Leslie Kelso Winemiller

Leslie Kelso Winemiller, Ph.D., is an instructional associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. She previously was a biology lecturer at the University of Texas-Austin (1990), Pellissippi Technical Community College (1990-91) and University of Tennessee (1991-92). In 1994, Kelso-Winemiller joined the Biology Department at Texas A&M University as a Lecturer. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Instructional Assistant Professor in 2017. In 2020, she was promoted to Instructional Associate Professor and joined the faculty of the newly created Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. For almost three decades, she has taught large undergraduate courses in zoology and biology. She developed a study abroad course to the Amazon River in Brazil and designed new curricula for biology and animal diversity courses. Kelso-Winemiller has been honored by her students with four teaching awards. Her early research focused on translational regulation during early development; more recently she has collaborated on ecological research focused on fishes in tropical regions. She has 15 peer-reviewed journal articles, has contributed to six zoology lab manual editions, and recently (2021) co-authored a book, Peacock Bass, Diversity, Ecology and Conservation, published by Academic Press/Elsevier.