Mickey Ray Parker Email: [email protected] 1007 Crestwood Dr. Phone: (219) 484-6950 Bryan, TX 77801

Education

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 2016-Present Ph.D. Candidate Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Doctoral Program Applied Biodiversity Science Doctoral Program GPA: 4.00/4.00

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2002-2006 B.S., Animal Science Option: Pre-veterinary Medicine Minor: Biological Sciences Graduated: December 2006 GPA: 3.28/4.00

James Cook University, Townsville, QLD Australia Spring 2005 Purdue University Study Abroad Program Major: Tropical Ecology

Research Experience

Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science College Station, TX Title: Graduate Assistant- Research Dates: March 2016-December 2017, June-December 2018, June-December 2019

University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment Tucson, AZ Title: Wildlife Biologist Dates: April-October 2008, June 2009-November 2015

Biological Consulting Experience

Corvus Ecological Consulting, LLC, Flagstaff, AZ Title: Desert Tortoise Biologist Dates: September 2015 – October 2015

UltraSystems Environmental, Irvine, CA Title: Biological Monitor Dates: Summer 2015

Young Environmental Consulting, Yuma, AZ Title: Biological Monitor Dates: July 2012-March 2013

Harris Environmental Group, Inc., Tucson, AZ Title: On-Call Biological Monitor Dates: November 2010

Teaching Experience

Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science College Station, TX Title: Graduate Assistant- Teaching

2020 (Spring Semester): WFSC 315, Herpetology

2020 (Spring Semester): WFSC 316, Field Herpetology

2019 (Spring Semester): WFSC 315, Herpetology

2019 (Spring Semester): WFSC 316, Field Herpetology

2018 (Spring Semester): WFSC 315, Herpetology

2018 (Spring Semester): WFSC 316, Field Herpetology

Scholarships/Awards

2018: Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Graduate Student Scholarship

2018: Texas A&M University Applied Biodiversity Science Travel Award

Funded Grant Proposals

2018: Survey of non-native herpetofauna and their role in the disease ecology of tick-borne pathogens on Molokaʻi, HI. $4000. Funding Source: Texas A&M University Applied Biodiversity Science Program Collaborative Multidisciplinary Research Award.

2011: Tumamoc Hill: Sustaining Ecosystem Health within the Urban Landscape. $25,000. Funding Source: University of Arizona Green Fund.

Publications

Park, B., Reimche, J., Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2016). Phrynosoma mcallii (Flat-tailed Horned Lizard). Necrophilia. Herpetological Review 47(1),139

Teskey, A., Walsh, L., Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2015). Crotalus molossus (Black-tailed Rattlesnake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 46(1), 103.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2011). Microgeographic variation in Tiger Rattlesnake ecology and life history: The importance of long-term, natural history-based, multiple-population research. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 18 (2), 84-91.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Goode, M., & Parker M.R. (In press) Crotalus tigris (Tiger Rattlesnake) species account. In Holycross, A. & Mitchell, J. (Eds.) Snakes of Arizona.

Fitzgerald, L., Walkup, D., Chyn, K., Buchholtz, E., Angeli, N., & Parker, M. (2018) The future for reptiles: advances and challenges in the Anthropocene. In D. DellaSala and M. Goldstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, Elsevier.

Goode, M., Parker, M.R., Felder, M.J., & Repp, R.A. (2016). Crotalus tigris (Tiger Rattlesnake) species account. In Schuett, G.W., Felder, M.J., Smith, C.F., & Reiserer, R.S. (Eds.). Rattlesnakes of Arizona, ECO Wear and Publishing.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2016). Golf Courses. In Jones, L.L.C., Lovich, R., & Halama, K.J. (Eds). Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles of the Southwestern United States. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Technical Publication HMG-5

Technical Reports

Parker, M.R., Ryberg, W.A., Hibbitts, T.J., & Fitzgerald, L.A. (2019). Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards (Sceloporus arenicolus) to Unoccupied Habitat in Crane County, Texas: Final Report. Submitted to Texas State Comptroller.

Parker, M.R., Ryberg, W.A., Hibbitts, T.J., & Fitzgerald, L.A. (2018). Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards (Sceloporus arenicolus) to Unoccupied Habitat in Crane County, Texas: Annual Report for Project Year 3. Submitted to Texas State Comptroller.

Parker, M.R., Ryberg, W.A., Hibbitts, T.J., & Fitzgerald, L.A. (2017). Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards (Sceloporus arenicolus) to Unoccupied Habitat in Crane County, Texas: Annual Report for Project Year 2. Submitted to Texas State Comptroller.

