Faculty Profile for Dr. Jessica Dutton

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Dr. Jessica Dutton
Associate Professor — Biology
FAB FAB 210B
phone: (512) 245-1015

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Parker, M., Fritts, S., Weaver, S., Meierhofer, M., & Dutton, J. (2024). Inter- and intraspecific variability of total mercury concentrations in bats of Texas (USA). Environmental Research, 259, 119570.
  • Dutton, J. (2023). Relationship between trace element concentrations and body length in dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(37), 87757–87767.
  • Dutton, J., Hobbs, J. C., Joung, S.-J., & Schmidt, J. V. (2023). Mercury concentrations in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) embryo muscle tissue. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 111, 23.
  • O’Shaughnessy, K. A., Vilizzi, L., Daniel, W., McGarrity, M. E., Bauer, H., Hartman, L., … Copp, G. H. (2023). Horizon scanning for potentially invasive non-native marine species to inform trans-boundary conservation management – example of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Invasions, 18(4), 415–453.
  • Science consultant, Monster Mako: Fresh Blood. April 2023.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) Research Millionaire, Texas State University. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Developmental Leave (2022-2023 academic year), Texas State University. September 2022 - May 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Research Award (Developmental Leave), Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Science and Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas State University. 2021
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Excellence in Teaching Award, Adelphi University. 2014

Selected Grants

  • Dutton, Jessica (Principal). Trace element concentrations in sediment from the Alcoa (Point Comfort)/Lavaca Bay Superfund site, Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $425289. (Submitted: October 2024, Funded: March 1, 2025 - February 28, 2028). Grant.
  • Dutton, Jessica (Principal), Blasingame, Dale C (Co-Principal), Shields, Sara Michelle (Co-Principal). Mercury exposure through seafood consumption in the Matagorda Bay system: human health study and public education, Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $474900. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Liu, Zhanfei (Co-Principal), Lu, Kaijun (Co-Principal), Dutton, Jessica (Co-Principal). Resuspension of contaminants in Matagorda Bay due to storms, ship traffic, and dredging activities, Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $433113. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Dutton, Jessica (Principal), Prothro, Lindsay (Co-Principal). Sediment mercury concentrations in the Closed Area of Lavaca Bay and the risk to wildlife from mercury remobilization during dredging, Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $497818. (Submitted: October 2022, Funded: March 1, 2023 - February 28, 2026). Grant.
  • McFee, Wayne (Principal), Morton, Steven (Co-Principal), Dutton, Jessica (Co-Principal), Piwetz, Sarah (Co-Principal), Vazquez, Gabrielle (Co-Principal), Lovewell, Gretchen (Co-Principal). Innovative use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to detect oil signatures in teeth of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), NOAA, Federal, $85490. (Funded: 2022 - 2024). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
A.B. and Irene Rogers Aquatic Biology Scholarship Committee
2024-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
2024-Present
Board Member
South-Central Regional Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2024-Present
Editor
Frontiers in Marine Science
2023-Present
Member
Suspension Appeals Committee
2017-Present