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Coastal and Marine Science Faculty & Staff

UNCW Center For Marine Science

Review Coastal and Marine Sciences faculty and staff as well as rooms and facilities in alphabetical order.

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[Updated 09 SEPT 2025]

Department Codes:
ABL = Accountancy & Business Law
BMB = Biology & Marine Biology
BUS = Business Affairs
CAB = Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHE = Chancellor Emeritus
CMS = Center for Marine Science
CHHS = College of Health & Human Services
CHSSA = College of Humanities, Social Sciences, & the Arts
EAF = Economics and Finance
EOS = Earth & Ocean Sciences
EVS = Environmental Sciences
GRAD = Graduate School
HAH = Health & Applied Human Sciences
MAT = Mathematics & Statistics
NCSG = NC Sea Grant
OIC = Office of Innovation & Commercialization
PHY = Physics & Physical Oceanography
PPF = Physical Plant/Facilities
PIA = Public & International Affairs
RAI = Research and Innovation
SON = School of Nursing
SPARC = Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance
WSE = Watson School of Education

Leadership | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Leadership

Marine science faculty/staff listing: Leadership Team
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Ken Halanych, Ph.D. Executive Director CMS halanychk 25000 1120 CMS
Joni Bowling Associate Director for Admin & Resource Management CMS bowlingj 22305 1121C CMS
Nicole Fogarty, Ph.D. Associate Professor /
Assoc. Dir. for Edu. & Outreach		 BMB
CMS		 fogartyn 23397 2336 CMS
Lynn Leonard, Ph.D. Associate Director for
Research & Innovation		 CMS lynnl 22304 1116 CMS
Jay Styron Associate Director for
Marine Operations		 CMS styronj 22404 1135 CMS
Ami Wilbur, Ph.D. Director, Shellfish
Research Hatchery		 CMS wilbura 22389 1101A SRH

A

Marine science faculty/staff listing: A
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Md Shah Alam, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor CMS alamm 22945 2339 CMS
Troy Alphin Research Associate BMB alphint 22395 1340 CMS
Brian Arbogast, Ph.D. Professor BMB arbogastb 22644 2013 FRIDAY
G. Brooks Avery, Ph.D. Professor CAB averyg 27388 242A DOBO

B

Marine science faculty/staff listing: B
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Joni "Osku" Backstrom, Ph.D. Assistant Professor EVS backstromj 23140 2102
TEACHING LAB
Lauren Baena Lab Manager CMS baenal 22370 1027B MARBIONC
Scott Baker Fisheries Specialist NCSG bakers 22492 1124 CMS
Kelly Baugher Assoc. Dir. 
of Real Estate		 BUS baugherk 23641 2001G MARBIONC
Daniel Beguhl Tech Support Analyst CMS beguhld 22314 1121K CMS
Michael Benedetti, Ph.D. Professor EOS benedettim 27650 107 DELOACH
Jennifer Biddle, Ph.D. Associate Professor PIA biddlej 22187 261 LEUTZE
Fred Bingham, Ph.D. Professor PHY binghamf 22383 1019 OPS
James Blum, Ph.D. Professor MAT blumj 27635 1001A OSPREY
Stuart Borrett, Ph.D. Professor / Associate Provost for Research BMB RAI borretts 27430 1032
ADMIN ANNEX
Joni Bowling Assoc. Dir. of Admin & Resource Mgmt CMS bowlingj 22305 1121C CMS
Philip Bresnahan, Ph.D. Associate Professor EOS bresnahanp 22072 1332 CMS
Christian Briseño-Avena, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BMB brisenoavenac 22373 2337 CMS
Julia Buck, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB buckj 22875 2330 CMS
Landis Bullock Research Ops
Manager		 CMS bullockw 22578 1026A
Nelson Bullock SRH Field Ops Manager CMS bullockn 27848 1101C SRH

C

Marine science faculty/staff listing: C
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Larry Cahoon, Ph.D. Professor BMB cahoon 23706 1051 FRIDAY
Patrick Carroll Research Specialist CMS carrollp 22942 1010
CMS OPS
Thomas Coombs, Ph.D. Associate Professor CAB coombst 27250 2051 DOBO
Joseph Covi, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB covij 22514 2100 DOBO

D

Marine science faculty/staff listing: D
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Ray Danner, Ph.D. Temp SHRA BMB dannerr 23487 1010 DOBO
Lydia Davis, Ph.D. Post Doc Researcher CMS davisla
Janice Dickey Executive Assistant CHE dickeyj 27662 1011 CMS
Kerri Dobson, Ph.D. Post Doc Scholar BMB dobsonk 23487 2340 CMS
Christopher Dumas, Ph.D. Professor EVS dumasc 24026 2038A
DOBO

