# Curriculum Vitae

Dustin Edwards, Ph.D. Professor and Virologist, Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University System.

This is the Fall 2026 CV. The same entries are at [/cv](/cv), where they can be filtered, and as a [PDF](/dustin-edwards-cv.pdf). Each paper also has its own page under [Publications](/research/publications).

## Appointments

### Positions

- **2025-present** Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University
- **2020-2025** Associate Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University
- **2014-2020** Assistant Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, Texas A&M University System. Heads: P. Sudman, Ph.D., A. Nelson, Ph.D., M. Sanderford, Ph.D., and K. Herrmann, Ph.D.
- **2013-2014** Adjunct Faculty. Undergraduate Biology Program, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Director: L. Rockwood, Ph.D.
- **2009-2014** Postdoctoral Fellow. Animal Models and Retroviral Vaccines Section, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Function of HTLV-1 Orf-I-Encoded Proteins. Advisor: G. Franchini, M.D.
- **2008-2009** Postdoctoral Fellow. Virus Tumor Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Inhibition of Small GTPases in HTLV-1-Transformed Cells. Advisor: J. Brady, Ph.D. (deceased 2009)
- **2002-2008** Graduate Research Associate. Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Regulation of the PCNA Promoter by HTLV-I Tax. Advisor: S. Marriott, Ph.D.
- **1999-2002** Microbiology Technician / Research Assistant. Iso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc., Friendswood, TX. FDA-approved injectable radiopharmaceutical developer of cancer therapeutics. Supervisor: L. Starke, Ph.D.

### Administrative and leadership

#### 2025-present: Department Head

Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University.

Leadership and personnel management:

- Oversee and mentor 11 tenure-track/tenured faculty, 12 instructional faculty, 3 adjunct faculty, 2 staff members, and 19 graduate assistants
- Supervise recruiting, hiring, evaluation, and professional development of faculty and staff

Administrative and financial oversight:

- Manage departmental budget, accounts, and expenditures
- Handle day-to-day departmental operations, including advising, orientation, tours, registration issues, and general decision-making
- Oversee program and strategic planning

Academic and program leadership:

- Lead curriculum development, program changes, and new program initiatives
- Oversee assessment and accreditation processes
- Serve on Academic Council, Department Heads Council, and other university committees

Communication:

- Serve as primary liaison with faculty, staff, administrators, and external stakeholders

- **2025** Assistant Department Head. Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University

#### 2020-2024: Senior Faculty Fellow/Asst Director of Scholar Development

Center for Educational Excellence, Tarleton State University.

Program leadership and faculty mentoring:

- Co-directed year-long Faculty Scholar Cohorts and served as primary mentor and contact for fellows
- Designed and facilitated monthly cohort meetings, peer-feedback sessions, workshops, and annual showcase
- Provided individualized coaching on IRB, research design, data analysis, abstracts, presentations, manuscripts, and tenure/promotion portfolios

Administrative and financial oversight:

- Reviewed applications and chaired review committees
- Managed onboarding, budget, scheduling, logistics, milestone tracking, and deliverables
- Collected program-evaluation data for annual reports for CEE, Provost, and SACSCOC

Institutional collaboration:

- Represented program on university committees and collaborated with CEE initiatives
- Contributed to long-term planning, resource advocacy, leadership meetings, and strategic direction

#### 2019-present: Chair of Institutional Biosafety Committee

Tarleton State University.

Leadership and governance:

- Chair IBC meetings and ensure quorum/conflict management
- Mentor members and appoint subcommittees
- Serve as primary liaison to Division of Research and NIH OSP

Compliance and reporting:

- Ensure full NIH Guidelines compliance
- Oversee incident/violation reporting to NIH OSP
- Approve charter, policy, roster, and manual updates

Research oversight and laboratory inspections:

- Lead review/approval of research protocols
- Assign containment levels and mitigations and sign approvals
- Direct regular lab inspections and enforce corrective actions

Training and collaboration:

- Direct IBC member training
- Coordinate with IRB, IACUC, and Risk Management

## Education

- **2008** Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Sciences. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology. Thesis: Regulation of the PCNA Promoter by HTLV-1 Tax. Advisor: S. Marriott, Ph.D.
- **2001** Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biological Sciences. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX, School of Science and Computer Engineering. Advisor: L. Rohde, Ph.D.

## Publications

1. Tamarah Lynne Adair, Swati Agrawal, Yesmi P. Ahumada-Santos, Regina Alvarez, Kirk R. Anders, Mauricio Antunes, Mary Ayuk, María Elena Báez-Flores, Dondra Bailey, Frederick N. Baliraine, Mitchell F. Balish, Christa Tobey Bancroft, Michèle Barmoy, Tonya C. Bates, Andrea Beyer, Suparna Bhalla, Dave Bollivar, Lisa M. Bono, Rebecca Bortz, Tejas Bouklas, Kristen Butela, Christine A. Byrum, Megan Carroll, Steven Michael Caruso, Nancy Castro, Kari Clase, Kristen Clermont, Sean T. Coleman, Pamela L. Connerly, Amaya M. Garcia Costas, Steven Gaines Cresawn, Tom D'Elia, Aimee Danley, Megan K. Dennis, Arturo Diaz, Erin L. Doyle, Iain Duffy, **Dustin Cole Edwards**, Elvira Eivazova, Eric Engstrom, Christy Fillman, Christine L. Fleischacker, Victoria J. Frost, Julie Torruellas Garcia, Bryan P. Gibb, Alyssa Mae Gleichsner, Sharon Gusky, Rebekah F. Hare, Danielle Heller, Lee E. Hughes, Jacob D. Kagey, Bridgette Kirkpatrick, Karen K. Klyczek, Kathryn P. Kohl, Hari Kotturi, Julia Y. Lee-Soety, Heather Lindberg, Bhaswati Manish, Sergei A. Markov, Matthew David Mastropaolo, James T. Melton, Jon Mitchell, Sally Dixon Molloy, Denise L. Monti, Tiara Perez Morales, María Alejandra Mussi, Holly Nance, Fernando Nieto, Imade Yolanda Nsa, Shallee T. Page, Ricardo Parra-Unda, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Brett E. Pickett, Richard Scott Pollenz, Sarah N. Reardon, Jessica Rocheleau, Ombeline Rossier, Naomi Smith Rowland, Adam D. Rudner, Elizabeth E. Rueschhoff, Viknesh Sivanathan, Martha Smith Caldas, C. Nicole Sunnen, Sarah J. Swerdlow, Kissaou Tchedre, Kara Thoemke, Deborah Tobiason, Sara S. Tolsma, Tara Turley-Stoulig, Quinn Vega, Patricia Waikel, Catherine Ward, Vassie C. Ware, Jackie M. Washington, Daniel Eric Westholm, Beth Wilkes, Daniel Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Ellen M. Wisner. 2026. Science communication tools: rubrics for generating posters and manuscripts that are authentic to the practice of science. *Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 27(1)*. [doi:10.1128/jmbe.00313-25](https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00313-25), [PubMed 41733342](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41733342/)
2. Subi Gandhi, **Dustin Edwards**, Keith Emmert, Bonnie Large. 2025. Exploration of Providers’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Phage Therapy and Intentions for Future Adoption as an Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics in the US—A Cross-Sectional Study. *International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22(7):1139*. [doi:10.3390/ijerph22071139](https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071139), [PubMed 40724203](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40724203/)
3. Amber L. Harris Bozer, Subi Gandhi, **Dustin C. Edwards**. 2025. Acceptance, perceptions, and compliance for COVID-19 vaccines among students attending a rural university: An interventional study using brief video messages. *Journal of American College Health 73(10):4056-4070*. [doi:10.1080/07448481.2025.2472184](https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2472184)
4. Joshua Hutchings, Lauren Bower, Ethan Collum, Timothy Hester, Melody Hunter, Chaney Kelly, Luke Reynolds, Cole Moore, **Dustin Edwards**. 2025. Complete genome sequence of bacteriophage Godfather isolated from *Microbacterium foliorum*. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 14(2)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00888-24](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00888-24), [PubMed 39817740](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39817740/)
5. David Hanauer, Richard Alvey, Ping An, Christa Bancroft, Kristen Butela, Sean Coleman, Kari L. Clase, Parks Collins, Stephanie Conant, Pamela Connerly, Bernadette Connors, Megan K. Dennis, Erin L. Doyle, **Dustin Edwards**, Christy Fillman, Ann Findley, Victoria J. Frost, Maria Gainey, Urszula Golebiewska, Nancy Guild, Sharon B. Gusky, Allison Johnson, Kristen Johnson, Karen K. Klyczek, Julia Lee-Soety, Heather Lindberg, Matthew D. Mastropaolo, Julie A. Merkle, Jon Mitchell, Sally Molloy, Fernando Nieto, Jillian Nissen, Tiara Perez Morales, Nick T. Peters, Susanne P. Pfeifer, Richard Pollenz, Mary L. Preuss, Germán Rosas-Acosta, Margaret S. Saha, Amy Sprenkle, C. Nicole Sunnen, Deborah Tobiason, Sara S. Tolsma, Vassie Ware, Yesmi Patricia Ahumada-Santos, Regina V. Alvarez, Justin Anderson, Mary Ayuk, María Elena Báez-Flores, Dondra Bailey, Frederick Baliraine, Elizabeth Behr, Andrea R. Beyer, Suparna Bhalla, Lisa M. Bono, Donald P. Breakwell, Christine Byrum, Iain Duffy, Alyssa Gleichsner, Melinda Harrison, Renee Ho, Lee E. Hughes, Jacob D. Kagey, Kathryn Kohl, Sean McClory, Alison Moyer, Maria A. Mussi, Holly Nance, Imade Y. Nsa, Shallee T. Page, Jesús Ricardo Parra Unda, Jessica Rocheleau, Sarah Swerdlow, Kara Thoemke, Megan S. Valentine, Quinn C. Vega, Catherine Ward, Daniel C. Williams, Ellen Wisner, William H. Biederman, Steven G. Cresawn, Mark J. Graham, Graham Hatfull, Danielle Heller, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Denise Monti, Pushpa Ramakrishna, Daniel Russell, Viknesh Sivanathan. 2024. The professional identity of STEM faculty as instructors of course-based research experiences. *Frontiers in Education 9*. [doi:10.3389/feduc.2024.1442306](https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1442306), [PubMed 39686967](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39686967/)
6. Denise L. Monti, Julia C. Gill, Tamarah L. Adair, Sandra D. Adams, Yesmi Patricia Ahumada-Santos, Isabel Amaya, Kirk Anders, Justin R. Anderson, Mauricio S. Antunes, Mary Ayuk, Frederick Baliraine, Tonya C. Bates, Andrea R. Beyer, Suparna Bhalla, Tejas Bouklas, Sharon K. Bullock, Kristen A. Butela, Christine Byrum, Steven M. Caruso, Rebecca Chong, Hui-Min Chung, Stephanie B. Conant, Brett Condon, Katie E. Crump, Tom D'Elia, Megan K. Dennis, Linda C. DeVeaux, Lautaro Diacovich, Arturo Diaz, Iain Duffy, **Dustin Edwards**, Patricia C. Fallest-Strobl, Ann Findley, Matthew R. Fisher, Marie P. Fogarty, Victoria Jane Frost, Maria D. Gainey, Courtney S. Galle, Bryan Gibb, Urszula Golebiewska, Hugo Gramajo, Anna S. Grinath, Jennifer Guerrero, Nancy Guild, Kathryn E. Gunn, Susan Gurney, Lee E. Hughes, Pradeepa Jayachandran, Kristen Johnson, Allison Johnson, Alison E. Kanak, Michelle L. Kanther, Rodney A. King, Kathryn Kohl, Julia Lee-Soety, Lynn O. Lewis, Heather Lindberg, Jaclyn A. Madden, Breonna J. Martin, Matthew D. Mastropaolo, Sean McClory, Evan C. Merkhofer, Julie A. Merkle, Jon Mitchell, María Alejandra Mussi, Fernando Nieto, Jillian Nissen, Imade Yolanda Nsa, Mary G. O'Donnell, R. Deborah Overath, Shallee T. Page, Andrea Panagakis, Jesús Ricardo Parra Unda, Michelle B. Pass, Tiara Perez Morales, Nick T. Peters, Ruth Plymale, Richard Pollenz, Nathan S. Reyna, Claire A. Rinehart, Jessica Rocheleau, John S. Rombold, Ombeline Rossier, Adam D. Rudner, Elizabeth E. Rueschhoff, Christopher D. Shaffer, Mary Ann V. Smith, Amy B. Sprenkle, C. Nicole Sunnen, Michael A. Thomas, Michelle M. Tigges, Deborah Tobiason, Sara Sybesma Tolsma, Julie Torruellas Garcia, Peter Uetz, Edwin Vazquez, Catherine M. Ward, Vassie C. Ware, Jacqueline M. Washington, Matthew J. Waterman, Daniel E. Westholm, Keith A. Wheaton, Simon J. White, Elizabeth C. Williams, Daniel C. Williams, Ellen M. Wisner, William H. Biederman, Steven G. Cresawn, Danielle M. Heller, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Daniel A. Russell, Graham F. Hatfull, David J. Asai, David I. Hanauer, Mark J. Graham, Viknesh Sivanathan. 