Coastal and Wetland Ecology
Coastal Physical Oceanography
Marine Conservation Ecology
Microbial Oceanography & Ecology
Ocean Governance & Community Based Conservation
Social Sciences
Faculty research interests include marine biology, physiology, biochemistry, conservation biology and genetics, ecology, marine affairs and policy, biological oceanography, and physical oceanography. Study organisms include corals, dolphins and porpoises, sea turtles, blue crabs, and organisms living at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps.