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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 Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller - 1 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
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