E

Marine science faculty/staff listing: E
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Rebecca Ellin Adjunct Faculty CMS ellinr MOREHEAD CITY
Steven Emslie, Ph.D. Professor BMB emslies 23357 2075 DOBO
Patrick Erwin, Ph.D. Professor BMB erwinp 22326 1338 CMS
Devon Eulie, Ph.D. Associate Professor EVS eulied 23230 2110 TEACHING LAB
Jack Eynon Research Technician CMS eynonj 23530 1101 SRH

F

Marine science faculty/staff listing: F
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Doug Faircloth Research Specialist CMS fairclothb 22489 1043 OPS
Sarah Fausett, Ph.D. Adjunct Research Faculty BMB fausetts 24092 1049 FRIDAY
Grace Fenwick Administrative Assistant CMS fenwickg 22493 1115 CMS
Amy Finelli SRH Ops Manager CMS finellia 23530 1101B SRH
Christopher Finelli, Ph.D. Assoc. Provost for Grad. Ed/Lifelong Learning & Dean, Graduate School GRAD finellic 24392 211 JAMES
Samantha Flounders Research Ops Manager CMS flounderss 22443 1015 OPS 
Nicole Fogarty, Ph.D. Assoc. Professor / Associate Director of Edu. & Outreach BMB
CMS		 fogartyn 23397 2336 CMS
Arthur Frampton, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB framptona 22643 1063 DOBO
Troy Frensley, Ph.D. Associate Professor EVS frensleyb 20501 2006C DOBO
D. Wilson Freshwater, Ph.D. Research Specialist CMS freshwaterw 22375 2325 CMS
Mary Ellen Frizzell Pub. Comm.
Specialist		 CMS frizzellm 23892 1131 CMS

G

Marine science faculty/staff listing: G
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Jennifer Gabel Temp SPA CMS gabelj 22946 1012 OPS
Douglas Gamble, Ph.D. Professor EOS gambled 23778 129 DELOACH
Eman Ghoneim, Ph.D. Professor EOS ghoneime 22795 126 DELOACH
Candace Grimes, Ph.D. Post Doc
Research Fellow		 CMS grimescj 22370 127B
MARBIONC
Derek Grimes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor PHY grimesdj 23624 1021 OPS

H

Marine science faculty/staff listing: H
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Ken Halanych, Ph.D. Executive Director CMS halanychk 25000 1120 CMS
Steve Hall Research Vessel Capt CMS halls 22558 1048A OPS
Joanne Halls, Ph.D. Professor EOS hallsj 27614 1004C SARTARELLI
Huili Hao, Ph.D. Associate Professor EVS haoh 23259 2006B DOBO
Rachylle Hart Prog. Coordinator,
NC PFAST		 CMS hartr 23648 2334 CMS
Andrea Hawkes, Ph.D. Professor EOS hawkesa 22350 1328 CMS
Jessie Heise ROV Pilot/Tech CMS heisej 1015 OPS
Meredith Hovis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor  EVS hovism 27549 2036 DOBO

I

Marine science faculty/staff listing: I
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Mark Imperial, Ph.D. Professor PIA imperialm 27928 267 LEUTZE

J

Marine science faculty/staff listing: J
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Jennie Jackson Business Officer CMS jacksonja 22204 1121F CMS
Jessie Jarvis, Ph.D. Professor BMB jarvisj 22839 2329 CMS
Winifred Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor CAB johnsonwm 22902 2338 CMS
S. Bart Jones, Ph.D. Professor CAB joness 23211 2037 DOBO

K

Marine science faculty/staff listing: K
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Stephanie Kamel, Ph.D.  Professor BMB kamels 22841 2338 CMS
Patricia Kelley, Ph.D. Professor Emerita EOS kelleyp 448-0526 cell 1121 CMS
Robert Kieber, Ph.D. Professor CAB kieberr 23865 2038E DOBO
Stephen Kinsey, Ph.D. Professor BMB kinseys 27398 2001B FRIDAY
Kevin B. Kiser, Ph.D. Lecturer BMB kiserk 22698 2020C OSPREY
Shannon Klotsko, Ph.D. Associate Professor EOS klotskos 22346 1330 CMS

L

Marine science faculty/staff listing: L
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Chris LaClair Research Specialist CMS laclairc 22327 1041 OPS
Todd LaMaskin, Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor EOS lamaskint (541) 517-9322 219 DELOACH
Mark Lammers, Ph.D. Professor MAT lammersm 23958 2007C OSPREY
Chad Lane, Ph.D. Professor EOS lanec 23466 1326 CMS
Hee-Seung Lee, Ph.D. Professor CAB leehs 22439 3025B VETERANS
Karin LeMaire Coord. Business Ops OIC lemairek 22330 1039A ADMIN ANNEX
Lynn Leonard, Ph.D. Professor /
Assoc. Dir. for Research & Innovation		 EOS
CMS		 lynnl 22304 1116 CMS
Lillian Lewis Business Svcs Coordinator CMS lewislh 22309 1121D CMS
Dylan Lipscomb Public Comm. Specialist, NC PFAST CMS lipscombd 22559 1121L CMS
Qianqian Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor PHY liuq 22363 1039 OPS
Ai Ning Loh, Ph.D. Professor EOS lohan 22734 2335 CMS
Joe Long, Ph.D. Associate Professor PPO longjw 22904 1104 COASTAL ENG
Zac Long, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB longz 22828 2067 FRIDAY
Susanna Lopez-Legentil, Ph.D. Professor BMB lopezlegentils 22615 2327 CMS

