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James W. DuMond Jr., Ph.D.
9370 Jamaica Beach
Galveston, Texas 77004
(713)-313-7095 work
(713)-419-6533 cell
DuMond_JW@TSU.EDU
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1999) University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Major: Environmental Health Sciences/Environmental Toxicology Program
Masters of Science (1995) Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte,
MT. Major: Industrial Hygiene
Bachelor of Science (1993) Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT. Major: Biology-
Extended Major, Minor: Geology
H.S. Diploma (1981) Billings West High School, Billings, MT Major: General Studies
with 2 years of technical training in construction (Billings Career Center)
Academic Administrative Experience
Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (2009 to present), College of Science and
Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004, Ph: (713)-
313-7011
Founding/Interim Department Chair (Jan-2010 to Sept-2011), Department of
Environmental Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology, Texas
Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004, Ph: (713)-313-7011
Director, Proteomics and Functional Genomic Facility (2005 to present), College of
Science and Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004,
Ph: (713)-313-7011
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor (Tenured) Department of Environmental Science and Technology
(2009 to present), College of Science and Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100
Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004
Associate Professor (Tenured) Department of Biology (2007 to 2009), College of Science
and Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) Department of Biology (2001 to 2007), College of
Science and Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne, Houston, TX 77004
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry (1993 to 1995), Montana College
of Mineral Science and Technology, 1400 West Park, Butte, MT 59701
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Eastern Montana College (1991 to 1993), 1500
University Drive, Billings, MT 59101

Additional Work Experience
NCI Post-doctoral Fellow (2000 to 2001), The University of Alabama at Birmingham
RPHB 530, 1530 Third Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Laboratory Director/Adjunct faculty (1999 to 2001), The University of Alabama at
Birmingham RPHB 530, 1530 Third Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Owner and Operator (1985 to1993), JD Woods, 2609 Cook Ave, Billings, MT. 59102
Administrative Activities
Duties as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the College of Science and
Technology are as follows:
Oversee academic activities of the academic degree curriculums.
Monitor semester credit hours generated by undergraduate and graduate
degree programs.
Oversee academic activities of Advisory Boards for academic degree
programs in the College. Serve as ex officio member on all Boards.
Oversee activities of those Standing Committees that are associated with
academic issues in the College. Serve as ex officio member on those
Standing Committees.
Lead in accreditation and assessment of academic programs in the College.
Coordinate/develop the submissions of academic documents required by
the University, such as, the annual budget, workload reports, courses
schedules, syllabi, faculty rosters, etc., and ensure that documents from all
departments follow consistent and required formats.
Develop academic policies, guidelines, and new academic programs for the
College.
Work with Associate Dean for Administration and Development to develop
and implement the Strategic Plan for the College.
Oversee activities of all special programs, such as Title III, LSAMP, STEP,
etc., in the College.
Serve as the College representative on Graduate Council.
Other duties as assigned by the Dean.
Duties as the Department Chair for the Department of Environmental Science and
Technology are as follows:
Responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the
department
Develop annual budget
Lead the faculty in continued curricular development
Teach at the undergraduate and/or the graduate levels
Lead the Department in grantmanship
Engage in and promote active research
Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean

Duties as the Director, Proteomics and Functional Genomic Facility for Texas Southern
University are as follows:
Instructional Activities
The administration of all scientific and support functions in an effective
and efficient manner
Preparing and managing the laboratory's operating and capital budgets
Coordinating Laboratory Services
Recommending appropriate consultants when the Director is either not
qualified or not knowledgeable about services for which the Director is
responsible.
Setting goals and objectives and allocating resources to achieve them.
The development and implementation of policies and procedures
The appointment, supervision, training and discipline of the technological
and professional staff of the laboratory
The assignment of duties to personnel in terms of their qualifications,
responsibilities and job description
Ensuring that staff receives regular written performance appraisals;
Encouraging and monitoring the continuing educational activities of the
staff according to the policies of the facility
The communication of laboratory information in an effective and timely
manner
The establishment and direction of research programs relevant to the
purpose and functions of the facility
List of Courses taught at Texas Southern University
Bio 131 Majors General Biology I
Bio 132 Majors General Biology II
Bio 143 Non-majors General Biology
Bio 338 Genetics
Bio 345 Ecology Laboratory
Bio 401 Undergraduate Research
Bio 460 Biostatistics
Bio 461 Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Bio 499 Senior Seminar
Bio 715 Advanced Human Genetics
Bio 725 Biochemical Ecology
Bio 777 Biophysics
Bio 861 Directed Graduate Research
ES 701 Principles of Toxicology
ES 702 Environmental Toxicology I
ES 902 Mechanisms of Toxic Actions
ES 924 Research Problems
ES 925 Dissertation Research
ES 927 Medical Biostatistics

List of Courses taught elsewhere
Chem 132 Biochemistry for Nursing Majors Laboratory (Montana State University-
Billings)
Chem 121 General Chemistry Laboratory (Montana Tech)
Chem 122 General Chemistry Laboratory (Montana Tech)
EHH 624 Control of Occupational Hazards (UAB)
ENH 650 Essentials of ENH & Occupational Toxicology (UAB)
Scholarly Activities
Refereed Publications
Singh KP, Kumari R, Treas J, and DuMond JW, Chronic Exposure to Arsenic Causes
Increased Cell Survival, DNA Damage, and Increased Expression of Mitochondrial
Transcription Factor A (mtTFA) in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells. Chemical Research
in Toxicology, 2011 Mar 21;24(3):340-9.
Singh KP, Kumari R, DuMond JW. Simulated microgravity-induced epigenetic changes in
human lymphocytes. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 2010 Sep 1;111(1):123-9
Ragini Kumari, Kamaleshwar Singh, James DuMond. Simulated microgravity decreases
DNA repair capacity and induces DNA damage in human lymphocytes. Journal of
Cellular Biochemistry 2009 Jul 1;107(4):723-31
Kamaleshwar P Singh, Ragini Kumari, Christina Pevey, Desiree Jackson, James W.
DuMond. Long duration exposure to cadmium leads to increased cell survival, decreased
DNA repair capacity, and genomic instability in mouse testicular Leydig cells. Cancer
Letters. 2009 Jun 28;279(1):84-92
DuMond JW, Singh KP. Gene expression changes and induction of cell proliferation by
chronic exposure to arsenic of mouse testicular Leydig cells. J. Tox. Env. Health, Part A,
70:13, 1150-1154, 2007
Singh KP, DuMond JW. Genetic and epigenetic changes induced by chronic low-dose
exposure to arsenic of mouse testicular Leydig cells Int. J of Oncology, Jan;30(1):253-60,
2007
DuMond JW, Singh KP. Gene expression changes and induction of cell proliferation by
chronic exposure to arsenic of mouse testicular Leydig cells. J. Tox. Env. Health, In press
Accepted June 3, 2006
DuMond JW, Singh KP and Roy D. Development of a self-proliferating Leydig cell line; a
hyper-sensitive E-screening model. Oncology Reports 16: 73-77, 2006.
DuMond JW and Roy D. “The inhibition of DNA Repair Capacity by Stilbene Estrogen in
Leydig cells: its implications in the induction of instability in the testicular genome.
Mutation Research, 483(1-2): 27-33, 2001
DuMond JW, Singh, KP, and Roy D. The Biphasic Stimulation of Proliferation of Leydig
Cells by Estrogen Exposure. International Journal of Oncology, 18:3, 623-628, 2001
DuMond JW, Singh, KP, and Roy D “Regulation of the growth of mouse Leydig cells by
the inactive stereoisomer, 17-estradiol: Lack of correlation between the elevated
expression of ER and difference in sensitivity to estradiol isomers.” Oncology Reports
8:4, 899-902, 2001
Spear TM, DuMond JW, Lloyd C, and Vincent JH. An Effective Protection Factor Study
of Respirators Used By Primary Lead Smelter Workers. Applied Occupational Safety and
Environmental Hygiene, 15(2):235-44, 2000

