ecos affiliate faculty

Affiliate Members

The FAU School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) invites faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from any organizational unit within FAU to become an affiliate member of the School. ECOS aims to unite the existing strengths and broad expertise of faculty already present in discipline-centered departments and organizational units across FAU. In so doing, ECOS will elevate existing research and creative activities of its faculty and promote the development of new transformational interdisciplinary research, teaching, and community engagement initiatives. 

  • Get details about seed funding for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaborations
  • Learn about the latest grants  
  • Participate in events, conferences, and other activities, both internal and external to FAU, related to the ECOS mission
  • Members are added to the ECOS Canvas site to view upcoming conferences, community engagement opportunities, funding opportunities, jobs for new grads, and more.
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Faculty

CHARLES E. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Biological Sciences

Oscar Aleuy Young, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Disease Ecology, Wildlife Health, Environmental Parasitology 

Rindy Anderson, PH.D., Associate Professor
Animal Behavior, Communication, Tropical Ecology | The Anderson Lab

John Baldwin, Ph.D., Professor   
Evolutionary Ecology, Population Genetics, Conservation Biology 

Michelle Cavallo, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist
Marine Microbiology, Environmental Biotechnology

Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Primate Genetics, Conservation Genomics, Molecular Ecology

Ashkaan Fahimipour, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Disease Ecology, Marine Microbiomes, Ecosystem Health

Valery Forbes, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of the Schmidt College of Science
Ecotoxicology, Population Ecology, Environmental Risk Assessment

Jacob Francis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Community Dynamics

Carsten Grupstra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Coral Reef Ecology, Marine Symbiosis, Microbial Ecology | Grupstra Reef Symbiosis Lab

Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., Professor
Shark Behavior, Marine Electroreception, Conservation Biology

Michael McCoy, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Associate Director of ECOS
Quantitative Ecology, Population Dynamics, Predator-Prey Interactions

Sarah Milton, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Marine Toxicology, Sea Turtle Health, Environmental Contamination

Michelle Petersen, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor & Environmental Science Director
Environmental Science, Ecosystem Restoration, Water Quality

John Pipoly, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor
Plant Systematics, Floristic Botany, Tropical Ecology

Marianne Porter, Ph.D., Associate Professor & MS Marine Science Co-Director
Biomechanics, Marine Biology, Functional Morphology | Florida Atlantic Biomechanics Laboratory

Joshua Scholl, Ph.D., Instructor
Marine Ecology, Environmental Education, Field Biology | Joshua P. Scholl website

Tim Theisen, Ph.D., Senior Instructor
Marine Biology Education, Coastal Ecology, Field Studies

Steven Vollmer, Ph.D., Director of ECOS & Professor
Coral Reef Ecology, Marine Genomics, Host- Pathogen Evolution

Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D., Professor
Sea Turtle Biology, Marine Conservation, Developmental Biology

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Patrick Ande, Ph.D., Senior Instructor
Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Education

Kate Carroll, Professor
Chemical Biology, Protein Modifications, Redox Signaling

Donna Chamely-Wiik, Ph.D., Associate Scientist
Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Monitoring, Water Quality Analysis

Gregg Fields, Ph.D., Professor
Biochemistry, Peptide Synthesis, Matrix Metalloproteinases

Natalia Malina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Pollution Analysis

Vivian Merk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Sustainable Chemistry, Green Catalysis, Environmental Applications |  Merk Lab

Andrew Terentis, Ph.D., Professor & Department Chair
Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Environmental Photochemistry

Renjie Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Computational Chemistry, Machine Learning, Environmental Modeling | The ChemSense Lab 

Zhu-Lin Xie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Environmental Remediation

 

Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Shailaja Allani, Ph.D., Professor & Director
Molecular Biology, Biotechnology Applications, Environmental Genomics

 

Geosciences

Leonard Berry, Ph.D., Research Professor Emeritus
Environmental Geography, Sustainable Development, Coastal Management

Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Department Chair
Coastal Geology, Coastal Geomorphology, Sedimentology | Coastal Studies Lab

Maria Fadiman, Ph.D., Professor
Ethnobotany, Latin America, World Cultures and Environments

Tobin Hindle, Ph.D., Associate Scientist
Human-Environmental Interactions, Ecological Regeneration, GIS  

Erik Johanson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Past Environments , Environmental Change, Paleoclimatology  

Molly Moynihan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Coral Reefs, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Biomineralization | Coral Reef Geochemistry & Microbiology Lab (Reef GeM Lab)

Weibo Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor
GIS, Spatiotemporal Data Modelling, Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Hazards

Scott Markwith, Ph.D., Professor
Ecological Biogeography, Environmental Restoration, Vegetation Dynamics

Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D., Professor
GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Data Analysis

Xiaolang Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Hydrogeology, Hydro-geochemistry, Groundwater Numerical Modelling

Caiyun Zhang, Ph.D., Professor
Remote Sensing, GIS Applications, Environmental Monitoring

Yijie Zhu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Tropical Cyclones, Climate change, Natural Hazards

Mathematics and Statistics

Parker Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Data Analysis

Frederick Hoffman, Ph.D., Professor
Mathematical Modeling, Environmental Mathematics, Computational Methods

Necibe Tuncer, Ph.D., Professor
Mathematical Biology, Epidemiological Modeling, Environmental Dynamics

Physics

Luc Wille, Ph.D., Professor & Chair
Computational Physics, Materials Science, Environmental Modeling

Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., Professor
Astrophysics, Stellar Evolution, Observational Astronomy

Psychology

Laura Vernon, Ph.D., Professor
Environmental Psychology, Human Behavior, Sustainability

 

Urban and Regional Planning

Eric Dumbaugh, Ph.D., Professor
Sustainable Transportation, Urban Design, Traffic Safety

Serena Hoermann, Ph.D., Associate Director
Environmental Planning, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis

Yanmei Li, Ph.D., AICP, Associate Professor
Environmental Planning, Land Use, Spatial Analysis

Melina Matos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Justice, Community Planning, Social Equity

Louis Merlin, Ph.D., AICP, Associate Professor
Transportation Planning, Urban Mobility, Land Use Modeling

Diana Mitsova, Ph.D., Professor & Department Chair
Resilience Planning, Environmental Adaptation, GIS Modeling

Stephanie Wakefield, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Governance, Resilience Theory, Urban Adaptation

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Matthew Ajemian, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Fish Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Coastal Ecosystems

Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor
Marine Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycling, Water Quality

Rachel Brewton, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor
Seagrass Ecology, Blue Carbon, Coastal Restoration

Laurent Cherubin, Ph.D., Research Professor
 Physical oceanography, Numerical modeling, Bio-physical modeling, Machine learning, bioacoustics, AUVs
Ocean Dynamics & Modeling Lab

Megan Davis, Ph.D., Research Professor
Aquaculture, Sustainable Seafood, Marine Biotechnology

Mathew Hodanbosi, Ph.D., Research Scientist
Marine Wildlife Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health, Conservation

Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Ocean Dynamics, Harmful Algal Blooms, Ecosystem Modeling

Susan Laramore, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Aquatic Animal Health, Pathology, Disease Management

Krista McCoy, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Marine Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Behavioral Ecology

Annie Page, DVM, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Marine Wildlife Veterinary Medicine, Pathology, Conservation

Marty Riche, Ph.D., Research Professor
Fish Nutrition, Aquaculture Feeds, Sustainable Production

Wayne Slade, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Ocean Optics, Remote Sensing, Environmental Monitoring

James Sullivan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marine Science Leadership, Institutional Development, Ocean Research

Joshua Voss, Ph.D., Research Professor & HBOI Director of Collegiate Education
Marine Conservation, Deep Sea Ecology, Ocean Education

Amy Wright, Ph.D., Research Professor
Marine Natural Products, Drug Discovery, Ocean Health

 

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Rebecca Koszalinski, Ph.D., RN
Environmental Health Nursing, Community Health

College of Education

Yash Bhagwanji, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Environmental Education, Early Childhood Education

Katherine Hendrickson, M.S.M.Sci, Research Coordinator
Marine Science Education, Research Coordination

Tucker Hindle, M.S.,  Research Coordinator and Analytics Specialist
Research Analytics, Data Management, Environmental Studies

David Kumar, Ph.D., Professor
STEM Education, Environmental Science Education

Tricia Meredith, Ph.D., Director of Research
Research Administration, Biological Imaging, Marine Research

Bryan Nichols, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Science Education, Environmental Literacy

Lauren Simonitis, Ph.D., Research and Biological Imaging Specialist
Biological Imaging, Research Methodology

Rachel Wellman, Ph.D., Coordinator, Educational/Training Programs
Environmental Education, Field Programs

 

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Environmental Engineering, Water Treatment, Sustainable Technologies

Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D., Professor
Environmental Engineering, Waste Management, Water Resources

Aditya Nayak, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Computer Science Applications, Environmental Modeling, Data Systems

Georgios Sklivanitis, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Associate Research Professor | Communications, Sensing Technologies, Environmental Monitoring

Minghan Wei, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering, Coastal Infrastructure, Marine Systems

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Ivy Ashe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Media, Communication Studies

Sara Ayers-Rigsby, Ph.D., Director, Educational/Training Programs
Public Archaeology, Environmental Heritage, Education

Stacey Balkan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, Literature

Evan Bennett, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Associate Professor | Environmental History, Latin American Studies

Barbara Ganson, Ph.D., Professor
Latin American History, Environmental History

Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor
Environmental Communication, Journalism, Media Studies

Annette LaRocco, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Associate Professor | Environmental Policy, Political Science

Katharine Napora, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Anthropology, Human Ecology

Roland Ofori, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Environmental Sociology, Urban Studies

Alka Sapat, Ph.D., Professor and Director at the School of Public Administration
Environmental Policy, Public Administration, Disaster Management

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Marine Biology, Coral Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology

Jon Moore, PH.D., Professor of Biology
Marine Ecology, Evolutionary Biology

Rachel Luria MFA, Professor
Environmental Writing, Creative Nonfiction

William O'Brien, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Sustainability, Ecology

Conrad Toepfer, Ph.D., Instructor of Biology
Marine Biology, Field Biology, Environmental Education

Laura Vernon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
Environmental Psychology, Human Behavior, Sustainability

 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Department of Biological Sciences

Chelsea Bennice

Ines Haberle

Danielle Hatt

Colleen Hecker

Christopher Moore, Ph.D.

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Iris Segura-Garcia, Ph.D.

Liberty Boyd, Ph.D.

 

Urban and Regional Planning

Willian Siqueira Lima

Wen Zhang

 

Graduate Students

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