Curriculum Vitae · Fall 2026

Dustin Edwards, Ph.D.

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

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Publications
3Publications per year, 2005 to 2026: most in 2022, with 6.
Grants
4Grants per year, 2005 to 2026: most in 2018 and 2019, with 6.$203,647 awarded
Students mentored
105Students in one-year cohorts per year, 2005 to 2026: most in 2021, with 42.summed across listings

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Appointments 3

Positions

  1. 2020-2025

    Associate Professor

    Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University

Administrative and leadership

  1. 2020-2024

    Senior Faculty Fellow/Asst Director of Scholar Development

    Center for Educational Excellence, Tarleton State University

    Responsibilities

    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
  2. 2019-present

    Chair of Institutional Biosafety Committee

    Tarleton State University

    Responsibilities

    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

Publications 3

  1. 2023

    A Virtual Cohort Model for Developing Faculty Scholarship in Early-Career Faculty

    C. Pennington, E. Lang, D. Edwards and 3 more

    NCURA Magazine 55(6):12-13

    Co-author

    Citation and all 6 authors

    Citation

    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.

    Authors

    C. Pennington, E. Lang, D. Edwards, B. Hammack-Brown, A. Kawakami, A. Harris Bozer

  2. 2023

    Complete genome sequence of bacteriophage MrAaronian isolated from an Arthrobacter globiformis culture

    Ian Haines, Jessica Blakely, Ashley Branson, ... Dustin Edwards and 17 more

    Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(12)

    Senior author · Bacteriophages

    Abstract, citation and all 21 authors

    Citation

    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). https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00778-23

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    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

  3. 2023

    Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences

    David I. Hanauer, Tong Zhang, Mark J. Graham, ... Dustin C. Edwards and 140 more

    Frontiers in Education 8

    Co-author · Science education

    Abstract, citation and all 144 authors

    Citation

    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 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. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

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    Authors

    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

Grants 4

  1. 2023

    $100,000Hatch Multistate Equipment Grant

    Recipient

  2. 2023

    $2,125Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

    Recipient

  3. 2023

    $100,522National Wild Turkey Federation

    Recipient

  4. 2023

    $1,000Provost's Student Research and Creative Activities Travel Grant

    Tarleton State University

    Recipient

Fellowships and awards 1

  1. 2023

    Invited Speaker/Convener, ASM Microbe

    American Society for Microbiology, Houston, TX

    Recipient

Courses taught 8

  1. 2021-present

    BIOL 4378: Biochemistry Lab (team-taught)

    Tarleton State University, Spring 2021 to present

    Instructor

  2. 2020-present

    BIOL 3413: Molecular Biology Lab (team-taught)

    Tarleton State University, Fall 2020 to present

    Instructor

  3. 2018-present

    BIOL 4090-030: Bioinformatics

    Tarleton State University, Spring 2018 to present

    Instructor

  4. 2017-present

    BIOL 4090-010: Virus Isolation

    Tarleton State University, Fall 2017 to present

    Instructor

  5. 2016-2026

    BIOL 4350 | BIOL 5086: Vaccines

    Tarleton State University, Spring 2016 to Spring 2026

    Instructor

  6. 2015-2025

    BIOL 3380 | BIOL 5086: Introduction to Virology

    Tarleton State University, Fall 2015 to Spring 2025

    Instructor

  7. 2015-2025

    BIOL 3403/3303: Genetics

    Tarleton State University, Spring 2015 to 2025

    Instructor

  8. 2014-2024

    BIOL 2300: Cell Biology

    Tarleton State University, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024

    Instructor

Students mentored 6

Counts only: the CV names each student, and this page never does.

BSL-2 laboratory research mentoring

  1. 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.

    Mentor · Bacteriophages · Retroviruses

Presidential Honors Program research mentoring

  1. 2017-2023

    14 students: Honors undergraduates, six cohorts

    Presidential Honors Program: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages

    Tarleton State University

    Mentor · Bacteriophages

Additional research mentoring

  1. 2023-2024

    25 students: Undergraduates

    Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics)

    Tarleton State University

    Mentor · Bacteriophages

  2. 2022-2023

    39 students: Undergraduates

    Phage Discovery Program research courses (Discovery and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages and Bacteriophage Genetics)

    Tarleton State University

    Mentor · Bacteriophages

Graduate thesis and non-thesis committees

  1. 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).

    Member

Mentored student awards

  1. 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.

    Mentor

Service 20

Department

  1. 2015-present

    Advisor for Pre-Physical Therapy Students

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Advisor

  2. 2015-present

    Biomedical Sciences Student Orientation Advisor

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Advisor

College

  1. 2023-2024

    Committee Member, Tenure and Promotion Criteria Review Committee

    COSM, Stephenville, TX

    Member

  2. 2023-present

    Committee Member, Faculty Research Committee

    COSM, Stephenville, TX

    Member

  3. 2015-present

    Tarleton Health Professions Advisory Committee (THPAC)

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Member

University

  1. 2023-2024

    Faculty Mentor, Center for Educational Excellence

    Stephenville, TX

    Mentor

  2. 2019-present

    Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Chair

  3. 2018-present

    Lead Investigator, Biosafety Investigations

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

  4. 2017-present

    Honors College Faculty Member

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Member

  5. 2016-present

    Committee Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Member

  6. 2015-present

    Faculty Advisor, Alpha Epsilon Delta

    Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX

    Advisor

Professional

  1. 2023

    Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall Meeting

    Stephenville, TX

    Organizer

  2. 2023

    Organizer for Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting

    Abilene, TX

    Organizer

  3. 2023

    Facilitator, Bioinformatics Training, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, MD

  4. 2021-present

    Sub-committees, Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology

    Member

  5. 2017-present

    Science Education Alliance Faculty Member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, MD

    Member · Science education

  6. 2016-present

    Editorial Board for the journal Intervirology

    Editor

  7. 2016-present

    Peer Reviewer for the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

    Reviewer · Retroviruses

  8. 2013-present

    Peer Reviewer for the journal Frontiers in Microbiology

    Reviewer

Compensated professional consulting

  1. 2020-2023

    External Reviewer, Faculty Grant Program, University of Central Oklahoma

    Edmond, OK

    Reviewer

Professional development 1

  1. 2023

    SEA Faculty Meeting

    HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD

    Participant · Science education

268 entries from the Fall 2026 CV. Each paper follows its journal record at Crossref and has its own page under Publications.