Texas A&M University Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Faculty Personal Record Form (Submit original with vitae only)

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1 Nominating Department: WFSC MaiiStop:~ 1. Name of Nominee: Dustin S. Siegel Texas A&M University Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Faculty Personal Record Form (Submit original with vitae only) 2. Department of Nominee: Biology, Southeastern MO State U. 3. Academic Rank or Position Title: PH.D. 4. Date of Appointment to Texas A&M University: Location (if not on campus):cape Girardeau, MO Address of 7. UIN (if TAMUS): -- SSN (if not TAMUS): Tenured or Tenure Track 0 Yes 0 No 9. Gender 0 Male 0 Female 10. Membership Type (check one) o Member * All Fields Required* o Associate Member G Adjunct Member o Special Appointment - Please include the purpose of the appointment (i.e. specific student's NAME and UIN or specific course and semester) Student Name: Eric T. Tsakiris Student UIN: OR Course Number: Semester to be Taught: 11. Educational Background (Please specify advanced degrees received) Degree Institution Date Awarded Major Area PH.D. Saint Louis University OS/2011 Biology M.S. Southeastern Louisiana University 06/2007 Biology B.Sc. Kent State University OS/2005 Biology Approval Recommended: Signature Requirements:. /) ft /J~!1- t6~ The Department Head signature is required JULf. ~ ~ on all requests. The Graduate Instruction HeadOineparti11eIlt Committee Chair and Dean of College signatures are required on all requests for Associate Membership, Adjunct Membership, and on all requests for Membership for non-tenure track faculty or Graduate Instruction Committee Chair staff (with the exception of requests for special appointment, which require the signature of the Department Head only). Dean of College Date Date Dean of Graduate Studies Date Revised 08107

2 Revised on * THIS PAGE FOR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES USE ONLY AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO OGS. Summarized from the Vita, present evidence that (a) the nominee (1) has taught a graduate class, or Title Institution When/Times Taught (2) has actively served on a graduate student's advisory committee, or Student Institution Degree Major Abbigail Nicholson Southeast MO State U. MS BIOLOGY (3) has held a definite administrative assignment in the graduate program of a university; and that present: Graduate committee chair, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University (b) the nominee has published a scholarly work as primary author (or, in the case of a professional discipline, has exhibited appropriate evidence of professional accomplishment). (Most notably list refereed scientific articles as primary author.) 27. Wilmes T, Siegel OS, Aldridge RD Premature sperm ejaculation in captive African brown house snakes (Lamprophis fuliginosus). Afr J Herpetol 60: Siegel OS, Wilson ER**, Aldridge RD. In press. The urogenital system of the male Rhyacotriton. J Tenn Acad Sci. 2S. Siegel OS, Miralles A, Trauth SE, Aldridge RD The phylogenetic distribution and morphological variation of the "pouch" in female snakes. Acta Zool doi:l0.llll/j s s14.x 24. Siegel OS, Murray em, Wilson ER**, Puleo ER**, True KA*, Aldridge RD. In press. Sexual kidneys in the red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). J Herpetol. ~.~~ ~_~i ~L~i~~ ~~~;-~_u_zi.n~_k!..,~~*-' ~~;~~!?S,. ~~_b_:~i~_~~~, ~_~~t~~ ~~~,,~~=~, ~~}~ ~ ~ '_I~~~~a~~~~_c_t~!~ ~! :~~ D Revised on

3 Dustin Scott Siegel B.Sc M.Sc Ph.D Assistant Professor of Animal Physiology Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University One University Plaza, MS 6200 Cape Girardeau, MO Office: Room 202, Rhodes Hall Tele: (573) Website: Education Ph.D. Saint Louis University, May 2011 Dissertation title: The evolution of reproductive morphology in Serpentes and the utility of cloacal characters in phylogenetic systematics Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Aldridge M.Sc. Southeastern Louisiana University, July 2007 Thesis title: Reproductive morphology o/female Agkistrodon piscivorus Advisor: Dr. David M. Sever B.Sc. Kent State University, May 2005 (Cum Laude) Undergraduate research: Serotonergic mediation of constant light-potentiated nonphotic phase shifting of the circadian locomotor activity rhythm in Syrian hamsters Advisor: Dr. J. David Glass Mentor: Dr. Megan E. Knoch Publications (peer reviewed journals) * indicates undergraduate researcher ** indicate high school researcher 29. Siegel DS, Gribbins KM, Rheubert JL, Aldridge RD. In review. Axial filament activation in the spermatozoa of Notophthalmus viridescens (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae). 28. Conway KW, Lujan N, Lundberg JG, Mayden RL, Siegel DS. In review. Microanatomy of the paired-fin pads of ostariophysan fishes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi).