2024. An inclusive Research and Education Community (iREC) model to facilitate undergraduate science education reform. *Frontiers in Education 9*. [doi:10.3389/feduc.2024.1442318](https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1442318), [PubMed 39686966](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39686966/)
7. Arturo Diaz, Julia Lee-Soety, Shima Chaudhary, Denise Monti, Viknesh Sivanathan, Richard Pollenz, Alison Kanak, Amy Sprenkle, Andrea Beyer, Bridgette Kirkpatrick, Carole Twichell, Christine Byrum, Deborah Tobiason, **Dustin Edwards**, Elizabeth Godin, Emily Savage, Heather Lindberg, Holly Nance, Jessica Rocheleau, Julie Garcia, Kathryn Dye, Kristen Butela, Lisa Bono, Matthew Mastropaolo, Megan Dennis, Naomi Rowland, Quinn Vega, Regina Alvarez, Rocky Ng, Ruth Plymale, Sergei Markov, Steven Caruso, Tara Stoulig, Tiara Perez, Vassie Ware, Veronique Delesalle, Adam Rudner, Beth Wilkes, Christa Bancroft, Christine Fleischacker, Eric Engstrom, Frederick Baliraine, Hari Kotturi, Jacqueline Washington, James Shanks, Lee Hughes, Matthew Fisher, Pamela Connerly, Patricia Waikel, Sarah Reardon, Sean Coleman, Shallee Page, Swati Agrawal, Tamarah Adair, Thomas Ndolo, Alexandra Jerby, Amanda Freise, Amaya Costas, Christy Fillman, Dane Bowder, Daniel Westholm, Daniel Williams, Ellen Wisner, Jennifer Guerrero, Joseph Stukey, Karen Klyczek, Kari Clase, Maria Gainey, MARY AYUK, Mauricio Antunes, Rebecca Bortz, Steven Cresawn, Suparna Bhalla, Victoria Frost, C. Sunnen, Mitchell Balish, Brett Pickett, Claire Rinehart, Luis Actis, Megan Valentine, Alyssa Gleichsner, Melissa Harrison, Jennifer Broderick, Sally Molloy, Gerry Zegers, Jared Stees, Kara Thoemke, Rodney King, Liz Williams, Jon Mitchell, John Rombold, Kissaou Tchedre, Edwin Vazquez, Sharon Gusky, Elvira Eivazova, Dominique Dotson, Alejandra Mussi, Jacob Kagey, Randy DeJong, Catherine Ward, Rebekah Hare, Kathryn Kohl, Imade Nsa, Tejas Bouklas, Sarah Tolsma, Charlotte Berkes, Melody Neely, Aimee Danley. 2024. Writing Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA). *QUBES Educational Resources*. [doi:10.25334/B5BS-F125](https://doi.org/10.25334/B5BS-F125)
8. C. Pennington, E. Lang, **D. Edwards**, B. Hammack-Brown, A. Kawakami, A. Harris Bozer. 2023. A Virtual Cohort Model for Developing Faculty Scholarship in Early-Career Faculty. *NCURA Magazine 55(6):12-13*.
9. Ian Haines, Jessica Blakely, Ashley Branson, Diana Estrada, Rebeca Fernandez Robles, Katelyn Fitzgerald, Shelby Jeffers, Timyee Leung, Jasmine Munoz, Ashley Olivos, Anayeli Ramirez, Caressa Smith, Justin Spere, Idaleth Tavarez, Isabella Wood, Ethan Zavala, Madison Arrighi, Angelica Coronel-Galindo, Megan K. Dennis, Marlee Goppert, **Dustin Edwards**. 2023. Complete genome sequence of bacteriophage MrAaronian isolated from an *Arthrobacter globiformis* culture. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(12)*. [doi:10.1128/MRA.00778-23](https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00778-23), [PubMed 37933970](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37933970/)
10. David I. Hanauer, Tong Zhang, Mark J. Graham, Sandra D. Adams, Yesmi Patricia Ahumada-Santos, Richard M. Alvey, Mauricio S. Antunes, Mary A. Ayuk, María Elena Báez-Flores, Christa T. Bancroft, Tonya C. Bates, Meghan J. Bechman, Elizabeth Behr, Andrea R. Beyer, Rebecca L. Bortz, Dane M. Bowder, Laura A. Briggs, Victoria Brown-Kennerly, Michael A. Buckholt, Sharon K. Bullock, Kristen A. Butela, Christine A. Byrum, Steven M. Caruso, Catherine P. Chia, Rebecca A. Chong, Hui-Min Chung, Kari L. Clase, Sean T. Coleman, D. Parks Collins, Stephanie B. Conant, Brett M. Condon, Pamela L. Connerly, Bernadette J. Connors, Jennifer E. Cook-Easterwood, Katie E. Crump, Tom D’Elia, Megan K. Dennis, Linda C. DeVeaux, Lautaro Diacovich, Iain Duffy, Nicholas P. Edgington, **Dustin C. Edwards**, Tenny O. G. Egwuatu, Elvira R. Eivazova, Patricia C. Fallest-Strobl, Christy L. Fillman, Ann M. Findley, Emily Fisher, Matthew R. Fisher, Marie P. Fogarty, Amanda C. Freise, Victoria J. Frost, Maria D. Gainey, Amaya M. Garcia Costas, Atenea A. Garza, Hannah E. Gavin, Raffaella Ghittoni, Bryan Gibb, Urszula P. Golebiewska, Anna S. Grinath, Susan M. R. Gurney, Rebekah F. Hare, Steven G. Heninger, John M. Hinz, Lee E. Hughes, Pradeepa Jayachandran, Kristen C. Johnson, Allison A. Johnson, Michelle Kanther, Margaret Kenna, Bridgette L. Kirkpatrick, Karen K. Klyczek, Kathryn P. Kohl, Michael Kuchka, Amber J. LaPeruta, Julia Y. Lee-Soety, Lynn O. Lewis, Heather M. Lindberg, Jaclyn A. Madden, Sergei A. Markov, Matthew D. Mastropaolo, Vinayak Mathur, Sean P. McClory, Evan C. Merkhofer, Julie A. Merkle, Scott F. Michael, Jon C. Mitchell, Sally D. Molloy, Denise L. Monti, María Alejandra Mussi, Holly Nance, Fernando E. Nieto-Fernandez, Jillian C. Nissen, Imade Y. Nsa, Mary G. O’Donnell, Shallee T. Page, Andrea Panagakis, Jesús Ricardo Parra-Unda, Tara A. Pelletier, Tiara G. Perez Morales, Nick T. Peters, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Richard S. Pollenz, Mary L. Preuss, David P. Puthoff, Muideen K. Raifu, Nathan S. Reyna, Claire A. Rinehart, Jessica M. Rocheleau, Ombeline Rossier, Adam D. Rudner, Elizabeth E. Rueschhoff, Amy Ryan, Sanghamitra Saha, Christopher D. Shaffer, Mary Ann V. Smith, Amy B. Sprenkle, Christy L. Strong, C. Nicole Sunnen, Brian P. Tarbox, Louise Temple, Kara R. Thoemke, Michael A. Thomas, Deborah M. Tobiason, Sara S. Tolsma, Julie Torruellas Garcia, Megan S. Valentine, Edwin Vazquez, Robert E. Ward, Catherine M. Ward, Vassie C. Ware, Marcie H. Warner, Jacqueline M. Washington, Daniel E. Westholm, Keith A. Wheaton, Beth M. Wilkes, Elizabeth C. Williams, William H. Biederman, Steven G. Cresawn, Danielle M. Heller, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Graham F. Hatfull, David J. Asai, Viknesh Sivanathan. 2023. Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences. *Frontiers in Education 8*. [doi:10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921](https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921), [PubMed 39687267](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39687267/)
