PERSONAL INFORMATION Lee A. Fitzgerald Professor & Chief Curator Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection, Department of Wildl

Lee A. Fitzgerald, CV for compliance with Texas Education Code; Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.974(g). page 1

PERSONAL INFORMATION Lee A. Fitzgerald Professor & Chief Curator Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258

EDUCATION

University of New Mexico, Ph.D. Biology May 1993 University of New Mexico, M.Sc. Biology May 1988 Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S. Biology with honors, minor Geology May 1978 Language and International Experience Fluent in Spanish speaking, reading, writing. Extensive research and living experience in El Salvador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Galapagos Islands, Bolivia, Mexico, Costa Rica.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Professor and Curator, Texas A&M University Sept 2010- Associate Professor and Curator, Texas A&M University 2002-2009 Assistant Professor and Curator, Texas A&M University 1996- 2002

AWARDS

Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Graduate Teaching, Texas A&M University, 2008. Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for International Involvement, Texas A&M University, 2007. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Certificate of Appreciation for advancing underrepresented minority students and partnership in Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Program, 2008. Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching, Texas A&M University, 2002. Sigma Xi Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, University-wide award, University of New Mexico, 1993 Inter-American Foundation Doctoral Fellow, 1991-92 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Program Doctoral Fellow, 1991-92 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Conservation Category, Grants-in-Herpetology, 1985 Outstanding Peace Corps Service, awarded by Lorette Miller Ruppe and Ronald Reagan, 1982

TEACHING I have mentored 2 international Fulbright Postdocs; 8 Ph.D. students; 15 M.Sc. students; 8 NSF-REU, 2 NSF UMEB students; 2 undergraduate and 2 graduate students receiving degrees at foreign institutions. MENTORSHIP SUPPORT: Gertrude Neuhaus Teaching Scholars Program Grant (with Rodney Honeycutt) Sloan Foundation Faculty Mentor for Minority Doctoral Fellowship Program NSF-UMEB (co-PI) NSF-UMB (faculty mentor) NSF-Information Technology Center (Cohort Leader for team of Master Teachers) NSF-IGERT in Applied Biodiversity Science (PI) Peace Corps Masters International Program in International Agriculture and Natural Resources DIVERSITY: My students have come from a diverse pool of men and women including USA Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, Anglo Americans, Colombians, Paraguayans, Bolivians, Peruvians, Argentinians, and Costa Ricans.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH: 1997-current 8 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates 1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Intern 3 W.B. Davis Scholars in Wildlife and Fisheries Science 2 NSF Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology 2003-2007 Lee A. Fitzgerald, CV for compliance with Texas Education Code; Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.974(g). page 2

8 Undergraduate students in TAMU Herpetology Independent Study Group TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

COURSES TAUGHT WHEN TAUGHT Texas A&M University: Herpetology (WFSC 315 ) Each Spring Field Herpetology (WFSC 316) Each Spring Natural History of the Vertebrates (WFSC 302) Fall 2007 & as needed Introduction to Wildlife Management and Conservation (WFSC 201) Fall 2001 Applied Biodiversity Science I (Capstone graduate courses required for ABS-IGERT Fall doctoral traineeship curriculum; two-semester sequence co-taught with Dr. Amanda Stronza) Graduate Evolutionary Ecology (WFSC 610) Alternate Fall Graduate Conservation Biology (WFSC 612) Alternate Fall Amazon Field Course (WFSC689) This 3-week interdisciplinary course is required for Winter 2009; ABS-IGERT doctoral traineeship curriculum; co-taught with Dr. Stronza, Dr. Summer 2010; Brightsmith, and Elizabeth Shapiro. Summer 2011 Graduate and Undergraduate Field Ecology (WFSC 600 & WFSC 300) Summer 1998 Visualizing Biodiversity (WFSC689) for Master Teachers, through ITS Center (Co- Summer ’03-04 taught with Drs. Higginbotham, Oswald, and Klein). University of Alaska: Tropical Field Biology, Biology 678, (Co-Instructor with Joseph Cook) Spring 1996 University of New Mexico: Herpetology (Co-Instructor with Howard Snell; also Teaching Assistant ) 1985 and 1991 Conservation Biology (Co-Instructor with Howard Snell) 1993 Ecological Monitoring Short Course (Co-Instructor with Howard Snell ) 1988 Introductory Biology Teaching Assistant 1987 and 1992

