Associate Department Head for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Ecology and Conservation Biology (ECCB page)

Editor-in-Chief – Plant Ecology – An International Journal – Springer Sciences; 2014-present (previously served as Associate Editor; 2010-2014)

Peer-reviewed >150 manuscripts/proposals for over 60 scientific journals, publishers and funding agencies

Memberships in Professional Societies:

• Ecological Society of America
• Botanical Society of America
• Society for Range Management
• Society for Ecological Restoration
• International Association for Vegetation Science
• Association for Fire Ecology
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations

Texas Department of Agriculture – Prescribed Burn Board Member/Expert Representative (2016-2022)

Great Plains Fire Summit – Planning Committee & Presenter (2024 biannual regional meeting)

 

Texas A&M University/Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology Affiliations:

Applied Biodiversity Science Program – Participating Faculty

Interdisciplinary Research Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – Core Faculty Member

Student Guild for the Society for Ecological Restoration – Faculty Advisor and Founding Member

Hispanic Leadership Program in Agriculture and Natural Resources – Participating Faculty

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority PhD Program – Participating Faculty

ECCB Tenure and Promotion Committee (& post-tenure review sub-committee member)

ECCB Departmental Bylaws Committee

ECCB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Numerous ECCB/ESSM New Faculty Search Committees

ECCB Accreditation Team for the Society of American Forestry Degree Programs (2022-23)