Faculty

Paulinus Chigbu, Ph.D.
Center Director
Professor
Marine (Fisheries) Science
University of Maryland E. Shore

Margaret Sexton, Ph.D.
Deputy Center Director
Res. Assistant Professor
Biological Oceanography
University of Maryland E. Shore

Ali Ishaque, Ph.D.
Interim Distinguished Research Scientist 
Environmental Toxicology
University of Maryland E. Shore

Elizabeth Babcock, Ph.D.
Program Director (UM-Rosenstiel) 
Professor
Marine Biology and Ecology
University of Miami-Rosenstiel School

Deidre Gibson, Ph.D.
Program Director (HU) 
Associate Professor & Chair
Marine & Environ. Science
Hampton University

Dionne Hoskins-Brown, Ph.D.
Program Director (SSU)
Associate Professor
Marine Science
Savannah State University

Jessica Miller, Ph.D.
Program Director (OSU)
Professor
Fisheries & Wildlife
Oregon State University

Gulnihal Ozbay, Ph.D.
Program Director (DSU)
Professor
Natural Resources
Delaware State University

Eric Schott, Ph.D.
Program Director (UMCES)
Associate Research Professor
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

David Die, Ph.D.
Co-Program Director
Res. Associate Professor
Ecosystems & Society
University of Miami-RSMAS

Victoria Young, Ph.D.
Education Expert, LMRCSC
Marine & Environ. Science
University of Maryland E. Shore

Tunde Adebola, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Marine & Environ. Science
Hampton University

J. Sook Chung, Ph.D.
Professor
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

Tara Cox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marine Science
Core Faculty

Jeanette Davis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marine & Environ. Science
Hampton University

Russell Hill, Ph.D.
Professor & Director
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

Ali Ishaque, Ph.D.
Professor
Environmental Toxicology
University of Maryland E. Shore

Rose Jagus, Ph.D.
Professor
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

Carolina Bonin Lewallen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Hampton University

Eric A. Lewallen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Hampton University

Gulnihal Ozbay, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Natural Resources
Delaware State University

Salina Parveen, Ph.D.
Professor
Food & Environ. Microbiology
University of Maryland E. Shore

Joseph Pitula, Ph.D.
Professor
Parasitology, Mol. Biology
University of Maryland E. Shore

Joseph Reustle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marine & Environ. Science
Hampton University

Dannise Ruiz Ramos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Environmental Sciences
University of Maryland E. Shore

David Secor, Ph.D.
Professor
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

Stephen J. Tomasetti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Coastal Environmental Science
University of Maryland E. Shore

Daniel Benetti, Ph.D.
Professor
Marine Biology & Fisheries
University of Miami-RSMAS

Kelly Biedenweg
Assistant Professor
Fisheries & Wildlife
Oregon State University

Feng Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
IMET-University of Maryland
Center for Environ. Science

Ligia DaSilvia, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Food Science
University of Maryland E. Shore

Patricia Goslee, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Educational Lead-CREST
University of Maryland E. Shore

Chris Hintz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marine Science
Savannah State University

Diego Lirman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marine Biology & Fisheries
University of Miami-RSMAS

Dennis McIntosh, Ph.D.
Professor
Aquaculture
Delaware State University

Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marine Biology and Ecology
University of Miami-RSMAS

Meng Xia, Ph.D.
Professor
Oceanography
University of Maryland E. Shore