Parker, M.R., Ryberg, W.A., Hibbitts, T.J., & Fitzgerald, L.A. (2016). Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards (Sceloporus arenicolus) to Unoccupied Habitat in Crane County, Texas: Annual Report for Project Year 1. Submitted to Texas State Comptroller.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2015). Land Use and Wildlife at the Urban Fringe: Integrating Ecological Research, Public Perceptions, and Conservation Planning. Final Report to Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2015). Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. Final Report submitted to MCAS-Yuma.

Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2014). Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. Annual Report for Project Year 3 submitted to MCAS-Yuma.

Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2013). Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. Annual Report for Project Year 2 submitted to MCAS-Yuma.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2013). Herpetological Research in the Malpai Borderlands Region: Effects of Fire on an Oak Savanna Lizard Community and Range-wide Habitat Use of the Federally Threatened New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi obscurus). Final Report to Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service.

Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2012). Arizona Golf Course Reptile Diversity Study #2006-0099- 002. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Final Programmatic Report.

Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2012). Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. Annual Report for Project Year 1 submitted to MCAS-Yuma.

Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings

Pierson, M., Gienger, C.M., Parker, M., Gentry, C., DeNardo, D., Goode, M. (2020). Spatial Ecology of Gila Monsters in a Subsidized Environment. Poster presented at 2020 Annual Meeting of SEPARC. Feb. 27-March 1. Nauvoo, AL.

Pierson, M., Gienger, C.M., Parker, M., Goode, M. (2019). Spatial Ecology of Gila Monsters in a Subsidized Environment. Poster presented at the Biology of the Pit Vipers III symposium. July 11-14. Rodeo, NM.

Parker, M.R., Hibbitts, T., Ryberg, W., and Fitzgerald, L.A. (2019). Preliminary Results from a Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards to Unoccupied Habitat in West Texas. Oral presentation at 2019 Ecological Integration Symposium at Texas A&M University. April 4- 5. College Station, TX.

Parker, M.R., Hibbitts, T., Ryberg, W., and Fitzgerald, L.A. (2018). Preliminary Results from a Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards to Unoccupied Habitat in West Texas. ePoster presented at the 2nd International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference. November 13-16. Chicago, Il.

Parker, M.R., Hibbitts, T., Ryberg, W., and Fitzgerald, L.A. (2018). Preliminary Results from a Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards to Unoccupied Habitat in West Texas. Oral presentation at 2018 Annual Meeting of SWPARC. September 6-9. Oklahoma City, OK.

Parker, M.R., Hibbitts, T., Ryberg, W., and Fitzgerald, L.A. (2018). Preliminary Results from a Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards to Unoccupied Habitat in West Texas. Oral presentation at Biology of Lizards Conference. May 23-26. Rodeo, NM.

Parker, M.R., Hibbitts, T.J., Ryberg, W.A., & Fitzgerald, L.A. (2017). Preliminary Results from a Translocation of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards (Sceloporus arenicolus) to Unoccupied Habitat in Texas. Presented at the Fall 2017 Symposium of the Texas Herpetological Society. October 21. Bryan, TX.

Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2016). Effects of Translocation on Flat-tailed Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma mcallii) in Southwestern Arizona. Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 6-10. New Orleans, LA.

Parker, M.R., Goode, M., & Hauptman, J. (2014). A Long-term Study of Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) Spatial Ecology in an Urbanizing Environment. Presented at the Biology of the Pit Vipers II Symposium. June 4-7. Tulsa, OK.

Goode, M., Parker, M.R., Naidu, A., Ochoa, A., & Culver, M. (2014). Conservation Genetics of Tiger Rattlesnakes (Crotalus tigris) in the Context of Long-term Ecological Data. Presented at the Biology of the Pitvipers II Symposium. June 4-7. Tulsa, OK.

Parker, M.R., Goode, M., & Albert, K. (2013). Effects of Translocation on Flat-tailed Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma mcallii) in Southwestern Arizona. Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 10-15. Albuquerque, NM.

Albert, K., Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2013). Snake Community Dynamics in a Southern Arizona Urbanizing Landscape. Poster presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 10-15. Albuquerque, NM. . Parker, M.R., Goode, M., & Albert, K. (2012). Using Fluorescent Powder Tracking to Observe Fine-Scale Movements of Gila Monsters (Heloderma suspectum). Presented at the 7th World Congress of Herpetology. August 8-14. Vancouver, Canada.

