Dr Paul Thomas Chippindale

[Dr Paul Chippindale]

Professor, Biology

Last Updated: September 29, 2020

about me

Education

- 1995 PhD in Zoology
  The University of Texas at Austin, 1995
- 1989 MS in Zoology
  University Of Toronto, 1989
- 1986 BS in Biological Sci
  University Of Guelph, 1986

Appointments

- Aug 2008 to Present Professor
  Biology, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Sept 2002 to Aug 2008 Associate Professor
  Biology, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Sept 1996 to Aug 2002 Assistant Professor
  Biology, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Jan 1995 to Aug 1996 Faculty Associate
  Biology, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)

Support & Funding

This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.

- Nov 2017 to Sept 2021 Survey, Collection, and Genetic Assessment of the Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - $19719
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Dec 2009 to Aug 2012 Status of Newly Discovered Cave and Spring Salamanders (Eurycea) in Southern Travis and Northern Hays Counties sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - $23634
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Nov 2007 to May 2010 POPULATION GENETICS, SPECIES BOUNDARIES AND CONSERVATION OF THE JOLLYVILLE PLATEAU SALAMANDER, EURYCEA TONKAWAE______ sponsored by US Fish and Wildlife Service - $114389
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- May 2007 to Aug 2009 Population Genetic Study of the Texas Blind Salamander, Eurycea rathbuni sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - $112680
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Aug 2007 to July 2009 Eurycea Nuclear Marker Project sponsored by Zara Environmental LLC - $7500
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Jan 2005 to Aug 2008 Genetic variation and population structure in the Barton springs salamander, eurycea sosorum sponsored by Austin Community Foundation - $60521
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Feb 2002 to Jan 2006 Phylogenetic relationships and montane species richness in plethodontid salamanders sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $150000
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Aug 2002 to Aug 2004 Dissertation Research: Phylogeography and population genetics of the dyeing poison-dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $27508
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Aug 2002 to Aug 2004 Dissertation Research: Systematics and phylogeography of the Eurycea multiplicata complex sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $9400
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Feb 2002 to Aug 2004 Evolution of virulence in equine infectious anemia virus sponsored by Texas A&M University - $141179
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Sept 1999 to Nov 2003 The Evolution of Virulence of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus: An Experimental Approach sponsored by East Tennessee State University - $737176
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Aug 2001 to July 2003 Dissertation Research: Phylogenetic Relationships, Biogeography and Phylogeography of Plethodontid Salamanders? sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $9965
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Jan 1997 to Dec 1997 Population Genetics of the San Marcos Salamander sponsored by National Biological Service - $11750
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- May 1996 to Aug 1997 Genetic Variation, Species Boundaries, Population Subdivision, and Gene Flow in Central Texas Spring and Cave Salamanders, Genus Eurycea sponsored by National Biological Service - $10000
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)
- Sept 1995 to Aug 1996 Species Boundaries and Evolution of Indonesian Pythons sponsored by Vida Preciosa International - $1100
  Paul Chippindale (Funded)

Publications

2005

Book Chapter
Conservation of Texas Spring and Cave Salamanders (Eurycea)
Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species
[Chippindale, P.T., Price, A.H.]. 193-197. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520235922.003.0027

2018

Journal Article
Testing the geographical dimensions of genetic diversity following range expansion in a North American snake
[Cox, C.L., Stringer, J.F., Moseley, M.A., Chippindale, P.T., Streicher, J.W.]. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125(3), 586-599. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly137
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Journal Article
Cox, C.L., J.F. Stringer, M.A. Moseley, P.T. Chippindale, and J.W. Streicher. 2018. Testing the geographical dimensions of genetic diversity following range expansion in a North American snake. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, online in advance of print. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly137
[Chippindale, Paul, , , , , ]. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.

2017

Journal Article
A new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the western versant of the Cordillera de Merida, Venezuela
[Schargel, W.E., Rivas, G.A., Garcia-Perez, J.E., Rivero-Blanco, C., Chippindale, P.T., Fujita, M.K.]. Zootaxa. 4291(3), 549-562. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4291.3.7
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2015

Journal Article
Phylogeography and lineage-specific patterns of genetic diversity and molecular evolution in a group of North American skinks
[Moseley, M.A., Cox, C.L., Streicher, J.W., Roelke, C.E., Chippindale, P.T.]. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 116(4), 819-833. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12626
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2014

Journal Article
Evolution of Paedomorphosis in Plethodontid Salamanders: Ecological Correlates and Re-Evolution of Metamorphosis
[Bonett, R.M., Steffen, M.A., Lambert, S.M., Wiens, J.J., Chippindale, P.T.]. Evolution. 68(2), 466-482. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/evo.12274

Journal Article
Patterns of genetic diversity in the polymorphic ground snake (Sonora semiannulata)
[Cox, C.L., Chippindale, P.T.]. Genetica. 142(4), 361-370. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10709-014-9780-7
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2013

Journal Article
Biogeography, phylogeny, and morphological evolution of central Texas cave and spring salamanders
[Bendik, N.F., Meik, J.M., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Roelke, C.E., Chippindale, P.T.]. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-201
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Journal Article
Sequence variation in the Mc1r gene for a group of polymorphic snakes
[Cox, C.L., Rabosky, A.R. D., Chippindale, P.T.]. Gene. 513(2), 282-286. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.10.065
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Journal Article
The relative utility of sequence divergence and phylogenetic informativeness profiling in phylogenetic study design
[Makowsky, R., Cox, C.L., Roelke, C.E., Chippindale, P.T.]. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66(1), 437-437. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.10.016
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2012

Journal Article
Patterns of Genetic Differentiation Among Populations of Smilisca fodiens
[Cox, C.L., Streicher, J.W., Sheehy, C.M., Campbell, J.A., Chippindale, P.T.]. Herpetologica. 68(2), 226-235. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-11-00064.1
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Journal Article
The evolution of Mc1R in the snake genus Sonora
[Cox, C.L., Rabosky, A.R. D., Chippindale, P.T.]. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 52, E37-E37.
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2011

Journal Article
Nuclear-mitochondrial discordance and gene flow in a recent radiation of toads
[Fontenot, B.E., Makowsky, R., Chippindale, P.T.]. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59(1), 66-80. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.018
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2010

Journal Article
Analyzing the relationship between sequence divergence and nodal support using Bayesian phylogenetic analyses
[Makowsky, R., Cox, C.L., Roelke, C., Chippindale, P.T.]. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(2), 485-494. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.05.009
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Journal Article
Phylogeographic analysis and environmental niche modeling of the plain-bellied watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster) reveals low levels of genetic and ecological differentiation
[Makowsky, R., Marshall, J.C., McVay, J., Chippindale, P.T., Rissler, L.J.]. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55(3), 985-995. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.012
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2009

Journal Article
Comparative phylogeography of pitvipers suggests a consensus of ancient Middle American highland biogeography
[Castoe, T.A., Daza, J.M., Smith, E.N., Sasa, M.M., Kuch, U., Campbell, J.A., Chippindale, P.T., Parkinson, C.L.]. Journal of Biogeography. 36(1), 88-103. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01991.x
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Journal Article
Evolution of the Schlafen genes, a gene family associated with embryonic lethality, meiotic drive, immune processes and orthopoxvirus virulence
[Bustos, O., Naik, S., Ayers, G., Casola, C., Perez-Lamigueiro, M.A., Chippindale, P.T., Pritham, E.J., de la Casa-Esperon, E.]. Gene. 447(1), 1-11. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2009.07.006
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2006

Journal Article
Dispersal and vicariance: The complex evolutionary history of boid snakes
[Noonan, B.P., Chippindale, P.T.]. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40(2), 347-358. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.010
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Journal Article
Rapid diversification, incomplete isolation, and the "speciation clock" in North American salamanders (Genus plethodon): Testing the hybrid swarm hypothesis of rapid radiation
[Wiens, J.J., Engstrom, T.N., Chippindale, P.T.]. Evolution. 60(12), 2585-2603.
://WOS:000243394300015>://WOS:000243394300015

Journal Article
Vicariant origin of Malagasy reptiles supports late cretaceous antarctic land bridge
[Noonan, B.P., Chippindale, P.T.]. 168(6), 730-741. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/509052
://WOS:000242126900002>://WOS:000242126900002

Students Supervised

- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Andrew Corbin, (Biology)
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Kelly Bradley, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Collin Funkhouser, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Courtney Dunn, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Goutam Sarker, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Joseph Mruzek, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Laura Cruz-Gomez, (Earth and Environmental Science)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Melissa Walsh, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Michael Gillis, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Panupong Thammochotti, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  William Budnick,
- Aug 2018
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Elijah Wostl,
- Dec 2017
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Utpal Smart, (Biology)

Courses

Service to the University

- Sept 2017 to Present Committee Member
  
  Biology Non-Tenure Track Promotion Committee
- Sept 2015 to Present Program Coordinator
  
  Biology 1441 lecture coordinator
  Organize and coordinate with other lecturers, design exams, schedule and oversee them, make sure that things work etc. This a very large course and is quite involved to oversee.
- Sept 2014 to Present Committee Member
  
  COS Graduate Advisory Committee
- Sept 2014 to Present Committee Member
  
  COS Promotion & Tenure Committee
  I have chaired the committee in past, although not this year.
- Sept 2013 to Present Committee Member
  
  Biology Unit Effectiveness Plan Committee
- Sept 2013 to Present Committee Member
  
  Graduate Studies Advisory Committee
- Sept 2012 to Present Committee Chair
  
  Biology Research & Awards Committee
- Sept 2003 to Present Committee Member
  
  College of Science Research & Awards Committee
  Deal with Research Enhancement Awards Program, Faculty Development Leaves, Dissertation Fellowships, various faculty awards, and various other things. I occasionally step in as chair if needed.
- Sept 2002 to Present Committee Member
  
  Biology Promotion & Tenure Committee
- Sept 1996 to Present Committee Member
  
  Biology Faculty Committee
  Deal with a ride range of departmental activities and issues, together with all other faculty members in the department.
- Jan 1995 to Present Committee Member
  
  UTA Radiation Safety Committee
  Review protocols, make safety recommendations, etc. I chaired the committee for years and still do when needed. I also conduct yearly audits of the Environmental Health & Safety records that are required by the state.

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Dr Paul Thomas Chippindale

[Dr Paul Chippindale]

Education

Education

Appointments

Appointments

Support & Funding

Support & Funding

Publications

Students Supervised

Courses

Service to the University