Abstracts (selected)
Alamelu Sundaresan, Kamaleshwar Singh, Neal R Pellis and James DuMond Jr. Signal
transduction targets of modeled microgravity Society of In Vitro Biology, June 2006
James W. DuMond Jr., Kamaleshwar P. Singh, G.T. Ramesh. Increase of oxidative stress
and loss in expression of DNA repair genes by modeled microgravity in the testis of mice
AACR April 4, 2006
Kamaleshwar P Singh. James W DuMond. Genetic and epigenetic changes induced by
chronic low-dose exposure of arsenic to mouse testicular Leydig cells AACR April 5,
2006
DuMond JW. The Influence of α- Zearalanol on Testicular Cell Proliferation and
Regulation of the DNA Repair Gene ERCC6. Second International Symposium on Recent
Advances in Environmental Health Research. Sept. 20 th , 2005 Jackson, MS
DuMond JW, The effects of environmental estrogen on transcriptional excision repair.
Research Health Needs in the African American community, as They Relate to
Environmental Toxicants. October 9-10, 2003 Howard University Hospital Complex,
Washington, DC
DuMond JW, The host cell reactivation assay: a powerful tool for detecting a chemical’s
ability to mediate DNA damage via an epigenetic mechanism. Sept. 12 th , 2003 NTA
conference, Orlando, FL
DuMond JW. Importance of Inhibin and Activin in TM3-SF Cell Proliferation. 8 th
International RCMI Symposium, Honolulu, HI Dec. 8-12, 2002
DuMond JW. Perturbation of testicular cell proliferation by myotic estrogens. RCMI
Spring Symposium, Jackson, MS Apr. 24-27, 2002
DuMond JW, Sharga A, Roy D. The effect of ethanol in the proliferation of both estrogen
sensitive Leydig cells and estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 cells. Society of Toxicology,
41st Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN Mar. 17-21, 2002
DuMond JW and Roy D. The Influence of Estrogenic Compounds on Leydig Cell
Proliferation under Serum-free Conditions. Contributed paper National Conference for
The Society for In Vitro Biology, 1999
DuMond JW, and Roy D. Tamoxifen-Mediated Inhibition of Diethylstilbestrol Induced
Leydig Cell Proliferation. University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Cancer Retreat, 1998
DuMond JW and Roy D. Perturbation of Mouse Leydig Cell Proliferation by
Diethylstilbestrol Exposure. International Conference of the Society of Toxicology, New
Orleans, 1999
DuMond JW and Roy D. Perturbation of Proliferation and Cell Cycle Kinetics in Mouse
Leydig Cells by Estrogens. National Conference of the American Association for Cancer
Research, Philadelphia, 1999
DuMond JW and Roy D. The Temporal Loss of DNA Repair Capacity by Estrogens
Exposure. International Conference of the Society of Toxicology, Philadelphia, 2000
DuMond JW and Roy D. A possible role of Inhibin A or Activin AB in the proliferation of
Leydig cells. National Conference of the American Association for Cancer Research, San
Francisco, 2000
Spear T, DuMond JW, Lloyd K, and Bootland J. An Effective Protection Factor Study at a
Primary Lead Smelter. 1996 American Industrial Hygienist Conference and Exhibition,
Washington, DC

Funded External Research Proposals
Grant # NCC-9-165 PD: Dr Bobby Wilson
Role: Dr. James W DuMond Jr. is a principle investigator for project 5 on this grant.
Title: NASA Research Center for Biotechnology and Environmental Health
Project 5-title: The effect of radiation and simulated microgravity on genomic stability.
Agency: NASA
Award: 6,000,000
Direct Support: $750,000
Duration: 5 years (4/01/03-3/31/08)
Percent Effort: 25% annual
Grant # PI: Dr Bobby Wilson
Role: Dr. James W DuMond Jr. is the co-principle investigator on the overall grant and a
project leader.
Title: Multidisciplinary Assessment of Environmental Contamination in the Waterways of
Southeast Texas.
Agency: NSF-HBCU
Award: $998,328
Direct Support: $332,776
Duration: 3 years (5/01/04-4/31/07)
Percent Effort: 8% annual
Grant # PD: Dr. Barbara Hayes
Role: Dr. James W DuMond Jr. is the director for the proteomics and functional genomic
facility on this grant.
Title: Institute for Biomedical and Health Disparities Research.
Agency: NIH-RCMI
Award: $9,796,396
Direct Support: $1,185,479
Duration: 5 years (10/01/04-9/31/09)
Percent Effort: 17% annual
PI: Dr. Barbara Hayes
Role: Dr. James W DuMond Jr. was hired as an investigator on this grant. These funds
were used to supplement Dr DuMond’s salary for his first 3 years of service at TSU and to
provide startup funds for his research laboratory.
Title: Biomedical Research Faculty Recruitment/CORE Grant: # RR03045-14
Agency: RCMI-NIH
Duration: 5 years (1/01/99-9/31/04)
Status: Funded
PI: James W DuMond. Jr.
Role: Dr. James W DuMond Jr. is the Principle Investigator on this grant
Title: Attenuation of DNA repair through a perturbation of the cell cycle: A possible
mechanism for the initiation of cancer by environmental estrogens.
Agency: Texas Southern University
Duration: 1 year (12/01/02-8/31/03)
Status: Funded

Service Accomplishments
Departmental Committees
Executive Advisory Committee
Charge: A committee composed of the following members who will deliberate on
various issues as these come up and advise the Department Chairman for
resolution, which will then be brought up to the faculty meeting for further
discussion and resolution
Grievance Committee
Charge: To serve as the second level of mediation regarding student, staff, or
faculty complaints or formal expressions of dissatisfaction in any area impacting
upon the desired optimal functioning of the department: And to seek written and/or
formal responses from the parties involved and to forward any resulting
recommendations to the department chairperson and, if necessary, to others in
university leadership
Curriculum Committee Chair
o Charge: To conduct periodical reviews of course content (syllabi) to assure that
they meet the Department’s needs: To conduct a periodical review the curriculum
offerings for each program with respect to the adequacy to current needs and
updating the programs: Reviewing the recommendations from faculty for
instituting new courses: Committee encourages using the new technologies in
teaching, e.g., Blackboard and the internet sources, computers, PowerPoint, etc.:
And to encourage students to organize “clubs” for self-education and enhanced
student participation in the courses.
Budget, Facilities and Planning Committee Chair
Charge To, in consultation with the department chairperson, plan for the annual
and long-range budgetary and facility needs of the department: To develop criteria
for the allocation and utilization of departmental facilities and supplies and to
ensure that the maintenance of departmental facilities is ongoing and offers the
best environment possible to achieve stated academic goals.
Recruitment Committee (for students and faculty)
Charge: To develop a recruitment plan which outlines strategies that will lead to
the recruitment of students to major in Biology and to develop a recruitment plan
that will attract students to become majors in Biology.
Committee on Teacher Certification/ExCET and EXIT EXAMS and Freshman Major
and Non-Major Biology Courses
Charge: To assess the performance of student teaches who are applying for science
teaching certificate.

Committee for Research and graduate studies
College Committees
Charge: To identify any and all research opportunities for the department as a
whole as well as those suited for individual members of the department. This is in
direct correlation with development of graduate studies within the department and
in conjunction with the environmental toxicology program.
Chairman of the Search Committee for Department of Biology Chair
Charge: to organize the departmental search committee for the express effort of
identifying the best qualified candidates for our open chair position. This includes
calling meeting, requesting notices of the position opening, and serving as a liaison
for both the Dean of COST and potential candidates to the search committee.
Steering Committee for the College of Science and Technology GALA
Charge: To organized and run the COST Gala, which is an annual fund raising
event with all proceeds going to a scholarship fund for COST students.
Chairman of the Faculty Evaluation Committee
Charge: to organize the College’s restructuring of the annual faculty evaluation
instrument.
University Committees
University General Education Assessment Committee
Charge: To address and evaluate the assessment plans that were in use, re-tool
these plans to improve their effectiveness for all general education courses.
Faculty Manual and Advisory Committee
Charge: To address any and all concerns associated with the faculty manual and to
deliberate these issues and to make recommendations for changes to the said
manual.
Student Grievance Committee
Charge: To address any and all concerns associated with grievances submitted by
students against both faculty and staff: And to deliberate these issues and to make
recommendations.
Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Charge: To formulate a vision of opportunities for advancing the institution to a
new level of excellence over the next five-year period

Low Producing Program Committee
Charge: To review college and departmental requests for exemptions,
consolidations, and terminations of low producing programs and develop a concise
response to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Course Scheduling Committee
Community Service
Charge: To develop an academic scheduling policy that maximizes the probability
that all students receive their choice of courses required for graduation on a timely
basis by providing a conflict-free resource environment (staff, space, and courses)
which minimizes operating and capital costs.
Member of the Board of Director (Treasurer), Coastal Conservation Association-
Galveston Chapter (2008-Present). As one of the current members for the board of
directors, we are charged with overseeing the annual operations for the Galveston Chapter
of CCA. These duties primarily focus on fund raising (exceeds 100K per year),
membership drives and hosting multiple annual fishing tournaments.
Member of the Board of Directors, Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School
District (8/2005-2009). As a former member of the Citizen’s Advisory Board, we were
charged with the oversight of the 2005 School Bond. The projects funded under this bond
include a new high school, two middle schools (1 rebuild and one de novo), 2 new
elementary schools and various other campus improvements throughout the school
district. It is our charge to oversee the appointment of all aspects of the construction
projects, including selection of design teams, project management, design, bids, contract
awards and overall cost. Total bonds to be issued: $220 million over a 5 year period.
Member of the Board of Directors, Marbury Water System, Marbury, AL. The board
was charged with the responsibility for the overall operation of a rural water system,
including the setting of water rates, operational policies, mediation of consumer
complaints, and planning for future growth. During my tenure I initiated an
environmental compliance program, as well as a safety program.
Member of the Board of Directors. Central Heights Senior League, Billings, MT. The
board was charged with the responsibility committee for the overall operation of a youth
(13-15 year old) baseball league. This included setting of policies, mediation of conflicts,
management of funds, and planning for league expansions.