Paul Martin (BS/MS-Texas A&M Univ., Ph.D.-Univ. Florida) was raised with 5 younger siblings (and worked with farmworker labor crews) during the drought of the 1950s on a very small south Texas (hog) farm near Devine, Texas—a farm which always possessed a large garden, fruit trees, chickens and a milk cow. While in Florida during the “Energy Crisis of the 1970s”, Martin researched population dynamics of natural enemies of key lepidopteran pests in a “model north Florida agroecosystem” (involving vegetable crops and wild hosts, and including studies of Trichogramma and lacewings).
Martin was significantly influenced by ecologists like E.J. Dyksterhuis (TAMU), Archie Carr & H.T. Odum (Univ. Florida) and David Pimentel (Cornell). Moreover, a considerable amount of applied ecological knowledge was developed in late night sessions with Miguel Altieri (UC Berkeley) and during years as a pasture entomologist in Georgia and Brazil. Martin learned/manipulated to the best of his abilities as sustainable agriculture coordinator, in Jim Hightower’s Texas Department Agriculture, and later taught biology/ecology at St. Philip’s College. (Martin has developed numerous research publications, essays, and reports.)
Martin’s wife taught science at Seguin High School and they are currently or were “recently” involved with various organizations and efforts toward researching, developing and promoting positively ethical applied community ecology, including some volunteer work with Siempre Sustainable Network, Ogallala Commons, Kids On the Land, Generations Indigenous Ways, HEB/Seguin ISD Youth Camps, Teatro de Artes de Juan Seguin, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church-Seguin, Dos Pueblos-NY/Tipitapa & Episcopalian Latin American projects and other international programs, & LULAC and local community gardens … and for/with their children and grandchildren on a small “family farm” near Stockdale, TX.
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PAUL B. MARTIN, Ph.D.
605 Elm St., Seguin, Texas 78155 USA
PERSONAL DATA
Raised in South Texas; languages – – Portuguese, Spanish; leisure interests – – tennis, swimming, bicycling, dancing, canoeing, gardening. Home–605 Elm, Seguin, TX. Farm–1210 CR 427, Stockdale, TX 78160, 3 mi NE of Stockdale.
EXPERIENCE
Summary
2006-present Co-Founder Siempre Sustainable Network (Informal network); Brd. Ogallala Commons; Volunteer- Kids On the Land; Dos Pueblos-NYC/Tipitapa, Nicaragua; Episcopalian Veterinarian Services Mission, Honduras, Generation Indigenous Ways, Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, etc.
2001-6 Associate Professor, Biology-Natural Sciences, St. Philip’s College
96-2001 Assistant Professor, Biology – Natural Sciences, St. Philip’s College
94-96 Instructor Full-time, Temporary Adjunct – – Natural Sciences, St. Philip’s College (had been teaching at night/when possible, since 1984)
87-94 Entomologist; Registration Specialist; IPM Specialist; Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture; Director, Pest Management – – Texas Department of Agriculture, San Antonio/Austin
83-87 Ag-consulting; farming; teaching ecology, biology, science, writing ag-column – – South Texas
81-83 Specialist in entomology [Consultant on pasture (gramineous) spittlebug project], – – IICA/EMBRAPA, Organization of American States, (Brazil)
77-81 Pasture and small grain research entomologist and Assistant Professor – – University of Georgia, Tifton
75-77 Entomologist and field man for food processor; additional consulting – – Winter Garden area – TX
71-75 Associate in entomology and graduate research assistant working on population dynamics of looper/ “Heliothis”- pests of N. FL agricultural system – – Univ. of Florida, Quincy/Gainesville
66-69 Research Technician and graduate student working with biological and integrated control of cotton pests, TAES & USDA/ARS (suppl. income-Food Services) – – Texas A&M University
10 Yrs. Prior Various farm-related jobs in south, central, east and west Texas (Truck crops, egg-production, feed-
lot, “improved” pasture, etc.
EDUCATION
San Antonio College 65-66
Texas A&M University 64-69 B.S., Jan 1969 Entomology
Texas A&M University 70-71 M.S., Aug 1971 Entomology
Florida State University 72-73 (Statistics, Spanish) U. of Florida 71-76 Ph.D., Mar. 1976 Entomology
(SWTSU, 84-86: Texas Teacher Certificate–Composite Science, Physical Science/Biology, Spanish) (St. Philip’s College-Human Anatomy & Physiology; UNAM-Spanish)
SOCIETIES, HONORARY FRATERNITIES, ETC.