M

Marine science faculty/staff listing: M
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Michael A. Mallin, Ph.D. Research Professor CMS mallinm 22358 1331 CMS
Jennifer McCall, Ph.D. Associate Professor SON mccalljr 23171 2029F VETERANS
Matthew McIver Research Specialist CMS mciverm 22357 1315 CMS
Matt McLean, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BIO mcleanm 22678 2095 DOBO
Dylan McNamara, Ph.D. Chair / Professor PHY mcnamarad 22588 211B DELOACH
Ralph Mead, Ph.D. Professor EOS meadr 22447 1325 CMS
Craig Metty Shipping/Receiving CMS mettyc 22318 1002A
Ryan Mieras, Ph.D. Associate Professor PHY mierasr 23462 1108 COASTAL ENGINEERING
Laurie Minns, Ph.D. Assistant Professor SON minnsl 1015E MARBIONC
Erin Moran Director, MarineQuest WSE morane 22118 1035B  MACMILLAN MODULAR
Jeremy Morgan, Ph.D. Professor CAB morganj 22429 2022C MARBIONC
Harris Muhlstein MarineQuest School Program Coordinator WSE muhlsteinh 22640 1056 OPS

N

Marine science faculty/staff listing: N
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Susan Niven Research Specialist CMS nivens 22113 1015C MARBIONC
Scott Nooner, Ph.D. Professor EOS nooners 22352 1327 CMS
Danielle Norton Asst. Coral Husbandry Res. Tech. CMS nortond 20541
John Nunes Instrument Maker CMS nunesj 22577 1046A OPS

O

Marine science faculty/staff listing: O
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Morgan O'Connell MarineQuest Program Assistant WSE oconnellm 27783 1208A CMS
Paige O'Neill Program Manager, NC EcoTech CMS oneillp 22885 1117 CMS

P

Marine science faculty/staff listing: P
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Joseph Pawlik, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor BMB pawlikj 22377 2333 CMS
Darin Penneys, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB penneysd 23046 2096 DOBO
Caroline Polder Research Specialist CMS polderc 23530 1101 SRH
Mariko Polk, Ph.D. Coastal Processes Specialist NCSG mapolk2@
ncsu.edu		 22491 1125 CMS
Martin Posey, Ph.D. Professor BMB poseym 22474 1333 CMS
Remington Poulin, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor CAB poulinr 24425 1055A
DOBO
Carolina Priester, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer BMB priesterc 22943 2020B SARTARELLI

R

Marine science faculty/staff listing: R
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Matt Ramirez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BMB ramirezmd 22884 1339 CMS
Ryan Rhodes, Ph.D. Lecturer BMB rhodesr 22208 2028B FRIDAY
Nicole Robichaud Research Technician CMS robichaudn
Monica Rother, Ph.D. Associate Professor EVS rotherm 22918 2039 DOBO

S

Marine science faculty/staff listing: S
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Kalyn Saunders Executive Assistant CMS saunderskh 22408 1115 CMS
Kathryn Sausman Research Specialist CHHS sausmank 23916 1015B MARBIONC
Frederick Scharf, Ph.D. Professor BMB scharff 27796 1059 FRIDAY
Austin Schmidt Research Tech CMS schmidtam 1101 SRH
Peter Schuhmann, Ph.D. Professor EAF schuhmannp 23417 220F CAMERON
Van Shelton Aquaculture Technician CMS sheltonv 22312 1044C OPS
Lorian Schweikert, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BMB schweikertl 22365 1076A DOBO
David Singley Assistant Director, Phys. Plant CMS Ops CMS singleyd 23545 1134 CMS
Stephen Skrabal, Ph.D. Professor  CAB skrabals 2886 2038C DOBO
Kerri Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BMB smithkj 23780 1334 CMS
Melissa D. Smith Scientific Illustrator CMS smithmd 22316 1132 CMS
Ann E. Stapleton, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB stapletona 27267 2061 FRIDAY
Sam Stephan MarineQuest Instructor WSE stephans 1008 CMS
Wendy Strangman, Ph.D. Associate Professor CAB strangmanw 22393 2023A MARBIONC
Jay Styron Asst. Director Marine Ops CMS styronj 22404 1135 CMS
Sutara "Ata" Suanda, Ph.D. Associate Professor PHY suandas 23462 1023 CMS

T

Marine science faculty/staff listing: T
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Alison R. Taylor, Ph.D. Professor BMB taylora 22176 1082A DOBO
Michael Tift, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB tiftm 22777 2081 DOBO
Bradley Tolar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor BMB tolarb 27302 2331 CMS
Byron Toothman, Ph.D. Research Specialist CMS toothmanb 22334 1003B OPS
Andrew Tupper, Ph.D. Research Computing &
Data Professional		 CMS tuppera 22489 1051 OPS

U

Marine science faculty/staff listing: U
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Rachael Urbanek, Ph.D. Professor / Chair EVS urbanekr 27909 2006D DOBO

V

Marine science faculty/staff listing: V
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Sridhar Varadarajan, Ph.D. Professor CAB varadarajans 27350 2064 DOBO

W

Marine science faculty/staff listing: W
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
William Walter Research Technician CMS walterw 27848 1101C SRH
Ying Wang, Ph.D. Associate Professor CAB wangyy 22888 3045 VETERANS
Matt Ware, Ph.D. Post-Doc Research Fellow CMS warem 22387 2340 CMS
Jake Warner, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB warnerj 20542 2331 CMS
David Webster, Ph.D. Professor BMB webste 23756 170 BEAR
Jessica Weinkle, Ph.D. Associate Professor PIA weinklej 23514 263 LEUTZE
David Wells Tech Support Analyst CMS wellsd 22315 1034 OPS
Heather Wells Research Specialist CMS wellsh 22335 1003E OPS
Elizabeth Westbrook Research Technician CMS westbrooke
Jason White Research Ops Manager CMS whitejh 22317 1013 OPS
Jimmy White Aquaculture Systems Tech CMS whitejp 22312 1044B OPS
Rob Whitehead, Ph.D. Research Specialist CMS whiteheadrf 22356 1324 CMS
Ami Wilbur, Ph.D. Professor BMB wilbura 22389 2326 CMS
R. Thomas Williamson, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor CAB williamsonr 22397 2001B MARBIONC
Amanda Williard, Ph.D. Professor BMB williarda 24064 1061 DOBO
Catarina Wilson Research Tech CMS wilsoncj 22370 1029B MARBIONC
Charles Wingert Research Specialist CMS wingertc 23359 1029 MARBIONC

Y

Marine science faculty/staff listing: Y
Name Title Dept Email Office Phone Office Location
Zijun Yang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor EOS yangz 23558 1337 CMS
Kara Yopak, Ph.D. Associate Professor BMB yopakk 27408 2332 CMS
Bob York Research Specialist CMS yorkra 23404 1029A MARBIONC
Yalei You, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor EOS youy 23490 124 DELOACH

Rooms & Facilities

Marine science faculty/staff listing: Rooms + Facilities
Name Room/Location Phone
Aquaculture Facility Wrightsville Beach 256-6807
Auditorium 1105 CMS 23338
Conference Room (Habitat) 1025 CMS 22622
Conference Room (Auditorium) 1105 CMS 23338
Conference Room (Atrium) 2211 CMS 22403
Courtesy Phone (Atrium) 2211 CMS 22402
Courtesy Phone (Lobby) 1102 CMS 22301
Courtesy Phone (MQ) 1208 CMS 22401
DISCOvery Lab 2023D MARBIONC 22099
Ebb Tide Cafe 27076
Facilities 23101
Fax Line 1133A CMS 22410
Grad Lab (1st Floor) 1323 CMS 22399
Grad Lab (2nd Floor) 2323 CMS 22400
Greenhouse 2202 CMS 22434
Guard House 22499
515-0331 cell
HVAC Fax 1206 CMS 22469
HVAC Office 1206 CMS 22414
Main Line  Front Office
1115 CMS		 22301
MARBIONC (Surf)Board Room
(1st Floor A)		 1101A MARBIONC 21116
MARBIONC Conference Room
(1st Floor B)		 1101B MARBIONC 22102
MARBIONC Conference Room
(1st Floor C)		 1101C MARBIONC 22101
MARBIONC Spartina Conference Room
(2nd Floor)		 2001 MARBIONC 22111
MarineQuest 1208 CMS
1055 OPS		 22640
Mass Spec Lab 1348 CMS 22031
NC Sea Grant 1123 CMS 22490
NMR Facility 2311 CMS 22437
Nutrient Lab 1316 CMS 22361
Pier 22313
R/V Cape Fear 617-5173
Shellfish Research Hatchery 22389
Shipping/Receiving 1002A OPS 22318
SPARC Grant Office 22745
Student Worker 1121 1121 CMS 22793
UNCW Police Rotation 1121G CMS 22613
Vessel Reservations
(Jay Styron)		 22404