Select from the following list to learn about the research interests of participating faculty mentors.
Bilkovic, Donna Marie Associate Professor Email: [[donnab]]
Phone: (804) 684-7331
Office: Davis Hall 213
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Webpage: {{http://www.vims.edu/ccrm/}}
Brush, Mark J. Professor Email: [[brush]]
Phone: (804) 684-7402
Interests: Coastal systems ecology; Ecosystem modeling
Office: Andrews Hall 334F
Section: Ecosystem Health
Address: P.O. Box 1346 Gloucester Pt., VA 23062-1346, USA
Carnegie, Ryan Professor Email: [[carnegie]]
Phone: (804) 684-7713
Interests: Shellfish pathology
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N109
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab website: {{ http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/molluscan_health/index.php, Shellfish Pathology Laboratory}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/carnegie_rb/cv/CarnegieCV_21March2016.pdf, Carnegie CV}}
Friedrichs, Carl T. Glucksman Professor; Associate Director, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia Email: [[v|carl.friedrichs]]
Phone: (804) 684-7303
Office: Wilson House 206
Interests: Coastal and estuarine processes
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/friedrichs_ct/cv/friedrichs_cv.pdf,CV}}
Google Scholar: {{http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=gPy_tJoAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100,Profile}}
Friedrichs, Marjy Professor Email: [[marjy]]
Phone: (804) 684-7695
Interests: Using mathematical models to study effects of climate change and other human impacts on coastal & estuarine systems.
Office: Andrews Hall 330
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/biocom/index.php, BioCOM}}
Gong, Donglai Associate Professor Email: [[v|gong]]
Phone: (804) 684-7529
Office: Andrews Hall 228
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab: Andrews Hall 220/219
Interests: Coastal and Polar Oceanography
Harris, Courtney K. Professor; Chair, Coastal & Ocean Processes Email: [[ckharris]]
Phone: (804) 684-7194
Interests: 3-D modeling to improve understanding of sediment transport in continental shelves and estuarine environments.
Office: Andrews Hall 227
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/sediment_transport_modeling/index.php, Sediment Transport Modeling}}
Hein, Christopher Associate Professor Email: [[v|hein]]
Phone: (804) 684-7533
Office: Andrews Hall 230
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geology/index.php, Coastal Geology}}
Google Scholar Profile: {{https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YoPflQUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao, Hein Google Scholar}}
Bluesky: {{https://bsky.app/profile/coastalgeology.bsky.social, coastalgeology}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/hein_c/cv/hein-cv-may-2024.PDF, Hein CV 2024}}
Hilton, Eric J. Professor; Chair, Natural Resources Email: [[ehilton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7178
Interests: Comparative anatomy, systematics, and evolution of ray-finned fishes.
Office: Nunnally Hall 123/125
Section: Natural Resources
Johnson, David Assistant Professor Email: [[dsjohnson]]
Phone: (804) 684-7513 (email is best)
Office: Andrews Hall 336
Section: Ecosystem Health
Lab Website: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab}}
Blog: {{http://www.manayunkia.com/}}
Opportunities in my Lab: {{http://jlabresearch.wixsite.com/jlab/opportunities}}
Kellogg, Lisa Senior Research Scientist Email: [[v|lkellogg]]
Phone: 804-684-7706
Office: Andrews Hall 338
Section: Natural Resources
Kirwan, Matt Associate Professor Email: [[kirwan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7054
Interests: Coastal landscape evolution, geomorphology, ecology
Office: Andrews Hall 229
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lipcius, Romuald N. Professor Email: [[rom]]
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Office: Andrews Hall 427
Section: Natural Resources
McDowell, Jan Associate Professor Email: [[mcdowell]]
Phone: (804) 684-7263
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N209
Section: Natural Resources
Michaelis, Adriane Assistant Professor Email: [[v|amichaelis]]
Phone: (804) 684-7392
Office: Andrews Hall 440
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: human dimensions, aquaculture and fisheries, social-ecological systems
Patrick, Chris Assistant Professor; Director, VIMS SAV Monitoring and Restoration Program Email: [[v|cpatrick]]
Phone: (804) 684-7399
Office: Andrews Hall 308
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/ceel/index.php,Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab (CEEL)}}
Reece, Kimberly S. Professor Email: [[v|kreece,Contact Dr. Kimberly Reece]]
Phone: (804) 684-7407
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall S110
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Molecular/genetic analysis of aquaculture species, shellfish disease pathogens.
Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/marinegenetics/index.php,Marine and Aquaculture Genetics}}
Rivest, Emily Assistant Professor Email: [[ebrivest]]
Phone: (804) 684-7942
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology
Personal Website: {{http://emilybrivest.weebly.com/}}
Seitz, Rochelle D. Professor Email: [[seitz]]
Phone: (804) 684-7698
Office: Andrews Hall 331
Section: Natural Resources
Interests: Predator/prey dynamics; nursery habitat and food availability for blue crabs.
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/community_ecology/index.php, Community Ecology}}
Shields, Jeffrey D. Professor Email: [[jeff]]
Phone: (804) 684-7128
Office: Andrews Hall 426
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Parasitic and microbial diseases invertebrates and fishes.
Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/index.php,Crustacean Diseases}}
Smith, Juliette L. Assistant Professor Email: [[jlsmith]]
Phone: (804) 684-7289
Office: Andrews Hall 429
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Ecotoxicology of harmful algal blooms.
Lab Website: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/programs/aquatic_toxinology/index.php, Smith Lab Group}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.vims.edu/people/smith_jl/cv/smith-cv-website-april24.pdf,Smith CV}}
Song, Bongkeun Professor of Marine Science; Chair, Ecosystem Health Email: [[v|songb]]
Phone: (804) 684-7411
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Microbiome ecology and biogeochemistry
Fax: (804) 684-7399
Steinberg, Deborah CSX Professor Email: [[debbies]]
Phone: (804) 684-7838
Office: Andrews Hall 328
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Interests: Zooplankton ecology; coastal and deep sea food webs/marine "snow."
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/zooplankton_ecology/index.php, Zooplankton Ecology}}
Walton, Bill Acuff Professor of Marine Science and Shellfish Aquaculture Program Coordinator Email: [[v|walton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7238
Office: Acuff Center for Aquaculture 131
Section: Natural Resources
Wargo, Andrew Associate Professor Email: [[arwargo]]
Phone: (804) 684-7311
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N212
Section: Ecosystem Health
Research Interests: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Pathogen Emergence, Disease Management Aquaculture, Vaccination, Selective Breeding, Virulence
Weng, Kevin Associate Professor Email: [[kevinweng]]
Phone: (804) 684-7372
Office: Nunnally Hall 131
Section: Natural Resources