Earth Charter USA* Entomological Society of America*
Brd., Holistic Management International of Texas* SW Entomological Society
Sec., Mitchell Lake Wetlands Soc. Intern. Org for Biol. Control (IOBC)*
National Audubon Society, Sierra Club, etc. SE Biological Control Working Group*
Brd., Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity* Alpha Zeta
ARPE-Ecology and Population Dynamics, Association for Farming Systems/Res.Ext.*
Biological Control, Pest Management (RPE)* Sustainable Agr. Working Group*
Soil & Water Conservation Society* Piper Professor Nominee
NISOD Excellence Award recipient, 1999 In various Marquis Who’s Who publications
Brd., Ogallala Commons Various recent awards, e.g., Humanitarian, Hispanic C of C, Church Women U., etc.
(*Formerly, not presently a member)
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Teaching
? Coordinated scheduling, assignments, Dual-credit activities, Biology Honors, curriculum development; taught principles of biology, Natural Sciences Dept., St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, TX
? Taught various courses/labs–environmental biology, anatomy and physiology, St. Philip’s College
? Developed portion of various short courses (management of pasture, small grain, grain sorghum arthropods), for the University of Georgia, CSAT, Cardenas, Mexico and TX Dep. of Agr.
? Taught biology, science, SCUCISD, Schertz, TX, also have participated as a substitute teacher; invitational speaker – – local schools; junior/community colleges, universities.
? Taught 8th grade Sunday religion class, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Seguin, TX, ca. 12 yrs.
? Assisted with various student workshops, science fairs, etc., St. Philip’s College (Science Club advisor 1996-2006, Sci. Fair Workshop Coor. 1994-2001, etc.).
? Many committees (Globalizing the Curriculum, Accreditation, Community Service Learning, Search Committees, etc.)
Writing
? Over 100 research, extension publications; numerous reports, oral presentations.
? Ag-column in several newspapers, “Speaking Freely About Agriculture”
Research – Extension – Consulting
? Coordinated first two years of formal sustainable agriculture effort-Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA); established goals, objectives, action plan; literature development; participated in Federal Farm Bill working group; initiated various sustainable agriculture projects including coordination of a tri-state sustainable agriculture project.
? Helped coordinate Task Force effort to develop sustainable agriculture effort, TDA. Also participated in reorganization of Pest Management, TDA.
? Developed research program on pasture spittlebug, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil including action thresholds.
? Collaborated in development of recommendations for southern pea, mung bean, sorghum, cotton, popcorn farmers in the Pearsall area, TX.
? Determined adequate production of a series of potential crops for northern Florida can be met through new IPM approaches, and that natural enemy regulations of pests can be very effective.
? Tested an effective artificial diet for predators (e.g. lacewings) of certain pests (e.g. cotton bollworm) of cotton and other crops.
? Managed small teams of people to programs with 50-plus staff.
Regulatory
? Responsible for enforcing laws/regulations relative to Pest Management in Texas. Review of requests/applications for pesticide registration in Emergency situations and for Special Local Needs (TDA).
? Resource entomologist for various agriculture information/needs, South Central Region, TDA.
Grants
? We submitted more than 20 grant proposals amounting to requests up to U.S. $120,000, and over, for which we received anywhere from $3,000 to $45,325 (our portion in collaborative efforts). [Also, have been involved in larger Federal Contracts.]
? Recipient Top Research Grant Award (received by several other agriculture research assistants), University of Georgia, Experiment Station, 1980.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/Reports
Martin, P.B. 2005. Toward Global Sustainable Livelihoods: Bringing into Texas the Krakow “On Six Legs” Science/Language/Fine Arts Concept of Education and Celebration. Final report ACCD Instructional Innovation Grant. www.accd.edu/district/iic/report-martin.doc
Martin, P.B., K. Schantz and P. Sechrist. 2003. Toward conservation and development of sustainable community (locally and globally). Proc. Coloquio Internacional de Desenvolvimento Local, Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande-MS, Brazil www.ucdb.br/coloquio/arquivos/Paul.pdf
Martin, P.B. 1996. Working toward better community. Holistic Resource Management of Texas Newsletter. Fall 1996. p.5
Martin, P.B. and P. Prather. 1991. Towards a sustainable agriculture for quality life and protection of thenatural resource base. Proc. 2nd Agroforestry Conference, Aug 18-21. Columbia, MO
Martin, P.B. and P. Prather. 1991. Sustainable agriculture: a process at the community level. American J. of Alternative Agriculture. 3(1)
Abel, A., P. Prather and P.B. Martin. 1992. Sustainable agriculture and migrant farmworkers. J. Sustainable Agriculture 3(1): 99-106
Martin, P.B. and P. Prather. 1989(1990). Enhancement of the stability of southern region agroecosystems through profitable transition to sustainable agriculture. Annual Report Southern Region USDA/CSRS LISA project. 40 pp.
