Tami Cook

Tamara J. Percival-Cook, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77320-2166
936/294-1557
bio_tjc@shsu.edu

Professional Experience

2000-present
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Sam Houston State University
Responsibilities: Teach two sections of introductory biology for majors and one section of upper level biological sciences (general ecology, invertebrate zoology, parasitology, or advanced invertebrate zoology). Conduct research on microsporidian pathogens of imported fire ants; conduct biodiversity surveys of the gregarine parasites of aquatic insects, supervise undergraduate and graduate student research projects

1999-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Sam Houston State University
Responsibilities: Teach two sections of introductory biology and one upper level course. Conduct research on microsporidian pathogens of imported fire ants

1998-1999
Assistant Research Scientist
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
Research Responsibilities: Microsporidian pathogens of imported fire ants; community ecology of protists inhabiting the hindguts of termites Other Responsibilities: Continued development of the Texas A&M University Correspondence School in Termite Biology and Control and coordination of all activities associated with the correspondence school. Supervise undergraduate student workers and graduate research assistants.

1997-1998
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: This was a promotion from my previous position. In addition to the duties described below, I began surveying native and imported fire ants for protistan pathogens and began developing a technical training correspondence course in termite control for Orkin Pest Control and Texas pest control operators. I supervised one master’s student and five undergraduate student workers.

Education
1992-1996
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Ph.D., Entomology (under Roger E. Gold): Community Structure and Assemblage Interaction Among the Symbiotic Flagellates of Subterranean Termites in the genus Reticulitermes (Holmgren).

1990-1992
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
M.S., Biological Sciences (under John Janovy, Jr.): Tissue Level Interfaces of Four Actinocephalid Gregarines and their Coenagrionid Hosts.

1986-1990
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
B.S., Biological Sciences

Publications (Peer-reviewed, Refereed Journal Articles)

Cook, T. J. 2002. Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) impact on red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in natural, unmanaged systems. Environmental Entomology: In Press

Cook, T. J., Lowery, M. B., Frey, T. N., Rowe, K. E. and Lynch L. R. 2002. Effect of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) on weight and reproductive status of female alates of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology: In Review

Percival-Cook, T. J., Janovy, J., Jr., Clopton, R. E. 2001. Epimerite-host epithelium relationships among eugregarines parasitizing the damselflies Enallagma civile and Ischnura verticalis. Journal of Parasitology, 88: 988-996.

Cook, T. J. & Gold, R. E. 2000. Effects of different cellulose sources on the structure of the hindgut flagellate community in Reticulitermes virginicus Banks. Sociobiology, 35: 119-130

Cook, T. J. & Gold, R. E. 1999. Symbiotic hindgut flagellate communities of Reticulitermes virginicus Banks and Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) in Texas. Sociobiology, 34: 533-543.

Cook, T. J. & Gold, R. E. 1998. Organization of the symbiotic flagellate community in three castes of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology. 31(1): 25-39.

Percival, T. J., Clopton, R. E. & Janovy, J. Jr. 1995. Two new menosporine gregarines, Hoplorhynchus acanthatholius n. sp. and Steganorhynchus dunwoodyi n. g., n. sp.
(Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida: Actinocephalidae) from coenagrionid damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 42: 406-410.

Clopton, R. E., Percival, T. J. & Janovy, J. Jr. 1993. Nubenocephalus nebraskensis n. gen., n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Actinocephalidae) described from Argis bipunctulata (Odonata: Zygoptera). Journal of Parasitology, 79: 701-709.

Clopton, R. E., Percival, T. J. & Janovy, J. Jr. 1992. Gregarina coronata n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida) described from adults of the southern corn rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi. Journal of Protozoology, 39: 417-420.

Janovy, J. Jr., Clopton, R. E. Percival, T. J. 1992. The roles of ecological and evolutionary influences in providing structure to parasite species assemblages. Journal of Parasitology, 78: 630-640.

Clopton, R. E., Janovy, J. Jr, & Percival, T. J. 1992. Host stadium specificity in the gregarine assemblage parasitizing Tenebrio molitor. Journal of Parasitology, 78: 334-337.

Clopton, R. E., Percival, T. J. & Janovy, J. Jr. 1991. Gregarina niphandrodes n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from adult Tenebrio molitor (L.) with oocyst descriptions of other gregarine parasites of the yellow mealworm. Journal of Protozoology, 38: 472-483.

Presentations at Scientific Society Meetings

2002 Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Cuernavaca, Mexico. Effect of Thelohania Solenopsae (Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) On Weight And Reproductive Status of Female Alates Of The Red Imported Fire Ant, S. invicta.

2002 Southwestern Association of Parasitologists, University of Oklahoma Biological Field Station, Lake Texoma Relationship between the presence of Thelohania solenopasae infected imported fire ants and ground dwelling arthropod diversity and abundance (with M.S. Brain)

2002 Southwestern Association of Parasitologists, University of Oklahoma Biological Field Station, Lake Texoma Eugregarine diversity of Corydalus sp. (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) in East Texas Streams (with M.B. Lowery).

2001 Southwestern Association of Parasitologists. University of Oklahoma Biological Field Station, Lake Texoma. Effect of Thelohania solenopsae on weight and reproductive status of female alates of Solenopsis invicta

2001 Annual Imported Fire Ant Research Conference. San Antonio, Texas. T. solenopsae impact on imported fire ants in a natural, unmanaged system.

2001 Annual Imported Fire Ant Research Conference. San Antonio, Texas. The effect of Thelohania sp. on hemolymph proteins and egg production of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) (with J. Chen and S. Bradleigh Vinson)

2000 Society for Invertebrate Pathology. Guanajuato, MX. Thelohania solenopsae impact on imported fire ant populations at two locations in Texas

2000 Entomological Society of America. Montreal, Canada. The effect of Thelohania sp. on hemolymph proteins and egg production of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) (with J. Chen and S. Bradleigh Vinson)

1998 Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV. Microsporidia Parasitizing Fire Ants in Texas

1997 Entomological Society of America, Nashville, TN. Symbiotic Hindgut Flagellate Communities in Three Species of Termites in the Genus Reticulitermes

1997 Texas Academy of Sciences, Huntsville, TX. Symbiotic Hindgut Flagellate Communities Of Termites In The Genus Reticulitermes (Holmgren) In Texas

1995 Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV. Assemblage Interaction Patterns Among the Symbiotic Flagellates of the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).

1995 Society of Protozoologists, Tuscaloosa, AL. Organization of the Symbiotic Flagellate Community in the Eastern Subterranean Termite, R. flavipes

1994 Entomological Society of America, Dallas, TX. Spatial Organization of the Symbiotic Flagellate Community Inhabiting the Hindgut of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).

1991 Analysis of the Host/Parasite Interface Among Gregarines Parasitizing the Damselflies Enallagma civile and Ischnura verticalis. American Society of Parasitologists, Madison, WI

Dr. R. E. Clopton