Faculty Profile for Dr. Jessica Dutton
Dr. Jessica Dutton
Associate Professor — Biology
FAB FAB 210B
phone: (512) 245-1015
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Parker, M. C., Fritts, S. R., & Dutton, J. (2024). Mercury concentrations in Texas bats. Environmental Research.
- 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: 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
- Award / Honor Recipient: Frederick Bettelheim Research Award ($1,200), Adelphi University. 2014
Selected Grants
- 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.
- Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Schilter, David (Co-Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal), Dutton, Jessica (Co-Principal), Ikehata, Keisuke (Co-Principal), Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Co-Principal), Ozbakkaloglu, Togay (Co-Principal). Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Shared Research and Education Instrument, Texas State University, $259195. (Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Editor
Frontiers in Marine Science
2023-Present
Member
College of Fine Arts and Communication tenure and promotion review group
2023-Present
Member
Suspension Appeals Committee
2017-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Peer-review manuscripts for various journals
2012-Present
Member
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department northern Gulf of Mexico invasive species forecasting working group
2020-2023