MARY JONES [email protected] ● Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas ● Department of Biology ● (325)-450-9932 EDUCATION Angelo State University Master of Science in Biology Expected: May 2016 GPA: 4.0
Angelo State University Bachelor of Science in Biology May 2014 Minor: Chemistry GPA: 3.979
EXPERIENCE TEACHING ASSISTANT – DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AUG 2015 - PRESENT Angelo State University Teach four weekly laboratory sections for students in the pre-medical Biology concentration Develop questions for, grade lab practical exams Hold office hours to assist students and answer questions BIO 2423, Human Anatomy BIO 2424, Human Physiology
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY JUN - AUG 2015 Angelo State University Assist with ongoing survey and research of the TPWD Devil’s River State Natural Area – Big Satan Unit Sequence DNA in a laboratory at ASU to fulfill research objectives Qiagen DNeasy tissue extraction kit, Bio-Rad thermal cycler, Beckman Coulter CEQ 8000 sequencer
GRADUATE ASSISTANT – DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AUG 2014-JUN 2015 Angelo State University Prepared and maintained lab materials Led student review sessions on campus (up to 10 students per session) Prepared and graded laboratory assignments and exams BIO 4412 Biological Oceanography BIO 2403 Comparative Plant and Animal Physiology BIO 4423 General Physiology BIO 4443 Invertebrate Zoology BIO 6353 Limnology
GRADUATE TUTOR FOR FRESHMAN COLLEGE AUG 2014-MAY 2015 Angelo State University Chemistry and Biology tutor Available to students on an as-needed basis
UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT – DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AUG 2012-AUG 2014 Angelo State University Prepared and maintained lab materials Led student review sessions on campus (up to 10 students per session) Prepared and graded laboratory assignments and exams BIO 4412 Biological Oceanography BIO 2403 Comparative Plant and Animal Physiology BIO 4423 General Physiology BIO 4443 Invertebrate Zoology BIO 3461 Entomology SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION (SI) LEADER, TUTOR FOR FRESHMAN COLLEGE AUG 2013-AUG 2014 Angelo State University Prepared and held weekly review sessions and mock exams for freshman non-major biology courses (up to 25 students per session) Held tutor center hours to aid students with biology and chemistry courses BIO 1411 Human Biology BIO 1412 Man and the Environment
LAB ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP OCT 2011-JAN 2012 West Texas Vet Lab, San Angelo, Texas Vaccine production and testing Diagnostics and research
FIELD EXPERIENCE Invertebrate field work and collection in west Texas (Big Bend and Trans-Pecos regions) Thermal imaging census of endangered bat Assisted with capture and PIT tagging of endangered Mexican long-nosed bat Backpacking and hiking in strenuous conditions
TECHNICAL SKILLS Spanish and Russian language proficiency - spoken and written Statistical programing: R Image processing: Image J Mapping: Arc GIS 10.2
CERTIFICATIONS American Red Cross Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor American Red Cross Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED NAUI SCUBA diving Texas Parks and Wildlife Boater’s and Hunter’s Safety
ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS Alpha Chi, American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society (Honor member), National Society of Leadership and Success, Phi Kappa Phi, Student Government Association (Graduate Representative), Texas Academy of Science
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS Presidential Award nominee, Dean’s List, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, The Blake and Trish Janutolo Prize in Ecological & Organismal Biology, (Alpha Chi National Convention Erie, PA), Biology Student Researcher of the Semester-Fall 2012, Girl Scouts Gold Award
SCHOLARSHIPS Carr Graduate Fellow Scholarship (3,000 annual), 2014-2016 Graduate Assistant Scholarship ($750), 2014-2015 Carr Academic Scholarship ($3,500 annual), 2010-2014 Richard Wallrath Educational Foundation/Texas 4H ($10,000) Gordon Buttery Memorial Scholarship ($800), 2013 & 2014 Charles Livingston Scholarship 2012 ($600), 2012 San Angelo Area Foundation 2010, 2011 ($500), 2010 & 2011 Joyful Noise Scholarship ($250), 2011 Girl Scouts Gold Award Scholarship ($1,000), 2010
RESEARCH GRANTS Graduate Research Fellowship ($500), 2015 Undergraduate Faculty Mentored Academic Grant ($1,244), 2013 Tri-beta Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), 2013 Head of the River Ranch Student Research Grant ($1,000), 2012
PUBLICATIONS Mary Jones and Ned E. Strenth 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snail Lysinoe breedlovei (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from west Texas using X-Ray computed tomography. CRIUS: Undergraduate Research Journal. 2:1(51-59)
PRESENTATIONS Ned E. Strenth, Mary Jones & Christopher Montag 2015. A review of the fossil Holospira (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Tertiary of west Texas. Christmas Mountain Research Symposium, Terlingua, TX. Oral presentation. May 2015
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth & Alfonso Correa-Sandoval 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snail “Helix” sp. (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the middle Oligocene of Nuevo Leon using high resolution X-ray computed tomography. Meeting of the Americas in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico. Oral presentation. June 2014
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Devil’s Graveyard Formation of west Texas using CT scanning. Tri-Beta National Biennial Convention at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Oral presentation. June 2014.
Ned E. Strenth, Andrew G. Garcia & Mary Jones 2014. New records of the Chinati Sheepmoth Hemileuca chinatiensis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from central Texas. Christmas Mountain Research Symposium, Terlingua, TX. Oral presentation. May 2014
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth & Alfonso Correa-Sandoval 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Devil’s Graveyard Formation of west Texas using CT scanning. Christmas Mountain Research Symposium, Terlingua, TX. Oral presentation. May 2014
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Devil’s Graveyard Formation of west Texas using CT scanning. Tri-Beta South Central Regional Convention, Lake Texoma, OK. Oral presentation. April 2014.
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth and Alfonso Correa-Sandoval 2014. A re-examination of the fossil land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Devil’s Graveyard Formation of west Texas using CT scanning. Texas Academy of Science Meeting at TAMU/Galveston, TX. Oral presentation. March 2014.
Mary Jones and Ned E. Strenth 2013. A re-examination and morphological comparison of the Helminthoglyptid fossil land snails Helix and Lysinoe (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from Presidio and Brewster counties of West Texas. Christmas Mountain Research Symposium, Terlingua, TX. Oral presentation. May 2013
Mary Jones 2013. A re-examination of the paratypic series of the fossil land snail Lysinoe breedlovei (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of west Texas using X-ray computed tomography. Alpha Chi National Convention, Nashville, TN. Oral presentation. April 2013.
Mary Jones, Ned E. Strenth and Alfonso Correa-Sandoval 2013. A re-examination of the paratypic series of the fossil land snail Lysinoe breedlovei (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of west Texas using X-ray computed tomography. Texas Academy of Science Meeting, Kerrville, TX. Oral presentation. March 2013.
SELECT ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT Planned, prepared and installed natural history exhibit and portrayed Christopher Colombus for “Night at the Museum” at San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. March 2015 Informed current and prospective students about opportunities at ASU through the Biology Department during recruiting events. Spring 2015. Taught local elementary students about biology and chemistry during “Science Days” field trips to Angelo State University and “Science Nights” at their schools. Spring and Fall 2015.