Dr Paul Thomas Chippindale

[Dr Paul Chippindale]

Professor, Biology

Last Updated: January 7, 2021

about me

Research Interests

Genome biology, genetics, evolution, biodiversity, amphibians, reptiles, and others

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)

Memberships

- 1995 to Present American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
  Member
  
  American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- 1995 to Present Herpetologists' League
  Member
  
  Herpetology
- 1995 to Present Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
  Member
  
  Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
- 1995 to Present Society for the Study of Evolution
  Member
  
  Study of Evolution
- 1995 to Present Society of Systematic Biologists
  Member
  
  Systematic Biology

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
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
://WOS:000363515200007>://WOS:000363515200007

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
://WOS:000339879800008>://WOS:000339879800008

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
://WOS:000324749700001>://WOS:000324749700001

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
://WOS:000314328300009>://WOS:000314328300009

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
://WOS:000312417800041>://WOS:000312417800041

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
://WOS:000305259400008>://WOS:000305259400008

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.
://WOS:000303165000146>://WOS:000303165000146

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
://WOS:000289021000006>://WOS:000289021000006

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
://WOS:000284176800001>://WOS:000284176800001

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
://WOS:000277721800018>://WOS:000277721800018

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
://WOS:000261620400010>://WOS:000261620400010

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
://WOS:000270527200001>://WOS:000270527200001

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
://WOS:000239853900003>://WOS:000239853900003

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

Presentations

- February 2019
  Chippindale, Paul, "Species boundaries in central Texas salamanders, genus Eurycea", US Fish & Wildlife Service/Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept., Hill Country, TX. (February , 2019).
- July 2018
  Corbin, Andrew (Author & Presenter), Schield, Drew (Author), Card, Daren (Author), Mosley, Matthew (Author), Castoe, Todd (Author), Chippindale, Paul (Author), "Genomic approaches provide insights into conservation of Texas cave and spring salamanders (Eurycea)", Toronto, ON, Canada. (July 1, 2018).
- March 2018
  Adams, Richard (Author & Presenter), Card, Daren , Corbin, Andrew (Author), Pasquesi, Giulia (Author), Chippindale, Paul (Author), Castoe, Todd (Author), "Piecing together 300 million years of wet-skin and slime: Low-coverage sampling of amphibian genomes provides insight into ancestral tetrapod genome structure and evolution.", Texas Genetics Society, College Station, TX. (March 1, 2018).
- July 2017
  Corbin, Andrew (Author & Presenter), Mosley, Matthew (Author), Schield, Drew (Author), Adams, Richard (Author), Card, Daren (Author), Pasquesi, Giulia (Author), Gluesenkamp, Andrew (Author), Castoe, Todd (Author), Chippindale, Paul, "Broad genomic analyses of central Texas cave and spring salamanders", Society for the Study of Evolution, Portland, OR. (July 1, 2017).
- July 2016
  Corbin, Andrew (Author & Presenter), Mosley, Matthew (Author), Schield, Drew (Author), Pasquesi, Giulia (Author), Gluesenmkamp, Andrew (Author), Castoe, Todd (Author), Chippindale, Paul (Author), "Love under cover of darkness: population genomics of central Texas cave and spring salamanders (Plethodontidae: Eurycea)", Society for the Study of Evolution, Austin, TX. (July 1, 2016).
- July 2015
  Corbin, Andrew (Author & Presenter), Hejduk, Philip (Author), Gluesenkamp, Andrew (Author), Castoe, Todd (Author), Chippindale, Paul (Author), "Love under cover of darkness: population structure and gene flow in Texas cave and spring salamanders", Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, KS. (July 1, 2015).
- January 2014
  Mosley, Matthew (Author & Presenter), Cox, Christian (Author), Streicher, Jeff (Author), Chippindale, Paul, "Phylogeography of the four-lined skinks, Plestiodon tetragrammus, in the Balcones Escarpment region of Texas", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology , Austin, TX. (January 10, 2014).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Ishanka Hemachandra,
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Philip Hejduk, Student changed advisor, then left program. (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Lee Jaczlics, Left program
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Claudia Marquez, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Ben Anders, Left program.
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Kelly Bradley, (Biology)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Joydeep Chatterjee, (Biology)
- Dec 2020
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Shalini Rachakonda, (Biology)
- 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Melissa Walsh, (Biology)
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  William Budnick,
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Andrew Corbin, (Biology)
- Aug 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Goutam Sarker,
- Dec 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Laura Cruz-Gomez, (Earth and Environmental Science)
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Alex Hall, (Biology)
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Courtney Dunn, Student left program in 2019. (Biology)
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Collin Funkhouser, (Biology)
- May 2019
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Michael Gillis, (Biology)
- Aug 2018
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Elijah Wostl,
- May 2018
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Panupong Thammochotti, (Biology)
- 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Julian Holmes, (Biology)
- 2017
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Utpal Smart, (Biology)
- Dec 2017
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  Paul Pasichnyk, (Biology)
- Aug 2017
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Matthew Moseley, (Biology)
- Dec 2016
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Shreyas Krishnan,
- May 2016
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Ellen Stringer, (Biology)
- Aug 2015
  Dissertation Committee Member
  David Sancho-Ramirez, (Biology)
- Aug 2015
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Jacobo Reyes-Velasco, (Biology)
- Aug 2015
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  Ben Allen, (Biology)
- May 2015
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Heath Blackmon,
- Dec 2014
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Brittney Stricklin, Student started in Ph.D. program and finished with maser's degree. (Biology)

Courses

Service to the University

- Sept 2017 to Present Committee Member
  
  Biology Non-Tenure Track Promotion Committee
- Sept 2017 to Present Task Force Member
  
  UTA Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center
  I am an Associate Curator of the UTA Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center and have been for several years.
- 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 2012 to Present Committee Chair
  
  Biology Research & Awards Committee
- 2012 to Present Program Coordinator
  
  Biology Non-Thesis Master's Program
  Oversee 20-40 non-thesis master's students per year in nearly all aspects of their program. This is very time consuming.
- 2011 to Present Faculty Advisor
  
  UTA College of Education
  I advise students in the College of Education on course content for certification for high school science teaching.
- 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
- 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.
- Sept 2019 to Dec 2019 Committee Chair
  
  College of Science Promotion and Tenure Committee
  Chair the College of Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, considering candidates from all departments for tenure/promotion to Associate Professor, or promotion from Associate to Full Professor.
- Sept 2013 to May 2019 Committee Member
  
  Graduate Studies Advisory Committee
- Sept 2015 to Aug 2018 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.
- 2016 to 2017 Committee Chair
  
  College of Science P&T Committee
  Chair the College of Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, considering candidates from all departments for tenure/promotion to Associate Professor, or promotion from Associate to Full Professor.
- Aug 2016 to Feb 2017 Committee Chair
  
  Biology Faculty Search Committee
  Co-chaired a search committee (consisting of all tenured/tenure-track faculty members) for new tenure-track faculty members in which we examined 200+ candidates, held 16 on-site interviews, and hired four new Assistant Professors.

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