LESLIE C. KELSO-WINEMILLER

[email protected] Dept. of Ecology and Conservation Biology WFES 244 Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2258

EDUCATION

PhD University of Texas-Austin, Zoology May 1989

BS University of Texas-Arlington, Biology Dec. 1983 Graduated Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA)

State of Texas Teaching Certification (Lifetime) May 1984

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Instructional Associate Professor at Texas A&M University 2020-present (Dept. of Ecology and Conservation Biology)

Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University 2017-2020 (Dept. of Biology)

Senior Lecturer at Texas A&M University (Dept. of Biology) 1996-2016

Lecturer at Texas A&M University (Dept. of Biology) 1994-1996

Lecturer at University of Tennessee-Knoxville 1991-1992 (Dept. of Biology)

Lecturer at Pellissippi Technical Community College-Knoxville, TN 1990-1991 (Dept. of Biology)

Lecturer at University of Texas-Austin (Dept. of Zoology) 1990

HONORS AND AWARDS

Professor Honoree, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Fall 2016 Faculty Dinner 2016

Exceptional Professor & Mentor Award, Pi Beta Phi Sorority 2013

Professor Honoree, “The Century Scholars Class of 2013” Dinner 2009

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Professor Honoree, Chi Omega Sorority Professor Dinner 2006

University of Texas, Graduate Student Travel Award 1988

University of Texas-Arlington, Academic Scholarships 1981-84

University of Texas-Arlington, Presidential Leadership Award Scholarship 1980-81

INVITED SYMPOSIA

McGraw-Hill General Biology Symposium, Key West, FL 2002

McGraw-Hill Zoology Focus Group, Austin, TX 2002

McGraw-Hill Zoology Focus Group, Chicago, IL 2000

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Texas A&M University, College Station, TX August 2020 to Present Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology • Developed and taught Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, an undergraduate course with 50 students which focuses on professional opportunities and activities in the areas of wildlife, fisheries, ecological sciences, and conservation biology. Students are also exposed to departmental and campus resources that will assist with their collegiate goals including research, internships, resume building, professional writing, and public speaking. • Developed and taught Natural History of Invertebrates, an undergraduate lecture/lab course with 75 students) that surveys invertebrate animal diversity focusing on phylogeny, body patterns, ecology, ethology, zoogeography, anatomy/physiology, and adaptations to the environment. • Faculty for WFSC 484 Internship; Advise internship and edit/grade progress report, preliminary outline, preliminary draft of project, and final draft of project report.

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jan. 2019 to August 2019 Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Biology • Designed and organized new Teaching Assistant Workshop, BIOL 697

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jan. 2015 to Present Senior Lecturer, Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Biology • Taught Amazon River Tropical Biology, an undergraduate, faculty-led, study abroad course with 20 students per semester, covering the following topics: tropical biology, biogeography, ecology, evolution, biodiversity and cultural diversity • Created and developed course outline, travel budget, syllabus, presentation guidelines, and grading rubric

Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller - 2 • Coordinated international travel arrangements for 20 students plus faculty leaders to Manaus, Brazil, for a 10-day, boat-based expedition on the Rio Negro and Amazon River • Evaluated student research topic proposals, class presentations and discussions

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Aug. 1997 to Present Senior Lecturer, Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Biology • Taught Zoology, an undergraduate course averaging 150 students per semester, covering the following topics: cells, cell division, Mendelian genetics, evolution, speciation, phylogeny, animal diversity, form and function • Developed syllabus, power point presentations, exams, course website, study guide, clicker questions for use with cell phone app/texting • Created custom lab manual with combination of published and self-authored exercises (2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015) • Edited student study guide that accompanies textbook • Coordinated labs with a team of 4-5 teaching assistants and prep staff

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Aug. 2011 to Dec. 2017 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology • Taught Essentials of Biology, an undergraduate course averaging 150 students per semester, covering the following topics: chemistry, macromolecules, cells, energy, photosynthesis, cell respiration, cell reproduction, DNA replication, gene expression, Mendelian genetics, stem cells, evolution, speciation, phylogeny, biodiversity • Developed syllabus, power point presentations, exams, course website, study guide, clicker questions for use with cell phone app/texting • 2016 – Served on committee for discussion section topic development and created 9 activity exercises • Served on advisory committee for lab manual revision

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Aug. 1994 to May 1996 Lecturer, Department of Biology • Taught Introductory Biology (2 semester sequence; BIOL 113/114), an undergraduate course averaging 300 students per semester, covering the following topics: chemistry, biological molecules, cells, cell division, Mendelian genetics, DNA replication, gene expression (transcription, translation), evolution, speciation, phylogeny, biodiversity, form and function • Developed syllabus, lectures, exams

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jan. 1993 to May 1993 • Guest lectured Introductory Ecology (RENR 205) on several occasions, an undergraduate course averaging 150 students per semester, covering the following topics: nutrient cycling, evolution, physiological ecology, homeostasis, species interactions, ecosystems