Martin, P.B. and P. Prather. 1989. Abstract. Biological control for sustainable agroecosystems in Texas. International Symposium on Biological Control Implementation. NAPPO Bulletin No. 6.152
Martin, P.B. 1989. Texas moves forward: IPM in a sustainable agriculture context. J. Pesticide Reform 8(4):10-12
Altieri, M.A., P.B. Martin, and W.J. Lewis. 1983. A quest for ecologically-based pest management systems. Environ. Management. 7:1-100
Martin, P.B. 1982. Insect-habitat management in pasture systems. Environmental Management 7:59-64
Martin, P.B. et al. 1981. Fall armyworm: relationships of weather and populations. Progress Report for Project No. 7003-20240-018-A. USDA/ARS grant. Jul-Sep 181. 28pp
Martin, P.B., P.D. Lingren, G.L. Greene, E.E Grissell. 1981. Parasitoid complex of 3 noctuids in northern FL cropping system: seasonal occurrence, parasitization, alternate hosts and influence of host-habitat. Entomophaga. 26:401-19
Martin, P.B., P.D. Lingren and G.L. Greene. 1983. Role of parasitoids and predators in regulating populations. In: Cabbage Looper: Factors Important to Suppression and Management of Populations. USDA Tech Bull. 1684
Gardner, W.A., P.B. Martin, and R.D. Schwehr. 1982. Efficacy of selected chemical and microbial insecticides in controlling fall armyworm in whorl-stage grain sorghum. J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. 17:518-24
Martin, P.B., P.D. Lingren, G.L. Greene, and R.L. Ridgway. 1976. Parasitization of two species of Plusiinae and Heliothis spp. after releases of Trichogramma pretiosum in seven crops. Environ. Entomol. 5:991-5
Martin, P.B., B.R. Wiseman and R.E. Lynch. 1980. Action thresholds for fall armyworms on grain sorghum and coastal bermudagrass. Fla. Entomol. 63:375-405
Wiseman, B.R., B.G. Mullinix and P.B. Martin. 1980. Insect resistance evaluating: effect of cultivar position and time of rating. J. Econ. Entomol. 73:454-7
Dmoch, J., W.J. Lewis, P.B. Martin and D.A. Nordlund. 1984. Role of semiochemicals and learning strategies of Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson). J. Chem. Ecol. 11(4):453-63
Martin, P.B. and E.F. Suber. 1982. Population dynamics and management of the lesser cornstalk borer in small grain systems. In: H.H. Tippins (ed.) A Review of Information on the Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller). University of Georgia College of Agr. Exp. Sta. SP. 17.65pp
Pencoe, N.L. and P.B. Martin. 1982. Fall armyworm larval development and adult fecundity on five grass hosts. Environ. Entomol. 11:720-3
Tippins, H.H. and P.B. Martin. 1982. Seasonal occurrence of bermudagrass scale. J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. 17:319-21
Morrill, W.L., P.B. Martin and D.C. Sheppard. 1978. Overwinter survival of the red imported fire ant: effect of various habitats and food supply. Environ. Entomol. 7:262-4
Touchton, J.T. and P.B. Martin. 1979. Ratooning grain sorghum yield as affected by nitrogen and insecticides. Sorghum Newsletter. 22. 60-1
Martin, P.B., W.W. Koller, L.I. Zampieri, and I. Cavichione. 1982. Potentialidade e manejo de forrageiras nativas para controlar cigarrinhas. Proc. I Congresso Brasileiro de Forrageiras e Pastagens Nativas
Martin, P.B. 1983. Manejo do sistema de pastagens da regiao de Dourados-MS, para controlar os danos causados pelas cigarinnhas e melhorar estes sistemas: Manipulacao do habitat. VIII Congresso Brasiliero de Entomologia
Martin, P.B. 1983. Manejo do sistema de pastagens da regiao de Dourados-MS, para controlar os danos causados pelas cigarinnhas e melhorar estes sistemas: Ideias para o futuro. VIII Congresso Brasiliero de Entomologia
Martin, P.B. 1983. Guias de manejo de cigarrinhas em pastagens. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Boletim do Grupo de Pesquisadores de Controle Biologico. 4. 12-3
Nilakhe, S.S., P.B. Martin, et al. 1984. Sampling plans for spittlebug eggs in pastures of Brachiaria decumbens. Pesq. Agropec. Bras. 19: 934-41
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