Department of Life Sciences Directory

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Department of Life Sciences

Kam W. Tang, Ph.D.
Kam W. Tang, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Department Chair TH 309C 361.825.4164

Ken Brown
Ken Brown
Senior Administrative Assistant TH 309E 361.825.3907

Faculty in the Department of Life Sciences

Hisham Abdelrahman, Ph.D.
Hisham Abdelrahman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology TH 341 361.825.2369

Keisha Bahr, Ph.D.
Keisha Bahr, Ph.D.
Professor & Harte Research Institute Chair HRI 122E 361.825.3707

Loretta Battaglia, Ph.D.
Loretta Battaglia, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Center for Coastal Studies NRC 3213 361.825.2768

Chris Bird, Ph.D.
Chris Bird, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology TH 234 361.825.6024

Nicole Bloomer, Ph.D.
Nicole Bloomer, Ph.D.
Instructor of Anatomy & Physiology TH 131 361.825.2140

Gregory Buck, Ph.D.
Gregory Buck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Sciences TH 236 361.825.3717

Sourav Chakraborty
Sourav Chakraborty
Assistant Professor of Marine Biomedical Science TH 239

Daniel Coffey, Ph.D.
Daniel Coffey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology-Fisheries & Mariculture TH 134 361.825.5883

Dale Gawlik, Ph.D.
Dale Gawlik, Ph.D.
HRI Endowed Chair for Conservation and Biodiversity HRI 314A 361.825.2045

Chris Hollenbeck, Ph.D.
Chris Hollenbeck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fisheries and Mariculture TH 140 361.825.6022

Ivy Jones, Ph.D.
Ivy Jones, Ph.D.
Professional Associate Professor TH 135 361.825.3259

Brandi Kutil, Ph.D.
Brandi Kutil, Ph.D.
Professional Senior Professor TH 137 361.825.3456

Lee Lehman
Lee Lehman
Instructor of Biology TH 332 361.825.2972

Yajuan Lin, Ph.D.
Yajuan Lin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology TH 338 361.825.3657

Candice Lumibao, Ph.D.
Candice Lumibao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology TH 337 361.825.3477

Shawn McCracken, Ph.D.
Shawn McCracken, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology TH 142 361.825.3303

Judy Metcalf, Ph.D.
Judy Metcalf, Ph.D.
Professional Associate Professor TH 136 361.825.3959

Althea Moore, Ph.D.
Althea Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology TH 342 361.825.4502

Riccardo Mozzachiodi, Ph.D.
Riccardo Mozzachiodi, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience TH 335 361.825.3634

Tesneem Nusayr, Ph.D.
Tesneem Nusayr, Ph.D.
Professional Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences TH 132 361.825.2841

Dara Orbach, Ph.D.
Dara Orbach, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology TH 340 361.825.3217

Ioana Pavel, Ph.D.
Ioana Pavel, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Sciences TH 235 361.825.3824

Jennifer Pollack, Ph.D.
Jennifer Pollack, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine Biology and HRI Chair for Coastal Conservation & Restoration HRI 210A 361.825.2041

David Portnoy, Ph.D.
David Portnoy, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Biology TH 138 361.825.2859

Ed Proffitt, Ph.D.
Ed Proffitt, Ph.D.
Professor TH 139 361.825.2358

Stephanie Romanach
Stephanie Romanach
HRI Endowed Chair and Professor of Ecosystem Science & Modeling - Harte Research Institute 361.825.6201

Frauke Seemann, Ph.D.
Frauke Seemann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine Biomedical Science and Marine Biology Program Coordinator TH 339 361.825.2683

Rudi Strickler, Ph.D.
Rudi Strickler, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Greg Stunz, Ph.D.
Greg Stunz, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Biology and Endowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health HRI 311C 361.825.3254

M-Emad Tahtamouni, Ph.D.
M-Emad Tahtamouni, Ph.D.
Professional Associate Professor TH 237 361.825.5819

Jeffrey Turner, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Turner, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Biology and Assistant Chair TH 240 361.825.6206

Benjamin Walther, Ph.D.
Benjamin Walther, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies TH 336 361.825.4168

Michael Wetz, Ph.D.
Michael Wetz, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Biology HRI 210B 361.825.2132

Kim Withers, Ph.D.
Kim Withers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor NRC 3205 361.825.5907

Staff in the Department of Life Sciences

Philip Jose
Philip Jose
Laboratory Coordinator TH 309F 361.825.5757

Sharon Magnuson
Sharon Magnuson
Genomics Core Laboratory Senior Manager TH 233 361.825.2757

Pedro Ramon
Pedro Ramon
Laboratory Coordinator TH 309G 361.825.4073

Department Chair