Born in Salina, Kansas. Attended Assaria High School (1965). United States Marine Corps (1967-1969), Vietnam Veteran, Honorable Discharge (Sergeant E-5). Married with two male children.

• NSF Grant for a Specimen Processing Laboratory at Indio Mountains Research Station Headquarters Complex, for Outstanding Efforts in Securing Extramural Funding (with Vicente Mata-Silva). - UTEP Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Roberto Osegueda; Dean Of Science, Robert Kirken. (09/01/2020-09/30/2020)
• New Grant Award Recognition for NSF REU Sites Summer Program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity, for Outstanding efforts in Securing Extramural Funding (with Michael Moody). - UTEP Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Roberto Osegueda; Dean of Science, Robert Kirken (05/01/2020-05/31/2020)
• College of Science 2019 Outstanding Dissertation Faculty Research Mentor - UTEP College of Science (12/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• IMRS Multipurpose Building Named in My Honor by Dr. Diana Natalicio, UTEP President - UTEP Office of President (07/20/2019)
• NSF Supplement: REU Site: summer program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity, for Outstanding Effort in Securing Extramural Funding (with Michael Moody). - UTEP Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Roberto Osegueda; College of Science, Robert Kirken. (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
• Outstanding Effort in Securing Extramural Funding for NSF Supplement: REU Site: Summer Program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity (with Michael Moody). - UTEP Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Roberto Osegueda; Dean of Science, Robert Kirken (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
• Best overall poster presentation in summer 2017 COURI poster presentation. - UTEP COURI (08/25/2017)
• Outstanding Effort in Securing Extramural Funding (with Michael Moody). - UTEP Department of Biological Sciences (04/01/2016-04/30/2016)
• Best Overall Poster Presentation at Summer 2015 COURI Poster symposium. - UTEP COURI (08/01/2015-08/31/2015)
• Spring 2015 Top Graduating Senior, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program - Department of Biological Sciences, UTEP (05/12/2015)
• UTEP College of Science 2013 Award for Best Student Mentor - UTEP College of Science (12/06/2013)
• University of Texas at El Paso, Distinquished Acheivement Award for Service to Students by a Faculty member for 2012, to Dr. Jerry D. Johnson - UTEP (04/15/2012)
• letter of Commendation - UTEP Student Support Services, Trio Program (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
• Certificate of Appreciation - El Paso Public Library (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Letter of Appreciation - Insights Science Museum (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
• Letter of Appreciation - UTEP PETE program (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
• Honors Program Recognition - EPCC (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Outstanding Honors Faculty - EPCC (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers - Who's Who Among America's Teachers (01/01/1998-12/31/1998)
• Honors Program Recognition - EPCC (01/01/1997-12/31/1997)
• EPCC Faculty Acievement Award - El Paso National Gas Foundation (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
• NISOD Teaching Excelllence Award - National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
• Who's Who in America (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering - Who's Who in Science and Engineering (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
• Arii Award - EPCC Honors Program (01/01/1992-12/31/1992)
• Who's Who in the World (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
• Who's Who in American Education (01/01/1989-12/31/1989)
• Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare (01/01/1989-12/31/1989)
• Who's Who in the South And Southwest (01/01/1985-12/31/1985)

• Ph D in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University (1984)
• MS in Biology, University of Texas at El Paso (1975)
• BS in Zoology, Fort Hays Kansas State University (1972)

• The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula and its adjacent islands, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 17 1 & 2 (2023), Anny Peralta-García, Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio, Lydia A. Fucsko, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Louis W. Porras, Larry D. Wilson.
• An updated list of the Mexican herpetofauna: with a summary of historical and contemporary studies Zookeys 1166 (2023), Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Lizzeth A. Torres-Hernández, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Larry D. Wilson, Jerry D. Johnson, Louis W. Porras, Carlos J. Balderas-Valdivia, Adriana J. González-Hernández, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Taxonomic and functional diversity of the amphibian and reptile communities of the state of Durango, Mexico Community Ecology (2023), Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Larry D. Wilson, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) - Longevity, growth, and movement in the wild Herpetological Review 53 4 (2022), Jerry D. Johnson, Geoffrey H. Wiseman, Julia Sandoval-Alva, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Guanajuato, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Adrian Leyte-Manrique, Vicente Mata-Silva, Oscar Báez-Montes, Lydia A. Fucsko, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Jerry D. Johnson, Louis W. Porras, Larry D. Wilson.
• The herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16 GENERAL SECTION (2022), Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista, R. Peneda-Lopez, Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Arturo Rocha, Lydia A. Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• The herpetofauna of Tabasco, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Ma. del Rosario Barragán-Vázquez, Liliana Ríos-Rodas, Lydia A. Fucsko, Louis W. Porras, Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Phrynosoma modestum (Round-tailed Horned Lizard) - Defensive Behavior Herpetological Review 53 2 (2022), Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Guillermo Alvarez, Dominic L. DeSantis.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert Herpetologica 78 2 (2022), James D. Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert Herpetologica 78 2 (2022), James D. Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 1 (2022), Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Rubén Pineda-López, Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Arturo Rocha, Lydia A. Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• The herpetofauna of Tabasco, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16 2 (2022), Rosario M. Barragan-Vasquez, Liliana Rios-Rodas, Lydia A. Fucsko, Louis W. Porras, Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) - Diet Herpetological Review 52 4 (2021), Carlos A. Chavarria, Alexa Moreno, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Logan M. Horne, Oceane Dacunha, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• CROTALUS ATROX (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake). Diet Herpetological Review 52 4 (2021), Carlos A. Chavarria, Alexa Moreno, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Logan M. Horne, Oceane Da Cunha, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• The herpetofauna of Veracruz, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 15 2 (2021), Lizzeth Torres-Hernández, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Arturo Rocha, Elí García-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva, Lydia A. Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• García-Padilla, E., D.L. DeSantis, A. Rocha, V. Mata-Silva, J.D. Johnson, L.A. Fucsko, D. Lazcano, and L.D. Wilson. 2020, submitted. Mesoamerican salamanders (Amphibia: Caudata) as a conservation focal group. Biologia y Sociedad Primer Semester 2021 4 (2021), Eli Garcia-Padilla, Dominic L. DeSantis, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Lydia A. Fucsko, David Lazcano, Larry D. Wilson.
• A reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary Zootaxa 4996 2 (2021), Vicente Mata-Silva, Elí García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Larry D. Wilson.
• Virgotyphlops braminus (Brahminy Blindsnake) - Geographic Distribution Herpetological Review 52 2 (2021), Stephanye Mata-González, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Larry D. Wilson, Arturo Rocha, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• A review of the introduced herpetofauna of Mexico and Central America, with comments on the effects of invasive species and biosecurity methodology. ZooKeys 1022 (2021), Victor H. Gonzalez-Sanchez, Jerry D. Johnson, David Gonzolis-Solis, Lydia Allison-Fucsko, Larry D. Wilson.
• A reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary Zootaxa 4996 (2021), Vicente Mata-Silva, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista, Larry D. Wilson.
• Hypsiglena jani (Chihuahuan Nightsnake) - Predation Herpetological Review 52 1 (2021), Alexa Moreno, Carlos Chavarria, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Logan M. Horne, Oceane Dacunha, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Integrative Framework for Long-Term Activity Monitoring of Small and Secretive Animals: Validation With a Cryptic Pitviper Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8 169 (2020), Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Amy E. Wagler.
• Conserving the Mesoamerican herpetofauna: the most critical case of the priority level one endemic species Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14 2 (2020), Elí García-Padilla, Dominic L. DeSantis, Arturo Rocha, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• The herpetofauna of Hidalgo, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 14 General Section (2020), Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista, Urial Hernandez-Salinas, Raciel Cruz-Elzalde, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, I Moreno-Lara, Dominic I. DeSantis, Jerry D. Johnson, Eli Garcia-Padilla, Vicente Mata-Silva, Larry D. Wilson.
• Integrative Framework for Long-Term Activity Monitoring of Small and Secretive Animals: Validation with a Cryptic Pitviper Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution/Section Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology 8 (2020), Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Amy E. Wagler.
• First municipality records and additional information on thge herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico. Herpetological Review 50 3 (2019), Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha, S. Mata-Gonzalez, Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 13 1 (2019), Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Elí García-Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Larry D. Wilson.
• Effects of human-made resource hotspots on seasonal spatial strategies by a desert pitviper SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 9 (2019), Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Effectsof human-made resource hotspots on seasonalspatial strategies by a desert pitviper. Scientific Reports 9 (2019), Dominic L. DeSantis, Amy E. Wagler, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• The herpetofauna of Coahuila, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 General Section (2019), David Lazcano, Manuel N. de los Reyes, Eli G. Padilla, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva, Dominic L. DeSantis, Larry D. Wilson.

• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume Houston, TX, James Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Hot bodies, cool data: insights from body temperature in the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, Joshua Mead, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Movement, home range size, and habitat use of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (2022), Volume Rodeo, New Mexico, James Emerson, Dominic L. DeSantis, Vicente Mata-Silva, Amy E. Wagler, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Integrating radio telemetry and accelerometry to monitor the spatial and temporal movement patterns of snakes (2021), Volume Phoenix, Arizona, Dominic DeSantis, Anna Tipton, Reagan Thornton, Rulon Clark, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson, Jorge Diosdado, Amy E. Wagler.
• The use of 3D-printed snake models to investigate predation risk (2021), Volume Phoenix, Arizona, Oceane Da Cunha, Rio Dominguez, Logan M. Horne, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Trophic transfer of heavy metals to whiptail lizards in urban and remote Chihuahuan Desert food chains (2021), Volume Online, Allyson Benson-Pedraza, Lin Ma, Jerry D. , Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Pits in pits: further insight into viper ecology through increased resolution (2019), Volume Hays, Kansas, Joshua J. Mead, Andressa L. Viol, Vicente Mata-Silva, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Rattlers and Ranges: On the Impact of Size and Spatial Usage in Three Sympatric Species. (2019), Volume Hays, Kansas, Andressa L. Viol, Joshua J. Mead, Jerry D. Johnson.
• Assessment of Rattle Segments of Two Rattlesnake Species, Crotalus atrox and Crotalus ornatus at Indio Mountains Research Station. (2019), Volume UTEP, El Paso, Texas, Emily Williams, Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Vicente Mata-Silva.
• Home on the Range: Body Size and Spatial Usage in Three Sympatric Species of Rattlesnakes (2019), Volume UTEP, El Paso, Texas, Andressa Viol, Joshua M. , Jerry D. Johnson.
• An Inventory of Pseudoscorpiones in the Chihuahuan Desert: a Study of their Diversity, Ecology, and Behavior (2019), Volume UTEP. El Paso, Texas, Flynn Hibbs, Oceane Da Cunha, Charles Stephen, Jerry D. Johnson.

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