Curriculum Vitae

 

Cindy Howard, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology and Environmental Science

University of Houston - Clear Lake

2700 Bay Area Blvd., Box 186

Houston, Texas 77058

 

Telephone: 281-283-3745

Fax: 281-283-3709

E-mail: howardc@uhcl.edu

 

Education

 Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology (1988)

University of Texas Health Science Center

            School of Public Health, Houston, Texas

            Dissertation advisor: Carl S. Hacker, Ph.D.

M.S. in Biology (1981)

            University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

            Thesis advisor: Margaret R. Kasschau, Ph.D.

B.A. in Zoology (1975)

            Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

 

Positions held

University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, School of Science and Computer Engineering

Professor (2008-present), Associate Professor (1996-2008), Chair of Biology Program (1998-present), Assistant Professor (1990-1996),

Visiting Assistant Professor (1989-1990), Adjunct Lecturer (1984-1989)

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

            Research Assistant Professor (1988-1989), Research Assistant (1980-1988)

            Adjunct Faculty, School of Public Health (1990-present)

ENSR Consulting and Engineering, Houston, TX

            Senior Aquatic Toxicologist (1988-1989)

Southwest Research Institute, Houston, TX

            Senior Research Technician (1978-1980), Research Technician (1976-1978)

 

Research interests

Aquatic and estuarine ecotoxicology

Coastal wetland ecology

Tropical rain forest ecology

Biomarkers of response and adaptation to environmental contaminants by aquatic invertebrates and fish

Effects of pollution on aquatic community structure (particularly benthic macroinvertebrates)

Biodiversity and interspecific relationships

 

Courses taught at UHCL

Undergraduate

Environmental Toxicology, Ecology, Field Biology, Environmental Biology, Ecology of the Amazon, Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Ecology Laboratory, Comparative Animal Morphology, Marine Biology, Development of the Sciences

Graduate

Ecotoxicology, Toxicology, Neotropical Rainforest Ecology, Ecological Methods, Estuarine Ecology, Principles of Toxicity Testing, Analysis of Ecosystems and Populations, Research Methods, Research Project and Seminar

  

Contract and grant support for research

NOAA Coastal Management Program (Texas General Land Office)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Advanced Research Program

Gulf Coast Hazardous Substances Research Center

East Harris County Manufacturers Association

Environmental Institute of Houston

Shell Chemical Company

Equilon Enterprises, LLC (now Shell Global Solutions)

Parsons Engineering Science

Texaco, Inc.

LaPorte Plant Managers Network

Galveston Bay National Estuary Program

ENSR Consulting and Engineering

UHCL Faculty Research Support Fund

UHCL Faculty Development Fund

UHCL TQM-AAA

           

 Professional affiliations

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Ecological Society of America

Estuarine Research Federation

Gulf Estuarine Research Society

Botanical Society of America

Society of Sigma Xi

 

Publications and reports

 

Publications:

Carr, R.S., D.C. Chapman, C.L. Howard and J.M. Biedenbach.  1996.  Sediment quality assessment survey of the Galveston Bay, Texas system.  Ecotoxicology 5:341-364.

Howard, C.L.  1995.  Shoreline vegetation analyses between High Island and Sabine Pass, Texas, September-November, 1994.  USFWS Clear Lake Field Office.  19 pp.

Howard, C.L.  1994.  Vegetation analyses at the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, June-July 1994, in conjunction with the Titlum-Tatlum sheetflow restoration project: year 2.  USFWS Clear Lake Field Office.  29 pp.

Roach, R.W., R.S. Carr, C.L. Howard and B.W. Cain.  1993.  An assessment of produced water impacts in the Galveston Bay system.  USFWS Report. 65 pp.

Howard, C.L. and C.S. Hacker.  1990.  Effects of salinity, temperature and cadmium on cadmium-binding protein in the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19:341-347.

Howard, C.L., P. Swank, and M.R. Kasschau.  1987.  Environmental and seasonal influences on the free amino acid pool of the sea anemone Bunodosoma cavernata (Bosc) under natural conditions.  Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 87A:319-325.

Lane, H.W., J.S. Buteel, C.L. Howard, F. Shepherd, R. Halligan, and D. Medina.  1985.  The role of high levels of dietary fat in 7,12-dimethyl-benzanthracene-induced mouse mammary tumorigenesis: Lack of an effect on lipid peroxidation.  Carcinogenesis 6:403-407.

Kasschau, M.R. and C.L. Howard.  1984.  Free amino acid pool of a sea anemone: exposure and recovery after an oil spill.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33:56-62.

Baker, J.H., K.T. Kimball, W.D. Jobe, J.B. Janousek, C.L. Howard, and P.R. Chase.  1981.  Pollutant fate and effects studies: benthic biology.  Pages 1-391 in C.A. Bedinger, ed.  Ecological investigations of petroleum production platforms in the central Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1, Part 6.  Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio TX.

Jobe, W.D., C.L. Howard, and M.E. Scott.  1980.  Studies on nektonic organisms after passage through the fish pump system and exposure to thermal shock at the Cedar Bayou generating station, Houston Lighting and Power Company. Southwest Research Institute, Houston, TX.  25 pp.

 

Reports:

Howard, C.L.  2009.  Influence of ecotypic and environmental factors on the diversity of Spartina alterniflora ecotypes and associated microbial communities along Galveston Bay.  Environmental Institute of Houston.  2009 Annual Report.

Howard, C.L. and J.A. Dobberstine.  2008.  Science based monitoring of created and restored habitat within the Galveston Bay system. Coastal Management Program, Project No. 07-005-11.  Final Report.

Howard, C.L.  2008.  Influence of ecotypic and environmental factors on stress biomarkers in Spartina alterniflora along Galveston Bay.  Environmental Institute of Houston.  2008 Annual Report.

Howard, C.L. 2007.  Biomarkers of health in Spartina alterniflora: comparison of native, restored, impacted and degrading coastal marshes on the upper Texas coast.  Environmental Institute of Houston.  2007 Annual Report.

Dobberstine, J., J. Horne, L. Brzuzy and C. Howard.  2007.  Identifying suitable reference sites for impacted sites along the Houston Ship Channel.  Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial State of the Bay Symposium, Galveston Bay Estuary Program.  In press. 

Howard, C.L. 2005.  Benthic macroinvertebrate community recovery after cessation of produced water discharge to two sites in the Galveston Bay system.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 2005 Annual Report:16-17.

Howard, C.L. and J. Dobberstine.  2004.  Characterization of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in restored/created salt marshes and natural sites in the Houston Ship Channel an upper Galveston Bay.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 2004 Annual Report: 8-9.

Howard, C.L. and H. Holston.  2001.  Effects of selected herbicides used at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge on frogs in the FETAX bioassay.  USFWS Clear Lake Field Office.  12 pp.

Howard, C.L., C.F. Dingman, R. Jahan-Tigh and J.P. Berninger.  2005.  Metallothionein induction in grass shrimp: Effect of multiple metal exposure and exposure time.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 2001 Annual Report: 20.

Howard, C.L. and C.F. Dingman.  2000.  Sediment quality triad comparison of Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou, and Mud Lake, Harris County, Texas.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 2000 Annual Report: 17-18.

Howard, C.L. and C.F. Dingman.  1999.  Sediment quality triad comparison of Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou, and Mud Lake, Harris County, Texas – preliminary results.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 1999 Annual Report: 24-25.

Howard, C.L.  1998.  An evaluation of the ecotoxicology of mercury in Lavaca Bay, Texas.  Environmental Institute of Houston, 1998 Annual Report: 16-17.

Howard, C.L.  1995.  Field assessment of stress proteins in spotted seatrout (Cynosicon nebulosus) as biomarkers of environmental contamination and long-term population risks.  THECB Advanced Research Program.  15 pp.

Ferebee, R.N., C.L. Howard and J. Reaves. 1994.  Bioecology of the Houston Ship Channel.  East Harris County Manufacturers Network.  36pp.

