All Marine Science faculty and staff offices are located off-campus at the Marine Science Research Center (MSRC) at 2717 Livingston Ave, approximately one mile outside of Jasmine gate.
Research Faculty
Faculty Contact | Research Interests and Projects Instructional Specialties |
| Dr. Amanda Kaltenberg Professor/Chair MSRC, Room 107B [email protected] o: 912-358-3304 | Bio-physical interactions in the coastal ocean using bio-acoustic and physical oceanographic methods. Current projects include Gulf Stream influences on the mesopelagic prey layers, soundscapes, ocean observing, and climate impacts in estuaries. |
| Dr. Tara Cox Professor/B.S. Program Coordinator MSRC, Room 107D [email protected] o: 912-358-4097 | Spatial ecology and conservation biology of long-lived marine vertebrates, marine and coastal policy and management, and human interactions with marine mammals. Current projects include: Human-interaction behaviors (particularly begging), stock structure and abundance estimates, and characterization of the microbiome in the spleen of common bottlenose dolphins. |
| Dr. Dwight Ebanks Assistant Professor MSRC, Room 108B [email protected] Ph: 912-358-3307 | Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Fish and Marine Science Education. |
| Dr. Sue Ebanks Professor MSRC, Room 108A [email protected] o: 912-358-4430 | Aquatic physiology and toxicology with particular focus on macroinvertebrates. Current projects include: Effects of physically weathered and chemically dispersed crude oil on development and physiological processes in brine shrimp and marsh shrimp species as well as engaging students and underrepresented community youth in the exploration and monitoring of the Lower Ogeechee River Estuary. |
| Dr. Christopher Hintz Professor MSRC, Room 108D [email protected] o: 912-358-4101 | Carbonate chemistry, ocean acidification, technique and method development, and advanced/computer-controlled culture techniques. Current projects include: long-term pCO2-controlled culture for ocean acidification studies, techniques for unattended monitoring of carbonate chemistry, and low-cost, low-effort marine algal biomass production for feedstocks or biofuels. |
| Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries Associate Graduate Professor MSRC, Room 107E [email protected] o: 912-358-4289 | Trophic ecology, benthic invertebrate habitat, and stakeholder involvement in marine fisheries. |
| Dr. Carol Pride Professor / AVP Research & Sponsored Programs MSRC, Room 106B [email protected] o: 912-358-4439 | Marine records of climatic and oceanographic change, marine sediments, micropaleontology, and stable isotope biogeochemistry. |
| Dr. Laura Treible Assistant Professor MSRC, Room 108C [email protected] o: 912-358-4438 | Jellyfish Ecology, Zooplankton Ecology, Plankton Imaging, Multi-Stressor Studies. |
| Dr. Victoria Young Education Expert MSRC, Room 107C [email protected] o: 912-358-4291 | Community engagement in science; science education in ocean literacy for K12; classroom aquaponics. |
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Adjunct Graduate Faculty
| ALEXANDER, Clark Director and Professor Ph.D., North Carolina State University o: 912-598-2329 [email protected] |
| FRISCHER, Marc E. Professor Ph.D., University of South Florida o: 912-598-2308 [email protected] |
Emeritus Faculty
| Research Interests and Projects |
Dr. Carla Curran | Physiological adaptations of fishes, metabolic cost of sex change in fishes, larval transport and settlement by juveniles flatfishes, bopyrid isopod parasite prevalence in grass shrimp, recovery of meiofauna in intertidal feeding pits created by rays, and Spartina dieback in coastal Georgia. Although retired, Dr. Curran continues to collaborate with the Marine Science Program. |
Dr. Matthew Gilligan | Dr. Matthew Gilligan formally retired as professor and coordinator of marine sciences at SSU in November 2011 but continued to assist part-time with externally-funded programs as a consultant to the University for years. He and his wife Heidi now reside in Brevard, NC where he volunteers and serves on the board of the Mary C. Jenkins Community and Cultural Center, repairs antiques, explores national forests and rides a recumbent E-trike around town. |
Support Staff
Robin Perrtree
Dolphin Sciences Lab Manager
MSRC, Room 111
[email protected]
o: 912-358-3301
Sugeiry Rivera
Marine Sponsored Programs Coordinator
MSRC, Room 106
[email protected]
o: 912-358-4101
f: 912-358-4604
Capt. Shawn Smith
Boat Captain/Marine Technician
MSRC, Room 106A
[email protected]
o: 912-358-4102
