Charlie Apter

Livestock Lecturer

apter@umd.edu

(301) 405-7721

1407 Animal Sciences Center (Building 142)

College Park, MD 20742

United States

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Biography

Education:

Texas A&M University (1996): PhD, Animal Science (Dissertation title: Circulating lipoprotein cholesterol and progesterone in postpartum and early gestational mares fed a control or fat-supplemented diet)
Texas A&M University (1990): MS, Horticulture (Thesis title: In vitro and ex vitro adventitious roots of Trachelospermum asiaticum [Siebold & Zucc.] Nakai: Anatomical and physiological comparisons)
Clemson University (1980): BS, Horticulture

Awards and Honors:

Honorary Lone Star FFA Degree, Northeast Texas Community College, Spring 2011
Nominee, Educator of the Year, Truman State University Student Senate, Spring 2007
Nominee, William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award, Truman State University, Spring 2003
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Research Grant, Texas A&M University, Spring 1994
Pi Alpha Xi (Horticulture, Landscape and Ornamental Horticulture), Texas A&M University chapter, Spring 1992
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Texas A&M University chapter, Spring 1992
American Society for Horticultural Sciences Travel Grant, Texas A&M University, August 1991
Texas Association of Nurserymen Scholarship, Texas A&M University, Fall 1991
Dallas Garden Club/Belsterling Foundation Scholarship, Texas A&M University, Fall 1990
Charles C. Newman Award for Excellence in Horticulture, Clemson University, Spring 1980
Alpha Zeta, Clemson University chapter, agriculture scholastic honorary, Spring 1980
Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture), Clemson University chapter, Spring 1980

Professional Work

Professional Positions Held:

Livestock Lecturer, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2012 – present
Director of Agriculture, Director of the Research and Demonstration Farm, Professor, Northeast Texas Community College, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 2007 – 2012
Associate Professor, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, 2004 – 2007
Assistant Professor, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, 1999 – 2004
Temporary Assistant Professor and University Farm Manager, Kirksville, Missouri, 1996 – 1999
Research Associate, Ruminant Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1996

Professional Service

University of Maryland: Chair, Campus Farm Oversight Committee, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
UMD: Co-Advisor, Maryland Equestrian Club, University of Maryland
UMD: Course Peer Reviewer (Fall 2013: ANSC 101 [Principles of Animal Science] and ANSC 103 [Principles of Animal Science Lab]; Spring 2015: ANSC 232 [Horse Management])
UMD: Member, Sustainable Food Working Group, Dining Services, University of Maryland
Northeast Texas Community College: Member, Computer Services Advisory Committee (Spring 2008 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Member, Environmental Committee (Spring 2008 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Member, Faculty Senate (Fall 2007 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Member, Faculty Senate Ways and Means committee, (Fall 2008 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Member, Instructional Council (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Vice President of Faculty Senate (2011-2012 academic year); was upcoming president for 2012-2013 academic year
Northeast: Member of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Compliance Certification Committee, (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012); writer for multiple sections of compliance report
Northeast: Participant, Course Review Workshop, Workforce Education Course Manual Maintenance Project, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Summer 2009
Northeast: Chair, Ad hoc Agriculture construction committee, June – October 2008
Northeast: Member, Chapel Hill (TX) High School Advisory Committee for their agriculture program (Fall 2008 – Spring 2012)
Northeast: Member, Feasibility Study Steering Committee, Texas Expo Center, subcommittee of Mount Pleasant/Titus County (TX) Chamber of Commerce, November 2011 – March 2012
Northeast: Member, Mount Pleasant (TX) Chamber of Commerce Agriculture subcommittee, June 2011 – April 2012
Northeast: Host and organizer for FFA Area VI CDE (Forage, Land, Woodland), April 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Northeast: Host and workshop presenter, Region 8 (TX) Education Service Center Science Collaborative, Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex, October 2011
Truman State University: Member, Information Technology Services Advisory Committee (Fall 2003 – Fall 2007)
Truman: Member, Truman Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable (Fall 2000 – Fall 2007)
Truman: Member, Truman Writing Assessment Committee (Fall 2002 – Spring 2004)
Truman: Member, Truman Information Technology Strategic Planning Committee (Fall 2000)
Truman: Participant, Office of Admission focus group examining Truman prospective student visit experience (Fall 2003)
Truman: Presenter, Truman Tech Fair 2003, sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable; two presentations: 1) Use of a Disciplinary Website as a Recruiting Tool for Prospective Students, and 2) Use of an Art- and Image-based Website as a Teaching Tool for a JINS Class (Spring 2003)
Truman: Presider, Truman’s Student Research Conference (Animal Science Session, Spring 2007; Plant Science Session, Spring 2005; Discussion Session, Spring 2005, Plant Sciences II Session, Spring 2004)
Truman: Reader, Senior Portfolio Project (Summer 1999, 2000, 2001 [twice], 2002)
Truman: Author, 125-page Quinquennial Program Review Report for Truman Agricultural Science program (Summer and Fall, 2002)
Truman: Coordinator, Truman Agricultural Science seminar series (Fall 2004 – Spring 2006)
Truman: Agricultural Science Presenter, Truman State Prospective Student Visit Days (Fall Premier Visit Day [1999, 2000, 2001], Junior Visit Day [Spring 2001], President’s Distinguished Scholar Visit Day [Fall 2003], Winter Open House [Spring 2004, Spring 2007], Accepted Student Visit Day [Spring 2006])
Truman: Webmaster, Agricultural Science web site (2008 – 2011)
Truman: Scorekeeper, Science Olympiad, Spring 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Advising

University of Maryland (4 students at present)
Northeast Texas Community College (many)
Truman State University (10-25 at any particular point in time)

Research

Current Research:

All of the following research was conducted by undergraduate students at Truman State University under my mentorship. Abstracts for most of these projects are available online.

Arel, Amy. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. The Effect of Age on Discrimination Reversal Learning. Oral paper presented at the 2007 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Alford, Chris, Holly Lang and Lacy Bach. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Isometric Scaling in Two Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2002 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (funded research)
Carter, Arian. RC Apter and DR De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Weed Suppression by Living Mulch within Pumpkin Rows. Presented during the 9th Annual (2006) Student Research Week at Texas A&M University, March 27-31, 2006. Funding provided through Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Grants, Science Division, Summer 2005
Costello, Emily. Dr. Michael Kelrick and Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentors. Determining Possible Reasons for Variation in Fertility Data Collected from Stallions Owned by Truman State University. Oral paper presented at the 2007 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Cunningham, Crystal. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Dominance hierarchies and/or learning and/or maintenance behavior in horse herds (Funded research)
Dicks, Christy. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Kathleen Lynch (Art History), Faculty Mentors. Reflections of Greek Horse Breeding Ideals in the Horses of the Parthenon. Oral paper presented at the 2002 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Fletcher, Katie. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Julia DeLancey (Art History), Faculty Mentors. Influence of Dressage on the Art of the Renaissance. Oral paper presented at the 2002 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Gerrish, Chelsea O. and Jane W. Wayland. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Tom Marshall, Faculty Mentors. Performance Testing in Young Male Goats. Oral paper presented at the 2004 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (Funded research)
Harken, Andrew K. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Yield in Commercial Tomato Plots Mulched with Painted Polyethylene or Straw Mulch. Oral paper presented at the 2005 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (Funded research)
Hoebing, Kari. Dr. Charlie Apter, and Dr. Julia DeLancey (Art History), Faculty Mentors. A Comparison of the Value of the Horse in the Cowboy Era and Modern Times. Oral paper presented at the 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Kiel, Ryan. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Taxonomic Survey of Truman State University Landscape Plants (Funded research)
Kurth, Teddy. Dr. Charlie Apter, Dr. Sara Orel (Fine Arts) and Dr. David Christiansen (Classics), Faculty Mentors. Contrasts between Ancient Greek and Native American Views on Horsemanship. Selected for oral presentation at the Phi Kappa Phi Interdisciplinary Session, 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Moore, Kelly R. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Esprit de corps: The Horse and Soldier. Oral paper presented at the 2004 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Oberbeck, Greg. Dr. Charlie Apter, and Dr. Julia DeLancey (Art History), Faculty Mentors. Native American and European Cultural Differences Reflected in the Type of Learning Principles Utilized in Horse Training. Selected for oral presentation at the Phi Kappa Phi Interdisciplinary Session, 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Risius, Abby. Dr. Charlie Apter, Dr. Julia DeLancey (Art History), and Dr. Susan Guffey (Biology), Faculty Mentors. Use of Scientific Discovery in the Development of Equine Art. Oral paper presented at the 2002 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Randall, Katherine. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Levels of Aggression in Quarter Horse Mares and the Social Impacts of the Foal. Oral paper presented at the 2007 Student Re-search Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (Funded research)
Schoenekase, Alexis. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. James Harmon (Fine Arts), Faculty Mentors. Perspectives of the Horse during Times of War. Oral paper presented at the 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Smith, Katie and Tammy Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Allometric Scaling in Two Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (Funded research)
Smith, Katie and Tammy Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Allometric Scaling in Two Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2003 Missouri Academy of Science, Warrensburg, MO. Took third place in the Biology Section (Funded research)
Smith, Kathryn M. and Tammy R. Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter, Faculty Mentor. Allometric Scaling in Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2004 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Smith, Kathryn M. and Tammy R. Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Development of a Prediction Equation for Total Body Mass Across Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at 2006 National Council for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC
Smith, Kathryn M. and Tammy R. Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Development of a Prediction Equation for Total Body Mass Across Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2006 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Smith, Kathryn M. and Tammy R. Bragg. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Development of a Prediction Equation for Total Body Mass Across Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus). Oral paper presented at the 2006 Missouri Academy of Sciences Meetings, Collegiate Division, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. Took first place in the agriculture section
Strange, Lauren. Dr. Charlie Apter, Dr. Sara Orel (Fine Arts) and Dr. David Christiansen (Classics), Faculty Mentors. Postures of Horses in Classical Artworks Reflect Stallion Sexual Behavior. Oral paper presented at the 2003 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Stroup, Kristopher. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Kevin Minch (Language and Literature), Faculty Mentors. Formation of Equine Power Structures as a Political Process. Selected for oral presentation at the Phi Kappa Phi Interdisciplinary Session, 2002 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Tucker, Sarah M. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Mark R. Campbell, Faculty Mentors. Comparison of Soil Compaction: Equine vs. Bovine. Oral paper presented at the 2005 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Tucker, Sarah M. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Mark R. Campbell, Faculty Mentors. Comparison of Soil Compaction: Equine vs. Bovine. Oral paper presented at the 2006 Missouri Academy of Sciences Meetings, Collegiate Division, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Walker, Alana N. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Allometric scaling of equids (Equus caballus) in a continuum of body sizes. Oral paper presented at the 2006 Student Re-search Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO (Funded research)
Walker, Alana N. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. Allometric scaling of equids (Equus caballus) in a continuum of body sizes. Oral paper presented at the 31st (2006) Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, April 29, 2006 (Funded research)
Webb, Steven J., Jennifer S. Glass, and Jennifer M. Lane. Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean De Cock, Faculty Mentors. An Initial Attempt to Develop a Cantaloupe Production System for Northeast Missouri. Oral paper presented at the 2006 Student Research Conference, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Teaching

Courses Taught:

Much of my academic career has consisted of curriculum and course creation, and many of the courses I’ve taught over the last 20 years were self-developed “from scratch”. Course numbers in the following list with an asterisk (*) denote such courses. In addition, I designed a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board-approved curriculum for a two-degree sustainable agriculture program while in the employ of Northeast Texas Community College.

University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

ANSC 110: Pasture Management and Hay Production (2 credits, 1 time)
ANSC 220*: Livestock Management (3 credits, 2 times)
ANSC 227*: Eating with Eyes Wide Open (3 credits, 4 times)
ANSC 233: Equine Behavior (2 credits, 1 time)
ANSC 236*: Equine Business Management (3 credits, 2 times)
ANSC 237*: Equine Reproduction (2 credits, 2 times; 3 credits, 1 time)
ANSC 270*: Animal Enterprise Management (3 credits, 1 time)
ANSC 444*: Domestic Animal Endocrinology (3 credits, 1 time)
ANSC 455*: Animal Behavior (3 credits, 2 times)

Northeast Texas Community College (Mount Pleasant, TX)

AGCR 2418*: Soil Science (4 credits, 1 time)
AGEQ 1411*: Equine Science (4 credits; 4 times)
AGRI 1325: Agricultural Marketing (3 credits; 2 times)
AGRI 1329: Principles of Food Science (3 credits; 1 time)
AGRI 1415*: Horticulture (4 credits, 2 times)
FDST 1371*: Processing Small Farm Ag Products (3 credits; 1 time)
Continuing education courses including Introduction to Wine Making, Introduction to Cheese Making, Introduction to Landscape Design, Water Bath Canning, Beginning Vegetable Production

Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)

AGSC 100: Food, Agriculture and the Environment (4 credits; 3 times; for non-majors)
AGSC 108*: Introduction to Agricultural Systems (4 credits; 2 times)
AGSC 121: Livestock Management Techniques (1 credit; team taught; 11 times)
AGSC 193: Introduction to Equine Science (3 credits; 11 times)
AGSC 218*: Introduction to Horticulture (4 credits; 4 times)
AGSC 252: Horse Training Techniques (2 credits; 9 times)
AGSC 315*: Animal Agriculture (4 credits; 1 time)
AGSC 318*: Landscape Design and Landscaping (4 credits; 1 time)
AGSC 325: Equine Enterprise Management (3 credits; 6 times)
AGSC 330*: Equine Reproductive Management (4 credits; 8 times)
AGSC 331: Equine Science (3 credits; 4 times)
AGSC 352*: Animal Reproduction (3 credits; 6 times)
AGSC 353*: Equine Reproduction Practicum (2 credits; 3 times; replaced AGSC 330)
AGSC 375*: Equine Exercise Physiology (3 credits; 2 times; replaced AGSC 331)
JINS 343*: The Horse in Art, Science and History (3 credits; 4 times) – this was an interdisciplinary course that crossed the boundaries of three separate disciplines
The Horse*: Joseph Baldwin Academy

Publications

Selected Publications:

Apter, R.C. 2003. A Junior-level Interdisciplinary Seminar Course: The Horse in Art, Science and History. Proceedings, Eighteenth Symposium, Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society, p. 167

Carstens, G.E., P.M. Mostyn, M.A. Lammoglia, R.C. Vann, R.C. Apter and R.D. Randel. 1997. Genotypic effects on norepinephrine-induced changes in thermogenesis, metabolic hormones, and metabolites in newborn calves. Journal of Animal Science 75: 1746-1755

Apter, R.C. 1997. Circulating progesterone in early gestational mares fed a control or fat-supplemented diet. Proceedings, Fifteenth Symposium, Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society, p. 253

Apter, R.C. 1996. Circulating lipoprotein cholesterol and progesterone in postpartum and early gestational mares fed a control or fat-supplemented diet. Dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Apter, R.C. and D.D. Householder. 1996. Weaning and weaning management of foals: a review and some recommendations. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 16: 428-435

Apter, Charlie. 1995. Gestation, foaling, and neonatal care. In: Texas Horse Owner’s Reference Guide, Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science in cooperation with Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Apter, R.C., M.M. Vogelsang, A.L. Cartwright, P.G. Gibbs, G.D. Potter and S.B. Smith. 1995. Serum cholesterol profiles in postpartum and early gestational mares fed a fat-supplemented diet. Proceedings, Fourteenth Symposium, Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society, p. 44.

Apter, Charlie. 1994. Gestation, foaling, and neonatal care. In: Horse Breeder’s School Manual, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

Apter, R.C., E.L. McWilliams and F.T. Davies, Jr. 1993. In vitro and ex vitro adventitious root formation in Asian jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum). I. Comparative morphology. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 118: 902-905

Apter, R.C., F.T. Davies, Jr. and E.L. McWilliams. 1993. In vitro and ex vitro adventitious root formation in Asian jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum). II. Physiological comparisons. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 118: 906-909

Presentations

Segment on equine fetal growth for Creative Educational Video’s production of Equine Reproduction (tape number 109; July 1995)

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