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Aug. 1991 to May 1992 Lecturer, Department of Biology

Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller - 3 • Taught Introductory Biology (2 semester sequence), an undergraduate course averaging 200 students per semester, covering the following topics: chemistry, biological molecules, cells, cell division, Mendelian genetics, DNA replication, gene expression (transcription, translation), evolution, speciation, phylogeny, biodiversity, form and function • Developed syllabus, lectures, exams

Pellissippi Technical Community College, Knoxville, TN Aug. 1990 to May 1991 Lecturer, Department of Biology • Taught Introductory Biology (2 semester sequence), an undergraduate course averaging 30 students per semester, covering the following topics: chemistry, biological molecules, cells, cell division, Mendelian genetics, DNA replication, gene expression (transcription, translation), evolution, speciation, phylogeny, biodiversity, form and function • Developed syllabus, lectures, exams • Taught 2 semester sequence of introductory biology labs

University of Texas, Austin, TX Jan. 1990 to May 1990 Lecturer, Department of Zoology • Taught Introductory Biology (BIOL 303; Organismal/Form & Function), an undergraduate course averaging 200 students per semester, covering the following topics: biodiversity of prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, animals; anatomy, physiology • Developed syllabus, lectures, exams

University of Texas, Austin, TX Sept. 1984 to May 1986 Teaching Assistant Department of Zoology • Taught discussion sections for Cell Biology, Genetics, & Introductory Biology (BIOL 302 Cellular & Molecular Biology; BIOL 301L Organisms: Microbes to Man; BIOL 303 Ecology, Evolution, & Society), undergraduate courses averaging 200 students per semester • Developed discussion section lectures, quizzes, exams • Guest lectured

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Okavango River Basin, Botswana: June 2017 • Assisted TAMU PhD student in fish ecology research

Amazon Basin: July 2015 • Research for book on peacock bass (Cichla species); São Benedito River, Brazil

Amazon Basin: Jan. 2014 to May 2014 Lower Amazon, Paraná, Rio Negro, & Tocantins, Brazil

Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller - 4 • Assisted TAMU PhD student in fish ecology research, Lower Amazon River and floodplains • Research for book on peacock bass; Paraná, Rio Negro, Tocantins Rivers

Guanare, Venezuela May 1997 to Aug. 1997 • Field surveys to study fish ecology in Venezuelan llanos

Zambia, Africa May 1989 to Dec. 1989 • Survey of fish assemblages and food web ecology in Upper Zambezi River • Taxonomic descriptions of two new species (Neolebias lozii, Serranochromis altus)

University of Texas, Austin, TX June 1986 to May 1989 Research Assistant Department of Zoology Dissertation: “Regulation of Protein Synthesis During Sea Urchin Early Development” Advisor: Matthew M. Winkler • In vitro protein synthesis • Northern/Southern gels • cDNA library construction • RNA/DNA isolation • Isolation and analysis of polyribosomes • Culturing sea urchin eggs/embryos • DNA sequencing

PUBLICATIONS

Kelso, L.C. and Winkler, M.M. (1986). Changes in maternal mRNA levels during sea urchin development. J. Cell Biol. 103, 372a.

Winkler, M.M., Grainger, J.L., and Kelso, L.C. (1986). Masked mRNA and protein synthesis in the sea urchin egg. J. Cell Biol. 103, 85a.

Kelso-Winemiller, L. and Winkler, M.M. (1989). A study of maternal mRNA expression during early development: reprogramming protein synthesis for rapid cell cycles. J. Cell Biol. 107, 812a.

Peeler, M.T., Wu, W.F., Kelso-Winemiller, L., Skipper, J.K., and Winkler, M.M. (1989). Sea urchin elongation factor 1-alpha mRNA is a developmentally regulated transcript. J. Cell Biol. 109, 841a.

Skipper, J., Kelso, L.C., and Winkler, M.M. (1989). A rapid method for determining the orientation of poly (A) containing cDNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 17, 1782.

Kelso-Winemiller, L., Drawbridge, J., and Winkler, M.M. (1989). A new ultracentrifugation technique for analysis and isolation of polysomes. Nucleic Acid Res. 17, 4896.

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Kelso-Winemiller, L. and Winkler, M.M. (1991). "Unmasking" of stored maternal mRNAs and the activation of protein synthesis at fertilization in sea urchins. Development 111, 623- 633.

Peeler, M. T., Kelso-Winemiller, L., Wu, W. F., Skipper, J. K., and Winkler, M. M. (1991). Counterproductive transcriptional and translational regulation of elongation factor 1-a synthesis during early sea urchin development. Dev. Biol. 142, 486-488.

Winemiller, K. O. and Kelso-Winemiller, L. C. (1991). Serranochromis altus a new species of piscivorous cichlid from the upper Zambezi. Copeia 3, 675-686.

Kelso-Winemiller, L., Yoon, J. W., Peeler, M. T., and Winkler, M.M. (1993). Sea urchin maternal mRNA classes with distinct regulatory behaviors. Developmental Genetics 14, 397- 406.

Winemiller, K.O. and Kelso-Winemiller, L. C. (1993). Predatory response of piranhas to alternative prey. National Geographic Research 9, 344-357.

Winemiller, K.O. and Kelso-Winemiller, L. C. (1993). Description of a new Neolebias (Pisces;Distichodontidae) from the Upper Zambezi drainage of Zambia. Copeia 1, 112-116.

Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller. (1994). Comparative ecology of the African pike, Hepsetus odoe, and tigerfish, Hydrocynus forskahlii, in the Zambezi River floodplain. Journal of Fish Biology 45, 211-225.

Winemiller, K.O., L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, and A.L. Brenkert. (1995). Ecological and morphological diversification in fluvial cichlid fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 44, 235-261. [reprinted in the book: 1995, Ecomorphology of Fishes, P. Motta, J. Luckzovich, S. Norton, and K. Liem, editors, Junk, The Hague, The Netherlands].

Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller. (1996) Comparative ecology of catfishes of the Upper Zambezi River floodplain. Journal of Fish Biology 49, 1043-1061.

Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, (2003) Low niche segregation among tilapiine cichlids of the Upper Zambezi River. Journal of Fish Biology 63, 120-128.

Winemiller, Kirk O., Taphorn, Donald C., Kelso-Winemiller, Leslie C., López-Delgado, Edwin O., Keppeler, Friedrich W., & Montaña, Carmen G. (2018). Fish metacommunity structure in Caño Maraca, an important nursery habitat in the Western Llanos of Venezuela. Neotropical Ichthyology, 16(4), e180074.

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Winemiller, Kirk O., Kelso-Winemiller, Leslie C., Montaña, Carmen G. Peacock Cichlids: Natural History of Tropical Predators (accepted for publication)

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE

2020, COALS Awards Committee member 2020, Undergraduate Planning Committee, Dept. of Ecology and Conservation Biology 2020, Academic Colega for Amig@s Mentorship Program 2019, Presentation “Biodiversity”, TAMU Society for Conservation Biology 2019, Teaching Assistant Workshop Designer and Organizer, Developed Schedule, Coordinated presenters, Created TA PDF fillable forms, Designed and Revised power point presentations, Revised Teaching Assistant Handbook 2019, TAMU First Year Experience-HullaballooU 2018, Presentation “Biodiversity – I Really Care, Do You?”, TAMU Honors Program Student Council 2018, TAMU Mentoring Up (TAMU MU) Program (College of Education & Human Development, Education Leadership Research Center)– Faculty Mentor for Rudder High School student 2018, Presentation “Amazon River and Rainforest,” Zoological Society, TAMU 2017-Present, Aggie Honor Council Faculty Member 2017, RetainU Faculty Mentor, College of Science Freshman Biology Scholar’s Program 2017, Science Presentation: “Amazon River”, Oakwood Intermediate School 2017, Volunteer for Aikin Elementary field trip to Perot Museum of Science and Natural History 2016, STEM presenter, Rock Prairie Elementary School, “Electric Fish Demonstration” 2016, Professor for Honors Program in “Amazon River Tropical Biology” 2016, Interviewee for 5th grade conservation biology career project (Gabrielle Rickwalt) 2015, STEM presenter, Greens Prairie Elementary School, “Invertebrates” 2014, STEM presenter, Greens Prairie Elementary School, “Weakly Electric Fish” 2014, Professor of Record/Advisor for INTS 491 student 2013, Biology 123 Lab Manual Revision Committee 2013, College Station Public Library Summer Reading Program, Presentation “The Unbelievable Unusual Life of Underground Animals” 2012, College Station Public Library Summer Reading Program, Presentation “Ghost Species” 2012, Junior National Scholar Day (STEM), Lab Development and Demonstration 2005-2010, TAMU Summer Honors Invitational Program (SHIP)-Lab Development and Demonstration 2010, Interviewee for College of Education Dissertation Research 2009-present, TA Workshop Presenter 2009, Ad hoc TA Workshop Committee 2008, Guest Speaker for Zoology Club, “Rio Negro Expedition, Brazil” 2007, Guest Speaker for Zoology Club, “Zambia, Africa Research Experience” 2007, Lower Division Biology Director Search Committee 2005, Science Career Liaison with high school student 2003-2011, Lower Division Biology Advisory Committee 2004, Coordinator for Classroom Performance System Workshop 2004, Science Career Liaison with student at Kinkaid School

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REVIEWER

2011-2016, Reviewer for Biology for a Changing World, W. H. Freeman, Publisher 2013-2014, Reviewer for Biology, The Core, Pearson Publisher 2010, Reviewer for Biology, 9th ed., McGraw-Hill, Publ. 2006, Reviewer for Life: The Science of Biology, 8th ed., Sinauer Associates, Inc. 2006, Reviewer for Zoology, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, Publ.

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