Marine Science Faculty and Staff

Diane Fribance, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor/Interim Chair   
Science Annex II 227  
dfribance@coastal.edu | 843-349-5072 | View profile »

Beth Bischoff  
Administrative Assistant
Science Annex II 102I
ebischoff@coastal.edu | 843-349-2707

Faculty

April Abbott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor    
Science Annex II 210S 
aabbott1@coastal.edu | 843-349-6487 | View profile »
Personal webpage

Dan Abel, Ph.D.
Professor
Science Annex II 102D 
dabel@coastal.edu | 843-349-2257 | View profile »
Personal webpage

Shaowu Bao, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor 
Coastal Science Center 151D 
sbao@coastal.edu | 843-349-6633 | View profile »

George Boneillo, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Science Annex II 110R 
gboneillo@coastal.edu | 843-349-5068 | View profile »

Erin Burge, Ph.D.
Professor
Science Annex II 102E 
eburge@coastal.edu | 843-349-6491 | View profile »

Paul T. Gayes, Ph.D.
Professor/Executive Director, Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
Coastal Science Center 123
ptgayes@coastal.edu | 843-349-4015 | View profile »

Craig Gilman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
Director of Undergraduate Programs 
Science Annex II 102G 
gilman@coastal.edu | 843-349-2228 | View profile »

Jane L. Guentzel, Ph.D.
Professor 
Science Annex II 102J 
jguentze@coastal.edu | 843-349-2374  | View profile »

Erin E. Hackett, Ph.D.   
Professor
Director of Graduate Programs   
Coastal Science Center 151A 
ehackett@coastal.edu | 843-349-4087 | View profile »

Till J. Hanebuth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Coastal Science Center 151E 
thanebuth@coastal.edu | 843-349-2753 | View profile »

Angelos Hannides, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Science Annex II 102F 
ahannides@coastal.edu | 843-349-2538 | View profile »

Juliana M. Harding, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Operations 
Science Annex II 226 
jharding@coastal.edu  | 843-349-2983 | View profile »

Bret Jarrett, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Science Annex II 207F 
bjarrett@coastal.edu | 843-349-2916 | View profile »

Susan M. Libes, Ph.D.
Professor/Director, Waccamaw Watershed Academy
Coastal Science Center 117 
susan@coastal.edu | 843-349-4028 | View profile »

Var Limpasuvan, Ph.D.
Professor  
Penny Hall/Classroom #2 222 
var@coastal.edu  | 843-349-2826 | View profile »

Ryan Rezek, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
Science Annex II 210-O and Coastal Science Center 151C 
rrezek@coastal.edu | 843-349-4079 | View profile »

Eric Rosch, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Science Annex II 102A 
erosch@coastal.edu | 843-349-2261 | View profile »

Zhixiong Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Science Annex II 102B 
zshen@coastal.edu  | 843-349-6593 |  View profile »

Lauren Stefaniak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Science Annex II 102H 
lstefania@coastal.edu | 843-349-2222 | View profile »

Margaret A. Stoughton, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Science Annex II 210P 
mstoughto@coastal.edu | 843-349-2236 | View profile »

Richard F. Viso, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Dean, Gupta College of Science
Science Annex II 210N 
rviso@coastal.edu | 843-349-4022 | View profile »

Keith Walters, Ph.D.
Professor
Science Annex II 102C 
kwalt@coastal.edu | 843-349-2477 | View profile »

Eric Wright, Ph.D.
Professor
Science Annex II 210Q 
ewright@coastal.edu | 843-349-2945 | View profile »

Robert Young, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Provost for Research
Baxley Hall 223A 
ryoung@coastal.edu | 843-349-2277 | View profile »

Other Faculty

Thomas Mullikin Sr., J.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor
Coastal Science Center 151F 
tmullikin@coastal.edu | 843-349-2202 | View profile »

Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Ph.D.
Research Professor   
Coastal Science Center 122 
lpietraf@coastal.edu | 843-349-4017 

Kara Rosch 
Teaching Associate 
Science Annex II 221  
krosch@coastal.edu | 843-349-2707 | View profile »

Jeffrey Stewart 
Teaching Associate 
Science Annex II 221 
jstewar6@coastal.edu | 843-349-2707 

Robert Sheehan, Ph.D. 
Professor 
Coastal Science Center 151G 
sheehan@coastal.edu | 843-349-2101 

Lisa Williams-Everett 
Teaching Associate   
Science Annex II 221  
lwillia6@coastal.edu | 843-349-2707 | View profile »

Staff/Operations

Cobi M. Christiansen  
Data Operations Specialist 
Coastal Science Center 151K
cmchrist@coastal.edu | 843-349-4058

Kristopher Dobinson 
Boat Captain 
Coastal Science Center 160A 
kdobinson@coastal.edu | 843-349-4012 

Carrie Duvall 
Environmental Lab Technician
Coastal Science Center 115 
cduvall@coastal.edu | 843-349-4092 

Victoria Green
Volunteer Monitoring Program Manager
Coastal Science Center 116
vgreen@coastal.edu |843-349-6666

Kelly Hall 
Assistant Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator 
Coastal Science Center 114 
khall1@coastal.edu | 843-349-4002 

William "Ed" Jayroe 
Boat Captain 
Coastal Science Center 114
wjayroe@coastal.edu  | 843-349-2202 

Christina Lefebvre 
Environmental Lab Technician 
Coastal Science Center 112  
mlefebvr@coastal.edu  | 843-349-6557 

Sandra Nesbitt   
Environmental Lab Technician   
Coastal Science Center 109 
snesbitt@coastal.edu | 843-349-2315 

James A. Phillips
Marine Operations Manager/Research Vessel Captain
Coastal Science Center 160B 
jamie@coastal.edu | | 843-349-4014

Walter Showers Jr.
Laboratory Specialist II
Science Annex II 213 
wshowers@coastal.edu | 843-349-5050

Danielle Viso
EQL Lab Director
Coastal Science Center 113 
dviso@coastal.edu | 843-349-6980