Goode, M., Parker, M. R., & Albert, K. (2012). Effects of Urban Development on Tiger Rattlesnake Spatial Ecology: A 10-Year Study. Presented at the 7th World Congress of Herpetology. August 8-14. Vancouver, Canada

Albert, K., Goode, M., & Parker, M. R. (2012). Potential Effects of Military Operations on the Flat- tailed Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma mcallii. Poster presented at the 7th World Congress of Herpetology. August 8-14. Vancouver, Canada.

Parker, M.R., Goode, M., Albert, K., & Healy, F. (2011). Changes in Relative Abundance of Three Rattlesnake Species in an Urbanizing Environment. Presented at Biology of the Rattlesnakes II Symposium. July 20-23. Tucson, AZ.

Goode, M., Parker, M. R., Albert, K., & Healy, F. (2011). Effects of Radiotelemetry on Tiger Rattlesnakes. Presented at the Biology of the Rattlesnakes II Symposium. July 20-23. Tucson, AZ.

Invited Lectures

Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2016). Tumamoc Hill Herpetology Lab. Lecture to University of Arizona herpetology class, ECOL483.

Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2015). Tumamoc Hill Herpetology Lab. Lecture to University of Arizona herpetology class, ECOL483.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2015). Living with Rattlesnakes: Reconciliation through Science and Education. Tumamoc: The Science and History of a Desert Icon Lecture Series.

Parker, M.R., & Goode, M. (2014). Examining the Potential Effects of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, BMGR (Project Years 1-3). Tucson Herpetological Society, Tucson, AZ.

Parker, M.R., Goode, M., & Albert, K. (2013). Using Fluorescent Powder Tracking to Observe Fine-Scale Movements of Gila Monsters (Heloderma suspectum). Meeting of Wildlife Disease Association, University of Arizona Chapter, Tucson, AZ.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2013). Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Joint Strike Fighter Program on the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard at MCAS-Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. Presented at Department of Defense Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (DoD PARC) meeting.

Parker, M.R. (2011). Gila Monsters, Golf Courses, and Glowing Trails: Examining Fine-Scale Movements of Gila Monsters in an Urbanizing Landscape. Tucson Herpetological Society, Tucson, AZ.

Goode, M., & Parker, M.R. (2011). Can We Coexist with Rattlesnakes and Gila Monsters? Putting Reconciliation Ecology to the Test. Tumamoc: The Science and History of a Desert Icon Lecture Series.

Parker, M.R. (2009). Gila Monsters, Golf Courses, and Glowing Trails: Examining Fine-Scale Movements of Gila Monsters in an Urbanizing Landscape. Presentation to Stone Canyon Golf Community Homeowners Association.

Professional Development

2018: IUCN Training for Effective Conservation Translocations

2018: IUCN Red List Assessor Training, Texas A&M University

2018: Texas A&M Ecological Integration Symposium Planning Committee

2017: Program MARK Workshop given by Dr. Gary White at Texas A&M University Kingsville

Education and Outreach Activities

2018: Aggieland Country School, College Station, TX. (2018). Presented information on Texas reptiles and amphibians to a classroom of 3-5-year-old students.

2014: Valley View Early Learning Center, Tucson, AZ. (2014). Presented simplified research information, taught Arizona reptile identification, and demonstrated radiotelemetry to pre- school students.

2014: Valley View Early Learning Center, Tucson, AZ. (2014). Collaborated with an early education teacher to create a herpetology-focused enrichment course for 4-5-year-old students. Students conducted visual surveys of lizards around the school, collected data in field notebooks, created a graph from their own data, and interpreted this data using systems thinking skills.

2013: Valley View Early Learning Center, Tucson, AZ. (2013). Presented simplified research information, taught Arizona reptile identification, and demonstrated radiotelemetry to pre- school students

2011: Tumamoc Hill Desert Laboratory, Tucson, AZ. (2011). Taught herpetology class to elementary school students.

2010: El Pueblo Center, Tucson, AZ. (2010). Led a live animal presentation on Sonoran Desert herpetofauna to a summer program for elementary school students.

2010: Tumamoc Hill Desert Laboratory, Tucson, AZ. (2010). Taught herpetology class to elementary school students.

Media Collaborations 2014: Arizona Illustrated: Nature. Research profiled in television news segment. 2013: Arizona Illustrated. Animal Tracking Leaving Marks. Research featured in television news segment. 2010: The Desert Speaks. “Desert Venom.” Research featured in television episode. 2010: Summer Brings Out Snakes, Gila Monsters, and Researchers. (2010). Research profiled on University of Arizona website. UANews video http://www.uanews.org/node/31889. 2010: The Desert Leaf. Research profiled in magazine article. Tucson, AZ.