RESEARCH

PUBLICATIONS (* denotes author is Fitzgerald’s student ) 1. *Smolensky, N. and L.A. Fitzgerald. (in press). Population variation in dune-dwelling lizards in response to patch size, patch quality, and oil and gas development. Southwestern Naturalist. 2. *Laurencio, D. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2010. Environmental correlates to herpetofaunal diversity in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 26:521-531. 3. *Smolensky, N. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2010. Distance sampling underestimates population densities of dune- dwelling lizards. Journal of Herpetology 44:372-381. 4. Fitzgerald, L.A. and Amanda L. Stronza. 2009. Applied Biodiversity Science: Integrating ecology, culture, and governance for effective conservation. Interciencia 34(8):1-8. 5. *Subalusky, A. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2009. Ontogenetic niche shifts in American Alligators cause ecological connectivity in isolated wetland and riverine systems. Biological Conservation 142:1507-1514. 6. *Leavitt, DJ and LA Fitzgerald. 2009. Diet of non-native Hyla cinerea in a Chihuahuan desert wetland. Journal of Herpetology 43:541-545. 7. *Subalusky, A. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2009. Detection of American Alligators in Isolated, Seasonal Wetlands. Applied Herpetology 6(3):199-210. 8. Chan, L., L.A. Fitzgerald, Zamudio K. 2009. The scale of genetic differentiation in the Dunes Sagebrush- Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), an endemic habitat specialist. Conservation Genetics 10:131-142. Lee A. Fitzgerald, CV for compliance with Texas Education Code; Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.974(g). page 3

9. Fitzgerald, L.A.1 and contributors. (in press). Finding and Capturing Reptiles, Chapter 5 In M.S. Foster et al. (eds.) Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Reptiles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 1Chapter coordinator. 10. Fitzgerald L.A. Studying and Monitoring Exploited Species. (in press). Chapter 12 In M.S. Foster et al. (eds.) Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Reptiles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 11. Fitzgerald, L.A. and C.W. Painter. 2009. Sceloporus arenicolus. Pages 230-233 In. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.). 12. Fitzgerald, L.A. 2009. Sceloporus merriami. in. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.). 13. Fitzgerald, L.A. 2009. Plestiodon tetragrammus. Pages 463-465. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.). 14. Chan, L., Zamudio K., L.A. Fitzgerald. 2007. Primer note. Characterization of microsatellite primers for the endemic sand dune lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus. Molecular Ecology Notes 7:337-339. 15. *Perotti, M.G., L.A. Fitzgerald, L. Moreno, and M. Pueta. 2006. Predation by dragonflies affects tadpole behavior and growth in Bufo arenarum. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 1(2):117-120. 16. *Mieres, M.M. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2006. Managing and monitoring the tegu trade in Paraguay. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(6): 1723-1734. 17. *Saenz, D. L.A. Fitzgerald, K.A. Baum, R.N. Conner. 2006. Abiotic correlates of anuran calling phenology: the importance of rain, temperature, and season. Herpetological Monographs 20:64-82. 18. *Dayton, G. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2006. Habitat suitability models for desert anurans. Biological Conservation 132: 40-49. 19. *Dayton, G. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2005. Priority effects and desert anuran communities. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83(8)1112-1116. 20. *Cruz, F.B., L.A. Fitzgerald, R.E. Espinoza, J.A. Schulte II. 2005. The importance of phylogenetic scale in tests of Bergmann’s and Rapoport’s rules: lessons from a clade of South American lizards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18:1559-1574. 21. *Hibbitts, T.J. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2005. Morphological and ecological convergence in two Natricine snakes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85(3): 363-371. 22. *Ryberg W.A. and Lee A. Fitzgerald. 2005. Herpetofaunal Inventory of Fort Wolters in North-Central Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 50(2): 267-272. 23. Fitzgerald, L.A., C.W. Painter, A. Reuter, and C. Hoover. 2004. Harvest and trade in reptiles of the Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion. TRAFFIC North America, World Wildlife Fund. ISBN # 0-89164- 170-X. 112 pages. (Peer-reviewed). 24. *Ceballos C. and L.A. Fitzgerald 2004. Native and exotic turtle trade in Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(3):881-892. 25. *Ryberg W.A., L.A. Fitzgerald, R.L. Honeycutt, J.C. Cathey, and Toby J. Hibbitts. 2004. Vertebrate inventory of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area in eastern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist. 49(4): 528-534. 26. Fitzgerald, L.A. 2004. Amphibians and Reptiles. Chapter 10, In N. Wilkins (ed.), Texas Master Naturalists Curriculum Book. 27. Fitzgerald, L.A. 2003. Whiptail lizards, tegus and allies (Teiidae). Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. 28. Fitzgerald, L.A. 2003. Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae). Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. Lee A. Fitzgerald, CV for compliance with Texas Education Code; Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.974(g). page 4

