Office Directory

  • Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Director and Professor
Ph.D. Ecology, University of Georgia (1998); coastal ecosystems, invasive species, wetland plant communities, multivariate statistics
Office: (361) 825-2768

Staff

  • Teresa Barrera-Carrillo
Research Associate III
M.S. Biology, TAMU-CC
Office: (361) 825-5888

 

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  • Sara G. Chapa
Business Coordinator I
Office: (361) 825-2736

 

  • Robert  F. Duke (Bobby)
Research Specialist II
B.S. Biology, TAMU-CC (2004); coastal ecology, avian communities, water quality,
ecology of Texas Diamondback Terrapins

 
  • Samuel B. Sugarek (Sam)
Research Specialist III
M.S. Environmental Science, TAMU-CC (2002); water quality in riverine and coastal systems of South Texas.
Office: (361) 825-3221
 
 
                                                              

 

 

  • Dr. Heidi Heim-Ballew
      Postdoctoral Associate
      Ph.D. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University (2019);
     marine ecology, fish ecology, environmental stress on populations and communities,
     multivariate statistics
     Email: heidi.ballew@tamucc.edu 
     Office: (361) 825-5807

Graduate Students

 
 
  • Garrett Guzoski
       Graduate Teaching Assistant
       CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
       B.S. Environmental Science,
       University of Texas at San Antonio (2022)
 

 

  • Peyton Calderon
       Graduate Student
       CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
 
 
  • Brenna Edwards
       Graduate Student
       CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
 
 
  • Annalisa Hernandez
       Graduate Student
       CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
 

  • Olivia Hughes
       Graduate Student
       CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 

 
 

 

 


Faculty Affiliates


  • Dr. Frauke Seeman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  • Dr. Jeffrey Turner
Associate Professor of Marine Biology
Ph.D. Marine Ecology, University of Georgia (2010)
Office: (361) 825-6206
 
  • Dr. Kim Withers
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University (1994); tidal flat ecology, ornithology, marine benthic ecology, aquatic entomology, mangrove ecology
Office: (361) 825-5907
 
 
  • Dr. Lin Zhang