Curriculum Vitae Gary Voelker Contact information: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences 306 Old Heep Building 2258 TAMUS Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2258 [email protected] Education 1998. Ph.D., Zoology. The University of Washington. 1992. B.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. University of Minnesota. Professional experience Present positions: 2015-present Professor and Curator of Birds, Texas A&M University. 2014-present Associate Editor for Systematics and Biodiversity. 2010-present Associate Editor for Ibis (International Journal of Avian Science). Previous positions: 2011-2015 Associate Professor and Curator of Birds, Texas A&M University. 2008-2011 Assistant Professor and Curator of Birds, Texas A&M University. 2007-2008 Associate Professor, University of Memphis. 2003-2007 Assistant Professor, University of Memphis. 1997-2003 Curator of Birds, Barrick Museum of Natural History, University of Nevada Las Vegas. 1999-2003 Adjunct Professor of Biology, University of Nevada Las Vegas. 1992-1998 Graduate Student and Curatorial Assistant, Burke Museum and Dept. of Zoology, University of Washington. Curatorial experience • Employed as a Curator or Curatorial Assistant from 1989-2003, 2008-present. • Extensive use of collections for research (both traditional specimens, and tissues), and teaching. • Extensive background in arranging and leading collecting expeditions, on four continents. • Experienced in a variety of specimen preparation methods. • Personal preparation catalogue of over 4150 voucher specimens. RESEARCH Current support “Endangered species research projects for the Spot-tailed Earless Lizard.” PI’s: R. Lopez, W. Ryberg, T. Hibbitts, G. Voelker Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Total: $130,109 ($31,405 to Voelker); 2015-2016. 1 “Habitat Modeling, Distribution, Habitat Use, and Genetics of the Reticulate Collared Lizard”. PI’s: T. Hibbitts, W. Ryberg, J. Henningsen and G. Voelker Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Total: $255,228 (ca. $20,000 to Voelker); 2014-2016. “Biodiversity assessment: South Texas, with a focus on the South Texas Sand Sheet”. PI’s: T. Hibbitts, J. Light, G. Voelker Source: East Wildlife Foundation Total: $867,067 (12/15/2012-12/14/2017) Previous support Post-Graduate Career Systematics and biogeography of the Winter Wren: undergraduate research (Katrina Keith) WFSC Undergraduate Research Funds Total: $3,450; 2015-2016 Academic year. Screening Burkina Faso birds for Malaria parasite infection: undergraduate research (Taylor Verrett). WFSC Undergraduate Research Funds Total: $3,485.15; 2015-2016 Academic year. “Collaborative research: Unraveling evolutionary processes in avian species distributed across the southern African arid zone”. PI’s: R.C.K. Bowie (UC-Berkeley) and G. Voelker Source: NSF (DEB-1120356-1119931). Total (Voelker): $215,000; 08/01/2011-07/31/2015. “Genetic analyses of Southern African birds: undergraduate research (Ariana Gonzalez)”. TAMU AUF funds Total: $2,440; Fall 2013 “Genetic determination of the Desert Massasauga distribution in Texas”. PI’s: W. Ryberg, T. Hibbitts, G. Voelker Source: TPWD Total: $15,228; 2013. “A conservation imperative: replacement of bird and mammal specimen cases at Texas A&M.” PI’s: G. Voelker, J. Light Source: NSF (DBI-0954113). Total: $497,660; 05/15/10-04/30/14. REU Supplement for “Collaborative research: Unraveling evolutionary processes in avian species distributed across the southern African arid zone”. PI: G. Voelker Source: NSF (DEB-1214465). Total: $6,700; 07/01/12-06/30/13. “Genetic analyses of African Forest Robins: undergraduate research (Laura Duffie)”. TAMU AUF funds 2 Total: $1,055; 2012. “Biogeography of birds and small mammals in the central Texas transition zone.” PI’s: Gary Voelker, Jessica Light Source: Texas Ecolabs Total: $48,000 ($24,000, 2009-2010; $24,000, 2010-2012). “Examining inter- and intra-continental biogeographic patterns and processes in the Old World using a diverse avian subfamily as a model system.” PI: Gary Voelker Source: NSF (DEB-0613668/0855466). Total: $250,000; 09/01/06-08/31/10. Dissertation research: “The evolution of migration in Ficedula flycatchers (Muscicapidae)”. Co-PI: G. Voelker Source: NSF (DEB-0508452; 06/01/2005-05/31/2006) Total: $3,700. Academic Enrichment Funds Co-PI: G. Voelker Source: University of Memphis. Total: $1,250 “Historical biogeography and the evolution of migration in widely distributed avian genera” PI (sole): G. Voelker Source: NSF (DEB-9903544; 1999-2002) Total: $200,000. Graduate Career 1997 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($10,000). 1995 American Ornithologists' Union Student Research Award; Blake Trust Fund ($2,045). 1995 Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History ($1,720). 1995 Dept. of Zoology Grant, University of Washington ($800). 1994 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research ($755). 1994 American Ornithologists' Union Student Research Award; A. Wetmore Award ($2,860). 1994 Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History ($1,700). 1993 Dept. of Zoology Field Study Grant, University of Washington ($250). 1993 Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research ($450). Awards and Honors 2016 Nominee, Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Teaching. 2016 Nominee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Teaching. 2015 Nominee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Teaching. 2015 Nominee, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 2014 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 2014 Nominee, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 3 2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 2012 Nominee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Teaching. 2011 Fellow, American Ornithologists’ Union. 2008 Nominee, T.W. Briggs Foundation’s Excellence in Teaching award, University of Memphis. 2005 Early Career Research Award, University of Memphis. 2004 Elective Member, American Ornithologists’ Union. Peer-reviewed and refereed publications In review Prestridge, H.L., and G. Voelker. In review. First vouchered specimen of Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus) for Texas with notes on other recent Brewster County specimens. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society. Takano, O.M.*, P.S. Mitchell†, D.R. Gustafsson, A. Adite, G. Voelker, and J.E. Light. In review. An assessment of host associations, geographic distributions, and genetic diversity of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Benin. Journal of Parasitology. Raković, Marko, J. Neto M., R. Lopes, M. Collinson, E. Koblik, I. Fadeev, Y. Lohman, S. Aghayan, G. Boano, M. Pavia, Y. Perlman, Y. Kiat, A. Ben Dov, G. Voelker, and S.V. Drovetski. In review. Geographic patterns of mtDNA and Z-linked sequence variation in the common chiffchaff. Journal of Avian Biology. Huntley, J.W.* and G. Voelker. In review. A tale of the nearly tail-less: the effects of Plio-Pleistocene climate change on the diversification of the African avian genus Sylvietta. Zoologica Scripta. Bowie, R.C.K., L. G. Sampath Lokugalappatti, G.O.U. Wogan, J. Fjeldså, J.M. Bates, F.P.D. Cotterill, J. VanDerWal, B. Jansen van Vuuren & G. Voelker. In review. Phylogeography of the Grey-olive Greenbul (Phyllastrephus cerviniventris) across Eastern Africa: the relative importance of climate, rifting and palaeodrainage dynamics on shaping genetic diversity in a riparian associated species. J. Biogeography. Drovetski, S.V., G. Semenov, A.B. Reeves, Y.A. Red'kin, I.V. Fadeev, E.A. Koblik, V.N. Sotnikov, and G. Voelker. In review. Were mtDNA gene trees a Susanin's shortcut for wagtail systematics? Multi-locus reassessment of a striking discord between mtDNA phylogeny and taxonomy across two passerine species complexes. Evolution. Journal Articles (* denotes graduate student and † denotes undergraduate student) 71. Takano, O.M.*, P.S. Mitchell†, D.R. Gustafsson, A. Adite, G. Voelker, and J.E. Light. In press. An assessment of host associations, geographic distributions, and genetic diversity of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Benin. Journal of Parasitology. 70. Outlaw, D.C., J.A.Harvey*, S.V. Drovetski and G. Voelker. In press. Diversity and distribution of avian haemosporidians in Sub-Saharan Africa: an inter-regional biogeographic overview. Parasitology. 69. Voelker, G., M. Tobler, H.L. Prestridge, E. Duijm, D. Groenenberg, M.R. Hutchinson*, A.D. Martin†, A. Nieman, C.S. Roselaar, and J.W. Huntley*. In press. Three new species of Stiphrornis (Aves: Muscicapidae) from the Afro-tropics, with a molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus. Systematics and Biodiversity. 67. Palacios, M.*, G. Voelker, L.A. Rodriguez, M. Mateos and M. Tobler. 2016. Phylogenetic analyses of the subgenus Mollienesia (Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei) reveal taxonomic inconsistencies, cryptic biodiversity, and spatio-temporal aspects of diversification in Middle America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103:230-244. 4 66. Voelker, G., R.C.K. Bowie and K.W. Conway. 2016. Replacement names for Chapinia Voelker & Bowie, 2016 and Ripleyia Voelker & Bowie, 2016 (Aves: Passeriformes: Muscicapidae). Zootaxa 4107:599. 65. Huntley, J.W.* and G. Voelker. 2016. Cryptic diversity in Afro-tropical forests: the systematics and biogeography of the avian genus Bleda. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99:297-308. 64. Wogan,