Ivana Mali Curriculum Vitae Eastern New Mexico University, Department of Biology 1500 S Avenue K, Portales, NM 88130 phone: 562.575.2723; email: ivana.mali@enmu.edu web: http://imwildlife.weebly.com/ EDUCATION Ph.D. Aquatic Resources, Texas State University, San Marcos, 2014 M.S. Wildlife Ecology, Texas State University, San Marcos, 2010 B.S. Biology, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, 2008 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2015-present Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University 2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, Texas State University PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Journal Articles in review in review in review in press Small scale-high resolution terrestrial activity of Trachemys scripta elegans, harvest intensity, and immediate movement responses following harvest events. Copeia. Geographic Distribution. Chelydra serpentina. Herpetological Review. Geographic Distribution. Apalone spinifera guadalupensis. Herpetological Review. Population genetics of Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) under various anthropogenic pressures in two distinct regions of their range in Texas. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 2015 Modeling commercial freshwater turtle production on US farms for pet and meat markets. PLoSONE 10(9): e0139053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139053. 2015 Geographic Distribution. Chelydra serpentina. Herpetological Review 46(3):381. 2015 Short-term changes in summer and winter resident bird communities following a high severity wildfire in a southern USA mixed pine/hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 350:13-21. 2014 Reproductive demography of two closely related emydine turtles in a spring fed system. Southwestern Naturalist 59(3):325-330. 2014 Effects of bait type, bait age, and trap hours on capture success of freshwater turtles. Southeastern Naturalist 13(3):619-625. 1
2014 Potential impacts of a high severity wildfire on abundance, movement, and diversity of herpetofauna in the Lost Pines Ecoregion of Texas. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(1):192-205. 2014 Sampling freshwater turtle populations using hoop nets: testing potential biases. Wildlife Society Bulletin. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.427. 2014 Forest wildfire and post-fire restoration action impacts on microclimate and seedling pine tree survivorship. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 5(1):174-182. 2014 Use of stationary microchip reader for monitoring interpond movement of freshwater turtles. Herpetological Review 45(1):22-25. 2014 Magnitude of the freshwater turtle exports from the US: long term trends and early effects of newly implemented harvest management regimes. PLoSONE 9(1): e86478. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086478. 2014 Comparison of short term low, moderate, and high severity fire impacts to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem components of a southern USA mixed pine/hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 312:179-192. 2013 Road density not a major driver of Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) population demographics in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(1):131-140. 2013 Hoop net escapes and influence of traps containing turtles on Texas spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera emoryi) captures. Herpetological Review 44(1):40-42. 2012 Geographic distribution. Hemidactylus turcicus. Herpetological Review 43(3):445. 2012 Switching bait as a method to improve freshwater turtle capture and recapture success with hoop net traps. Southeastern Naturalist 11(2):311-318. 2012 Assessment of public knowledge and support for recovery of the endangered Houston toad in Bastrop County, Texas. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17(3):220-224. 2011 No difference in short-term temporal distribution of trapping effort on hoop net capture efficiency for freshwater turtles. Southeastern Naturalist 10(2):245-250. Non-Peer Reviewed Articles 2014 What can recent export trends tell us about U.S. freshwater turtle exploitation? Turtle Survival. A Publication of the Turtle Survival Alliance. 28-30. In Preparation Annual variation in prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian communities across a small landscape. Herpetologica. 2
Technical Reports 2011 Aquatic diversity assessment Phase I: Nov 2011 initial trapping Bentsen Rio Grande State Park canal system. Prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 5 pgs. 2011 Final Report. Assessing Texas freshwater turtle populations: project status and results from selected studies. Prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 83 pgs. 2010 Interim Report. Assessing Texas freshwater turtle populations: results from Big Bend National Park. Prepared for National Park Service. 12pgs. 2010 Interim Report. Assessing Texas freshwater turtle populations: project status and results from selected studies. Prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 46 pgs. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2015 Share with Wildlife Grant. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Assessment of Rio Grande cooter populations within the southern Pecos river and tributaries in New Mexico. Eastern New Mexico University ($35,000). 2011-2013 GK 12 Fellow. National Science Foundation- Project Flowing Waters (Grant No. 0742306). Texas State University. AWARDS AND HONORS 2014 Eben-Elledge Award. Department of Biology. Texas State University ($2,300). 2014 William E. (Henry) Norris, Jr. Award. Department of Biology. Texas State University ($1,500). 2013 Best student oral presentation, 2 nd place. Texas Academy of Science, 116th Annual Meeting ($150). 2013 Doctoral Research Stipend Award. Texas State University-San Marcos ($4800). 2012/2013 Graduate Scholarship. College of Science, Texas State University-San Marcos ($2,000). INVITED TALKS 2010 Snake Bites: what to do and what not to do. Paint Creek Wildlife Management Association meeting, Bastrop, TX, October 10. CONFERENCE ACTIVITY Oral Presentations 2013 Are newly implemented harvest management regimes the best strategy for protection of wild freshwater turtle populations in the Southeast US? Texas 3
Herpetological Society, Fall Symposium, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, October 11-12. 2013 International markets and national impacts to biodiversity: the magnitude of freshwater turtle exports from the US and recent regulatory outcomes. International Research Conference, 5 th annual meeting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 6-7. 2013 Trapping turtles using hoop-nets: testing assumptions and potential biases. Texas Academy of Science, 116 th annual meeting, Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX, February 28-March 2. 2012 Use of demographic sensitivity analysis in management of freshwater turtle harvest. International Research Conference, 4 th annual meeting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 7-8. 2012 Toward sustainable worldwide utilization of chelonians. 7 th World Congress of Herpetology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, August 8-14. 2011 Conservation and sustainable use of turtle populations worldwide: past, present, and future strategies. Ecological Society of America, 96 th annual meeting, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, August 7-12. 2011 Relationship of egg and clutch parameters to body size in Pseudemys texana and Trachemys scripta elegans. Texas Academy of Science, 114 th annual meeting, St. Edward s University, Austin, TX, March 3-5. 2010 Reproductive patterns of Texas river cooters and red eared sliders. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, 57 th annual meeting, Llano River Field Station, Junction, TX, April 22-24. Posters 2014 Sampling freshwater turtle populations using hoop nets: testing potential biases. The Wildlife Society, 21 st annual conference, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, October 24-30. Virtual Presentations 2011 Toward sustainable utilization of chelonians. International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7 th annual meeting, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, January 5-7. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Eastern New Mexico University, Assistant Professor Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (fall 2015) Mammalogy (fall 2015) Texas State University, Teaching Assistant Genetics (fall 2013, fall 2014) 4
Natural History of Vertebrates (summer 2010) Human Anatomy and Physiology (fall 2008, spring/fall 2009, spring 2010) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2015-present Curator of Natural History Museum (amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds), Eastern New Mexico University. 2014-2015 Conducted laboratory work on population genetics of Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi). Performed DNA extractions, PCR, and used BioAnalyzer for microsatellite data analyses. 2014-2015 Conducted laboratory work on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis presence in amphibian communities. Performed DNA extractions from skin swabs and quantitative PCR (qpcr) 2014-2015 Used genetic oriented packages for analyzing population genetics data. MICROCHECKER, STRUCTURE, BOTTLENECK, Arlequin, Alleles In Space 2014 Conducted blind count surveys of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) for the study on estimation of deer density on a private ranch in Runnels County, TX. 2014-2015 Conducted surveys for endangered Jollyville Plateau salamander (Eurycea tonkawae) in Williamson County, TX. 2011-2014 Conducted night call surveys for endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) in Bastrop County, TX. 2011-2014 Conducted herpetofaunal surveys by active searches and using pitfall traps preand post- prescribed fires and wildfires in Bastrop County, TX. 2010-2014 Curated Michael R.J. Forstner frozen tissue catalog collection and teaching specimen collection at Texas State University. 2010-2013 Sampled freshwater turtles using hoop nets and basking traps in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Lost Pines Ecoregion of Texas, as well as west Texas. STUDENTS ADVISED AND COADVISED 2015 Steven Pitts, Graduate student, Eastern New Mexico University, Rattlesnake removals in and around Phoenix, AZ 2015 Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Undergraduate research scholar, Texas A&M University 2015 Kaitlyn Forks, Undergraduate research scholar, Texas A&M University 5
STUDENTS SUPERVISED 2012-2015 Andrea Villamizar, Doctoral student, Texas State University, Amphibian and reptile disease ecology 2014-2015 Anjana Parandhaman, Master student, Texas State University, Texas tortoise habitat suitability and population genetics PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Peer Review External manuscript reviewer, Conservation Biology, 2015 External manuscript reviewer, PLoSONE, 2015 External manuscript reviewer, Southeastern Naturalist, 2015 External manuscript reviewer, Herpetological Review, 2012 To Profession President, Texas Herpetological Society, 2014 President Elect, Texas Herpetological Society, 2013 Vice President, Texas Herpetological Society, 2012 NON-ACADEMIC WORK 2014-2015 Houston Toad Expert, Fieldwork and Compliance Specialist, Waterlife LLC. Houston toad impact mitigation. Robertson County, TX. 2014-2015 Jollyville Plateau Salamander Expert, Fieldwork and Compliance Specialist, Texas Department of Transportation. Jollyville Plateau Salamander impact mitigation. Williamson County, TX. 2013 Houston Toad Expert, Fieldwork and Compliance Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Services. Houston toad impact mitigation. Bastrop County, TX. 2012-2014 Houston Toad Expert, Fieldwork and Compliance Specialist, Texas Department of Transportation. Houston toad impact mitigation. Bastrop County, TX. 2012-2013 Houston Toad Expert, Fieldwork and Compliance Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Houston toad impact mitigation. Wildfire cleanup operations, Bastrop County, TX. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS The Wildlife Society, 2013-present Turtle Survival Alliance, 2012-present Texas Academy of Science, 2012-present 6