Skip to main content Dr. Kristy Lynn Daniel
- Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Member, Texas Wildlife Association Education Advisory Committee.
2025 - Present.
- Chair, Biology Faculty Nominations Committee.
2025 - Present.
- Organizer, Faculty Leader, Write Watchers, Faculty Development.
August 2025 - Present.
- Member, Education Abroad Advisory Board.
2024 - Present.
- Member, Institutional Review Board.
September 2023 - Present.
- Member, National Association of Biology Teachers.
January 2023 - Present.
- Member, National Association for Interpretation College and University Academics Section Committee.
2022 - Present.
- Member, Texas Informal Science Education Association Board.
2021 - Present.
- Chair, University Lecturers Committee.
May 2020 - Present.
- Member, Martina Tracking Advisory Committee.
January 2020 - Present.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Hays County Master Naturalist, #1903 Project Director – Research Rangers.
2019 - Present.
- Member, Graduate Admissions Committee.
August 2019 - Present.
- Member, Personnel Committee.
2018 - Present.
- Member, Instructor Evaluation Committee.
September 2018 - Present.
- Fellow, Texas State University Service-Learning Fellow.
2017 - Present.
- Member, Hays County Master Naturalist Training Committee.
2017 - Present.
- Member, Biology Space Committee.
2016 - Present.
- Member, Commission on Education and Communication, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
2016 - Present.
- Manuscript Reviewer, CBE – Life Sciences Education.
2014 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Evolution, Education, and Outreach.
2012 - Present.
- Reader, AP Biology.
2012 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, DUE, DRL, & DBI with the National Science Foundation (IUSE, S-STEM, RaMP, DRK-12, iTEST, REESE, TUES).
2010 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Science Education.
2010 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, The American Biology Teacher.
2009 - Present.
2024
- Member, Mermaid Society.
2023 - 2024.
- Chair, Meadows Endowed Professor in Ecohydrology Search Committee.
2022 - 2024.
2023
- Member, Fuess Tracking Advisory Committee.
2021 - 2023.
- Mentor, Biology Education Intersegmental Collaborative (BEIC) Mentor.
2021 - 2023.
- Chair, National Association of Biology Teachers, Four Year College and University Section Nominations.
2019 - 2023.
- Member, Technology-Enhanced Classrooms Committee.
2018 - 2023.
- Chair, Serenari - Tracking Advisory Committee.
September 2018 - 2023.
2022
- Reviewer / Referee, Georgia Southern University Tenure and Promotion Reviewer.
2022.
- Member, AP Biology Standard Setting Panel.
2022.
- Reviewer / Referee, Texas A&M Commerce Biology Program External Review.
2022.
- Member, National Association of Biology Teachers Introductory Task Force.
2021 - 2022.
- Member, Instructor Evaluation Committee.
2016 - 2022.
- Coordinator / Organizer, National Association of Biology Teachers, Region VII.
January 2020 - December 2022.
2021
- Peer Reviewer of Teaching, Dr. Mar Huertas, Scientific Writing.
2021.
- Volunteer Host, National Association of Interpretation.
2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, University of Alabama Tenure and Promotion Reviewer.
2021.
- Chair, Audrey L. Evers Scholarship Committee.
2017 - 2021.
- Member, William E. (Henry) Norris Jr. Scholarship Committee.
2017 - 2021.
- Member, Francis Rose Undergraduate Research Award Committee.
2017 - 2021.
- Member, The American Biology Teacher Advisory Board.
2016 - 2021.
- Member, Research Committee, National Association of Biology Teachers.
2009 - 2021.
2020
- Peer Reviewer of Teaching, Dr. Jason Martina, Wetlands Plant Ecology and Management.
2020.
- Chief Scoring Leader, ETS - The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Exam.
2016 - 2020.
- Member, University Lecturers Committee.
August 2017 - May 2020.
2019
- Peer Reviewer of Teaching, Dr. Michael Wilson, Functional Biology.
2019.
- Peer Reviewer of Teaching, Dr. Sarah Fritts (Natural History of Vertebrates).
2019.
- Judge, Women in Science and Engineering Poster Judge.
2017 - 2019.
- Judge, STEM Undergraduate Research Experience Poster Judge.
2017 - 2019.
- Organizer, Mermaid Society, River Guardianship Symposium Committee.
2017 - 2019.
- Volunteer, Biennual Night Sky Festival, Silent Auction.
2017 - 2019.