11. Faith Cox, Jason Hardin, Robert Dittmar, **Dustin Edwards**. 2022. Molecular Surveillance for Lymphoproliferative Disease Virus and Reticuloendotheliosis Virus in Rio Grande Wild Turkeys (*Meleagris gallopavo intermedia*) in Texas, USA. *Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(4)*. [doi:10.7589/JWD-D-22-00023](https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00023)
12. Aurod Ounsinegad, Megan Ashcraft, Emily Bliss, Dasire Brawley, Grace Clements, Austin Densmore, Alexis Gastin, Marisol Luciano, Cole Moore, Virginia Munoz, Aryana Pernarelli, Maci Pitner, Esmae Velsen, Kara Wiggam, Marlee Goppert, **Dustin Edwards**. 2022. Complete Genome Sequence of Bacteriophage Loca, Isolated on a *Microbacterium foliorum* Culture. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(10)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00783-22](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00783-22), [PubMed 36066260](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36066260/)
13. Bianca Willis, Camille Trautman, Faith Cox, Tiffany Lujan, Jason Hardin, Robert Dittmar, Camila Romano, Jeff Brady, **Dustin Edwards**. 2022. Genome Sequence of Fowlpox Virus-Integrated Reticuloendotheliosis Virus from a Rio Grande Wild Turkey (*Meleagris gallopavo intermedia*). *Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(6)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00174-22](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00174-22), [PubMed 35575555](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35575555/)
14. Bianca Willis, Brittany Stewart, Faith Cox, Tiffany Lujan, Holly Haefele, Camila Romano, Jeff Brady, **Dustin Edwards**. 2022. Near-Complete Proviral Genome Sequence of Reticuloendotheliosis Virus Isolated from an Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (*Tympanuchus cupido attwateri*). *Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(4)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00173-22](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00173-22), [PubMed 35319244](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35319244/)
15. Skyler Adams, Gabrielle Spotz, Riley Babcock, Chloe Butler, Samantha Conger, Madison Crew, Stephanie Garcia, Joanna Gonzalez, Jocelyn Hodges, Alondra Martinez, Samuel Munoz, Chloe O’Grady, Abigail Quirl, Kristin Sefcik, Tanner Taylor, Gustavo Vazquez, Faith Cox, **Dustin Edwards**. 2022. Complete Genome Sequence of Bacteriophage Fizzles, Isolated from *Microbacterium foliorum*. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(1)*. [doi:10.1128/MRA.01077-21](https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01077-21), [PubMed 34989620](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34989620/)
16. David I. Hanauer, Mark J. Graham, Rachel J. Arnold, Mary A. Ayuk, Mitchell F. Balish, Andrea R. Beyer, Kristen A. Butela, Christine A. Byrum, Catherine P. Chia, Hui-Min Chung, Kari L. Clase, Stephanie Conant, Roy J. Coomans, Tom D’Elia, Jason Diaz, Arturo Diaz, Jean A. Doty, Nicholas P. Edgington, **Dustin C. Edwards**, Elvira Eivazova, Christine B. Emmons, Kayla M. Fast, Emily J. Fisher, Christine L. Fleischacker, Gregory D. Frederick, Amanda C. Freise, Maria D. Gainey, Chris R. Gissendanner, Urszula P. Golebiewska, Nancy A. Guild, Heather L. Hendrickson, Christopher D. Herren, Margaret S. Hopson-Fernandes, Lee E. Hughes, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Allison A. Johnson, Bridgette L. Kirkpatrick, Karen K. Klyczek, Ann P. Koga, Hari Kotturi, Janine LeBlanc-Straceski, Julia Y. Lee-Soety, Justin E. Leonard, Matthew D. Mastropaolo, Evan C. Merkhofer, Scott F. Michael, Jon C. Mitchell, Swarna Mohan, Denise L. Monti, Christos Noutsos, Imade Y. Nsa, Nick T. Peters, Ruth Plymale, Richard S. Pollenz, Megan L. Porter, Claire A. Rinehart, German Rosas-Acosta, Joseph F. Ross, Michael R. Rubin, Anne E. Scherer, Stephanie C. Schroeder, Christopher D. Shaffer, Amy B. Sprenkle, C. Nicole Sunnen, Sarah J. Swerdlow, Deborah Tobiason, Sara S. Tolsma, Philippos K. Tsourkas, Robert E. Ward, Vassie C. Ware, Marcie H. Warner, Jacqueline M. Washington, Kristi M. Westover, Simon J. White, JoAnn L. Whitefleet-Smith, Daniel C. Williams, Michael J. Wolyniak, Jill H. Zeilstra-Ryalls, David J. Asai, Graham F. Hatfull, Viknesh Sivanathan. 2022. Instructional Models for Course-Based Research Experience (CRE) Teaching. *CBE—Life Sciences Education 21(1)*. [doi:10.1187/cbe.21-03-0057](https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-03-0057), [PubMed 34978921](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34978921/)
17. Ashley Suris, Selina Alvarado, Tommy Butler, Carlos Canales, Matthew Castro, Julia Gaston, Marlee Goppert, Raylon Huckaby, Jesse Laposky, Jessica Lee, Elizabeth Mullins, Damla Ustundag, Josue Zuniga, Faith Cox, **Dustin Edwards**. 2021. Complete Genome Sequence of Bacteriophage IndyLu, Isolated from a *Microbacterium foliorum* Culture. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(50)*. [doi:10.1128/MRA.01079-21](https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01079-21), [PubMed 34913713](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34913713/)
18. Swati Agrawal, Sara Anderson, **Dustin Edwards**, Bryan Gibb, Matthew Mastropaolo. 2021. Understanding Restriction Enzyme Digests. *QUBES Educational Resources*. [doi:10.25334/8CXE-6883](https://doi.org/10.25334/8CXE-6883)
19. Faith Cox, Tiffany Lujan, Matthew Bristerpostma, Rheaven Sandoval, Haze Murphy, Leah Dowell, Jaime Merrill, Julie Edwards, **Dustin Edwards**. 2021. Complete Genome Sequences of *Mycobacterium* Phages Tripl3t and Zeuska. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(32)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00558-21](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00558-21), [PubMed 34382828](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34382828/)
20. Faith Cox, Josh Katuri, Megan Adams, Danielle Bachhofer, Ashleigh Cooper, Jessica Doty, Miranda Fuentes, Leeila Hanson, Travis Miller, Jonathan Musgrave, Aleksey Palumbo, Camille Trautman, Julie Edwards, **Dustin Edwards**. 2021. Complete Genome Sequence of Mycobacteriophage Joy99. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(32)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.00556-21](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00556-21), [PubMed 34382830](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34382830/)
21. Giovana S. Caleiro, Cristina F. Nunes, Paulo R. Urbano, Karin Kirchgatter, Jansen de Araujo, Edison Luiz Durigon, Luciano M. Thomazelli, Brittany M. Stewart, **Dustin C. Edwards**, Camila M. Romano. 2020. Detection of Reticuloendotheliosis Virus in Muscovy Ducks, Wild Turkeys, and Chickens in Brazil. *Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56(3):631*. [doi:10.7589/2019-04-088](https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-04-088)
22. Tiffany Lee, Michaela Aguirre, Shey Andrews, Kayla Bahr, Abigail Ballard, Matthew Bristerpostma, Faith Cox, Leah Dowell, David Kiker, Tiffany Lujan, Stacy Luka, Abbigal Ramirez, Rheaven Sandoval, Kenneth Underhill, Haze Murphy, Cecilia Cabrera, **Dustin Edwards**. 2019. Complete Genome Sequence of Bacteriophage Finny, Isolated from a *Microbacterium foliorum* Culture. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 8(40)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.01039-19](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01039-19), [PubMed 31582442](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31582442/)
23. Travis Miller, Danielle Bachhofer, Ashleigh Cooper, Jessica Doty, Josh Katuri, Jonathan Musgrave, Aleksey Palumbo, Heidi Spann, Amanda Stone, Keith Emmert, Julie Edwards, Jesse Meik, James Pierce, **Dustin Edwards**. 2019. Complete Genome Sequence of Cluster O *Mycobacterium smegmatis* Bacteriophage Ryadel. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 8(13)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.01594-18](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01594-18), [PubMed 30923246](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30923246/)
24. Brittany Stewart, Camille Trautman, Faith Cox, Heidi Spann, Jason Hardin, Robert Dittmar, **Dustin Edwards**. 2019. Survey of Reticuloendotheliosis Virus in Wild Turkeys (*Meleagris gallopavo*) in Texas, USA. *Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(3):689*. [doi:10.7589/2018-08-187](https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-08-187)
25. Brittany Stewart, Megan Adams, Miranda Fuentes, Leeila Hanson, Esperanza Sandoval, Mario Tovar, Camille Trautman, Bianca Willis, Keith Emmert, Julie Edwards, Jesse Meik, James Pierce, **Dustin Edwards**. 2018. Complete Genome Sequence of Cluster A1 *Mycobacterium smegmatis* Bacteriophage Arlo. *Microbiology Resource Announcements 7(16)*. [doi:10.1128/mra.01242-18](https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01242-18), [PubMed 30533744](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30533744/)
26. Jocelyn Turpin, Chloé Journo, Nga Ling Ko, Flore Sinet, Alexandre Carpentier, Amandine Galioot, **Dustin Edwards**, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Louis Gazzolo, Madeleine Duc Dodon, Antoine Gessain, Fatah Kashanchi, Ivan Balansard, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux. 2015. Discovery and Characterization of Auxiliary Proteins Encoded by Type 3 Simian T-Cell Lymphotropic Viruses. *Journal of Virology 89(2):931-951*. [doi:10.1128/jvi.02150-14](https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02150-14), [PubMed 25355890](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25355890/)
27. Cynthia A. Pise-Masison, Maria Fernanda de Castro-Amarante, Yoshimi Enose-Akahata, R. Cody Buchmann, Claudio Fenizia, Robyn Washington Parks, **Dustin Edwards**, Martina Fiocchi, Luiz Carlos Alcantara, Izabela Bialuk, Jhanelle Graham, Jean-Claude Walser, Katherine McKinnon, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Antoine Gessain, David Venzon, Steven Jacobson, Genoveffa Franchini. 2014. Co-dependence of HTLV-1 p12 and p8 Functions in Virus Persistence. *PLoS Pathogens 10(11)\:e1004454*. [doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004454](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004454), [PubMed 25375128](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25375128/)
28. **Dustin Edwards**, Risaku Fukumoto, Maria Fernanda de Castro-Amarante, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Robyn Washington Parks, Cynthia Pise-Masison, Genoveffa Franchini. 2014. Palmitoylation and p8-Mediated Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Transmission. *Journal of Virology 88(4):2319-2322*. [doi:10.1128/jvi.03444-13](https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.03444-13), [PubMed 24284316](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24284316/)
29. Claudio Fenizia, Martina Fiocchi, Kathryn Jones, Robyn Washington Parks, Michele Ceribelli, Sebastien A. Chevalier, **Dustin Edwards**, Francis Ruscetti, Cynthia A. Pise-Masison, Genoveffa Franchini. 2014. Human T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Virus Type 1 p30, but Not p12/p8, Counteracts Toll-Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) and TLR4 Signaling in Human Monocytes and Dendritic Cells. *Journal of Virology 88(1):393-402*. [doi:10.1128/jvi.01788-13](https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01788-13), [PubMed 24155397](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24155397/)
30. Thessika Hialla Almeida Araujo, Leandro Inacio Souza-Brito, Pieter Libin, Koen Deforche, **Dustin Edwards**, Antonio Eduardo de Albuquerque-Junior, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Bernardo Galvao-Castro, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara. 2012. A Public HTLV-1 Molecular Epidemiology Database for Sequence Management and Data Mining. *PLoS ONE 7(9)\:e42123*. [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042123](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042123), [PubMed 22970114](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22970114/)
31. **Dustin Edwards**, Claudio Fenizia, Heather Gold, Maria Fernanda de Castro-Amarante, Cody Buchmann, Cynthia A. Pise-Masison, Genoveffa Franchini. 2011. Orf-I and Orf-II-Encoded Proteins in HTLV-1 Infection and Persistence. *Viruses 3(6):861-885*. [doi:10.3390/v3060861](https://doi.org/10.3390/v3060861), [PubMed 21994758](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21994758/)
32. **Dustin C. Edwards**, Katherine M. McKinnon, Claudio Fenizia, Kyung-Jin Jung, John N. Brady, Cynthia A. Pise-Masison. 2011. Inhibition of Geranylgeranyl Transferase-I Decreases Cell Viability of HTLV-1-Transformed Cells. *Viruses 3(10):1815-1835*. [doi:10.3390/v3101815](https://doi.org/10.3390/v3101815), [PubMed 22069517](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22069517/)
33. **Dustin C. Edwards**, Susan J. Marriott. 2008. Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Tax Relieves Repression of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Gene Expression. *Journal of Virology 82(23):11714-11722*. [doi:10.1128/jvi.00356-08](https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00356-08), [PubMed 18799587](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18799587/)
34. **Dustin C. Edwards**, Susan J. Marriott. 2007. RNA Tumour Viruses. *The Cancer Handbook*. [doi:10.1002/9780470025079.chap06.pub2](https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470025079.chap06.pub2)

## Grants

43 awards totaling $636,564, newest first. Where a student shares an award, this says "with a student researcher" instead of a name.

- **2026** $3,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2025** $1,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2024** $2,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2024** $12,000, Lignium Energy
- **2024** $1,314, Provost's Student Research and Creative Activities Travel Grant, Tarleton State University
- **2023** $100,000, Hatch Multistate Equipment Grant
- **2023** $2,125, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- **2023** $100,522, National Wild Turkey Federation
- **2023** $1,000, Provost's Student Research and Creative Activities Travel Grant, Tarleton State University
- **2022** $2,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2022** $115,000, National Wild Turkey Federation
- **2022** $57,419.74, Presidential Excellence in Research Scholars Grant, Tarleton State University
- **2022** $2,500, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2021** $2,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2021** $24,380, Presidential Excellence in Research Scholars Grant, Tarleton State University
- **2021** $16,936, FIERCE Award, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2021** $2,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2020** $3,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2020** $4,000, FYRE Award, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2020** $1,025, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with Phage Discovery Program
- **2020** $612, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2020** $8,500, SEA-GENES, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2019** $1,500, SEA-PHAGES, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2019** $87,205, Barton Springs Salamander Conservation Fund, City of Austin/U.S. Fish and Wildlife
- **2019** $2,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2019** $516.63, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with Phage Discovery Program
- **2019** $340, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2019** $6,000, Office of Academic Affairs, Tarleton State University
- **2018** $4,975, Faculty-Student Research and Creative Activity Internal Grant
- **2018** $3,383.50, Office of Academic Affairs, Tarleton State University
- **2018** $2,000, Office of Academic Affairs, Tarleton State University
- **2018** $5,000, SEA-PHAGES, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2018** $4,000, FYRE Award, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2018** $748.50, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2017** $1,467.63, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2017** $2,500, Horizons Award, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2017** $10,000, SEA-PHAGES, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2016** $3,000, Student Research Grants, Tarleton State University, with student researchers
- **2016** $270, Student Travel Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2016** $1,000, Student Research Grant, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2016** $1,000, Undergraduate Research Assistantship, Tarleton State University, with a student researcher
- **2015** $16,500, Office of Academic Affairs, Tarleton State University
- **2015** $20,824, Organized Research Grant, Tarleton State University

## Fellowships and awards

- **2023** Invited Speaker/Convener, ASM Microbe. American Society for Microbiology, Houston, TX
- **2020-2021** Millicent and Eugene Goldschmidt Faculty Education Award. Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
- **2019** Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. College of Science and Technology, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Student Success Award. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Student Success Award. College of Science and Technology, Stephenville, TX
- **2015** Summer Grantsmanship School Award (OFR). Stephenville, TX
- **2010** Viruses, Genes and Cancer International Travel Fellowship (CNR). Venice, Italy
- **2009** Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) 2010 (NIH). Bethesda, MD
- **2008-2013** Cancer Research Training Award (NIH), C5DP035809. Bethesda, MD
- **2005-2007** Molecular Virology Training Grant (NIH) Trainee, T32 AI-07471. Houston, TX

## Invited talks

The CV lists 26 international and 170 national and regional presentations, 2004-2026, most of them posters and talks given by students with Dustin as senior author. Invited talks, seminars and roundtables where Dustin is the lead or only author:

- **2021** Developing a Scholarship Agenda & The Three Pillars of Academia. Tarleton State University CEE Faculty Scholarship Cohort. Virtual
- **2021** (REV)ised: a New Search for Reticuloendotheliosis Virus. Seminar. Texas A&M University - San Antonio. San Antonio, TX
- **2020** Faculty Roundtable: The Great Teaching Debate: To Lecture or Not to Lecture ~ What does an innovative learning experience look like?. Center for Instructional Innovation, Stephenville, TX. With T. Holley, N. Petroff, J. Heller
- **2019** Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences. Deans and Program Directors for University of Texas Medical Branch. Galveston, TX
- **2019** Faculty Roundtable: Teaching Live: Students Connecting their Learning Experiences in the Moment?. Center for Instructional Innovation, Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences: HHMI SEA-PHAGES. Dean's Circle for College of Science and Technology. Stephenville, TX
- **2019** (REV)ised: a New Search for Reticuloendotheliosis Virus. Rio Brazos Master Naturalists. Acton, TX
- **2018** Roundtable: Undergraduate Research and External Funding Mechanisms. Tarleton Student Research and Creative Activities, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Roundtable: Undergraduate Research and Recruitment and Retention. Tarleton Student Research and Creative Activities, Stephenville, TX. With F. Morgan, K. Guay, K. Herrmann, E. Hall, L. Albert
- **2018** Faculty Roundtable: Ways to Engage Undergraduate Research. Center for Instructional Innovation, Stephenville, TX
- **2017** (REV)ised: a New Search for Reticuloendotheliosis Virus. Baylor University Lecture Series, Waco, TX
- **2013** Retroviruses. Infectious Disease and Society. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
- **2012** Retroviruses. Infectious Disease and Society. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
- **2009** Antimicrobial Drugs. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

## Courses taught

- BIOL 4378: Biochemistry Lab (team-taught), Tarleton State University, Spring 2021 to present
- BIOL 3413: Molecular Biology Lab (team-taught), Tarleton State University, Fall 2020 to present
- BIOL 4090-050/060: Science in Society, Tarleton State University, Fall 2019
- BIOL 4090-030: Bioinformatics, Tarleton State University, Spring 2018 to present
- BIOL 4090-010: Virus Isolation, Tarleton State University, Fall 2017 to present
- BIOL 4350 \| BIOL 5086: Vaccines, Tarleton State University, Spring 2016 to Spring 2026
- BIOL 5185: Graduate Seminar in Contemporary Research Topics, Tarleton State University, Spring 2016 to Fall 2021
- BIOL 3380 \| BIOL 5086: Introduction to Virology, Tarleton State University, Fall 2015 to Spring 2025
- BIOL 3103: Genetic Techniques, Tarleton State University, Fall 2015 to Fall 2021
- BIOL 3403/3303: Genetics, Tarleton State University, Spring 2015 to 2025
- BIOL 2300: Cell Biology, Tarleton State University, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024
- BIOL 1406: Biology for Science Majors, Tarleton State University, Fall 2014 to Fall 2016
- BIOL 1100: Transitioning to University Studies in Biomedical Sciences, Tarleton State University, Fall 2014 to Fall 2016
- BIOL 420: Vaccines, George Mason University, Spring 2014
- BIOL 382: Introduction to Virology, George Mason University, Fall 2013

## Students mentored

Shown as counts; the CV names each student.

### BSL-2 laboratory research mentoring

- **2015-2026** 19 students: Research students and trainees. BSL-2 laboratory research. Tarleton State University. Projects across all 23 laboratory students (Tarleton, NIH and Baylor) include the discovery of novel bacteriophages for nontuberculous mycobacteria, bacteriophage-delivering hydrogels, pathogen testing in biosolids, protein-protein interactions of cytotoxic phage proteins, bacteriophage anti-CRISPR systems, microbiomes of endangered salamanders, reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) and lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) in wild galliformes in Texas, avian retrovirus qPCR assays, HTLV-1 HBZ, HTLV-1 Orf-I and HTLV-1 Tax. The CV records these students going on to M.D., D.O., M.D./Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs, postdoctoral and research positions, and teaching.
- **2010-2012** 2 students: Research students and trainees. BSL-2 laboratory research. National Institutes of Health
- **2004-2006** 2 students: Research students and trainees. BSL-2 laboratory research. Baylor College of Medicine

### Presidential Honors Program research mentoring

- **2017-2023** 14 students: Honors undergraduates, six cohorts. Presidential Honors Program: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages. Tarleton State University

### Additional research mentoring

- **2026-2027** 36 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2025-2026** 36 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2024-2025** 36 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2023-2024** 25 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2022-2023** 39 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2021-2022** 42 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2020-2021** 37 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics). Tarleton State University
- **2019-2020** 19 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages). Tarleton State University
- **2018-2019** 11 students: Undergraduates. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry lab courses (Cloning and Expression of Bacteriophage Genes). Tarleton State University
- **2018-2019** 17 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages). Tarleton State University
- **2018** 2 students: Undergraduates. Biomedical Sciences lecture courses, ALE (Study of Vaccines Aversion in Rural Populations). Tarleton State University
- **2017-2018** 21 students: Undergraduates. Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages). Tarleton State University
- **2017-2018** 2 students: Interns. Virus Discovery, Genetic Techniques and Phage Discovery Program courses. Tarleton State University
- **2016** 3 students: Undergraduate honors-credit students. Honors credit. Tarleton State University
- **2016** 1 student: Undergraduate. Problems course. Tarleton State University
- **2015-2016** 1 student: Graduate thesis research assistant. Graduate thesis research. Tarleton State University

### Graduate thesis and non-thesis committees

- **2019-present** 8 students: Graduate students. 7 thesis and non-thesis committees, Department of Biological Sciences. Tarleton State University. Including chair of one non-thesis committee (2022-2025).

### Mentored student awards

- **2016-2025** 36 awards: Mentored students. Awards won at research meetings. Tarleton State University. Among them Orville Wyss, Sarah McIntire, Samuel Kaplan and Joan Abramowitz awards at Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology meetings, and awards at Tarleton State University research symposia, the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium, the Texas A&M University System Pathways Symposium, the Texas Academy of Science, the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America, and the World Congress on Virology and Infectious Disease.

## Service

### Department

- **2025** Committee Chair, Search Committee for Chair of Biological Science. Stephenville, TX
- **2024-2025** Faculty Mentor, Biological Sciences. Stephenville, TX
- **2022** Committee Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Biological Science. Stephenville, TX
- **2022** Faculty Advisor, Biotechnology Laboratory Renovations. Stephenville, TX
- **2022** Faculty Advisor, Campus Preview Day. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2021** Committee Member, Search Committee for Lecturer of Biological Science. Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Student Recruitment. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-present** Advisor for Pre-Physical Therapy Students. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-present** Biomedical Sciences Student Orientation Advisor. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015** Student Recruitment. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-2019** Faculty Volunteer, Texan Transition Week. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

### College

- **2023-2024** Committee Member, Tenure and Promotion Criteria Review Committee. COSM, Stephenville, TX
- **2023-present** Committee Member, Faculty Research Committee. COSM, Stephenville, TX
- **2021-2022** Faculty Advisor, STEM Basecamp. COST, Stephenville, TX
- **2020-2022** Faculty Advisor, STEM Scholars Program. COST, Stephenville, TX
- **2019-2021** Presentation Judge for Math Day. Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Poster Judge for College of Science and Technology Research Symposium. Stephenville, TX
- **2018** COST Faculty Awards Deliberation. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2017** Advisor for Science Olympiad. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-2016** Tarleton Joint Admissions Medical Program (JAMP). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-present** Tarleton Health Professions Advisory Committee (THPAC). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

### University

- **2025-present** Committee Member, University Curriculum Committee. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2025** Committee Chair, Search Committee for Senior Research Compliance Administrator. Stephenville, TX
- **2025** Committee Member, Search Committee for Director of Instructional Development and Course Design. Stephenville, TX
- **2025** University Online Task Force. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2024-2025** Committee Member, Search Committee for Executive Director for Research Regulatory Compliance. Stephenville, TX
- **2023-2024** Faculty Mentor, Center for Educational Excellence. Stephenville, TX
- **2020** Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee for Dean of Libraries. Stephenville, TX
- **2020** Committee Member, McKenzie Family Endowed Research Professorship Selection. Stephenville, TX
- **2020** Committee Member, University Level Faculty Awards Selection Committee. Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee for Education Technology. Stephenville, TX
- **2019-present** Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018-present** Lead Investigator, Biosafety Investigations. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018-2021** Faculty-Student Research Advisory Board. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Student Evaluation of Instruction Task Force. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Ad Hoc Committee to revise Faculty Senate Constitution. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Undergraduate Student Presentation Judge, TSU Research Symposium. Stephenville, TX
- **2017-2018** Committee Member, Institutional Review Board. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2017-present** Honors College Faculty Member. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2016-present** Committee Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2016** Committee Member, Piper Professor Awards Committee
- **2016** Graduate Student Presentation Judge, TSU Research Symposium. Stephenville, TX
- **2016** Research and Scholarship Appreciation Week Planning Workgroup. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2016-2019** Department Representative, Biological Sciences, Faculty Senate. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2016-2019** Faculty Advisor, TSU Service Day. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015-present** Faculty Advisor, Alpha Epsilon Delta. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015** Commencement Marshal. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015** Graduate Faculty Member. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2014** Graduate Student Oral Presentation Judge, TSU Research Symposium. Stephenville, TX

### Professional

- **2025** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall Meeting. Tyler, TX
- **2025-present** Reviewer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute SEA SM\*ART. Chevy Chase, MD
- **2025** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. Cedar Hill, TX
- **2025** Archivist, Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
- **2024** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall Meeting. Galveston, TX
- **2024** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. Cedar Hill, TX
- **2023** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall Meeting. Stephenville, TX
- **2023** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. Abilene, TX
- **2023** Facilitator, Bioinformatics Training, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Chevy Chase, MD
- **2022** Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. virtual
- **2021-present** Sub-committees, Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
- **2021** Oral Presentation Judge for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. virtual
- Organizer, Fourth Annual South Central SEA-PHAGES Symposium (canceled). Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Poster Judge for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. New Braunfels, TX
- **2018** Poster Judge for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. New Braunfels, TX
- **2017-present** Science Education Alliance Faculty Member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Chevy Chase, MD
- **2016-present** Editorial Board for the journal Intervirology
- **2016** Poster Judge for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting. New Braunfels, TX
- **2016-present** Peer Reviewer for the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
- **2014-2015** Award Committee, International Retrovirology Association. Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique
- **2013** Poster Judge for the 16th International Conference on Human Retrovirology. Montreal, Canada
- **2013-present** Peer Reviewer for the journal Frontiers in Microbiology
- **2012-2013** Award Committee, International Retrovirology Association. Leuven, Belgium
- **2009-2015** Executive Committee, International Retrovirology Association. Washington, DC
- **2010** Reviewer for the Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) 2011 (NIH). Bethesda, MD
- **2007** Abstract Manager, 13th International Conference on Human Retrovirology. Published in AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 23:581-666, 2007. Hakone, Japan
- **2006-2015** Website Administrator for the International Retrovirology Association

### Community

- **2025** Coach, Community Sports and Activities
- **2018-2019** STEM+C Science Outreach, Morgan Mill School District
- **2018** STEM+C Science Outreach, Tolar School District
- **2016-2019** STEM+C Science Outreach, Bluff Dale School District
- **2015-2019** Adopt-A-Highway Community Roadside Clean-up
- **2013-2014** Animal Exhibit Education Interpreter, Smithsonian's National Zoological Garden / Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ). Washington, DC

### Compensated professional consulting

- **2025** Work Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2021** Editor, BioScience Writers. Houston, TX
- **2020** Focus Group, Virus Discovery CURE, Yale University. New Haven, CT
- **2020-2023** External Reviewer, Faculty Grant Program, University of Central Oklahoma. Edmond, OK

### Professional memberships

- International Retrovirology Association
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Society for Microbiology Texas Branch
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Alliance

## Professional development

- **2025** SEA Faculty Meeting. HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD
- **2024** SEA Faculty Meeting. HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD
- **2023** SEA Faculty Meeting. HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD
- **2022** Review2Improve Gene Annotation Workshop. HHMI, Virtual
- **2021** Rubrics: Communicating High Expectations. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2021** Bacteriophage Genetics Workshop. HHMI, Virtual
- **2020** PECAAN Bioinformatics Workshop. HHMI and Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- **2020** HyFlex Training, CII/CEE. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2020** Bacteriophage Genetics Workshop. HHMI, Virtual
- **2019** Best Practices for Teaching an Online Course, CII. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2019** Institutional Biosafety Committee Training (IBC). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Genome Annotation Workshop. HHMI and University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- **2018** Applied Learning Experience Training. Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Genome Announcements Workshop. HHMI, Chevy Chase, VA
- **2018** Institutional Biosafety Committee Training (IBC). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2018** Institutional Review Board Training (IRB). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2017** Bioinformatics Workshop. HHMI, Chevy Chase, VA
- **2017** Virus Isolation Workshop. HHMI, Baltimore, MD
- **2017** Transmission Electron Microscopy Training. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- **2017** Entering Mentoring: Training the Next Generation of Scientists. Chevy Chase, VA
- **2017** Site Visit for Virus Isolation. Baylor University, Waco, TX
- **2017** Conference of Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. Houston, TX
- **2015** Institutional Animal Care and Use Training (IACUC). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
- **2015** Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX