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CURRICULUM VITA Christopher W. Theodorakis
Work: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences Program PO Box 1651 Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA
phone: 618-650-5235 fax: 806-650-3174 e-mail: website : www.siue.edu/~ctheodo/
Languages spoken: English, Spanish (beginning level), German (beginning level)
EDUCATION
1989-1994 University of Tennessee Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Major: Life Sciences (Molecular Toxicology concentration) Dissertation: Interpretation of toxicological data in an ecological setting: Physiological, molecular and population genetic effects of genotoxicants on fish. Course work: Environmental toxicology, environmental policy making, molecular biology, biochemical techniques, analytical instrumentation, histology, multivariate statistics, health physics, population biology.
1984-1988 Ohio State University Degree: Master of Science Major: Zoology (Behavioral Ecology concentration) Thesis: Size segregation and effects of oddity on predation risk in minnow schools. Course work: Ecology, animal behavior, parametric and nonparametric statistics, sampling theory, wildlife biology, fish biology.
1980-1984 University of Illinois Degree: Bachelor of Science Major: Ecology and Evolution Course work: Biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, genetics, ecology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, evolution, physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, marine biology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-present Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences Program Edwardsville, IL 62026 Position: Assistant professor Duties: Teach majors and non-majors biology, environmental health, and ecological risk assessment classes; advise undergraduate students; develop and create lectures and exams; publish original research; oversee quality assurance requirements of research projects; acquire extramural funding; develop and manage research project budget and account for the expenditures of such budgets; plan, organize, direct, participate in, and coordinate multidisciplinary and cooperative group projects; allocate funds and personnel to meet the requirements of multi-investigator, SERDP-funded risk assessments; write quarterly and final reports for research sponsors; develop Standard Operating Procedures and research protocols; recruit employees and students; manage personnel in an ethnically and culturally diverse staff, including conducting annual evaluations, establishing research priorities, assigning tasks, and resolving conflicts; serve on departmental, university, and graduate student committees (including Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee); develop and perform independent research projects; review and critique articles submitted for publication and research proposals; present results at national meetings; supervise graduate student education.
1999-2005 Texas Tech University The Institute of Environmental and Human Health Lubbock Texas Position: Assistant professor, assistant section leader, Aquatic Toxicology Section Duties: Teach principles of toxicology, aquatic toxicology, and molecular toxicology classes; develop and create lectures and exams; publish original research; oversee quality assurance requirements of research projects; ensure adherence to Good Laboratory Practice regulations; oversee and manage aquatic toxicology laboratory; ensure employee training in animal care and use, chemical hygiene, and Good Laboratory Practice training; acquire extramural funding; develop and manage research project budget and account for the expenditures of such budgets; plan, organize, direct, participate in, and coordinate multidisciplinary and cooperative group projects; allocate funds and personnel to meet the requirements of multi-investigator, SERDP-funded risk assessments; write quarterly and final reports for research sponsors; develop Standard Operating Procedures and research protocols; recruit employees and students; manage personnel in an ethnically and culturally diverse staff, including conducting annual evaluations, establishing research priorities, assigning tasks, and resolving conflicts; serve on departmental, university, and graduate student committees (including Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee); develop and perform independent research projects; review and critique articles submitted for publication and research proposals; present results at national meetings; supervise graduate student education.
1998-1999 Battelle Memorial Institute Battelle Albuquerque Office Albuquerque, NM Position: Ecological Risk Consultant Duties: Assist in the preparation of ecological risk assessments, analyze and interpret field data in the context of ecological risk assessment, assist in writing and reviewing ecological risk assessment documents, apply current EPA models to simulate and predict wildlife exposure dose.
1997-1999 Texas A&M University College Station, TX Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Duties: Manage, supervise and organize routine laboratory operations, direct and supervise student research activities, develop and perform independent research project, review and critique articles submitted for publication, present results at national meetings, supervise student research projects.
1994-1996 Oak Ridge Associated Universities Oak Ridge, TN Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Duties: Manage, supervise and organize routine laboratory operations, direct and supervise student research activities, develop and perform independent research project, review and critique articles submitted for publication, present results at national meetings, supervise student research projects.
1989-1994 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Position: Graduate Research Associate Duties: Develop and perform independent research project, review and critique articles submitted for publication, present results at national meetings.
1988-1989 Ohio State University Lima, OH Position: Instructor Duties: Writing and giving lectures in undergraduate biology, zoology, physiology and anatomy courses, leading laboratory sessions, writing and grading exams.
1988 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Columbus, OH Position: Field Technician Duties: Collect and identify indigenous fish species, operate electroshocking device, boat maintenance.
1984-1988 Ohio State University Columbus, OH Position: Graduate Teaching Associate Duties: Lead laboratory and discussion sessions for undergraduate biology, zoology, physiology, and anatomy courses, write and grade exams, tutor students.
PROFFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Associate Editor, Ecotoxicology Associate Editor, Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery (journal no longer in press)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Chairman, Departmental Graduate Student Acceptance Committee (former, Texas Tech University) Departmental Graduate Curriculum Committee (former, Texas Tech University) Departmental Animal Facility Development Committee University Animal Care and Use Committee (former, Texas Tech University) Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Department of Biology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Four years experience conducting research projects under strict quality assurance/quality control guidelines following Good Laboratory Practice regulations.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Aquatic and amphibian ecotoxicology; biomonitoring and ecological risk assessment; evolutionary toxicology; reproductive and developmental toxicology; gene expression; biomarkers of environmental contamination, genetic and molecular toxicology; behavioral ecology; population genetics; phylogeography; landscape genetics; ecotoxicology of toxic cyanobacteria; integration of toxicological effects across various scales and levels of biological organization (molecular/biochemical/genetic effects; fitness traits; community structure, diversity, and biotic indices; population and population genetic effects; landscape structure; climate and climate change); interaction between UV radiation and chemical stressors; effects of multiple stressors or organisms, populations, and communities; integration of ecosystem and human health; fish and wildlife as sentinels of human health risks.
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
C.W. Theodorakis. Spatially-Explicit Assessments of Genetic Biodiversity and Dispersal in Gopher Tortoises and Gopher Frogs for Evaluation of Habitat Fragmentation at DoD Sites. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). $100,000.
C.W. Theodorakis, G.P. Cobb, E. Caraway. Acute And Developmental Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Fish and Frogs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. $374,999.
S. Marshall Adams, C.W. Theodorakis et al. Development and application of a physiological-based framework for assessing the biological significance of military activities on threatened and endangered animal species. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. $85,000.
C.W. Theodorakis. Effect of thyroid endocrine disruptors on gene expression, thyroid homeostasis, and reproduction in amphibians and fish. National Science Foundation. $16,000.
S. McMurry, W. P. Dayawansa , L. Smith, D. Willis, C. Martin, K. Dixon, C. Theodorakis. Interactions among climate, humans, and playa wetlands on the Southern Great Plains. Environmental Protection Agency. $899,995
S. Diamond and C.W. Theodorakis. A new, non-invasive technique to investigate contaminant levels in Stellar sea lions. Texas Tech University. $20,000.
R.J. Kendall, P.N. Smith, T.A. Anderson, S. McMurry, K. Dixon, M. Hooper, G. Cobb, C. Theodorakis, A. Jackson, and E. Smith. Risk Based Approaches for Improved Toxic Chemical Management for Integrated Environmental and Human Health Issues in the Department of Defense: Aquatic Toxicology. Department of Defense, $124,000
T. Anderson, P. Smith, S. McMurry, K. Dixon, A. Jackson, C. Theodorakis, and J. Carr. Bosque and Leon River Watershed Study, Aquatic Toxicology. Texas Brazos River Authority, $257,062.
C.W. Theodorakis. Spatially-Explicit Assessments of Genetic Biodiversity and Dispersal in Gopher Tortoises and Gopher Frogs for Evaluation of Habitat Fragmentation at DoD Sites. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). $100,000.
C.W. Theodorakis, G.P. Cobb, E. Caraway. Acute And Developmental Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Fish and Frogs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. $374,999.
EXPERIENCE IN RELEVANT TECHNIQUES
Differential display, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing, gene expression assays, DNA/RNA purification, agarose, polyacrylamide, and starch gel electrophoresis, Southern/northern blotting, cloning of PCR products, DNA sequencing, flow cytometry, assays of enzyme activity, computer programming in BASIC, collection and identification of fish by electroshocking and seining, high pressure liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and analysis of population genetics using mitochondrial DNA, microsatellites, amplified restriction length polymorphisms, and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA, operation of electroshocking boat and backpack electroshockers, field collection of aquatic invertebrates.
PRESENTATIONS
Theodorakis, C. W., J. Rinchard, and R.J. Kendall. 2005. Thyroid endocrine disruption in stonerollers from perchlorate-contaminated streams in east-central Texas. Ecotoxicology (in press). Oral Presentation, SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. Theodorakis, C.W. 2003. Mechanistic Linkages Between DNA Damage and Higher-Level Effects. Oral Presentation, SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Austin, TX. Theodorakis, C.W. 2002. Population Genetic Structure in Redbreast Sunfish from a Pulp Mill Contaminated River. Poster Presentation, SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah. Theodorakis, C.W. 2002. Role of Molecular Biomarkers in Ecological Risk Assessment. Oral Presentation, SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah. Theodorakis, C.W., P.N. Smith, T.A. Anderson and R.J. Kendall. 2001 Preliminary assessment of perchlorate in ecological receptors at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant (LHAAP), Karnack, Texas. Oral Presentation, SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. Theodorakis, C.W., P.N. Smith, T.A. Anderson and R.J. Kendall. 2001 Preliminary assessment of perchlorate in ecological receptors at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant (LHAAP), Karnack, Texas. Oral Presentation, SETAC Europe, Madrid, Spain. Theodorakis, C.W. and J.W. Bickham. 2000. DNA damage and fin erosion in cichlids from an oil production facility in Guatemala. Oral Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry. Nashville, TN. Theodorakis, C.W. 2000. Natural Selection In Contaminated Environments as Revealed by RAPD Genotypes. Oral Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry. Nashville, TN. Theodorakis, C.W. 2000. Natural selection in contaminated habitats: case studies from the aquatic environment. Oral Presentation, European Environmental Mutagen Society, Budapest, Hungary. Theodorakis, C.W., J.W. Bickham, and P.A Medica. 1999. Integration of genotoxicity and population genetic analysis in kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) exposed to radionuclide contamination. Oral Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Philadelphia, PA. Theodorakis C.W., C.D. Swartz, J.W. Bickham, and S.M. Adams. 1998. Relationship between genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and fish community structure in a contaminated stream. Oral Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC. Theodorakis, C.W., J.W. Bickham, and R.K. Chesser. 1998. Molecular characterization of contaminant-indicative RAPD markers: homology between species, DNA sequence, and development of marker-specific primers. Poster Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicololgy and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1996. Differential survival of mosquitofish exposed to radionuclides is dependant on RAPD genotype. Poster Presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington, DC. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1996. Ultraviolet radiation-specific DNA damage and embryonic viability in sea urchins from Kasitsna Bay, Alaska. Oral presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington, DC. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1996. Genetic ecotoxicology of radionuclides in mosquitofish: An overview. Oral presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington, DC. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1995. Genetic ecotoxicology of radionuclides in mosquitofish: The relationship between DNA strand breaks and genotype. Oral presentation. Second SETAC world Congress, Vancouver, BC. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1993. Allozyme and DNA polymorphisms as revealed by the RAPD technique show differences between radionuclide-contaminated and uncontaminated populations. Poster presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Houston, TX. Theodorakis, C.W. and L.R. Shugart. 1993. DNA strand breaks and their relationship to fecundity in radionuclide-contaminated mosquitofish populations. Oral presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Houston, TX. Theodorakis, C.W., S.J. D'Surney, J.W. Bickham, T.B. Lyne, B.P. Bradley, W.E. Hawkins, W.L. Farkas, J.F. McCarthy and L.R. Shugart. 1992. Sequential expression of biomarkers in bluegill sunfish exposed to contaminated sediment. Poster presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Cincinnati, OH. Theodorakis, C.W., S.J. D'Surney and L.R. Shugart. 1992. Assessing DNA damage in fish blood cells using electrophoresis with agarose plugs. Oral presentation. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Cincinnati, OH. Theodorakis, C.W., S.J. D'Surney, J.W. Bickham, T.B. Lyne, B.P. Bradley, W.E. Hawkins, W.L. Farkas, J.F. McCarthy and L.R. Shug |