Affiliates

The following are scientists and resource managers affiliated with the GCRC. Clicking on the available links will take you to the individual’s professional website for more information about their research interests, publications, and activities.

Affiliates

Name	Professional Title	Affiliation
Merryl Alber	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Clark Alexander	Director	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Jill Andrews	Chief of Coastal Management	Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Kim Andrews	Assistant Research Scientist	Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Mustafa Aral	Professor Emeritus	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Asli Aslan	Associate Professor	Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences, Georgia Southern University
Dave Bachoon	Professor	Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College and State University
William Bailey		U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Len Balthis	Marine Biologist	NOAA
Andrei Barkovskii	Professor	Department of Microbiology, Georgia College and State University
Kyle Barrett	Associate Professor	School of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
Marsha Black	Associate Professor Emeritus	Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Thomas Bliss	Director of Shellfish Research Lab	University of Georgia Marine Extension Service
Elizabeth Booth		Environmental Protection Division, Georgia DNR
Annalisa Bracco	Professor	School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jay Brandes	Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Robert Bringolf	Professor	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Jessica Brown	Stormwater Specialist	University of Georgia Marine Extension Service/Georgia Sea Grant
Clifton Buck	Assistant Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Adrian Burd	Associate Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Karl Burgess		Georgia Department of Natural Resources
David Bush	Professor	Department of Geosciences, State University of West Georgia
Jeb Byers	Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor	Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Jon Calabria	Associate Professor	School of Environment and Design, University of Georgia
Cristina Calestani	Associate Professor	Department of Biology, Valdosta State University
John Carroll	Assistant Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Ronald Carroll	Professor and Co-Director UGA River Basin Center	Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Ben Carswell		Jekyll Island Authority
Renato Castelao	Department of Marine Sciences	University of Georgia
Greg Cherry	Hydrologist	U.S. Geological Survey
Kimberley Cobb	Georgia Power Chair and ADVANCE Professor	Georgia Institute of Technology
Risa Cohen	Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Bob Cooper	Professor	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Jonathan Copeland	Professor Emeritus	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Tara Cox	Professor	Marine and Environmental Sciences Department, Savannah State University
Chris Craft	Professor	School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Marci Culley	Associate Professor	Department of Social Sciences, University of Coastal Georgia
Carla Curran	Professor	Marine and Environmental Sciences Department, Savannah State University
Kay Davy		National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Jeremy Deemy	Assistant Professor	Deptartment of Natural Science, Coastal College of Georgia
Bert Deener		Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Joe DeVivo	Southeast Coast Network, National Park Service, Instructor	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Julia Diaz	Assistant Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia
Thomas DiChristina		Marine Science and Technology Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
Daniela Di Iorio	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Jordan Dodson	Wetland Ecologist	Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Lisa Donovan	Distinguished Research Professor	Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Sue Ebanks	Associate Professor	Marine and Environmental Sciences Department, Savannah State University
Catherine Edwards	Assistant Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Jason Evans	Associate Professor	Stetson University
Francesco Fedele	Associate Professor	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Susana Ferreira	Associate Professor	College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Georgia
Bryan Fluech	Associate Director of Marine Extension	Marine Extension Service, University of Georgia
Marc Frischer	Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
George Fu	Associate Professor	Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Georgia Southern University
Ervan Garrison	Professor	Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia
Patrick Geer	Deputy Chief of Fisheries Management	Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Sophie George	Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Tony Giarrusso	Senior Research Scientist	Center for Geographic Information Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dan Gleason	Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Susan Goldstein	Professor	Department of Geology, University of Georgia
Mark Gregory		Southeast Coast Network, National Park Service
Matthew Gribble	Assistant Professor	Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Dominic Guadagnoli		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Rachel Guy	Research Coordinator	Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
Kevin Haas	Co-Director & Associate Professor, OSE and Chair GC	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Hanson	Associate Professor	Dept. of Finance, University of Illinois, Chicago
Scott Harrison	Associate Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Liz Harvey	Assistant Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Matt Hauer	Assistant Professor	Department of Sociology, Florida State University
Fred Hay		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Mark Hay	Co-Director & Regents Professor, OSE & Harry and Linda Teasley Chair	School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Doug Haymans		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Nik Heynen	Professor	Department of Geography, ICON, University of Georgia
Kelly Hill		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Christine Hladik	Assistant Professor	Geology & Geography Department, Georgia Southern University
Tate Holbrook	Associate Professor of Biology	Department of Natural Sciences, Coastal College of Georgia
Charles Hopkinson	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Dionne Hoskins	Director	NOAA Sponsored Programs, Savannah State University
Elizabeth Hunter	Assistant Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Jeffrey Hyland		Center for Coastal Monitoring, National Ocean Service, NOAA
Chester Jackson	Associate Professor	Department of Geology & Geography, Georgia Southern University
Jenna Jambeck	Associate Professor	College of Engineering, University of Georgia
Heather Joesting	Assistant Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Samantha Joye	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Amanda Kaltenberg	Associate Professor	Marine and Environmental Sciences Department, Savannah State University
Jacque Kelly	Associate Professor	Department of Geology & Geography, Georgia Southern University
Lawrence Kiage	Associate Professor	Department of Geo Sciences, Georgia State University
Elizabeth King	Associate Professor	Odum School of Ecology and Warnell School of Forest & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Jeffrey King	Project Manager	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jennifer Kline		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Joel Kostka	Professor	School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Liz Kramer	Director & Public Service Associate	Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory & College of Engineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
Craig Landry	Professor	Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Georgia
Jason Lee		Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section, Georgia DNR
Richard Lee	Professor Emeritus	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Erin Lipp	Associate Professor	University of Georgia College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Jan MacKinnon		Coastal Resources Division, Georgia DNR
Thomas Manning	Professor	Department of Chemistry, Valdosta State University
Brian McCallum		U.S. Geological Survey
Patricia Medeiros	Associate Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Christof Meile	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Melissa Memory	Superintendent	National Park Service
Brian Meyer	Lecturer	Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University
Bill Miller	Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Deepak Mishra	Professor and Associate Head	Department of Geography, University of Georgia
Yank Moore	Conservation Land Manager	Jekyll Island Authority
Mary Ann Moran	Regents' Professor & Distinguished Research Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Holly Nance	Assistant Professor of Biology	Department of Natural Sciences, College of Coastal Georgia
James Nelson	Emeritus Associate Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Nate Nibbelink	Professor	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Steve Pennings	Professor	Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston
Rick Peterson	Assistant Professor	School of Coastal and Marine Systems Science, Coastal Carolina University
Carol Pride	Professor	Marine and Environmental Sciences Department, Savannah State University
Stephen Ramos	Associate Professor	College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia
Jim Reichard	Professor	Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University
Elizabeth Reitz	Professor Emeritus	Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia
Fredrick Rich	Emeritus Professor of Geology	Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University
Mark Risse	Georgia Power Professor of Water Policy	University of Georgia; Director of Georgia Sea Grant and Marine Extension
Doug Samson	Director (Reserve Manager)	Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
James Sanders	Emeritus Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
William Savidge	Assistant Professor	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Brian Silliman	Rachel Carson Professor of Marine Conservation Biology	Duke University
Amanda Spivak	Associate Professor	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
David Stooksbury	Associate Professor	College of Engineering, University of Georgia
Lori Sutter	Research Scientist	University of Georgia
Victor Thompson	Professor	Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia
Anna Toline	SE Regional Marine Scientist and Ocean Program Coordinator	Water Resources Division, National Park Service
Alice Vick		Environmental Protection Division (Coastal District), Georgia DNR
Richard Viso	Assistant Director	Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University
Stephen Vives	Professor	Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University
Sally Walker	Professor	Departments of Geology and Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
Laura Waller		Cultural Resources Management, National Park Service
John Wares	Associate Professor	Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Susan Wilde	Associate Professor	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Jeannette Yen	Professor	School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology