Marine Science Faculty and Staff
Department Leadership
Juliana M. Harding, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair
Research Interests: Community ecology and ecosystem dynamics, invertebrate zoology, sclerochronology
MSCI_chair@coastal.edu
Diane Fribance, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programs
Research Interests: River plumes, estuarine physics, coastal observational oceanography
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Zhixiong Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Associate Chair, Graduate Programs
Research Interests: Coastal geology, hazards, and geochronology
zshen@coastal.edu | View profile »
Staff
Jennifer Akel
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
Douglas Hall 151G
jakel@coastal.edu | 843-349-6505
Beth Bischoff
Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Programs
Douglas Hall 102I
ebischoff@coastal.edu | 843-349-2707
Walter Showers Jr.
Laboratory Specialist II
Douglas Hall 213
wshowers@coastal.edu | 843-349-5050
Faculty
April Abbott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Marine Geochemistry, Paleoclimatology, Trace Elements & Isotopes, SEM-EDS
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Dan Abel, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Physiological ecology and conservation biology of sharks
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Shaowu Bao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Modeling coastal atmosphere, ocean, river interaction, and natural hazards
sbao@coastal.edu | View profile »
George Boneillo, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
gboneillo@coastal.edu | View profile »
Erin Burge, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Using underwater cameras to study fish ecology
eburge@coastal.edu | View profile »
Paul T. Gayes, Ph.D.
Professor/Executive Director, Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
ptgayes@coastal.edu | View profile »
Erin E. Hackett, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Chair, Graduate Programs
Research Interests: Coastal physical oceanography, coastal meteorology, radar remote sensing
ehackett@coastal.edu | View profile »
Till J. Hanebuth, Ph.D.
Professor
thanebuth@coastal.edu | View profile »
Angelos Hannides, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Coastal biogeochemistry, sand diagenesis, eutrophication, hypoxia, acidification
ahannides@coastal.edu | View profile »
Bret Jarrett, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Research Interests: Carbonate sedimentology, Carbonate diagenesis
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Var Limpasuvan, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Large-scale atmospheric and climate dynamics
var@coastal.edu | View profile »
Ryan Rezek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Coastal Ecosystem Ecology, Conservation, Trophodynamics, Ecological Modeling
rrezek@coastal.edu | View profile »
Eric Rosch, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests: Marine behavioral ecology and anthropogenic impacts
erosch@coastal.edu | View profile »
Zhixiong Shen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Coastal geology, hazards, and geochronology
zshen@coastal.edu | View profile »
Lauren Stefaniak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Biology, ecology, and taxonomy of sessile benthic invertebrates
lstefania@coastal.edu | View profile »
Margaret A. Stoughton, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
mstoughto@coastal.edu | View profile »
Richard F. Viso, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Dean, Gupta College of Science
rviso@coastal.edu | View profile »
Keith Walters, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Marine organismal, population, community, & ecosystem ecology
kwalt@coastal.edu | View profile »
Eric Wright, Ph.D.
Professor
ewright@coastal.edu | View profile »
Robert Young, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Provost for Research
Research Interests: Ecology, behavior, and conservation of dolphins and fish
ryoung@coastal.edu | View profile »
Affiliated Faculty
Susan M. Libes, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
susan@coastal.edu | View profile »
Thomas Mullikin Sr., J.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor
tmullikin@coastal.edu | View profile »
Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Ph.D.
Research Professor
lpietraf@coastal.edu
Kara Rosch
Teaching Associate
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Jeffrey Stewart
Teaching Associate
jstewar6@coastal.edu
Lisa Williams-Everett
Teaching Associate
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