4 27. Wilmes T, Siegel DS, Aldridge RD Premature sperm ejaculation in captive African brown house snakes (LamprophisJuliginosus). Afr J HerpetoI60: Siegel DS, Wilson ER**, Aldridge RD. In press. The urogenital system of the male Rhyacotriton. J Tenn Acad Sci. 2S. Siegel DS, Miralles A, Trauth SE, Aldridge RD The phylogenetic distribution and morphological variation of the "pouch" in female snakes. Acta Zool doi: Ill1j S S14.x 24. Siegel DS, Murray CM, Wilson ER**, Puleo ER**, True KA*, Aldridge RD. In press. Sexual kidneys in the red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). J Herpetol. 23. Gribbins KM, Touzinsky KF*, Siegel DS, Vebable KJ*, Hester GL *, Elsey RM Ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis (Reptilia, Crocodylia, Alligatoridae). J MorphoI272: Rheubert JL, Murray CM, Siegel DS, Babin J*, Sever DM The sexual segment of Hemidactylus turcicus and the evolution of sexual segment location in Squamata. J Morphol 272: Rheubert JL, Siegel DS, Venable KJ*, Sever DM, Gribbins KM Ultrastructural description of spermiogenesis within the Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Micron 42: Siegel DS, Miralles A, Aldridge RD Controversial snake relationships supported by reproductive anatomy. J Anat 218: Siegel DS, Trauth SE, Sever DM, Aldridge RD The phylogenetic distribution of the ampulla ureter and ampulla urogenital/uriniferous papilla in the Serpentes. J Zoo I Syst Evol Res 49: Rheubert JL, Sever DM, Geheber AD, Siegel DS Proximal testicular ducts of the Mediterranean gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus). Anat Rec 293 : Siegel DS, Sever DM, Aldridge RD The pelvic kidney of male Ambystoma maculatum (Amphibia, Urodela, Ambystomatidae) with special reference to the sexual collecting ducts. J Morphol271 : Lee TJ*, Jellen BC, Siegel DS, Aldridge RD Homosexual reproductive behavior in the African brown house snake. IRCF Rept Amph 17: IS. Rheubert JL, McMahan CD, Sever DM, Bundy RM*, Siegel DS, Gribbins KM Ultrastructure of the reproductive system of the black swamp snake (Seminatrix pygaea). VII. Spermatozoon morphology and evolutionary trends of sperm characters in snakes. J Zool Syst Evol Res 48:366-37S. 14. Gribbins KM, Siegel DS, Anzalone ML *, Jackson DP*, Venable KJ*, Rheubert JL, Elsey RM Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis in the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis (Reptilia, Crocodylia, Alligatoridae). J MorphoI271: Jellen, BC, Siegel DS, Aldridge RD Sistrurus catenatus (Massasauga): Female sperm evacuation. Herpetol Rev 41 :S02-S Aldridge RD, Siegel DS, Bufalino AP, Wisneiwski SS, Jellen BC A multi-year comparison of the male reproductive biology of the Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregular is) from Guam and the native range. Aust J ZooIS8: Gribbins KM, Rheubert JL, Anzalone ML *, Siegel DS, Sever DM Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis in the Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae). J Morpho I 271 :

5 10. Siegel DS, Sever DM, Rheubert JL, Gribbins KM Reproductive biology of Agkistrodon piscivorus Lacepede (Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae). Herpetol Monographs 23: Siegel DS, Aldridge RD, Clark CS, Poldemann EH*, Gribbins KM Stress and reproduction in the Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) with notes on the sexual segment of the kidney in squamates. Can J Zool 87: Gribbins KM, Rheubert JL, Collier MH, Siegel DS, Sever DM Histological analysis of spermatogenesis and germ cell development strategy within the testis of the male Western Cottonmouth Snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma. Ann Anat 190: Siegel DS, Sever DM, Schriever TA, Chabarria RE Ultrastructure and histochemistry of the adhesive breeding glands in male Gastrophryne carolinensis (Amphibia:Anura:Microhylidae). Copeia 4: Siegel DS, Sever DM Seasonal variation in the oviduct of female Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia:Squamata): An ultrastructural investigation. J MorphoI269: Sever DM, Siegel DS, Bagwill A, Eckstut ME, Alexander L, Camus A, Morgan C Renal sexual segment of the Cottonmouth snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae). J Morphol 269: (cover). 4. Siegel DS, Sever DM Sperm aggregations in female Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia:Squamata): A histological and ultrastructural investigation. J Morphol 269: Siegel DS, Sever DM Utero-muscular twisting and sperm storage in viperids. Herp Conserv Bioi 1(2): Sever DM, Siegel DS Sperm aggregations in the spermetheca of the Red Back Salamander (Plethodon cinereus). Acta Zool87: Knoch ME, Siegel D*, Duncan MJ, Glass JD Serotonergic mediation of constant light-potentiated nonphotic phase shifting of the circadian locomotor activity rhythm in Syrian hamsters. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 291: (editorial focus by RE Mistlberger, Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 291 :RI77-RI79). Publications (peer reviewed book chapters) 2. Aldridge RD, Jellen BC, Siegel DS, Wisneiwski SS The sexual segment of the kidney. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Serpentes. Aldridge RD, Sever DM (Eds.). Pp CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1. Siegel DS, Miralles A, Chabarria RE, Aldridge RD Female reproductive anatomy: cloaca, oviducts, and sperm storage. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Serpentes. Aldridge RD, Sever DM (Eds.). Pp CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (cover). Book reviews and other popular publications 2. Siegel DS, Aldridge RD. In press. Clinton L. Baker. Biography, J Tenn Acad Sci. 1. Siegel DS. In press. Reproduction of Amphibians. Book review, Copeia. Published photographs and micrographs 3. Copeia Cover. 2011(4). 2. Public Health Reports Cover. 126(6).

6 1. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes Cover, Pp. 185, 190,214, and 220. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Professional presentations * indicates presenter if more than one author, t indicates poster presentations SEEC = Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference JMIH = Joint Meeting ofichthyologists and Herpetologists MEEC = Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference 34. tnicholson A *, Trauth SE, Beran B, Rabe B, Siegel DS The genital kidney of salamanders: Emphasis on Plethodontidae. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, Sever DM*, Rheubert JL, Trauth SE, Siegel DS Recent advances in our knowledge of comparative cyctology of sex accessory organs in male squamates. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, Siegel DS*, Aldridge RD, Rheubert JL, Gribbins KM, Sever DM, Trauth SE The genital kidney of male Ambystoma maculatum (Amphibia, Urodela, Ambystomatidae). World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, British Columbia, August, tsundland R *, Siegel DS, Aldridge RD, Rheubert JL Is the sexual kidney a homology, analogy, or a synapomorphy? Hypothesis testing using the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. Undergraduate Poster Competition, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, March, t Aldridge RD*, Siegel DS The spermatogenic cycles of snakes and lizards. Missouri Herpetological Association, Steelville, Missouri, September, Siegel DS*, Aldridge RD The reproductive biology of newts from Reis Biological Station. Annual Meetings of the Missouri Herpetological Association, Steelville, Missouri, September, Aldridge RD*, Siegel DS Frequency of prenuptial and postnuptial spermatogenesis in snakes and lizards. JMIH, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July, t Aldridge RD*, Siegel DS, Montgomery C, Graves M, McGuire L Do amphibians choose ponds with fewer competitors/predators? JMIH, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July, Siegel DS*, Gribbins KM, Aldridge RD The function of the sexual collecting ducts in Notophthalmus viridescens. JMIH, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July, Siegel DS Sexual kidneys in salamanders. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, May, Siegel DS Sexual kidneys in salamanders. Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, December, Siegel DS Sexual kidneys in salamanders. Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, November, (invited: Job Seminar) 22. taldridge RD*, Jellen BC, Siegel DS The costs and benefits of preovulatory and postovulatory spermatogenesis in the squamates. JMIH, Providence, Rhode Island, July, Siegel DS*, Aldridge RD Sexual kidneys in salamanders. JMIH, Providence, Rhode Island, July, Aldridge RD*, Jellen BC, Siegel DS Seasonal variation in the relative mass of the testis and sexual segment of the kidney in Ophidia. Missouri Herpetological Association, Drury, Missouri, September, 2009.

7 19. Aldridge RD*, Jellen BC, Siegel DS Seasonal variation in the relative mass of the testis and sexual segment of the kidney in the Ophidia. JMIH, Portland, Oregon, July, (invited: Reproductive Biology of the Ophidia Symposium) 18. Siegel DS*, Miralles A, Aldridge RD Comparative female cloacal morphology of the Caenophidia. JMIH, Portland, Oregon, July, (invited: Reproductive Biology of the Ophidia Symposium) 17. Siegel DS Everything you need to know about reproduction in cottonmouths (except for the stuff we don't know). St. Louis Herpetological Society, St. Louis, Missouri, June, (invited) 16. Siegel DS*, Aldridge RD, Clark CS, Poldemann EH, Gribbins KM Stress and reproduction in Boiga irregularis. MEEC. Lincoln, Nebraska, March, Siegel DS Female sperm storage and uterine morphology in viperids: Expanding what we know about the evolution of sperm storage structures and viviparity in squamates. Ozarks Biological Graduate Society at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, March, (invited) 14. tlee TJ*, Siegel DS, Jellen BC, Aldridge RD Homosexual reproductive behavior in the African Brown House Snake (LamprophisJuliginosus). Sigma Xi Research Symposium. St. Louis, Missouri, February, tsiegel DS*, Aldridge RD, Clark CS, Poldemann EH, Gribbins KM Stress and reproduction in male Brown Treesnakes, Boiga irregular is (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae): A histological and ultrastructural approach. Sigma Xi Research Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, February, 2009 (poster competition honorable mention). 12. tgribbins KM*, Rheubert JL, Siegel DS, Sever DM Spermatid ultrastuctural changes during spermiogenesis within the Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma). JMIH, Montreal, Canada, July, tsiegel DS*, Conway KW, Lundberg JG, Mayden RL Histology of the paired-fin adhesive pads of ostariophysan fishes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). JMIH, Montreal, Canada, July, Siegel DS*, Sever DM, Gribbins KM, Rheubert JL Reproductive biology of Agkistrodon piscivorus. JMIH, Montreal, Canada, July, (Invited: Cottonmouth Symposium) 9. tsiegel DS, Sever DM, Schriever TA *, Chabarria RE Adhesive glands in Gastrophryne carolinensis. JMIH, Montreal, Canada, July, Siegel DS Female sperm storage and uterine morphology in viperids: Expanding what we know about the evolution of sperm storage structures and viviparity in squamates. Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, April, (Invited) 7. Sever DM*, Siegel DS, Alexander L, Bagwill A, Camus A, Morgan C, Eckstut M The source of seminal fluid in snakes, as exemplified by the Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus. JMIH, Saint Louis, Missouri, July, tsiegel DS Sperm aggregations in female Agkistrodon piscivorus. JMIH, Saint Louis, Missouri, July, Siegel DS*, Sever DM Utero-muscular twisting and sperm storage in viperids. SEEC. Orlando, Florida, March, Siegel DS Oviducal sperm storage in Agkistrodon piscivorus. Louisiana Herpetological Meeting, LUMCON, Louisiana, November, 2006.

8 3. Sever DM*, Siegel DS Sperm aggregations in the spermetheca of the Red Back Salamander (Plethodon cinereus). JMIH, New Orleans, Louisiana, July, Siegel DS Sperm storage in Agkistrodon piscivorus females. JMIH, New Orleans, Louisiana, July, Siegel DS The presence of sperm storage in Agkistrodon piscivorus. SEEC, Tuscallosa, Alabama, Feb, Positions held 201 I-present: Assistant professor, Southeast Missouri State University 2011: Adjunct faculty, Saint Louis University 20l0-present: Assistant editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology 20l0-present: Nature reader panel, Nature Publishing Group : Research assistant, Saint Louis University 2010: Teaching assistant, Saint Louis University : Research assistant, Saint Louis University : Ph.D. candidate, Saint Louis University : Teaching assistant, Saint Louis University : Ph.D. student, Saint Louis University : Teaching assistant, Southeastern Louisiana University 2005: Research assistant, Southeastern Louisiana University : M.Sc. student, Southeastern Louisiana University University Service 20 II-present: Biomedical science committee, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University 201 I-present: Faculty senate (alternate), Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University 201 I-present: University commencement committee, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University 20 II-present: Tri Beta faculty advisor, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University _ 201 I-present: Graduate committee chair, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University 20 II-present: External affair committee, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University Refereed journals and books American Midland Naturalist (2) Animal Biology (1) The Anatomical Record (1) Asian Herpetological Research (1) General and Comparative Endocrinology (1) Herpetological Conservation and Biology (3) Journal of Morphology (4)

9 Journal of Comparative Physiology B (1) Reproduction (1) Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny o/the Serpents (4) South American Journal of Herpetology (1) Spermatogenesis (1) Theriogenology (3) Professional affiliations current: Tennessee Academy of Science current: Partners for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation current: International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology current: St. Louis Herpetological Society : Sigma Xi current: Missouri Herpetological Association : Animal Behavior Society current: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists current: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles , current: Herpetologists' League Societal service 2012: Fellowship Review Committee, Graduate Women in Science 2012: Symposium review committee, Hereptologists' League 2011: Workshop panel member, "how to get ajob in academia?", American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (invited) 2011: Symposium review committee, Herpetologists' League : Travel awards chair, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Funding Sigma Xi, Grants-in-Aid of Research, March 2008, ID: G , $1000. American Society ofichthyologists and Herpetologists Travel Award, May 2010, $300. Students mentored (graduate) present: Abbigail Nicholson, Southeast Missouri State University, Thesis: Modifications of the genital kidney nephrons of male Notophthalmus viridescens for sperm transport. Students mentored (undergraduate and high school) 2011-present: Brian Rabe, Southeast Missouri State University, Project: the genital kidney of Bolitoglossinae present: Brad Beran, Southeast Missouri State University, Project: the genital kidney of Spelerpinae.

10 : Emily Wilson, Parkway Cen~ral High School (Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program), Project: Urogenital anatomy of Rhyacotriton and the higher-level relationships of salamanders. LMI Aerospace Inc. Award for Excellence in the Area of Life Science recipient. 2010: Emily Puleo, Visitation Academy (Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program), Project: Seasonal activity of genial glands in Notophthalmus viridescens : Keith True, Saint Louis University, Current: University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Project: Seasonal germ cell development in male Notophthalmus viridescens : Eric Poldemann, Wittenberg University, Current: Ross University Medical School, Project: Stress and reproduction in Boiga irregularis. Teaching experience Spring 2012: Southeast Missouri State University, Introductory biology lecture Spring 2012: Southeast Missouri State University, Analysis of Biological Issues Spring 2012: Southeast Missouri State University, Animal physiology lecture and lab Fall 2011 : Southeast Missouri State University, Introductory biology lecture Fall 2011 : Southeast Missouri State University, Human anatomy and physiology lecture Fall 2011 : Southeast Missouri State University, Animal physiology lecture and lab Spring 2011: Saint Louis University, Herpetology guest lecturer (salamanders: systematics and life history) Spring 2010: Saint Louis University, Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates lab TA Spring 2009: Saint Louis University, Natural history of the vertebrates lab TA Fall 2008: Saint Louis University, Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates lab TA Spring 2008: Saint Louis University, Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates lab TA Fall 2007: Saint Louis University, Freshman biology lab TA (two sections) Spring 2007: Southeastern Louisiana University, Freshman biology lab TA (majors intro biology lab; two sections) and Histological and ultrastructural techniques lab TA Fall 2006: Southeastern Louisiana University, Freshman biology lab TA (non-majors intro biology lab) and Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates lab T A Spring 2006: Southeastern Louisiana University, Anatomy and physiology lab TA (three sections) Fall 2005: Southeastern Louisiana University, Freshman biology lab TA (non-majors intro biology lab) and Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates lab TA Awards and certifications 2011: Teaching Enhancement Workshop, Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 2011: Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2010: Certificate of Achievement, Laboratory Safety & Compliance, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2010: Certificate of Appreciation, Students and Teachers as Research Scientists Program (STARS), Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

11 2009: Poster Competition Honorable Mention, Sigma Xi Research Symposium, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2009: Certificate of Achievement, Laboratory Safety & Compliance, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2009: Certificate of Appreciation, Students and Teachers as Research Scientists Program (STARS), Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2008: Certificate of Appreciation, Students and Teachers as Research Scientists Program (STARS), Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2008: Certificate of Achievement, Laboratory Safety & Compliance, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2007: Certificate of Completion, Teaching Assistant Training, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2007: Certificate of Achievement, Use and Care of Laboratory Animals, Saint Louis University, st. Louis, MO 2007: Certificate of Achievement, Laboratory Safety & Compliance, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 2004: Certificate of Training, OSHA Laboratory Safety, Kent State University, Kent, OH Community service current: Pet Pal, Humane Society of Missouri Professional references Dr. Robert D. Aldridge (Ph.D. advisor) Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO aldridge@slu.edu, Phone: Dr. David M. Sever (M.Sc. advisor) Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA dsever@selu.edu, Phone: Dr. Stanley E. Trauth Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR strauth@astate.edu, Phone: Dr. Kevin M. Gribbins Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH kgribbins@wittenberg.edu, Phone: Dr. Brian I. Crother Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond LA bcrother@selu.edu, Phone: