Carlos E. Cintra Buenrostro, Ph. D. Resume / Research Experience - August 2020

Personal Information Job Title: Professor Address: School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Brownsville TX 78520 USA. Joint appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences, UTRGV Phone: (956) 882-5746. E-mail: [email protected].

Education 2006. Ph.D. Geosciences (Marine Paleoecology), University of Arizona (UA), Department of Geosciences, Tucson. Thesis: Bivalve mollusk paleoecology: trophic and environmental reconstruction from stable isotopes, sclerochronology and shell damage. 2000. M.Sc. Marine Sciences (Marine Ecology), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML), Moss Landing, CA. Thesis: Gulf of California Pleistocene and Modern Molluscan comparison as a test for global change. 1997. B.Sc. Marine Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS), La Paz, B.C.S., México. Thesis: Sinópsis taxonómica y biogeografía ecológica de asteroideos (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) del Golfo de California.

Research Interests Biotic response to environmental change, ecosystems functions and processes, habitat restoration, stable isotopes, artificial reef monitoring and development, biogeography, ecology, evolution, and paleontology of marine macroinvertebrates (mainly corals, echinoderms and molluscs).

Fellowships - Friday Harbor Laboratories (July 19-August 21, 2004). University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA, USA. - Environmental Defense (2002-2003 Academic Year). University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, USA. - T & E, Inc. (Summer 2002). UA, Tucson, USA. - Chevron / Dept. of Geosciences (June 2002). UA, Tucson, USA. - Bert S. Butler Fellowship (2001-2002 Academic Year). UA, Tucson, USA. - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) (September 2001-August 2004). México, DF - USA, Arizona. - Packard Foundation (April 25-May 1, 2000). MLML-San José State University (SJSU), California, USA. - Ray Cannon Scholarship (1999). MLML-SJSU, California, USA. - Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Myers Oceanography and Marine Biology Trust (1999). MLML- SJSU, California, USA. - Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) (September-October, 1998). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS)-MLML, México-USA.

Honors and Awards - Promotion to Full Professor (2018). The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Brownsville, TX, USA. - Faculty Exceptional Merit (2014). The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), Brownsville, TX, USA. - Joint appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences (2013). UTB, Brownsville, TX, USA. - Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor (2012). UTB, Brownsville, TX, USA. - Faculty Exceptional Merit (2011). UTB, Brownsville, TX, USA. - Faculty Exceptional Merit (2009). UTB, Brownsville, TX, USA. - Member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (August, 2006-2009). - Best grade average of the Class 1991-1995 in Marine Biology (12/19/1995). Universidad Autonóma de Baja California Sur (UABCS), La Paz, B.C.S., México. - Number two ranked in Marine Biology during the semester 1995-1 (11/1/1995). UABCS, La Paz, Baja California Sur (B.C.S.), México.

Grants and Contracts Current: Note all amounts in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noticed.

2 - Co-PI (Steering Committee Member) on the project: “RCN: Integrating and translating conservation paleobiology”. National Science Foundation (NSF) - University of Florida, Lead Institution - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Grant Number 1922562 (September 2019-August 2024): Total Award Amount $492,099.00. - Co-PI on the project: “Coastal and marine ecosystems”. Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (CCME) / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Florida A&M University, Lead Institution - UTRGV. Grant Number NA16SEC4810009 (September 2016-August 2021): Total Award Amount $15,496,597.00; UTRGV Award Amount $2,314,719.00. Plus $6,500,000.00 to lead institution; $998,587.00 to UTRGV during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021. - Co-PI on the project: “GEOPATH-EXTRA: Stimulating Hispanic participation in the Geosciences (SHIP-GEO)”. NSF - UTRGV. Grant Number 1600585 (September 2016- August 2019), PI C-L. Cheng, Co-PI’s J. Gonzalez, J. Kang, and J. Benavides: Total Award Amount $464,959.00. Project was extended for another year at no cost. - Co-PI on the project: “RESTORE”. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Consortium Harte Research Institute, Lead Institution - UTRGV. (FY 2015-2030): Total Award Amount $11,000,000.00.

Past - PI on the project: “Artificial reef biological monitoring and research program FY 2016-2017”. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Contract Number 475342 (September 2015-August 2017), Co-PI’s D. Hicks and R. Kline: Total Award Amount $633,323.00. Project was extended for another year at no cost. - PI on the project: “Rio Grande Valley reefing site pre-and post-deployment monitoring FY 2016-2017”. TPWD Artificial Reef Program - UTRGV. Contract Number 474944 (September 2015-August 2017), Co-PI’s D. Hicks and R. Kline: Total Award Amount $308,841.00. Project was extended for another year at no cost. - Co-PI on the project: “A regional ecosystem approach for the conservation and sustainable management of coastal and marine resources”. Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC) / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Florida A&M University, Lead Institution - The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). Grant Number NA11SEC4810001 (September 2011-August 2016): Total Award Amount $14,925,000.00;

3 UTB Award Amount $1,089,859.00. Project was extended for two years (one at a time) at no cost. - PI on the project: “Artificial reef biological monitoring and research program FY 2014-2015”. TPWD - UTB. Contract Number 439189 (September 2013-August 2015), Co-PI’s D. Hicks and R. Kline: Total Award Amount $449,986.00. - Co-PI on the project: “Repurposing the UT-Brownsville Research Vessel M/V Vollert for Monitoring Artificial Reefs”. TPWD - UTB. Contract Number 426996 (September 2012- December 2013), PI R. Kline and Co-PI D. Hicks: Total Award Amount $76,000.00. - PI on the project: “Artificial reef biological monitoring and research program”. TPWD - UTB. Contract Number 409326 (April 2011-March 2013), Co-PI D. Hicks: Total Award Amount $297,172.00. - PI on the project: “Texas Clipper Reef biological monitoring and evaluation program”. TPWD - UTB. Contract Number 183089 (October 2007-March 2011), Co-PI D. Hicks: Total Award Amount $245,330.00. - Associated Researcher on the project: “Biodiversidad asociada a mantos de rodolitos y pastos marinos en Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur”. Reference Number SO74 UABCS - CONABIO (April 1999-2001) PI R. Riosmena-Rodríguez: Total Award Amount $113,200.00 (Mexican Pesos). - Co-PI on the project: “Think before you throw campus recycling program at UTB/TSC”. Walmart Foundation (2007), Co-PI’s E. Heise, J. Benavides and S. Lalonde: Total Award Amount $1,000.00.

In-Kind Donations Received - SCUBA Diving Equipment Donated by CON-DIVE October 2007: Estimated Value of Equipment $30,000.00.

Employment on Research Grants - Technician on the project: “Research Coordination Network - Colorado River Delta”. National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant to K.W. Flessa (July 2005-August 2006). - Technician on the project: “Estimating the minimum amount of Colorado River water needed to restore critical parts of the river’s estuarine habitat in the northern Gulf of California”. Environmental Defense Grant 463230 to K.W. Flessa (August 2002-May 2003). - Technician on the project: “Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental, en su modalidad específica: salitrales de San Ignacio BCS”. Exportadora de Sal, S.A. de C.V. (2000-2001).

4 - Technician in the Oceanographic Campaign PROMEBIO IV, on the project: “Procesos Oceánicos y Mecanismos de Producción Biológica en el Sur del Golfo de México”. Reference Number G27777-B ICMyL, UNAM - CONACyT (April 17-May 1, 2000). - Technician on the project: "Evaluating Biological Response to Global Change Using the Fossil Record". National Geographic Society (Grant 5774-96) (January 1997-August 2000). - Technician on the project: "The impact of climate change on nearshore marine biodiversity in the Gulf of California". University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Joint International Climate Projects, IAI Initial Science Program (January 1997-August 2000). - Assistant on the project: "Potencial de la Isla Cerralvo, B.C.S., como un área de reserva pesquera". Registro de la Dirección de Posgrado e Investigación, del Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 966509 (April 1996-March 1998). - First assistant on the project: "Riqueza específica y biogeografía de los corales hermatípicos de la sección sur del Golfo de California y las Islas Revillagigedo". Convenio FB342/H337/96 UABCS - CONABIO (September 1996-August 1997). - Technician on the project: "Biología poblacional de Isostichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1875) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) en el sur del Golfo de California". Convenio FB315/H216/96 UABCS - CONABIO (August 1996-July 1997).

Publications Published: 21) Gil-Agudelo, D.L., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, J. Brenner, P. González-Díaz, W. Kiene, C. Lustic, and H. Pérez-España. 2020. Coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem: conservation status, challenges, and opportunities. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 807 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00807. 20) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and J.E. Cifuentes-Lujan. 2019. Predation of Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) by Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 52 (1-2): 17-20. 19) Flessa, K.W., L.E. Calderon, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, D.L. Dettman, G.P. Dietl, D.H. Goodwin, D.K. Jacobs, M. Kowalewski, S.M. Nelson, K. Rowell, B.R. Schöne, J.A. Smith and F. Zamora-Arroyo. 2019. Comment on Rojas-Bracho and colleagues (2019): unsubstantiated claims can lead to tragic conservation outcomes. BioScience 69: 321-322 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biz021. 18) Flessa, K.W., L. Calderon-Aguilera, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, D.L. Dettman, G.P. Dietl, D.H. Goodwin, D.K. Jacobs, M. Kowalewski, S.M. Nelson, K. Rowell, B.R. Schöne, J.A. Smith

5 and F. Zamora-Arroyo. 2019. Vaquita face extinction from bycatch. Comment on Manjarrez- Bringas, N. et al., Lessons for sustainable development: marine mammal conservation policies and its social and economic effects. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2185. Sustainability 11: 2161 DOI: 10.3390/su11072161. 17) Fierro-Cabo, A. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2017. Fish assemblage structure indicates limited restoration progress over a lustrum of a severy degraded estuary in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico. Environment and Ecology Research 5: 312-324 DOI: 10.13189/eer.2017.050408. 16) Contreras, L.M., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2017. Early drivers of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter decomposition in the water column. Hydrobiologia [Mangroves in Changing Environments] 803: 147-157 DOI: 10.1007/s10750- 017-3167-6. 15) Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2017. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical estuarine system. Wetlands Ecology and Management 25: 667-681 DOI: 10.1007/s11273-017-9543-1. 14) Marquez, M.A., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2016. Can ecosystem functional recovery be traced to decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in estuaries of the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas? Restoration Ecology DOI: 10.1111/rec.12469. 13) Hicks, D., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, R. Kline, D. Shively and B. Shipley-Lozano. 2016. Artificial reef fish survey methods: counts vs. log-categories yield different diversity estimates. Proceedings of the 68th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 68 (2016): 74-79. 12) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. 2012. Would predatory drillhole frequency on Chione spp. increase under the suggested climate change scenario? Comparing Pleistocene and Modern rhodolith beds. International Journal of Modern Botany DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmb.20120204.07. 11) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K.W. Flessa and D.L. Dettman. 2012. Restoration flows for the Colorado River Estuary, México: estimates from oxygen isotopes in the bivalve mollusk coloradoensis (:). Wetlands Ecology and Management 20: 313- 327 DOI: 10.1007/s11273-012-9255-5. 10) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. 2007. Trampling, peeling and nibbling mussels: an experimental assessment of mechanical and predatory damage to shells of Mytilus trossulus (: Mytilidae). Journal of Shellfish Research 26 (1): 221-231.

6 9) Avila-Serrano, G.E., K.W. Flessa, M.A. Téllez-Duarte and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2006. Distribución de la macrofauna intermareal del Delta del Río Colorado, norte del Golfo de California, México. Ciencias Marinas 32 (4): 649-661. 8) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K.W. Flessa and G. Avila-Serrano. 2005. Who cares about a vanishing clam? Trophic importance of Mulinia coloradoensis inferred from predatory damage. Palaios 20: 296-302. 7) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., H. Reyes-Bonilla and M.D. Herrero-Pérezrul. 2005. Oceanographic conditions and diversity of sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Gulf of California, México. Revista de Biología Tropical Special Edition: Latinoamerican Studies in Echinoderms 53 (Supplement 3): 245-261. 6) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and K.W. Flessa. 2004. Cavidades, mordiscos y peladas: herramientas para determinar la importancia trófica de una especie en desvanecimiento dentro del Delta del Río Colorado, México. Ciencia y Mar 8 (24): 3-19. 5) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., M.S. Foster and K.H. Meldahl. 2002. Response of nearshore marine assemblages to global change: a comparison of molluscan assemblages in Pleistocene and modern rhodolith beds in the southwestern Gulf of California, México. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 183: 299-320. 4) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. 2001. Los asteroideos (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) de aguas someras del Golfo de California, México. Oceánides 16 (1): 49-90. 3) Leyte-Morales, G.E., H. Reyes-Bonilla, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and P. Glynn. 2001. Range extension of Leptoseris papyracea (Dana, 1846) to the west coast of México. Bulletin of Marine Science 69 (3): 1233-1237. 2) Herrero-Pérezrul, M.D., H. Reyes-Bonilla, F. García-Domínguez and C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro. 1999. Reproduction and growth of Isostichopus fuscus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in the southern Gulf of California, México. Marine Biology 135 (3): 521-532. 1) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E., H. Reyes Bonilla and O. Arizpe Covarrubias. 1998. Listado sistemático de la fauna de equinodermos (Echinodermata) del arrecife de Cabo Pulmo, México. Revista de Biología Tropical 46 (2): 169-172.

Book Chapters: 4) Fierro-Cabo, A., C. Zamora, L. Arellano and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. In press. Laguna Madre de Tamaulipas since 2000. The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas. 2nd ed. Edited by W. Tunnell, F. Judd, K. Whiters and B. Chapman. Texas A&M University Press.

7 3) Froehlich, C.Y.M., A.M. Lee, R. Oquita, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, J.D. Shively and J.B. Shipley. 2018. A comparison of population dynamics from Red Snapper associated with inshore and offshore artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In: Bortone S.A. (Ed.). Marine artificial reef research and development: integrating fisheries management objectives. American Fisheries Society, USA. 2) Lee, A.M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. 2018. Investigating reproductive characteristics of Gray Triggerfish on three artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. In: Bortone S.A. (Ed.). Marine artificial reef research and development: integrating fisheries management objectives. American Fisheries Society, USA. 1) Herrero-Pérezrul, M.D., H. Reyes-Bonilla, A. González-Azcárraga, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Rojas-Sierra. 2008. Chapter 12: Equinodermos. In: Ezcurra E. and G.D. Danemann (Eds.). Bahía de los Angeles: recursos naturales y comunidad. Línea base 2007. PRONATURA, México.

Non-Peer Review: 1) Contreras, L., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 2016. Decomposition of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter: calibrating estuarine indicators of functional recovery. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions. City University of New York, NY (August 28-31, 2016), pp. 233-234.

In Revision or Preparation: - Murphy, A.E., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. Identifying nitrogen source and seasonal variation in a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) community, southwest Texas. Submitted to Aquatic Botany. - Alexander, R.J., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) reproductive capacity among artificial reefs in the western Gulf of Mexico. Submitted to Marine Biology Research. - Cintra Buenrostro, C.E., H. Reyes Bonilla, M.D. Herrero Pérezrul, V. Martínez Castillo and B. Rojas Montiel. Asteroidea y Echinoidea (Equinodermata): listado taxonómico, pesquerías y función ecológica. Submitted to La Bahía de La Paz: Biodiversidad, Procesos Ecológicos y Sociales. Edited by R. Riosmena Rodríguez.

8 - Reyes-Bonilla, H., B. Rojas-Montiel, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, A. López-Pérez and H. Pérez- España. Community and functional structure of sea urchins (Echinoidea) at reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean. To be submitted to Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Lee, A.M., C.M.Y. Froehlich, R. Oquita, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. Identifying reproductive characteristics of Lutjanus campechanus on four south Texas artificial reefs. To be submitted to Bulletin of Marine Science. - Lê, J.Q., D.H. Hicks, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. An experimental test of the effects of disturbance frequency on the diversity of artificial reef fouling communities. To be submitted to Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

Reviewer for Scientific Journals 19) 2019. Science of the Total Environment (Netherlands). 18) 2019. Science of the Total Environment (Netherlands). 17) 2012. Palaios (USA). 16) 2011. Ciencia y Mar (México). 15) 2010. The Texas Journal of Science (USA). 14) 2009. Oceánides (México). 13) 2009. Palaios (USA). 12) 2008. Palaios (USA). 11) 2008. Ciencia y Mar (México). 10) 2007. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (United Kingdom). 9) 2007. Ciencias Marinas (México). 8) 2007. Ciencia y Mar (México). 7) 2005. Revista Universidad y Ciencia (México). 6) 2004. Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Special Edition: Latinoamerican Studies in Echinoderms. 5) 2004. Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Special Edition: Latinoamerican Studies in Echinoderms. 4) 2000. Ciencia y Mar (México). 3) 1999. Ciencia y Mar (México). 2) 1999. Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica). 1) 1998. Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica).

Presentations at Scientific Meetings

9 Oral 55) Murphy, E., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2019. Assessing and quantifying nitrogen transfer through a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans L.) community. CERF (Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation) 2019 25th Biennial Conference. Mobile, AL (November 3-7, 2019). 54) Salinas, S. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Effects of artificial substrates on the recruitment of juvenile fishes in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 8th Annual Research Forum, Marine Science Graduate Student Organization. Corpus Christi, TX (April 19-20, 2019). 53) Navarro, J., A. Fierro and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2018. Facilitative interaction between Batis maritima and Avicennia germinans seedlings: a look at microenvironmental parameters and implications for mangrove restoration. 23rd Annual Conference Meeting Society for Ecological Restoration Texas Chapter. San Antonio, TX (November 9-11, 2018). Placed 2nd on Best Student Presentations. 52) Lee, A., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2017. A high definition snapshot of Balistes capriscus populations on four artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa Bay, FL (August 18-24, 2017). 51) Hicks, D.W., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, R. Kline, D. Shively and B. Shipley. 2017. A decade of monitoring fish populations at the Texas Clipper Artificial Reef: how long is enough? 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa Bay, FL (August 18-24, 2017). 50) Froehlich, C.Y.M., A. Lee, R. Oquita, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, D. Shively and B. Shipley. 2017. Inshore and offshore artificial reef comparison of population dynamics of the heavily- fished Lutjanus campechanus, Poey, 1860, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa Bay, FL (August 18-24, 2017). 49) Lee, A.M. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2017. Morphometric and histological characterization of Grey Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) on artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. 4th Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (January 26-27, 2017). 48) Lee, A.M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. 2017. Population characterization of Balistes capriscus on northwestern Gulf of Mexico artificial reefs. 2017 Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society. Corpus Christi, TX (January 19-21, 2017). 47) Contreras, L., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2016. Calibrating estuarine indicators of functional recovery derived from mangrove leaf litter decay. TXSER (Texas

10 Society for Ecological Restoration) 2016 Annual Conference. Camp Cho-Yeh, Livingston, TX (November 11-13, 2016). 46) Hicks, D., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, R. Kline, J.D. Shively and B. Shipley. 2016. Five years colonization dynamics of fish populations at the Texas Clipper Artificial Reef, northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 69th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (November 7-11, 2016). 45) Lee, A.M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. 2016. Growth, age, and reproductive status of Balistes capriscus on artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. 12th International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (June 12-16, 2016). 44) Flessa, K., D. Dettman, C. Cintra-Buenrostro and K. Rowell. 2016. Conservation paleobiology in near time: isotopic estimates for restoration flows to the estuary of the Colorado River, Mexico. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 18 European Geosciences Union (EGU) EGU2016-9791. General Assembly 2016. Vienna, Austria (April 17-22, 2016). 43) Alexander, R. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2016. Reproductive capacity of nearshore and offshore Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus Poey, 1860) on four artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 3rd Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (February 11-12, 2016). 42) Fierro-Cabo, A. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2015. Fish assemblage structure indicates limited progress in restoration process over a lustrum in a severely degraded estuary of southern Tamaulipas, Mexico. 20th Annual Conference Meeting Society for Ecological Restoration Texas Chapter. San Antonio, TX (November 13-15, 2015). 41) Hicks, D., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, R. Kline, D. Shively, and B. Shipley-Lozano. 2015. Artificial reef fish survey methods: counts vs. log-categories yield different diversity estimates. 68th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Panama City, Panama (November 9- 13, 2015). 40) Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2015. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical estuarine system. 11th Annual Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting. Port Aransas, TX (April 8-9, 2015). 39) Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2015. Turtle seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in a subtropical estuarine system. 2015 NOAA ECSC Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL (March 1-3, 2015). 38) Alexander, R. and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 2015. Reproductive status of adult-size Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 2nd

11 Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (February 5-6, 2015). 37) Hicks, D.W. and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 2015. Methods for surveying artificial reef invertebrate communities. 2nd Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (February 5-6, 2015). 36) Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2014. Turtle seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in a subtropical estuarine system. 7th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD (October 26-29, 2014). Placed 3rd on Best Student Presentations. 35) Martinez, C., A. Fierro and C. Cintra Buenrostro. 2014. Potential use of the ivory (Balanus eburneus) as a monitoring tool of ecosystem recovery in Texas southmost estuaries. 7th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD (October 26-29, 2014). 34) Fierro-Cabo, A., M.A. Marquez and C. Cintra Buenrostro. 2014. Effective indicators of ecosystem functional recovery in estuaries linked to Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Society for Ecological Restoration: Texas & Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX (October 17-19, 2014). 33) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and D.W. Hicks. 2014. Low intensity + high frequency: a recipe for biodiversity of biofouling organisms in artificial reefs. 1st Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (January 16-17, 2014). 32) Hicks, D.W., C. Cintra Buenrostro and R.J. Kline. 2014. Spatial and temporal dynamics of south Texas artificial reef fish communities: a review of results and survey methods. 1st Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (January 16-17, 2014). 31) Garcia, A., R.J. Kline, D.W. Hicks and C. Cintra Buenrostro. 2014. A comparison of site fidelity and habitat use of red snapper to evaluate performance of two artificial reefs in south Texas. 1st Annual Science and Research Consortium, TPWD Artificial Reef Program. Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX (January 16-17, 2014). 30) Marquez, M., A. Fierro and C. Cintra Buenrostro. 2013. Decomposition patterns and nitrogen dynamics of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter in Bahia Grande and South Bay, Texas. UTB-USFWS: Integrating Research with Land Management at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Symposium. UTB, Brownsville, TX (November 15, 2013).

12 29) Martinez, C., A. Fierro and C. Cintra Buenrostro. 2013. Ivory Barnacle (Balanus eburneus) as an ecological indicator in south Texas estuaries. UTB-USFWS: Integrating Research with Land Management at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Symposium. UTB, Brownsville, TX (November 15, 2013). 28) Martinez, C., A. Fierro and C. Cintra. 2013. Balanus eburneus as an ecological indicator in south Texas estuaries. ASBPA 2013 National Coastal Conference. South Padre Island, TX (October 23-25, 2013). 27) Marquez, M., A. Fierro-Cabo, C. Cintra-Buenrostro and D.W. Hicks. 2013. Decomposition patterns of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter in disturbed estuaries linked to the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Environmental Cooperative Science Center Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL (March 10-13, 2013). 26) Garcia, A., R. Kline, D.W. Hicks, C. Cintra Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2013. The use of underwater surgical techniques to reduce mortality in fish studies utilizing acoustic tagging. 116th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science. Schreiner University in Kerrville, Kerrville, TX (February 28-March 2, 2013). 25) Lê, J., D.W. Hicks, C. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2013. An experimental test of the effects of disturbance frequency on the diversity of artificial reef fouling communities. 116th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science. Schreiner University in Kerrville, Kerrville, TX (February 28-March 2, 2013). 24) Garcia, A., R. Kline, D.W. Hicks, C. Cintra Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2013. A comparison of site fidelity and habitat use of red snapper on two artificial reef types utilizing acoustic telemetry in South Texas. 38th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter: American Fisheries Society. Conroe, TX (January 17-19, 2013). 23) Hicks, D.W., C. Cintra-Buenrostro, R. Kline and D. Shively. 2012. Moving towards the standardization of artificial reef monitoring efforts. 1st Conference in Subtropical Biology. Edinburg, TX (January 13, 2012). 22) Walk, E., D.W. Hicks, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2010. Testing the intermediate disturbance hypothesis for artificial reef fouling communities. Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting. Port Aransas, TX (April 15-16, 2010). 21) Flessa, K.W., J.D. Carriquiry, G.E. Avila-Serrano, M.A. Téllez-Duarte, C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro, K. Rowell, D.L. Dettman, R.D. Dietz and M.J. Román-Rodríguez. 2008. Turning off the Colorado River’s water: impact on México’s greatest desert estuary.

13 California Estuarine Research Society 2008 Annual Meeting. Ensenada, B.C., México (April 27-29, 2008). 20) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. 2006. Growth rate comparison between Gulf of California Pleistocene and Modern Chione spp. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) inhabiting rhodolith beds. 2nd International Rhodolith Meeting. La Paz, B.C.S., México (October 22-27, 2006). 19) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K. Rowell, M.A. Téllez-Duarte, K.W. Flessa and D.L. Dettman. 2006. Salinity requirements for three brackish-water in the Colorado River Estuary. Bi-national Meeting of the Colorado River Research. Mexicali, B.C., México (October 27-29, 2006). 18) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K. Rowell, K.W. Flessa and D.L. Dettman. 2005. Sólo agreguen agua: isótopos estables determinan la salinidad requerida por tres especies de ambientes salobres en el Estuario del Río Colorado. X Congreso de la Asociación de Investigadores del Mar de Cortés, A.C. - IV Simposium Internacional sobre el Mar de Cortés. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México (October 25-28, 2005). 17) Herrero Pérezrul, M.D., H. Reyes Bonilla, C.E. Cintra Buenrostro, A. González Azcárraga and A. Rojas Sierra. 2005. Aspectos ecológicos de algunos equinodermos en Bahía de los Ángeles, B.C., México. X Congreso de la Asociación de Investigadores del Mar de Cortés, A.C. - IV Simposium Internacional sobre el Mar de Cortés. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México (October 25-28, 2005). 16) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K.W. Flessa and D.L. Dettman. 2005. Freshwater for a thirsty clam: oxygen isotopes and the Predambrian salinity of the Colorado River Estuary. VII Reunión Internacional sobre Geología de la Península de Baja California. UABC, Ensenada, B.C., México (April 3-6, 2005). 15) Avila-Serrano, G.E., K.W. Flessa, M.A. Téllez-Duarte and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2005. Distribution of the shelly intertidal macrofauna of the Colorado River Delta, northern Gulf of California, México. VII Reunión Internacional sobre Geología de la Península de Baja California. UABC, Ensenada, B.C., México (April 3-6, 2005). 14) Flessa, K.W., J.D. Carriquiry, G.E. Avila-Serrano, M.A. Téllez-Duarte, C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro, K. Rowell and D.L. Dettman. 2004. At the end of the river: sedimentary and biotic effects of river management on the Colorado River Delta. 2004 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado, USA (November 7-10, 2004). 13) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and K.W. Flessa. 2004. A thirsty clam on a salty delta: determining the amount of freshwater needed by Mulinia coloradoensis in the Colorado

14 River Delta and Estuary. The Gulf of California Conference 2004. Tucson, Arizona, USA (June 13-17, 2004). 12) Flessa, K.W., K. Rowell, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and D.L. Dettman. 2003. Nature’s fair share: How much freshwater is needed to restore Mexico’s Colorado River Estuary? 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. Seattle, Washington, USA (September 14-18, 2003). 11) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and K.W. Flessa. 2003. Trophic consequences of reduced flow to the Colorado River Estuary: evidence from predatory damage in subfossil shells. Joint Estuarine and Coastal Science Association - Estuarine Research Federation Symposium. San Carlos, Sonora, México (April 28-May 2, 2003). 10) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E. and K.W. Flessa. 2002. A hearty meal in the Holocene: trophic consequences of environmental change on the Colorado River Delta, México. 2002 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America. Denver, Colorado, USA (October 27-30, 2002). 9) Flessa, K.W., C.E. Cintra Buenrostro, S.K. Noggle and D.L. Dettman. 2002. Conservation paleobiology of an endangered estuarine mollusk: playing back the skeletal record. Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK (June 14-19, 2002). 8) Dettman, D.L., K.W. Flessa, B.R. Schöne, D.H. Goodwin, C.A. Rodriguez, S.K. Noggle, C.E. Cintra Buenrostro, K. Rowell and T.S.A. Taylor. 2002. Ecologies and environments of the pre-dam Colorado River Delta. 3rd International Conference: applications of stable isotope techniques to ecological studies. Flagstaff, AZ, USA (April 30-May 1, 2002). 7) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. and K.W. Flessa. 2002. Función ecológica de Mulinia coloradoensis en el ecosistema del Delta del Río Colorado previo a la construcción de las presas, Golfo de California, México. VI Reunión Internacional sobre Geología de la Península de Baja California. La Paz, B.C.S., México (April 4-6, 2002). 6) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. and K.H. Meldahl. 2000. Nearshore mollusc assemblages in Pleistocene vs modern rhodolith assemblages as indicators of global change. V Reunión Internacional sobre Geología de la Península de Baja California. Loreto, B.C.S., México (April 25-May 1, 2000). 5) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. 1999. Pleistocene and Modern mollusc assemblages in rhodolith beds - What can they tell us about the effects of climate changes on diversity? I Taller sobre mantos de rodolitos y cambio global. La Paz, B.C.S., México (June 22-23, 1999). 4) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. and H. Reyes-Bonilla. 1997. Species richness and biogeography of Asteroidea in the Gulf of California and their relation to oceanographic factors. Western

15 Society of Naturalists 77TH Annual Meeting. UABCS, La Paz, B.C.S., México (January 8-11, 1997). 3) Riosmena Rodríguez, R., H. Reyes Bonilla, D.L. Steller, P. Gómez, C.A. Roberts, M.S. Foster and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 1996. Mantos de rodolitos en el Golfo de California, México. Parte II. Aspectos ecológicos, económicos y paleontológicos. XI Simposium Internacional de Biología Marina. UABCS, La Paz, B.C.S., México (November, 1996). 2) Riosmena Rodríguez, R., H. Reyes Bonilla, D.L. Steller, P. Gómez, C.A. Roberts, M.S. Foster and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 1996. Mantos de rodolitos en el Golfo de California, México. Parte II. Aspectos ecológicos, económicos y paleontológicos. II Congreso Mexicano de Ficología. Sociedad Ficológica de México. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, B.C., México (November 4-7, 1996). 1) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. and H. Reyes Bonilla. 1996. Riqueza específica y biogeografía de erizos de mar (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), en el Golfo de California y su relación con factores oceanográficos. X Congreso Nacional de Oceanografía. Universidad de Colima, Manzanillo, Colima, México (November 4-7, 1996).

Posters 27) Salinas, S., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2020. Recruitment of juvenile fishes to different artificial substrates in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 - Co-sponsored by AGU (American Geophysical Union), ASLO (Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography), and TOS (The Oceanography Society). San Diego, CA (February 16-21, 2020). 26) Najera, G., L. Contreras, A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Potential effect of sea level rise on soil carbon fluxes in a mangrove-marsh-mudflat sequence of the Lower Laguna Madre. ASA (American Society of Agronomy)-CSSA (Crop Science Society of America)-SSSA (Soil Science Society of America) International Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX (November 10-13, 2019). 25) Villareal, J., J. Rodriguez and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Relative abundance of marine and migratory birds and potential site use at Holly Beach, TX. UTRGV Engage Scholar Symposium 2. Brownsville, TX (April 16, 2019). 24) Camarillo, D. Jr., S.A. Leal and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Fishes relative abundance and diversity of San Martin Lake, TX. UTRGV Engage Scholar Symposium 2. Brownsville, TX (April 16, 2019).

16 23) Gonzalez, J.A., B. Peña and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Exploring the nursery potential of Bahia Grande for commercially important juvenile fishes. UTRGV Engage Scholar Symposium 2. Brownsville, TX (April 16, 2019). 22) Hernandez, L., D. Lecusay Jr., M. Delgado, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2019. Sediment carbon storage in a mangrove-marsh-mudflat continuum of the Laguna Madre, Texas. UTRGV Engage Scholar Symposium 2. Brownsville, TX (April 16, 2019). 21) Najera, G., L. Contreras, A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2019. Soil carbon fluxes in a mangrove-marsh-mudflat continuum of the lower Laguna Madre. UTRGV Engage Scholar Symposium 2. Brownsville, TX (April 16, 2019). 20) Cheng, C.-L., J. Gonzalez, J. Kang, C. Cintra-Buenrostro, J. Benavides, E. Heise, J. Hinthorne and E. Pereira E. 2018. Increasing workforce diversity through “Stimulating Hispanic Participation in the Geosciences” (SHIP-GEO) program at Rio Grande Valley/South Texas. 2018 (130th) Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America. Indianapolis, IN (November 4-7, 2018). 19) Murphy, A.E., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2018. Assessing and quantifying nitrogen transfer through Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) communities. 9th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions. Howard University, Washington DC (March 18-21, 2018). 18) Lee, A.M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2018. Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus, Gmelin, 1789) on three artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. UTRGV Graduate Research Symposium. Brownsville, TX (February 28, 2018). 17) Gonzalez, J., C.-L. Cheng, J. Kang, C. Cintra-Buenrostro, J. Benavides, E. Heise, J. Hinthorne and F. Dirrigl. 2017. Stimulating Hispanic participation in the Geosciences (SHIP- GEO) at Rio Grande Valley in South Texas: findings from year one. 2017 (129th) Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America. Seattle, WA (October 22-25, 2017). 16) Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., K.W. Flessa, D. Dettman and K. Rowell. 2017. A call from the dead: thirsty clams and thirsty fish need freshwater inflow to the Colorado River Delta. ASLO (Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography) 2017. Honolulu, HI (February 26-March 3, 2017). 15) Contreras, L.M., A. Fierro-Cabo, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, D.W. Hicks, C. Martinez, C. Tamez and M. Marquez. 2017. Ecosystem functional and structural characteristics affected by freshwater inflow in negative estuaries. ASLO (Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography) 2017. Honolulu, HI (February 26-March 3, 2017).

17 14) Marquez, M.A., S. Salinas, B. Lessley, A. Fierro-Cabo, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and C.H. Jagoe. 2016. Evaluation of mercury concentrations in harvestable-sized fish from freshwater resacas in South Texas, USA. 7th SETAC World Congress/ SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL (November 6-10, 2016). 13) Heise, E., C.-L. Cheng, J. Gonzalez, J. Kang, C. Cintra-Buenrostro, J. Benavides, J. Hinthorne and F. Dirrigl. 2016. Stimulating Hispanic participation in the Geosciences (SHIP- GEO) at Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. 2016 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America. Denver, CO (September 25-28, 2016). 12) Contreras, L., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra Buenrostro. 2016. Decomposition of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter: calibrating estuarine indicators of functional recovery. 8th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions. City University of New York, NY (August 28-31, 2016). Placed 3rd on Best Student Presentations. 11) Contreras, L., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2016. Early drivers of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter decomposition in the water column. Mangrove and Macrobenthos Meeting 4. St. Augustine, FL (July 18-22, 2016). 10) Alexander, R., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and J.D. Shively. 2015. Comparing reproductive activity of adult-sized Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on nearshore and offshore artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Portland, OR (August 16-20, 2015). 9) Marquez, M., A. Fierro-Cabo and C. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2014. Recovery of ecosystem function as indicated by litter decay in estuaries linked to Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. 7th Biennial Education and Science Forum, NOAA Educational Partnership Program. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD (October 26-29, 2014). 8) Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2014. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of turtle seagrass (Thalassia testudinum): a tale from the southernmost estuarine bay in Texas. 26th Annual HENAAC Conference. New Orleans, LA (October 2-4, 2014). 7) Garcia, A., R. Kline, D. Hicks, C. Cintra Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2013. A comparison of site fidelity and habitat use of red snapper on two south Texas artificial reefs utilizing acoustic telemetry. 66th Annual Conference Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Corpus Christi, TX (November 4-8, 2013). 6) Marquez, M., A. Fierro-Cabo and C. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2013. Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter decomposition as indicator of ecosystem function in estuaries in Lower

18 Laguna Madre, Texas. 2013 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting. Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX (April 25-26, 2013). 5) Lê, J., D.W. Hicks, C. Cintra-Buenrostro and D. Shively. 2013. An experimental test of the effects of disturbance frequency on the diversity of artificial reef fouling communities. 2013 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting. Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX (April 25-26, 2013). 4) Flessa, K.W. and C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro. 2005. Red Coordinadora de Investigaciones para el Delta del Río Colorado. X Congreso de la Asociación de Investigadores del Mar de Cortés, A.C. - IV Simposium Internacional sobre el Mar de Cortés. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México (October 25-28, 2005). 3) Flessa, K.W., D. Dettman, B. Schöne, D. Goodwin, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, C. Rodriguez, S. Noggle, M.A. Téllez-Duarte, G. Avila-Serrano, M. Kowalewski and G. Goodfriend. 2003. Before the dams: historical ecology of the Colorado River estuary. Joint Estuarine and Coastal Science Association - Estuarine Research Federation Symposium. San Carlos, Sonora, México (April 28-May 2, 2003). 2) Reyes-Bonilla, H., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro and M.D. Herrero-Pérezrul. 2002. Relationships between oceanographic conditions and species richness of sea stars (Asteroidea) in the Gulf of California, México. III Coloquio sobre oceanografía del Pacífico Oriental. CICESE, Ensenada, México (September 11-13, 2002). 1) Cintra Buenrostro, C.E., F. Salazar Hermoso, A. Sosa Gómez and C. Sánchez Ortiz. 1993. Abanicos de mar (Cnidaria: Gorgonacea) en la Bahía de La Paz. V Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencias del Mar. UABCS, La Paz, B.C.S., México (September 27- October 1, 1993).

Theses / Dissertations Committees Current The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Committee Chair - Mogus-Garcia, E. 2020. Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) trophic web reconstruction using stable isotopes in two systems in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. - Leal, S. 2020. Population structure of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in two systems in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV.

19 Committee Member - Lecusay Jr., D. 2020. - Stevens, J. 2020. - Salinas, V. 2020. - Rodriquez, J. 2016. Acoustic telemetry of the Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis). M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV.

Defended UTRGV Committee Chair 5) Salinas, S. 2020. Effects of artificial substrates on the recruitment of juvenile fishes in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended May 1, 2020. 4) Murphy, A.E. 2019. Identifying the nitrogen sources for Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in a south Texas mangrove forest. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 18, 2019. 3) Lee, A. 2018. A snapshot of the age, growth, and reproductive status of Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789) on three artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended January 29, 2018. 2) Alexander, R. 2015. Comparing reproductive capacities of nearshore and offshore Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, on artificial reefs in the western Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 24, 2015. 1) Delgado, M. 2015. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical estuarine system. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 20, 2015.

Committee Member 7) Navarro, J. 2020. Analysis of the facilitative interaction between Batis maritima and Avicennia germinans as a mangrove restoration strategy. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended June 12, 2020. 6) Alder, D.A. 2018. Another brick in the mud: investigating the impact of small low-profile artificial patch reefs on juvenile reef fish recruitment and implications for adaptive fisheries management. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended March 30, 2018. 5) Contreras, L. 2016. Decomposition of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter: calibrating estuarine indicators. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended May 5, 2017.

20 4) Shepherd, A. 2014. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics of anthropogenically-disturbed seagrass ecosystems. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 29, 2017. 3) Cooksey, M. 2014. Characterizing benthic invertebrate communities on five South Texas Banks. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended March 30, 2016. 2) Martinez, C. 2015. Balanus eburneus (Crustacea: Cirripedia) as indicator of estuarine system recovery in south Texas: a study of recruitment, growth and stable isotopes. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 24, 2015. 1) Bollinger, M.A. 2015. Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool at artificial reefs in the Western Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTRGV. Defended November 17, 2015.

The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). Committee Member 11) Rodriguez, R. 2015. Assessing coral communities inhabiting relict reefs off the south Texas Coast. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended July 17, 2015. 10) Froehlich, CYM. 2014. A comparison of fish communities over different reef configurations in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended November 13, 2014. 9) Tamez, C.A. 2014. Characterizing the ecological status of southernmost Texas estuaries. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended April 11, 2014. 8) Gray, J. 2014. Sedimentation and barnacle recruitment and growth in a shallow coastal lagoon of south Texas. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended January 10, 2014. 7) Garcia, A. 2013. A comparison of site fidelity and habitat use of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) to evaluate the performance of two artificial reefs in south Texas utilizing acoustic telemetry. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended November 8, 2013. 6) Marquez, M. 2013. Decomposition patterns and nitrogen dynamics of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter in disturbed estuaries linked to the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended November 8, 2013. 5) Lerma, L. 2013. The effects of a red tide, Karenia brevis episode on the benthic macroinvertebrate communities in South Padre Island, Texas. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended November 1, 2013. 4) Lê, J. 2012. An experimental test of the effects of disturbance frequency on the diversity of artificial reef fouling communities. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended July 11, 2013.

21 3) Treviño, R. 2012. Respiratory responses to temperature and progressive emersion in the Mangrove Periwinkle, Littorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822), from the southwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended November 2, 2012. 2) Mc. Whorter, T. 2012. Assessing the swash zone macrobenthic community response to a beach renourishment episode on South Padre Island, Texas. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended April 10, 2012. 1) Walk, E. 2010. Testing the intermediate disturbance hypothesis for artificial reef fouling communities. M.S. Thesis, Brownsville, UTB. Defended April 12, 2010.

Supervised Undergraduate Research @ UTRGV 13) Villareal, J. 2019. Relative abundance of marine and migratory birds at Holly Beach, Texas. 12) Rodriguez, J. 2019. Potential site use by marine and migratory birds at Holly Beach, Texas. 11) Leal, S.A. 2019. Fishes relative abundance and diversity of San Martin Lake, TX. 10) Camarillo Jr., D. 2019. Relative abundance of Red Drum - Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Pisces: Sciaenidae in San Martin Lake, TX. 9) Gonzalez, J.A. 2019. Relative abundance of Black Drum - Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766) Pisces: Sciaenidae in Bahia Grande, TX. 8) Peña, B. 2019. Exploring the nursery potential of Bahia Grande for commercially important juvenile fishes. 7) Lecusay Jr., D. 2019. Sediment carbon storage in a mangrove-marsh-mudflat continuum of the Laguna Madre, Texas. 6) Hernandez, L. 2019. Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) blue carbon at Holly Beach, TX. 5) Oquita, R. 2018. Age and growth of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in four artificial reefs in south Texas. 4) Quiroz, J.M. 2016. Periwinkle (Littorina scabra, Linne, 1758) abundance: a comparison between horizontal and vertical experimental units in South Bay Estuary, Brownsville, Texas, USA. 3) Rodriguez, A.N. 2016. Predation: Does it affect the evolution of sleeping patterns in ? 2) Salinas, S. 2016. Fishes tissue sampling and assessment protocol: A comparison of mercury concentrations in fishes tissues from resacas of the Lower Rio Grande, Texas. 1) Gonzalez, M.J. 2015. Use of Capitella capitata (Annelida: Polychaeta) as a bioindicator of anoxia in Bahia Grande.

Supervised Undergraduate Research @ UTB

22 10) Martinez, Y. 2014. A comparative study of growth between Modern and Pleistocene Chione spp. (Mollusca: Bivalvia). 9) Park, A.A. 2014. Herpetofauna survey of Resaca de la Palma State Park. 8) Torres, R. 2014. Water bird diversity study of fresh and saltwater habitats in coastal south Texas. 7) Holguera-Ortega, E. 2013. Distribution and abundance of the Sea Urchin, Arbacia punctulata (Echinoidea: Echinodermata) in the Texas Clipper Artificial Reef, South Padre Island. 6) Montemayor Jr., I. 2013. A snapshot of bivalve (Mollusca: Bivalvia) abundance and size within Bahia Grande, south Texas. 5) Marroquin, T. 2011. Siphonaria pectinata’s camouflage ability on different substrates and how they are affected by a sudden freeze. 4) Gray, J. 2010. Distribution and abundance of fishes along a drainage ditch in Lower Laguna Madre, TX. 3) Torres, J.M. 2009. Effects of non-alternatives in an opportunistic species Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun) under control laboratory conditions. 2) Alford, P. 2008. Gastropod predation rates in Chione spp.: could global warming change the predation on a commercially important resource? 1) Reyes, L. 2008. Predation on Oyster Driller Stramonita haemastoma (Brown, 1996) by Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun).

Employment (Teaching Experience) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Brownsville, USA Graduate Courses @ UTRGV - EEMS 6320-01 - Biogeochemistry: thrice (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020)*: team-taught with Dr. Breier and Dr. Kang (1/3 each). - MARS 5370-01 - Topics in Marine Sciences (Stable Isotopes in Marine Systems)*: once (Fall 2020). - BIOL 6305-02 - Biometry: five times (Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020). - EEMS 7100-04 or 0X - Continuing Thesis: five times (Spring 2019, Summer II 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020). - EEMS 6385-02 or 0X - Graduate Research: eight times (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020). - EEMS 6185-04 - Graduate Research: once (Fall 2019).

23 - EEMS 7301-01 or 0X - Thesis II: six times (Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019). - EEMS 6390-03 - Graduate Internship: once (Spring 2019). - EEMS 6685-01 - Graduate Research: once (Fall 2018). - EEMS 7300-01 - Thesis I: thrice (Fall 2016, Spring 2018). - UNIV 6100-16 - Comprehensive Exam Extension: once (Spring 2018). - BIOL 6285-0X or 05 - Graduate Research: twice (Spring 2016, Fall 2017). - EEMS 6285 - Graduate Research: once (Fall 2017). - BIOL 6185-04 - Graduate Research: once (Fall 2015). - BIOL 7300-03 - Thesis I: once (Fall 2015). - BIOL 7301-04 - Thesis II: twice (Fall 2015).

* New course never taught at UTRGV neither at any of its legacy institutions (UT Brownsville or UT Pan-Am).

Table 1. Graduate courses taught by semester (section and description above). Information in parenthesis = topic for course or multiple sections in a semester (or # of students/section for workload calculations).

Course Fall Spring Summer Total

BIOL 6305 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 5 2020 BIOL 6185 2015 1 BIOL 6285 2017 2016 2 BIOL 7300 2015 1 BIOL 7301 2015(2) 2 EEMS 6320 2017, 2018, 2020 3 EEMS 6185 2019 1 EEMS 6285 2017 1 EEMS 6385 2016, 2017, 2018 2018(2), 2019, 2020(2) 8 EEMS 6685 2018 1 EEMS 6390 2019 1 EEMS 7100 2019(2) 2019, 2020 2019 5 EEMS 7300 2016 2018(2) 3

24 EEMS 7301 2017(2), 2018(2) 2017, 2019 6 UNIV 6100 2018 1

Undergraduate Courses @ UTRGV - MARS 4399 - Research Problems in Marine Biology: six times (Spring 2019, Fall 2020). - ENVR/GEOL 3405-01 - Oceanography & Oceanography Laboratory: five times (Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020) + Fall 2016, Fall 2019 (offered but cancelled due to low enrollment). - UNIV 4000-06 - Directed Research: once (Spring 2020). - MARS/BIOL 3320-01 - Marine Biochemistry: thrice (Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019)* + Spring 2019 (offered but cancelled due to low enrollment). - ENVR 4303-03, 07 or 0X - Research Problems in Environmental Sciences: four times (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016).

* New course never taught at UTRGV neither at any of its legacy institutions (UT Brownsville or UT Pan-Am).

Table 2. Undergraduate courses taught by semester (section and description above). Information in parenthesis = topic for course or multiple sections in a semester (or # of students/section for workload calculations).

Course Fall Spring Summer Total

ENVR/GEOL 3405 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 5 2019 ENVR 4303 2015, 2016(2) 2016 4 MARS/BIOL 3320 2019 2017, 2018 3 MARS 4399 2020 2019(5) 6 UNIV 4000 2020 1

The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), Brownsville, USA Graduate Courses @ UTB - BIOL 6185-01, 02 or 03 - Graduate Research: thrice. - BIOL 6285-02 or 07 - Graduate Research: twice.

25 - BIOL 6685-02 - Graduate Research: once. - BIOL or ESCI 5370-01 or 03 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences (Oceanography)*: twice. - BIOL or ESCI 5170-01 or 03 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences Laboratory (Oceanography Laboratory)*: twice. - BIOL or ESCI 5370-01 or 02 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences (Predator-Prey Interactions)*: once. - BIOL 7300-03 - Thesis: twice. - BIOL 7301-04 - Thesis: twice. - ESCI 5370-01 - Topics in Environmental Sciences (Stable Isotopes in Ecology)*: once.

* New course never taught before at UTB.

Table 3. Graduate courses taught by semester (section and description above). Information in parenthesis = topic for course or multiple sections in a semester (or # of students/section for workload calculations).

Course Fall Spring Summer Total

BIOL 6185 2013 2014(2) 3 BIOL 6285 2014 2015 2 BIOL 6685 2015 1 BIOL/ESCI 5370 (Oceanography) 2013, 2014 2 BIOL/ESCI 5170 (Oceanography Lab.) 2013, 2014 2 BIOL/ESCI 5370 (Predator-Prey 2015 1 Interactions) BIOL 7300 2014(2) 2 BIOL 7301 2015(2) 2 ESCI 5370 (Stable Isotopes in Ecology) 2013 1

Undergraduate Courses @ UTB - BIOL /ESCI (Now ENVR) 4370-01 or 05 - Topics in Environmental Sciences (Predator - Prey Interactions)*: thrice + Spring 2012 and 2014 (offered but cancelled due to low enrollment).

26 - ESCI (Now ENVR) 4399-02 or 03 - Research Problems in Environmental Sciences: 16 times (+ six times offered but cancelled because of students withdrawal). - GEOL 1304-01 or 02 - Historical Geology: 22 times + Summer II 2013 (offered but cancelled due to low enrollment). - ESCIU (Now ENVR)/GEOL 3305 - Oceanography: seven times. - ESCIU (Now ENVR)/GEOL 3105 - Oceanography Laboratory: seven times. - BIOL 3309-02 - Ecology: once. - ENVR 4370-01 - Topics in Environmental Sciences (Stable Isotopes in Ecology)*: once. - GEOL 1104-01 or 02 - Historical Geology Laboratory: 22 times + Summer II 2013 (offered but cancelled due to low enrollment). - GEOL 1303-01 - Physical Geology: once. - ESCI (Now ENVR) 4370 - Topics in Environmental Sciences (Marine Biology)*: once. - ESCIU (Now ENVR, but not longer offered)/GEOL 2355 - Natural Disasters*: thrice.

* New course never taught before at UTB.

Table 4. Undergraduate courses taught by semester (section and description above). Information in parenthesis = topic for course or multiple sections in a semester (or # of students/section for workload calculations).

Course Fall Spring Summer Total

BIOL 3309 2014 1 ENVR (ESCI) 4399 2013, 2012, 2015, 2014, 2008 16 2011, 2010, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2011, 2010, 2007 2009, 2008 ENVR (ESCI) 3305 2014*, 2013, 7 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 ENVR (ESCI) 3105 2014*, 2013, 7

* Offered as ENVR 3405.

27 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 ENVR 4370 (Stable Isotopes in Ecology) 2013 1 BIOL/ENVR (ESCI) 4370 (Predator-Prey) 2015, 2011, 3 2008 ENVR (ESCI) 4370 (Marine Biology) 2009 1 ESCIU 2355 2008, 2007, 3 2006 GEOL 1304 2012, 2011, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 22 2010, 2009, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 2009, 2008, 2007(2) GEOL 1104 2011, 2010, 2013, 2012, 2011, 22 2009, 2008, 2012(2), 2010, 2009, 2006(2) 2011(2), 2008, 2007 2010, 2009(2), 2008, 2007 GEOL 1303 2010 1

Teaching Assistantships - Fall 2004: NATS 101 - A Geological Perspective. University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, USA. - Spring 2002; Fall 2001: Introduction to Oceanography. UA, Tucson, USA. - Students Across Borders, UA, 2003-2004 (academic year); Summer 2005. Tucson, USA. - Spring 1998: MS 272 - Subtidal Ecology. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - San Jose State University, California, USA.

Service for Scientific Societies / Organizations - Chair of Ecology Session. 2006. 2nd International Rhodolith Meeting. La Paz, B.C.S., México (October 22-27, 2006).

Invited Presentations

28 - Cintra Buenrostro C.E. 2004. “Cavidades, mordiscos y peladas: herramientas para determinar la importancia trófica de una especie en desvanecimiento dentro del Río Colorado, México”. Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, México (March, 2004). - Cintra Buenrostro C.E. 2001. “Comparación de la malacofauna asociada a mantos de rodolitos del Pleistoceno y Reciente en el Golfo de California”. Facultad de Ciencias - Depto. Paleontología, UNAM, México (March, 2001).

Presentations to Classes - Cintra Buenrostro C.E. 2004. “Inferencias sobre la biología de Mulinia coloradoensis: especie en desvanecimiento, Delta del Río Colorado, México”. Facultad de Ciencias (7th semester) - Depto. Geología, Universidad Autonóma de Baja California, Ensenada, México (March, 2004). - Cintra Buenrostro C.E. 2004. “Distribución; medidas de tendencia central y dispersión; análisis de datos en sedimentos marinos”. Facultad de Ciencias (4th semester) - Depto. Geología, Universidad Autonóma de Baja California, Ensenada, México (March, 2004). - Cintra Buenrostro C.E. 2004. “Distribución; medidas de tendencia central y dispersión; análisis de datos en sedimentos marinos”. Facultad de Ciencias (6th semester) - Depto. Geología, Universidad Autonóma de Baja California, Ensenada, México (March, 2004).

Membership in Scientific Societies Society for Conservation Biology. American Fisheries Society. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (Now Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography). Geological Society of America. Sociedad Geológica Peninsular (Península de Baja California). Western Society of Naturalists. Research Coordination Network (Red Coordinadora de Investigaciones) of the Colorado River.

Special Courses and Workshops - Gulf of Mexico Reef Symposium (October 10-11, 2018). Rice University, Houston, TX USA. - NOAA-Educational Partnership Program (ECSC) Bioindicators Workshop (September 15-17, 2014). The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX USA.

29 - Video-Ray ROV operations training (May 17-19, 2011). The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX USA. - Predator - prey interactions: experimental and field approaches in biology and paleontology (July 19-August 21, 2004). Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA, USA. - PRIMER Workshop (June 17-21, 2002). California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA. - Taller: Modelos de datos CONABIO y pantallas de captura (August 12-15, 1996). UABCS, La Paz, B.C.S. México. - Sampling and experimental design (March 20-May 22, 1995). UABCS, La Paz, B.C.S., México. - Preservación y conservación de equinodermos (July-August, 1994). Laboratorio de Sistemática y Ecología de Equinodermos. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, México, D.F. - Estrategias básicas para el estudio aprendizaje (January-February, 1987). Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Plantel Sur, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, D.F.

University Services Department Level The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). - School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) Marine Sciences Faculty Search (Fall 2018-Spring 2019, Chair). - SEEMS Tenure/Promotion Committee (Fall 2018-August 31, 2020). - SEEMS Tenure/Promotion Committee: Post-Tenure Review Subcommittee (Fall 2019- Currently). - SEEMS Faculty Mentor (Fall 2018- August 31, 2020). - SEEMS Annual Review Committee (Fall 2016-August 31, 2018, Chair). - SEEMS Ph.D. Planning Committee (Fall 2016- August 31, 2020). - SEEMS Environmental Sciences Faculty Search Committee (Fall 2017-Spring 2018). - SEEMS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Marine Biology Program Committee (Fall 2015- August 31, 2018). - SEEMS Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Services Valuation Faculty Search Committee (Fall 2016-Spring 2017).

30 - SEEMS Tenure/Promotion and Annual Review Committee for the three Programs (Spring 2016-Fall 2016, Chair). - SEEMS Graduate Curriculum and Assessment Committee (Spring 2016-August 31, 2018). - SEEMS Undergraduate Geology Major Committee (Spring 2016- August 31, 2020). - SEEMS STAR Faculty Search Committee (Fall 2015-Suspended Search). - School of Multidisciplinary Sciences (SMS) Tenure/Promotion and Annual Review Committee for the three Programs (Fall 2015, Chair). - SMS Graduate Curriculum and Assessment Committee (Fall 2015).

College Level - Tenure/Promotion and Annual Review Committee (Fall 2015-Spring 2016; Fall 2020- Currently).

University Level - UTRGV Diving Control Board (DCB) founding member and Co-Chair with Dr. David Hicks (Dept. of Biology now in SEEMS) (Fall 2007-August 2015 as UTB) (Fall 2015-Currently).

Department Level The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). - Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Department (CESD) Personnel Committee for both Programs (Fall 2012-August 2015). - Department of Mathematics Personnel Committee (Fall 2012-August 2015). - Department of Biological Sciences Personnel Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - CESD Scholarships Committee (Fall 2006-August 2015; Chair Fall 2006-Fall 2011, Fall 2014- August 2015). - CESD Dean’s Travel Fund Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - CESD Environmental Science Search Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015; two faculty lines). - CESD Environmental Science Search Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015; one lecturer line). - Department of Biological Sciences Search Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015; two faculty lines). - UTRGV Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - UTRGV HOP Reviewer for Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015).

31 - Department of Biological Sciences Search Committee: Restoration Ecology (Spring-Summer, 2014). - CESD Environmental Science Search Committee (Fall 2013-Spring 2014, Chair). - Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Committee: Marine Biology Degree (Fall 2013-August 2015). - CESD University Library Liaison Program (Spring 2013). - CESD Endowment Compliance Committee (Spring 2008-August 2015; Chair Spring 2008-Fall 2011). - CESD Schedule Committee (Fall 2006-August 2015; Co-Chair with Dr. J. Moore from Chemistry Spring 2008-Fall 2011; Co-Chair with Dr. Benavides Spring 2011; Chair for ENVR Spring 2012-August 2015). - CESD Graduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2006-August 2015; Chair 2011-August 2015). - CESD Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2006-August 2015). - CESD M.S. Sustainability Studies Committee (Fall 2009-Spring 2011). - CESD M.S. Environmental Science Committee (Spring 2008-Spring 2011). - CESD M.S. Interdisciplinary Studies (Fall 2006-Fall 2008). - CESD Curriculum Development Committee (Fall 2006-August 2015). - CESD SACS Committee (Spring 2008-Fall 2008). - CESD Environmental Science/Geology/Geography Search Committee (Fall 2007-Spring 2008, Chair two faculty lines). - CESD Seminar Series in Environmental Sciences (Spring 2007-Fall 2007). - CESD Environmental Sciences Search Committee (Spring 2007). - CESD Geomorphology Search Committee (Spring 2007). - CESD Organic Chemistry Search Committee (Spring 2007).

College Level - UTRGV HOP Reviewer for Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - College of Science, Mathematics and Technology (CSMT) Scholarships Committee (Fall 2006- Fall 2011, Fall 2014-August 2015; Chair Fall 2010-Fall 2011). - CSMT Director for School of Multidisciplinary Sciences Search Committee (Spring 2015- August 2015). - CSMT Graduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2011-August 2015). - CSMT Student Credit Hours Committee (Spring 2011-August 2015).

32 - CSMT Dean’s Travel Fund Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - CSMT Institutional Endowment Compliance Committee (Fall 2007).

University Level - UTRGV HOP Reviewer for Committee (Fall 2014-August 2015). - Diving Control Board (DCB) founding member and Co-Chair with Dr. David Hicks (Dept. of Biology) (Fall 2007-August 2015). - The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) Faculty Representative for the Udall Scholarship (The University of Arizona) (Fall 2009-August 2015). - Texas Southmost College (TSC) Faculty Representative for the Udall Scholarship (The University of Arizona) (Fall 2009-Fall 2012). - Scorpion (then Ocelot) Scholars Advisor (Fall 2010-August 2015). - Institutional Endowment Compliance Committee (Fall 2007).

Social Services - TV interview for Telemundo (T40) “Reciben asignación de fondos de la NOAA para investigación” (November 15, 2016). - TV Show for PBS Stations in the state of Texas sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department “Texas Clipper Artificial Reef” (Spring 2009). - Jason Project Videoconferences (2007-2011). The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). - Science Regional Fair Judge (2007-2013) and Grand Judge (2007, 2013). UTB. - Distinguished Lecturer for Gorgas Science Society (Spring 2008). UTB. - Cintra Buenrostro, C.E. 1997. Biología poblacional de Isostichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1875) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) en el sur del Golfo de California. UABCS, La Paz. B.C.S., México - 600 hours.

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