29. *Ryberg, W.A., L.A. Fitzgerald, R.L. Honeycutt, and J.C. Cathey. 2002. Genetic relationships of American Alligator populations across scales of ecological and geographic separation. Journal of Experimental Zoology 294(4):325-333. 30. *Dayton, G.H. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2001. Competition, predation, and the distribution of four desert anurans Oecologia 129:430-435. 31. *Vega L.E., P.J. Bellagamba, and L.A. Fitzgerald*. 2000. Long-term effects of anthropogenic habitat disturbance on a lizard assemblage inhabiting coastal dunes in Argentina. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1653-1660. 32. Fitzgerald, L.A. and C.W. Painter. 2000. Rattlesnake commercialization: long-term trends, issues, and implications for conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28 (1):235-253. 33. Fitzgerald, L.A., J.A. Cook, and A.L. Aquino. 1999. The molecular phylogenetics and conservation of Tupinambis (Sauria: Teiidae). Copeia 1999 (4):894-905 34. Fitzgerald, L.A., F. Cruz, and G. Perotti. 1999. Phenology of a lizard assemblage in the dry chaco of Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 33 (4):526-535. 35. Frost D.R., H. M. Crafts, L. A. Fitzgerald, and T.A. Titus. 1998. Geographic Variation, species recognition, and molecular evolution of cytochrome oxidase I in the Tropidurus spinulosus complex (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Copeia 1998 4:839-851. 36. Sugg, D.W., L.A. Fitzgerald, and H.L. Snell. 1995. Growth rate, timing of reproduction, and size dimorphism in the southwestern earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus scitulus). Southwestern Naturalist 40(2):193-202. 37. Miles, D.B., L.A. Fitzgerald, and H.L. Snell. 1995. Morphological correlates of locomotory performance in juvenile marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus subcristatus). Oecologia 103:261-264. 38. Fitzgerald, L.A. 1994. The interplay between life history and environmental stochasticity: Implications for management of exploited lizard populations. American Zoologist 34: 371-381. 39. Fitzgerald, L.A. 1994. Tupinambis lizards and people: a sustainable use approach to conservation and development. Conservation Biology 8(1): 12-15. 40. Fitzgerald, L.A., G. Porini, and V. Lichtschein 1994. El manejo de Tupinambis en Argentina: historia, estado actual, y perspectivas futuras. Interciencia 19(4):166-170. 41. Fitzgerald. L.A., F.B. Cruz, and M.G. Perotti. 1993. The reproductive cycle and size at maturity of Tupinambis rufescens (Sauria: Teiidae) in the dry chaco of Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 27(1):70- 78. 42. Cruz, F.B., M.G. Perotti, and L.A. Fitzgerald. 1993. Lista de anfibios y reptiles colectados en una localidad del chaco Salteño. Acts Zoológica Lilloana XLII:1:101-107. 43. Fitzgerald, L.A., J.M. Chani, and O.E. Donadio. 1991. Tupinambis lizards in Argentina: Implementing management of a traditionally exploited resource. Pages 303-316 In John G. Robinson and Kent H. Redford (eds.) Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation. University of Chicago Press. 44. Scott, N.J., A.L. Aquino, and L.A. Fitzgerald. 1991. Distribution, habitats, and conservation of the caimans (Alligatoridae) of Paraguay. Vida Silvestre Neotropical 2(2):43-51. 45. Fitzgerald, L. A. 1989. An evaluation of stomach flushing techniques for crocodilians. Journal of Herpetology 23(2):170-172. 46. Scott, N.J., T.C. Maxwell, O.W. Thornton, Jr., L.A. Fitzgerald, and J.W. Flury. 1989. Distribution, habitat, and future of Harter's water snake, Nerodia harteri, in Texas. Journal of Herpetology 23(4):373-388. 47. Foster, M. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 1982. A technique for live-trapping cormorants. Journal of Field Ornithology 53(4):422-423. Lee A. Fitzgerald, CV for compliance with Texas Education Code; Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Section 51.974(g). page 5

EDITOR-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, PUBLISHED POLICY PAPERS, BOOK REVIEWS, PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS 1. Impact of Transformative Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education on Academic Institutions. 2009. NSF 09-33: 43pp. This publication was written by the participants in a workshop at NSF in May 2008. “The workshop was convened because of the growing acknowledgment of the importance of discoveries and outcomes of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge science and technology for economic and societal growth and vitality.” 2. Position of The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Concerning Rattlesnake Conservation and Roundups. 2006. Prepared by: Henry R. Mushinsky and Alan H. Savitzky with contributions from Edmund Brodie, Jr., William Brown, Jonathan Campbell, Kevin Enge, Lee Fitzgerald, Harry Greene, Patrick Gregory, John Jensen, Paul Moler, Charlie Painter, Andy Price, and Walter Timmerman. Endorsed by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Herpetologists’ League, The Gopher Tortoise Council, and The Florida Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 3. Hill, M.T. and Fitzgerald L.A. 2008. Heterodon nasicus. Predation. Herpetological Review 39(3):354. 4. Sears MW, Bakken GS, Angilletta MJ, Fitzgerald LA. 2004. Using artificial neural networks to model the operative temperatures of small animals in a spatially-explicit context. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44 (6): 745-745. 5. Painter, C.W. and Fitzgerald L.A. 1999. Crotalus atrox. Morphology. Herpetological Review 30(1):44. 6. Fitzgerald. L.A. 1998. Book review: Harry W. Greene. Snakes: the evolution of mystery in nature. Quarterly Review of Biology 73:365-366. 7. Palacios, R., R. Villalba, Fitzgerald L.A. 1997. Tupinambis merianae. Predation. Herpetological Review 28(4):205-6. 8. Fitzgerald, L.A. 1997. Book Review: J.M. Cei. 1993. Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste, y este de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de las selvas subtropicales Puna y Pampas. Herpetological Journal 7(1):32-33. 9. Fitzgerald, L.A. 1992. La historia natural de Tupinambis. Revista UNA, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay. 3:(3):71-72. 10. Fitzgerald, L.A. and W.G. Degenhardt. 1986. Geographic distribution: Bufo microscaphus. Herpetological Review 17(3):65.

OUTREACH PUBLICATIONS

Photographic Guides to Identification 1. Hibbitts T., Hibbitts T., Prestridge, H., and L. Fitzgerald. 2006. Snakes of the Brazos Valley. Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection Flash Guide 1. TCWC, Department of WFSC, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2. Lucindo Gonzales, *Rossy Montaño, Lee A. Fitzgerald, and *Toby Hibbitts. 2004. Reptiles del Chaco de Santa Cruz Bolivia. A color photograph guide. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bolivia, Copyright 2004. 3. Lucindo Gonzales, *Rossy Montaño, Lee A. Fitzgerald, and *Toby Hibbitts. 2004. Anfibios del Chaco de Santa Cruz Bolivia. A color photograph guide. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bolivia, Copyright 2004. 4. Painter, C.W. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 1997. Rattlesnake roundups and the commercial trade of western diamondback rattlesnakes, Crotalus atrox. Zooscape, Bimonthly for the Rio Grande Zoo. Publication of the New Mexico Zoological Society. Reprinted in Sonoran Herpetologist (Tucson Herpetological Society).