2018
- Chair, Four Year College and University Section, National Association for Biology Teachers.
2018.
- Member, Human Dimensions Search Committee.
2017 - 2018.
- Member, ESB General Purpose Classroom Task Force.
2016 - 2018.
- Co-Liasion, Instructional Technologies Support.
2016 - 2018.
- Faculty Co-Advisor, Beta Beta Beta.
2015 - 2018.
2017
- Vice President, Four Year College and University Section, National Association of Biology Teachers.
2017.
- Volunteer, 32nd Annual Great Texas River clean-up, San Marcos River.
2017.
- Speaker, Kids Day at Common Fords Prairie.
2017.
- Volunteer, Families in Nature.
2016 - 2017.
2016
- Member, Wildlife Biologist Search Committee.
2016.
- Judge, 21st Annual Biology Student Colloquium.
2016.
- Reviewer / Referee, Science and Education.
2016.
- Secretary, Four Year College and University Section, National Association of Biology Teachers.
2016.
- Volunteer, 31st Annual Great Texas River Clean-up, Willow Creek.
2016.
- Education Advisor, Kappa Alpha Theta: Alpha Theta Chapter.
2015 - 2016.
2015
- Chair, Seventh International Research Conference for Graduate Students.
2015.
- Member, International Exchange Program Committee.
2014 - 2015.
- CSME Representative, Faculty Council.
2014 - 2015.
- Member, Service-Learning Advisory Board.
2013 - 2015.
- Member, CSME Graduate Admissions Committee.
2013 - 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Science Education.
2013 - 2015.
- Member, Assessment Committee.
2011 - 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Association of Biology Teachers.
2011 - 2015.
- Chair, Textbook Committee.
2010 - 2015.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Mississippi Science Olympiad, Event Supervisor.
2010 - 2015.
- Regional Judge, Mississippi Science Fair.
2010 - 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
2006 - 2015.
2014
- Member, Marine Biologist Search Committee.
2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Geoscience Education.
2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Science & Mathematics Education.
2013 - 2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, Biology for a Changing World.
2011 - 2014.
- Member, Graduate Admissions Committee.
2010 - 2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, Wiley Publisher.
2010 - 2014.
2013
- University Mentor, McNair Scholar Advisor (Donaven McLaurin).
2011 - 2013.
- Reviewer / Referee, BioScience.
2011 - 2013.
- Reviewer / Referee, Oxford University Press, Textbook reviewer.
2011 - 2013.
- Volunteer, Audubon Coastal Bird Survey.
2010 - 2013.
- Volunteer, Southern Pines Animal Shelter, Cat Room Volunteer.
2010 - 2013.
2012
- Coordinator / Organizer, Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland, Costal Clean-up.
2012.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Wildlife Film School of Ireland, Lissard Estate habitat building project.
2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, Visual Data in Science Education, Chapter Reviewer.
2011 - 2012.
- Faculty Co-Advisor, Roots and Shoots.
2010 - 2012.
2011
- Designated (Voting) Delegate for the USM Chapter, Sigma Xi.
2011.
- Participant, Biological Sciences Learning Center, Haunted Halloween Trail.
2010 - 2011.
2010
- Judge, Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Forum.
2010.
- Attendee / Participant, Non-Majors Biology Summit, Wiley.
2010.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Summer Academy, Pentathlon.
2010.
- Presider, Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
2008 - 2010.
2009
- Organizer, College Science Teaching Conversations Seminar Series.
2009.
- Member, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) – Tree Reasoning in Evolutionary Education (TREE) Working Group.
2007 - 2009.
- Member, College and University Student Committee, National Association of Biology Teachers.
2007 - 2009.
- Chair, Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum-Graduate Student Association.
2006 - 2009.
2008
- Member, Learning Teaching and Curriculum Departmental Awards Committee.
2008.
- Representative, Graduate Student Association.
2007 - 2008.
- Co-Chair, Conversations about College Science Teaching Organizing Committee.
2007 - 2008.
- Member, Science Outreach Coordinator Search Committee.
2006 - 2008.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Missouri State Science Olympiad, Event Supervisor.
2006 - 2008.
- Education and Scholarship Advisor, Kappa Alpha Theta: Epsilon Iota.
2006 - 2008.
2007
- Reviewer / Referee, Ecology.
2007.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association Proposal Reviewer.
2007.
2005
- Member, Honors and Awards Committee.
2004 - 2005.