Howard, C.L.  1993.  Vegetation analyses at the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, June-July 1994, in conjunction with the Titlum-Tatlum sheetflow restoration project.  UHCL Coop. Agreement No. 4, USFWS         Clear Lake Field Office.  27 pp.

 

 

Presentations with UHCL students

SETAC 30th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 2009

Hernandez-Roeder, K. and C.L. Howard. 2009.  A GIS analysis of urban and land use effects on water quality along the central Amazon. 

Hall, T.L. and C.L. Howard.  2009.  Using carbohydrate signatures to evaluate pollutant impacts on microbial community diversity in Galveston Bay salt marshes.

McMahan, L.R. and C.L. Howard.  2009.  Heavy metal accumulation in different growth forms of Spartina alterniflora. 

Kopech, S.B. and C.L. Howard.  2009.  Impact of pH on metallothionein induction in Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to cadmium. 

9th State of the Bay Symposium, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Galveston, TX, January 2009

Howard, C.L., J.M. Borski and J.C. Whitney.  2009.  Influence of ecotypic and environmental factors on stress biomarkers in Spartina alterniflora. 

Whitney, J.C., J.M. Borski, A.N. Franks and C.L. Howard.  2009.  Influence of ecotypic and environmental factors on stress biomarkers in Spartina alterniflora along Galveston Bay, Texas. 

Ray, D.L. and C.L. Howard.  2009.  Comparison of diversity of insects emerging from native, restored and pollutant-impacted salt marshes in Galveston Bay. 

SETAC 29th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, November 2008

Hernandez-Roeder, K. and C.L. Howard. A GIS analysis of urban and land use effects on water quality along the central Amazon.   

            Whitney, J.C., J.M. Borski, A.N. Franks and C.L. Howard.  Influence of ecotypic and environmental factors on stress biomarkers in Spartina alterniflora along Galveston Bay, Texas.

Restore America's Estuaries 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Providence, RI, October 2008

            Dobberstine, J., A. Armitage and C.L. Howard.  Functional comparison of created wetlands and restored habitat within the Galveston Bay system. 

SETAC 28th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, November 2007

            Farmer, K.L., J.A. Dobberstine and C.L. Howard.  Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate communities among native, restored and impacted salt marshes in the Galveston Bay system. 

            Gauthier, C.L. and C.L. Howard.  Comparison of productivity among native, restored/created and impacted Spartina alterniflora marshes in Galveston Bay, Texas.   

            Hernandez-Roeder, K. and C.L. Howard.  A preliminary GIS analysis of urban and land use effects on water quality along the central Amazon.   

            Hinojo, D.E., T.L. Fink and C.L. Howard.  Comparison of microbial communities among native, restored and pollutant-impacted salt marshes along Galveston Bay, Texas.   

            Ray, D.L., J.A. Dobberstine, J.C. Whitney and C.L. Howard.  Functional assessment of plant communities at four restored sites in a lower Galveston Bay estuarine marsh complex.   

            Sanchez, X.V. and C.L. Howard. Occurrence of endocrine disrupting compounds in Galveston Bay salt marshes. 

            Whitney, J.C., A.N. Dixon, M.L. Franks and C.L. Howard.  Peroxidase as a biomarker of stress in Spartina alterniflora in the Galveston Bay, Texas system. 

SETAC South Central Regional Chapter annual meeting, Nacogdoches, TX, May 2007 and AAAS-SWARM Division 82nd annual meeting, Houston, TX, April 2007

            Gauthier, C.L. and C.L. Howard.  Comparison of productivity among native, restore/created and impacted Spartina alterniflora marshes in Galveston Bay.  [Third place award]

            Randall, T. and C.L. Howard.  Catalase and peroxidase as biomarkers of stress in Spartina alterniflora in the Galveston Bay system.  [First place award]

            Ray, D.L. and C.L. Howard. Use of glutathione reductase as a biomarker of stress in Spartina alterniflora in the Galveston Bay, Texas system. 

            Farmer, K. and C.L. Howard.  Lipid peroxidation as a biomarker of stress in Spartina alterniflora marshes in Galveston Bay. 

AAAS-SWARM Division 82nd annual meeting, Houston, TX, April 2007

            Howard, C.L., C. Gauthier, A. Mitchum, K. Farmer, N. Pearce, V. Burkett, L. Brzuzy, S. Ryan and R. Roach.  Environmental stress adaptations in plants occupying three types of Amazon white sand forests. 

            Howard, C.L., J. Borski, C. Gauthier, L. Lippert, A. Mitchum, K. Farmer and R. Roach.  Biomarkers of stress in Spartina alterniflora: comparison of native, restored and impacted coastal marshes in the Galveston Bay system. 

            Dobberstine, J., J. Horne, L. Brzuzy and C.L. Howard.  Identifying suitable reference bayous for impacted sites along the Houston Ship Channel. 

            Mitchum, A. and C.L. Howard.  Comparison of heavy metal concentrations among native, restored and impacted coastal marshes in Galveston Bay. 

            Roach, R.W., D. Escobar, F. McGrew and C.L. Howard.  Oilfield brine discharge: Impacts and recovery at two sites in the Galveston Bay estuary.

            Sowa, B., C. Hughes and C.L. Howard.  A survey of nekton diversity among seven sites along the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. 

8th State of the Bay Symposium, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Galveston, TX, January 2007

            Roach, R.W., D. Escobar, F. McGrew and C.L. Howard.  Oilfield brine discharge: Impacts and recovery at two sites in the Galveston Bay estuary. 

            Howard, C.L., J.M. Borski, C.L. Gauthier, A. Mitchum, L. Lippert, K. Farmer and R.W. Roach.  Biomarkers of health in Spartina alterniflora: comparison of native, restored and impacted coastal marshes in     the Galveston Bay, Texas system.

            Dobberstine J., J. Horne, L. Brzuzy and C.L. Howard.  Identifying suitable reference bayous for impacted sites along the Houston Ship Channel. 

SETAC 27th annual meeting, Montreal, Quebec, November 2006

            Dobberstine J., J. Horne, L. Brzuzy and C.L. Howard.  Identifying suitable reference bayous for impacted sites along the Houston Ship Channel. 

            Howard, C.L., J.M. Borski, C.L. Gauthier, A. Mitchum, L. Lippert, K. Farmer and R.W. Roach.  Biomarkers of health in Spartina alterniflora: comparison of native, restored and impacted coastal marshes in the Galveston Bay, Texas system.

SETAC 26th annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 2005

            Dobberstine J., J. Horne and C.L. Howard.  2005.  Identifying suitable reference bayous for impacted sites along the Houston Ship Channel. 

            Howard, C.L., D. Escobar, F. McGrew and R.W. Roach.  Oilfield brine discharge: Impacts and recovery at two sites in the Galveston Bay estuary. 

SETAC 25th annual meeting, Portland, OR, November 2004

            Moore, S., A. Bradford and C.L. Howard.  Experimental determination of Pb phytoremediation by Gaillardia puchella. 

            Dobberstine, J.,  J. Horne and C.L. Howard.  Are suitable reference sites available for impacted bayous along the Houston Ship Channel? 

            Randolph, J. and C.L. Howard.  Heavy metal accumulation in liver and edible muscle tissues of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). 

            Roach, R.W. and C.L. Howard.  Oilfield brine discharge: Impacts and recovery of a Texas coastal bayou. 

6th State of the Bay Symposium, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, League City, Texas, January 2003.

            Dingman, C. and C.L. Howard.  Sediment quality triad assessment of Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou and Mud Lake, Harris County, Texas.   

SETAC 23rd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2002

Howard, C.L., R.R. Jahan-Tigh, C.F. Dingman and C.M. Miller.  Effects of multiple heavy metal exposure on metallothionein induction and metal binding in grass shrimp.

Nguyen, K.D., B.C. Suedel, J.E. Candler, S.P. Rabke and C.L. Howard.  Development of a formulated sediment for use in marine sediment toxicity testing programs.

SETAC 22nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 2001

Berninger, J.P. and C.L. Howard.  Linking genetic variation in piranhas and peacock bass with environmental contamination.

Jahan-Tigh, R.R. and C.L. Howard.  Glutathione-s-transferase as a biomarker of contaminant exposure in a neotropical fish community.

Dingman, C.F. and C.L. Howard.  Sediment quality triad assessment of the Armand Bayou watershed - Harris County, Texas.

Miller, J.R. and C.L. Howard.  Pollutant impacts on a neotropical benthic macroinvertebrate community.

Howard, C.L. and A.L. Plaza.  Metallothionein induction as a biomarker of heavy metal exposure in a neotropical fish community.

5th Galveston Bay Symposium, Galveston, TX, January 2001

Dingman, C.F. and C.L. Howard.  Sediment quality triad comparison of Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou and Mud Lake, Harris County, Texas.

SETAC 21st Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2000

Howard, C.L., H.E. Teague and P.M. Paulos.  Biomarkers of contaminant exposure in a neotropical fish community.

Berninger, J.P. and C.L. Howard.  Linking genetic variability with biomarkers, sediment and water quality data from the Rio Negro region of the Amazon basin.

Schumann Pettigrew, M.D. and C.L. Howard.  Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to sediments from the Rio Negro, Brazil.

Speights, R.W., R.D. Young and C.L. Howard.  Aluminum accumulation, tissue distribution and effect on seed viability in rapid-cycling Brassica rapa.

Dingman, C.F. and C.L. Howard.  Sediment quality triad comparison of Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou and Mud Lake, Harris County, Texas.

SETAC 20th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 1999

Howard, C.L., H.E. Teague, P.M. Paulos and J.P. Berninger.  Biomarkers of contaminant exposure and stress in a neotropical fish community.

Paulos, P.M. and C.L. Howard.  Trace metals by grain size in sediment from the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.

Teague, H.E. and C.L. Howard.  Evaluation of heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species of Amazon fish.

Abessa, D.M. and C.L. Howard.  Toxicity of sediments from the Rio Negro to the amphipod H. azteca.

Schumann Pettigrew, M.D., S.J. Long, A.R. Vinot and C.L. Howard.  Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to sediments from the Rio Negro, Brazil.

Plaza, A.L., A.J. Hagan and C.L. Howard.  Field evaluation of ecotoxic impacts to Clear Creek, Houston, TX using a modified sediment quality triad approach.

Norman-Tiner, C.E. and C.L. Howard.  Evaluation of genotoxic damage in selected species of fish from the Rio Negro, Brazil.

4th Galveston Bay Symposium, Galveston, TX, January 1999

Plaza, A.L., A.J. Hagan and C.L. Howard.  Field evaluation of ecotoxic impacts to Clear Creek, Houston, TX.

Howard, C.L. and R.N. Ferebee.  Biodiversity and biological productivity in the Houston Ship Channel, 1993-1996.

SETAC 19th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, November 1998

McDaniel, W.C. and C.L. Howard.  Estrogenic effects of pesticides used to control mosquitoes in Galveston County.

Paulos, P.M. and C.L. Howard.  Heavy metals in the Rio Negro: a comparison analysis of flood and low water levels.

Plaza, A.L., A.J. Hagan and C.L. Howard.  Field evaluation of ecotoxic impacts to Clear Creek, Houston, TX.

Howard, C.L., H.E. Teague, P.M. Paulos and W.D. Quast.  Accumulation of heavy metals and metal-binding proteins as biomarkers of potential toxicity to cichlid fishes from the Rio Negro, Brazil.

SETAC 18th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 1997

Howard, C.L., S.M. Lixey and D.B. Edge.  Effects of multiple heavy metal exposure on the stress protein response in grass shrimp.

P.M. Paulos and C.L. Howard.  An examination of heavy metal concentrations in the Amazon River near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Murray, C., C.L. Howard, M. Ternes and M. Lydy.  Multiple toxicity of two pesticides and two metals to Mysidopsis bahia and Chironomus tentans.

M.D. Schumann Pettigrew, C.L. Howard and S. Chen.  Assessment of aquatic toxicity of photodecomposition products of atrazine in water.

SETAC 17th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1996

Edge, D.B., S.M. Lixey and C.L. Howard.  Bioassay exposure characterization: time or endpoint dependent?

Second SETAC World Congress, Vancouver, BC, November 1995

Howard, C.L., K.R. Whitt and L.M. Arndt.  Stress protein induction in speckled trout exposed to contaminants in the natural environment.

3rd Gulf of Mexico Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX, March 1995

Howard, C.L. and L.M. Arndt.  Stress protein induction in grass shrimp exposed to mercury contaminated sediment from Lavaca Bay, Texas.

Ferebee, R.N., C.L. Howard and J. Reaves.  Biodiversity and biological productivity in the Houston Ship Channel.

SETAC 15th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 1994

Howard, C.L., L.M. Arndt and K.R. Whitt.  Stress protein induction in grass shrimp exposed to mercury-contaminated sediment.

SETAC 13th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, November 1992

Howard, C.L., K.R. Whitt and R.W. Roach.  Relationship between stress protein response in grass shrimp and pollution tolerance in the ambient environment.

Carr, R.S., D.C. Chapman and C.L. Howard.  Sediment quality triad assessment survey in the Galveston Bay complex.

SETAC 12th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, November 1991

Howard, C.L., K.R. Whitt and R.W. Roach.  Quantification of stress proteins in grass shrimp exposed to contaminated estuarine sediment.

Roach, R.W., C.L. Howard and R.S. Carr.  An assessment of produced water impacts in the Galveston Bay system.

 

Professional activities and service

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

SETAC-North America: Awards and Fellowships Committee (1994 - present; Chair 1994-1998); Student Activities Committee (1999-present, Chair 2004-present); Board of Directors (1994-1997); Nominating Committee (1998); Peer reviewer, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Program Committee, 14th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX (1993); Program Committee, 24th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX (2003), Program Committee, 29th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL (2008); Program Committee, 30th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2009)

South Central Regional Chapter: Board of Directors: President (1994, 1999, 2002); Vice President (1993, 2001); Chair, Regional Chapter Meeting (1996, 1999, 2003, 2008)

Faculty advisor: UHCL-SETAC Student Affiliate Chapter

“Expanding Your Horizons in Math, Science and Technology” program for middle school girls in Clear Creek ISD and Friendswood ISD: steering committee, program committee, presenter (2000-present)

Houston Area Research Consortium (HARC), Houston Environmental Foresight, Ecosystems Subpanel participant (1996-1998)

Galveston Bay Estuary Program

Presenter, State of the Bay Symposia (1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009); Reviewer, Galveston Bay Sediments Program; Reviewer, Conceptual Model for Galveston Bay; Academic advisor, Citizen Monitoring Committee (1992-1994)

Armand Bayou Nature Center: Board of Trustees; Chair, Stewardship Committee (1991-1994)

University of Houston-Clear Lake (1989-present)

            University Level: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee [IACUC]; UHCL Faculty Senate: Educational Policies and Courses Committee, University Life Committee; Environmental Institute of Houston Advisory Board; Student Life Council; Piper Award Nominating Committee; Judge for Science and Engineering Fair of Houston and science fairs in the Clear Creek ISD      

            School of Science and Computer Engineering (SCE): Curriculum Committee; Faculty Development Committee; Policy and Advisory Committee; Student Affairs Committee; Chair, Biology Program; Environmental Science Program; Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee; various faculty search committees

 

Honors and awards

            UHCL nominee for state-level Minnie Stevens Piper teaching award (2008)

            International Initiatives Education Award, UHCL (2003)

            Phi Kappa Phi Honorary, UHCL (2002)

            UHCL Faculty Research Fellowship Award (2001)

            UHCL President's Distinguished Service Award (2000)           

            Enron-UHCL President’s Distinguished Teaching Award (1998)

            Commencement speaker, UHCL Fall Graduation Ceremony (1998)

            Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary, UHCL (1992)

            UHCL nominee for state-level Minnie Stevens Piper teaching award (1992)