Texas

14. Carey Haralson Completed in 2008 Breeding ecology nest site selection and human influence of white-tailed hawks on the Texas barrier islands

15. Tony Roberts Completed in 2009 Avian response to large-scale wildfires in the Texas Panhandle.

16. Anuja Khanolkar Completed in 2009 (Re)Creating the Post-Industrial Waterfront In Small Urban Cities

18. Jon McRoberts Completed in 2009 An evaluation of aerial line transect methodology for detecting lesser prairie chicken leks


Fall TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 6002 Selected Topics in Wildlife Science NRM 5315 Advanced Studies in Range-Wildlife Habitat

Summer II TTU 2010 NRM 8000 Doctor's Dissertation NRM 7000 Research

NRM 6000 Master's Thesis





Journal Articles (Accepted)

1. Butler*, M. J., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, and S. DeMaso. 2005. From the field: the relationship of Rio Grande wild turkey distributions to roads. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 745-748.

2. Mcgee, B. K., M. J. Butler*, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, and K. L. Nicholson. 2005. From the Field: a comparison

of survey techniques for swift fox pups. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33(3): 1169-1173.

3. Spears*, B. L., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. S. Phillips*, D. H. Holdstock*, J. H. Brunjes*, M. Miller, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2005. Survival of Rio Grande wild turkey chicks. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:12-20.

4. Brown, A. D., J. H. Brunjes*, R. S. Phillips*, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and R. J. Baker. 2006. Eggshell

remains as a noninvasive source of genetic material in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Texas Tech University, National Science Research Laboratory Occassional Papers 257.

5. Brunjes, K. J., W. B. Ballard, M. H. Humphrey, F. Harwell, N. E. Mcintyre, P. R. Krausman, and M. C. Wallace.

2006. Habitat use by sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70: 1351-1359.

6. Spears*, B. L., K. L. Nicholson, R.T. Huffman*, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson.

2006. Ecology of Rio Grande wild turkeys in Southwest Kansas. Wildlife Bulletin 5. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. 69 pp.

7. Butler*, D. A., W. B. Ballard, S. P. Haskell*, and M. C. Wallace. 2006. From the Field: Limitations of thermal

infrared imaging for locating neonatal deer in semi-arid shrub communities. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 34: 1458-1462.

8. Holdstock*, D. P., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, J. H. Brunjes*, R. S. Phillips*, B. L. Spears*, S. J. Demaso, J. D.

Jernigan, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2006. Male Rio Grande turkey survival and movements in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Journal of Wildlife Management: 70:904-913.

9. Reed, J. E., W. B. Ballard, P. S. Gipson, B. T. Kelly, P. R. Krausman, M. C. Wallace, and D. B. Wester. 2006.

Diets of free-ranging Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 1127-1133.

10. Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. L. Gilliland, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Dietary overlap of swift foxes and coyotes in northwestern Texas. American Midland Naturalist: 158: 140-147.

11. Spears*, B. L., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, R. S. Phillips*, D. H. Holdstock*, J. H. Brunjes*, M. Miller, R. D.

Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Habitat use and survival of pre-flight wild turkey broods. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 69-81.

12. Chipman, E. D., N. E. Mcintyre, J. D. Ray, M. C. Wallace, C. W. Boal, and K. A. Schmidt. 2007. Behavioral effects of radio transmitter collars on adult male western burrowing owls. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 1662-1668.

13. Butler*, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, S. J. Demaso, and B. K. McGee. 2007. Aerial surveys for

estimating number of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Texas Rolling Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 1639-1645.

14. Hall*, G.I., M.C. Wallace, W.B. Ballard, D.C. Ruthven, J.H. Brunjes*, M.J. Butler*, R.L. Houchin*, R.T.

Huffman*, and R.S. Phillips*. 2007. Rio Grande wild turkey habitat selection in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 2583-2591. TxTWS Outstanding Scientific Publication 2009

15. Butler*, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and S. J. Demaso. 2007. Road-based surveys for estimating wild

turkey density in the Texas Rolling Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1646-1653.

16. Brunjes*, J. H., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, R. S. Phillips*, D. H. Holdstock*, B. L. Spears*, M. Miller, N. E. McIntyre, S. J. Demaso, R. Applegate and P.S. Gibson. 2007. Patterns of capture related mortality in Rio Grand wild turkeys. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9.

17. Phillips*, R. S., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, D. P. Holdstock*, B. L. Spears*, M. S. Miller, J. H. Brunjes*, and

S. J. Demaso. 2007. Movement, fidelity and dispersal of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Texas Panhandle. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9.

18. Butler*, M. J., G. I. Hall*, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, J. H. Brunjes*, R. Huffman*, R. Houchin*, J. Bullock*,

S. J. Demaso, R. D. Applegate, and M. Frisbie. 2007. Utility of poult-hen counts to index productivity of Rio Grande wild turkeys. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9:157-168.

19. Holdstock*, D. P., M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, J. H. Brunjes*, R. S. Phillips*, B. L. Spears*, S. J. Demaso, J. D.

Jernigan, R. D. Applegate, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Male Rio Grande wild turkey habitat characteristics in the Texas Panhandle and Southwestern Kansas. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9.

20. Butler*, M. J. W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and S. J. DeMaso. 2007. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

detectability from helicopters and ramifications for estimating abundance. European Journal of Wildlife Research: 54(1):148-152.

21. Haskell*, S. P., W. B. Ballard, D. A. Butler*, N. M. Tatman*, M. C. Wallace, C. Kochanny, and P. Alcumbrac.

2007. Observations on capturing and aging deer fawns. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 1482-1487.

22. Kamler, J. F., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and P. S. Gipson. 2007. Diets of swift foxes in continuous and fragmented prairie in northwestern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 52: 504-510.

23. Houchin*, R., P. Gipson, W. Ballard, M. Wallace, J. Bonner, R. Huffman*, and G. Hall*. 2007. Coyote diet in

the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Proceedings of 20th Biannual North American Prairie Conference.

24. Hall*, G. I., M. J. Butler*, M. C. Wallace, W. B. Ballard, D. P. Holdstock*, R. L. Houchin*, R. T. Huffman*, R. S. Phillips*, B. Spears*, D. C. Ruthven, and R. Applegate. 2007. Rio Grande wild turkey home range characteristics in the southern Great Plains. Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: 60: 36-42.

25. Butler*, M. J., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, and S. J. Demaso. 2007. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

detectability from helicopters and ramifications for estimating abundance. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 148-152.

26. Haskell*, S. P., W. B. Ballard, D. A. Butler*, M. C. Wallace, T. R. Stephenson, O. Alcumbrac, and M. H.

Humphrey. 2007. Factors affecting birth dates of sympatric deer in west-central Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 89: 448-458.

27. Carrera, R., J. E. Reed, W. B. Ballard, P. Gipson, B. Kelly, P. Krausman, and M. Wallace. 2008. Comparison of coyote and Mexican wolf diets in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area, Arizona and New Mexico. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 376-381.

28. Chipman, E.D., N.E. McIntyre, R.E. Strauss, M.C. Wallace, J.D. Ray, and C.W. Boal. 2008. Effects of human land

use on western burrowing owl foraging and activity budgets. Journal of Raptor Research 42:87-98.

29. Pruett, A.L., C.W. Boal, M.C. Wallace, H.A. Whitlaw, and J.D. Ray. 2009. Association of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) with playa lakes and a new approach to estimating size of populations. Southwestern Naturalist 54:19-23.

30. Butler*, D. J., S. P. Haskell*, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, C. J. Britton, and M. H. Humphreys. 2009.

Differences in timing of birth, birthing sites, and bedding sites in sympatric populations of deer. Southwestern Naturalist 54:261-271.

31. McCaffrey*, R. E., M. C. Wallace, and J. D. Ray. 2009. Small mammals and ground dwelling invertebrates

associated with active and controlled black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Southwestern Naturalist 54: 300-3006.

32. Brunjes, K. J., W. B. Ballard, M. H. Humphrey, F. Harwell, N. E. McIntyre, P. R. Krausman, and M. C. Wallace. 2009. Home ranges of sympatric mule deer and white-tailed deer in Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 54:253-260.

33. Brunjes, K. J., W. B. Ballard, M. H. Humphrey, F. Harwell, N. E. McIntyre, P. R. Krausman, and M. C. Wallace. 2008. Home range size and overlap of male sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in Texas. Western North American Naturalist: in press

34. Krausman, P. R., D. E. Naugle, M. R. Frisina, R. Northrup, V. C. Bleich, W. M. Block, M. C. Wallace, and J. D.

Wright. 2009. Livestock Grazing, Wildlife Habitat, and Rangeland Values. Rangelands. 31:15-29. Invited Review Paper

35. Pruett, A.L., C.W. Boal, M.C. Wallace, H.A. Whitlaw, and J.D. Ray. 2009. Association of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) with playa lakes and a new approach to estimating size of populations. Southwestern Naturalist 54:19-23.

36. Erxleben*, D. R., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, J. B. Hardin, and S. J. DeMaso.2010. Encounter rates from road-based surveys of Rio Grande wild turkeys in Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(5): 1134-1140.

37. Erxleben*, D. R., M. J. Butler, W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, M.J. Peterson, N. J. Silvy, W. P. Kuvlesky Jr., D. G. Hewitt, S. J. DeMaso, J. B. Hardin, and M. K. Dominguez-Brazil. 2010. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) association to roads: implications for distance sampling. European Journal of Wildlife Research.

38. Boal, C.W., M.C. Wallace, and B.N. Strobel. 2010. Animal welfare legislation, legal requirements, and study considerations for raptor researchers in the United States. Journal of Raptor Research 44:268-276.

39. Pruett, A.L., C.W. Boal, M.C. Wallace, H.A. Whitlaw, and J.D. Ray. 2010. Small mammal associations with black-tailed prairie dog colonies in the Southern High Plains. Southwestern Naturalist 55:50-56.

40. Tatman*, N. M., W. B. Ballard, M. C. Wallace, S. P. Haskell*, J. deVos, Jr., and O. J. Alcumbrac. 20xx. Evaluation of use of vaginal implant transmitters in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Southwestern Naturalist 56(2):247-289.

41. Curzer, H., M. Wallace, G. Perry, P. Muhlberger, and D. Perry. 2011. Teaching wildlife research ethics: a progress report. Teaching Ethics **:**

42. Farmer, M., M. C. Wallace, and M. Shiroya*. 2011. Bird diversity indicates ecological value in urban home prices. Urban Ecosystems **;**


Other (Accepted) Swearingin, R., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Phillips, R. S., Walker, R. N., McKenzie, S. L., Petersen, B. E., Ruthven, D. (2010). Chronology of Rio Grande wild trkey flocking behavior in the Texas Rolling Plains. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Holdstock, D. P., Petersen, B. (2010). Rio Grande wild turkey diets in the Texas Panhandle. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. McKenzie, S. L., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Ruthven, C., Alcumbrac, O. (2010). Survival, behavior, and physical effects of surgically implanted radiotransmitters on Rio Grande turkey poults. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. Swearingin, R., Wallace, M., Ballard, W., Butler, M. J., Phillips, R. S., Walker, R. N., McKenzie, S. L., Petersen, B. E., Ruthven, D. (2010). Winter roost characteristics of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Proceeding of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. Carrera, R., Ballard, K., Gipson, P., Kelly, B. T., Krausman, P. R., Wallace, M., Villalobos, J., Wester, D. (2007). Comparison Of Mexican Wolf And Coyote Diets In Arizona And New Mexico (vol. 72(2), pp. 376–381). Journal of Wildlife Management.

VII. Current Participation in Professional Associations The Wildlife Society Society for Range Management Conservation Biology Southwestern Association of Naturalists VIII. Presentations in the last six years 63 IX. Grant and Contract Activity for the last six years

Sponsored Research 2005

1. Co-PI Natl. Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.

Changes In Land Use Patterns And Habitat Management Practices And Their Effects On Productivity And Survival Of Rio Grande Turkeys In The Texas Rolling Plains

$14,050 50%

2. Co-PI Natl. Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.

Changes In Land Use Patterns And Their Effects On Productivity, Survival, Harvest Of Rio Grande Turkeys In The Texas Rolling Plains and Kansas

$17,050 50%

3. Co-PI Texas Parks and Wildlife

Changes In Land Use Patterns And Their Effects On Rio Grande Turkeys on the Rolling Plains of Texas

$81,840 50%


Estimating Rio Grande Wild Turkey Populations in Texas

$16,620 50%


Evaluation of Aerial Line Transect Surveys to Estimate Lesser Prairie Chicken Density in the Texas Panhandle

$49,422 50%

6. Co-PI Texas Parks and Mortality of White-tailed and Desert $27,273 50%

Wildlife Mule Deer Fawns in West-Central Texas

2006

1. Co-PI, Texas Dept Agriculture

A Novel Method For Biological Control Of Feral Hogs In Texas

$37,825 33%


Changes In Land Use Patterns And Their Effects On Rio Grande Turkeys on the Rolling Plains of Texas

$59,400 50%


An Evaluation of Distance Sampling for Rio Grande Turkeys from Roads in Texas

$41,880 50%



$49,655 50%


Mortality of White-tailed and Desert Mule Deer Fawns in West-Central Texas

$27,273 50%

2007 1. Co-PI National Wild Turkey

Federation Changes in Land Use Patterns and Habitat Management Practices and Their Effects on Productivity and Survival of Rio Grande Turkeys in the Texas Rolling Plains

$25,760 50%


Changes in Land Use Patterns and Their Effects on Rio Grande Turkey on the Rolling Plains of Texas

$34,200 50%



$67,500 50%


Brood ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie chickens in the Texas Panhandle

$32,086 33%


Road based distance sampling of Rio Grande Wild Turkey in Texas

$43,680 50%

4. Co-PI Arizona deer Association

Evaluation of Mortality Factors for Desert Mule Deer Fawns on the Three-Bar Wildlife Area in Central Arizona

$16,080 50%

5.. Co-PI US Fish & Wildlife Service

Status & Function of Wetlands $30,874 100

2008 1. Co-PI National Wild Turkey

Federation Changes in Land Use Patterns and Habitat Management Practices and Their Effects on Productivity and Survival of Rio Grande Turkeys in the Texas Rolling Plains

$25,760 50%



$18,434 50%


Brood ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie chickens in the Texas Panhandle

$50,132 33%

4. Co-PI Texas Parks and

Wildlife Road based distance sampling of Rio Grande Wild Turkey in Texas

$24,000 50%

2009

1. Co-PI Arizona deer Association

Evaluation of Mortality Factors for Desert Mule Deer Fawns on the Three-Bar Wildlife Area in Central Arizona

$4,909 50%

2. Co-PI National Science Foundation

Filling the Gap: Improving Education on the Ethics of Animal Use in Biological Field Research

$98,644 25%

Pending:

1. Co-PI National Science Foundation

NSF – ULTRAex: Public discourse, policy choices and sustainable ecology in mid-sized cities of Middle America

$300,000 20%

2. Co-PI William and Charlotte Parks Foundation

Assessing the Acute and Chronic Stress Response Caused by Toe Clipping

$2,452.50 25%

3. Co-PI Kuwait University

T09-08 Contaminants in the Kuwaiti Environment: Establishing Limits to Protect Ecological Health

$3,054,790 10%

4. PI Helen Jones Foundation

Lubbock Natural History Network

$25,100 100%

5. Co-PI US Fish and Wildlife Service

Assessment of white-tailed and mule deer populations at Buffalo Lake Wildlife Refuge

$39,600 50%

Total Pending

$ 3,421,942.50 $ 410,992.13

Grant - Not Funded

Godard-Codding, Céline (Co-Principal), Smith, Philip (Principal), Cox, Stephen (Co-Principal), Maul, Jonathan (Co-Principal), Salice, Christopher (Co-Principal), Wallace, Mark (Co-Principal), "Contaminants in the Kuwaiti environment: establishing limits to protect ecological health," Sponsored by Kuwaiti University, Other, $2,431,962.00.


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Graduate Program Reviews

2005-2011

FACULTY AND STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS

College: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Department: Natural Resources Management

Conducted by: Institutional Research & Information Management

November 2011

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FACULTY SURVEY RESULTS – NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Number of faculty participated in survey Professor 3Assoc. Professor 1Asst. Professor 3Other 1PARTICIPANT TOTAL 8

SCALE

5 4 3 2 1 - Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree N/A Average

Q-1 The facilities and equipment available to teach graduate courses are adequate. 1 2 2 2 1 0 3.00

Q-2 I have adequate access to facilities and equipment needed for my graduate work. 1 4 0 2 0 1 3.57

Q-3 The quality and availability of departmental graduate student office space is adequate for my needs. 0 4 2 2 0 0 3.25

Q-4 Library resources available to me are adequate.0 6 1 1 0 0 3.63

Q-5 Teaching resources (faculty, teaching assistants) are adequate to my needs.0 2 1 4 0 1 2.71

Q-6 The program offers an adequate selection of graduate courses, sufficient for timely completion of a full graduate program.

0 3 2 2 1 0 2.88

Q-7 The graduate courses available are taught at an appropriate level and are of sufficient rigor. 3 3 0 1 1 0 3.75

Q-8 The graduate teaching assistants available to faculty in the program are of appropriate quality. 0 6 1 0 0 1 3.86

Q-9 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program or minor, are sufficiently available.0 5 1 1 0 1 3.57

Q-10 There is adequate communication about policy and program changes in your department. 2 5 0 1 0 0 4.00

Q-11 There is adequate communication from the upper administration regarding policy changes. 0 4 3 0 1 0 3.25

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Q-12 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with faculty throughout TTU.

1 6 0 1 0 0 3.88

Q-13 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program(s) or minors, are sufficiently accepted.1 4 0 1 0 2 3.83

Q-14 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support your program(s) or minors, are sufficiently recommended by your advisor(s).

1 3 2 0 0 2 3.83

Q-15 I am receiving the research and professional development guidance I need from other faculty. 1 4 0 2 0 1 3.57

Q-16 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with the graduate program coordinator(s). 1 3 2 0 1 1 3.43

Q-17 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with other faculty within the program(s). 0 7 0 1 0 0 3.75

Q-18 I am treated as a respected contributor to the graduate program in which I am involved. 1 6 0 1 0 0 3.88

Q-19 I have been given an opportunity to be engaged in decisions regarding changes in the program(s). 2 4 0 1 0 1 4.00

Q-20 Course and program changes are evaluated by all faculty and voted upon by those faculty. 2 3 2 0 0 1 4.00

Q-21 Sufficient graduate teaching assistantship stipends are available.0 0 2 6 0 0 2.25

Q-22 The program offers adequate opportunity for its faculty to gain teaching training.0 4 3 1 0 0 3.38

Q-23 Graduate teaching assistantships assignments are made equitably, based on established criteria. 1 2 2 1 2 0 2.88

Q-24 Graduate program policies are clearly defined and readily available to me.2 3 1 2 0 0 3.63

Q-25 Graduate program policies clearly identify petition and appeals procedures available. 0 4 3 0 0 1 3.57

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FACULTY COMMENTS:

What do you consider to be the strengths of your graduate program(s)?

Unmatched field and practical experience coupled with excellent academic resources. Diversity of faculty and field of research. Integrity of faculty/department. Quality of graduate mentoring and research opportunities. Our flexibility and our focus on having the students work on projects that have real world implications and can help solve natural resource problems. New leadership offers promise. None. What changes, if any, could be made to improve the quality of your graduate program(s)?

More modern facilities. Increased institutional support to take advantage of the strong leveraging we already achieve. New policies on use and allocation of the limited TAs we have. We have lost several faculty members recently. We need to be able to hire new faculty to replace those positions and teach courses that should be taught. It would also help if the administration was able to provide more TA support. Improved student recruitment. Teach less. Please feel free to add any additional comments or questions in the space below.

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STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS - NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Number of students participating in survey Student participant: Years in program

Doctoral 1 1ST year 2 Master’s Thesis 2 2nd year 1 Other 0 3rd year 0 PARTICIPANT TOTAL 3 4th year 0

5th year 0 6th year 0

SCALE

5 4 3 2 1 - Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree N/A Average

Q-1 The research facilities and equipment available for my graduate research meet my needs. 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

Q-2 I have adequate access to facilities and equipment needed for my graduate work. 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.00

Q-3 The quality and availability of departmental graduate student office space is adequate for my needs. 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.50

Q-4 Library resources available to me are adequate for my needs. 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.67

Q-5 Teaching resources (faculty, teaching assistants) are adequate to my needs.2 0 1 0 0 0 4.33

Q-6 The program offers an adequate selection of graduate courses, sufficient for timely completion of a full graduate program.

1 0 2 0 0 0 3.67

Q-7 The graduate courses available are taught at an appropriate level and are of sufficient rigor. 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.33

Q-8 The graduate teaching by faculty in the program is of appropriate quality.2 1 0 0 0 0 4.67

Q-9 Graduate courses in other fields, needed to support my program or minor, are sufficiently available.1 1 1 0 0 0 4.00

Q-10 Program seminars are adequate to keep me informed of developments in my field. 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.67

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Q-11 The initial advising I received when I entered the program was an adequate orientation. 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.67

Q-12 I have a department mailbox or other form of communication with faculty & graduate students. 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.67

Q-13 I have adequate access to my major professor.1 1 1 0 0 0 4.00

Q-14 I am receiving the research and professional development guidance I need.1 1 1 0 0 0 4.00

Q-15 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with my major professor.1 1 1 0 0 0 4.00

Q-16 I am satisfied with the professional interaction with faculty both within the program and at TTU.2 1 0 0 0 0 4.67

Q-17 I am treated as a respected contributor to the research program in which I am involved. 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

Q-18 I have been given an opportunity to be engaged in significant research for my thesis or dissertation.2 0 1 0 0 0 4.33

Q-19 If I decide to change my major professor, the mechanism for doing so is suitable. 0 0 1 0 1 1 2.00

Q-20 I am informed of opportunities for professional development and contacts outside TTU, such as attendance at professional meetings.

2 0 1 0 0 0 4.33

Q-21 Graduate teaching or research assistantship stipends are adequate.1 0 1 0 0 1 4.00

Q-22 The program offers adequate opportunity for its graduate students to gain teaching experience. 0 0 1 0 1 1 2.00

Q-23 Graduate teaching assistantships, assignments are made equitably, based on established criteria. 0 0 1 0 1 1 2.00

Q-24 Program policies are clearly defined and readily available to me.

1 2 0 0 0 0 4.33

Q-25 Graduate program policies clearly identify petition and appeals procedures available to me. 0 0 2 0 0 1 3.00

Q-26 There is a well-established mechanism for regular graduate student participation in decisions affecting students, whenever this is appropriate.

0 1 1 1 0 0 3.00

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STUDENT COMMENTS: What do you consider to be the strengths of this program?

Fire Ecology Center. Geospatial Technologies Lab. Professional Meetings. Honorable reputation in the field of Range Management throughout the state and nation. The professional world of range scientists is full of Tech graduates from this program. This program has very competent faculty and facilities for both field and laboratory research.

What do you consider to be the weaknesses of this program?

Vacancy in professors. The Fire Ecology program was world renowned and has been lacking or completely absent the last couple of years and this is extremely unfortunate not just for NRM but for Texas Tech as a whole. Too much emphasis on getting government jobs and not enough on stewardship. Lab facilities. Disorganization in department office/administration. Graduate students should feel like their research is making a difference and is a significant contribution to the field. Many professors of Range Science have retired, causing many classes to no longer be offered, or they are offered infrequently.

What changes, if any, could be made to improve the quality of this program?

Be able to hire the positions in the program that are vacant, especially Fire Ecology and Prescribed Burning. Or at least offer a Fire Ecology course at the Campus in Junction. Overall rejuvenation of the Range program. Better lab facilities. Teaching experience opportunities. Hire more range professors and offer more range classes. Please feel free to add any additional comments below.

I believe that if the program could hire the positions that are vacant, then the program would once again shine as a leader in the field, but it’s hard to do that when you don't have the faculty to teach the courses and more work is put on the few professors who are there. Why is the trend of the University focusing more on corporation and less on education? Thanks.

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