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Faculty in Marine Science & Conservation Division

Richard T Barber
Title(s): Harvey W. Smith Professor Emeritus of Biological Oceanography
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Secondary Division: Earth & Ocean Sciences
Phone: (252) 504-7578
Fax: (252) 504-7648
E-mail: rbarber@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: oceanography
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biogeochemistry, ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Regulation of ocean productivity by physical processes such as climate.
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Celia Bonaventura
Title(s): Professor of Cell Biology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7591
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: bona@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental chemistry
Secondary Areas of Expertise:
Statement of Expertise: Environmental Biochemistry. Structure-function relationships in respiratory proteins. Molecular adaptations of organisms to the marine environment. Environmental education about life in variable and polluted marine environments.
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Joseph Bonaventura
Title(s): Research Professor of Cell Biology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7613
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: joeb@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, ecology, estuarine ecosystems, fisheries and fish ecology, fisheries policy and management, marine biomedicine, oceanography, 
Statement of Expertise: Marine biomedicine, physiology, and biochemistry. Research systems include invertebrates, fish, marine organisms, humans.
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Lisa M. Campbell
Title(s): Rachel Carson Assistant Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7628
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: lcampbe@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental policy
Secondary Areas of Expertise: coastal zone management, environmental sociology and anthropology, fisheries policy and management, 
Statement of Expertise: Wildlife conservation policy, environmental values, international institutions for environment and development, and rural development in Latin America, the Caribbean Caribbean and Africa.
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Jens A. Carlsson
Title(s): Visiting Assistant Professor
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7615
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: jens.carlsson@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, 
Statement of Expertise: aquatic organisms, conservation and population genetics, kin selection and behavior, fish and shellfish fisheries.
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Bruce H. Corliss
Title(s): Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Primary Division: Earth & Ocean Sciences
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919 684 2951
Fax: 919 684 5833
E-mail: bruce.corliss@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: oceanography
Secondary Areas of Expertise:
Statement of Expertise: Development of paleoclimatic proxies; Deep-sea benthic foraminifera; Micropaleontology; Cenozoic paleoceanography.
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Kevin Craig
Title(s): Assistant Research Scientist
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7576
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: kevin.craig@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, fisheries and fish ecology, marine science, oceanography, 
Statement of Expertise: Marine fish ecology and fisheries. Spatial and population modeling. Response of estuarine and coastal fishes to human-induced environmental stressors, including nutrient loading and hypoxia. Field telemetry. Marine fisheries management and conservation.
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Larry B. Crowder
Title(s): Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Secondary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Phone: 252-504-7637
Fax: 252-504-7638
E-mail: lcrowder@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, conservation biology, fisheries and fish ecology, fisheries policy and management, geospatial technologies, marine science, oceanography, 
Statement of Expertise: Marine ecology and fisheries. Population and community ecology. Endangered species/fisheries conflicts, especially sea turtles and bycatch in fishing gear. Marine conservation biology and policy. International affairs.
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Richard T. Di Giulio
Title(s): Professor of Environmental Toxicology
Primary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8024
Fax: 919-668-1799
E-mail: richd@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental toxicology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: environmental genomics, environmental health, estuarine ecosystems, marine biomedicine, water quality, 
Statement of Expertise: Environmental toxicology, environmental health, and freshwater and estuarine pollution.
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Karen Lind Eckert
Title(s): Research Scientist
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-727-1600
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: keckert@widecast.org
Primary Area of Expertise: conservation biology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, coastal zone management, ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Sea Turtle Biology and Management; International Law and Policy; Conservation Biology. Caribbean issues associated with national sea turtle recovery planning; population-level monitoring and research; coastal zone management; community development and involvement; public outreach and education; MEAs.
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Scott A. Eckert
Title(s): Research Scientist
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-727-1600
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: seckert@widecast.org
Primary Area of Expertise: conservation biology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: marine science, 
Statement of Expertise: Endangered Species Research and Management, Diving Physiology, Ecological Physiology, Conservation Biology, Marine Turtle Management and Conservation
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Richard B. Forward
Title(s): Professor of Zoology and Bass Fellow
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7610
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: rforward@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise:
Statement of Expertise: Behavior and physiology of marine animals during vertical and horizontal migrations. Marine crabs and fishes. Marine ecology.
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Patrick N. Halpin
Title(s): Gabel Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Geospatial Ecology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Secondary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Phone: 919-613-8062
Fax: 919-684-8741
E-mail: phalpin@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: geospatial technologies, conservation biology, ecology, global change ecology, 
Statement of Expertise:
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David E. Hinton
Title(s): Nicholas Professor of Environmental Quality
Primary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8038
Fax: 919-684-8741
E-mail: dhinton@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental toxicology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: coastal zone management, environmental health, fisheries policy and management, water quality, wetland ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Mechanistic and integrative understanding of the manner in which environmental contaminants exert their effects. Pathobiology and toxicopathology of persistent environmental contaminants in fishes: deciphering deleterious effect and establishing causal li
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K. David Hyrenbach
Title(s): Research Scientist in Coastal Systems Science and Policy
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: (808) 236-3555
Fax: (808) 236-3590
E-mail: khyrenba@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: conservation biology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: oceanography, 
Statement of Expertise: The habitats of far-ranging marine vertebrates, and the conservation of pelagic systems
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Sonke Johnsen
Title(s): Assistant Professor of Biology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-660-7321
Fax: 919-660-7293
E-mail: sjohnsen@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: fisheries and fish ecology, marine science, 
Statement of Expertise: aspects of visual ecology
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David W. Johnston
Title(s): Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 808-983-5398
Fax: 808-983-2902
E-mail: dave.johnston@noaa.gov
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, ecology, endangered/threatened species, global climate change, oceanography, tropical ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: marine conservation and ecology, with focus on oceanography, climate change, marine protected areas and population assessments.
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William W. Kirby-Smith
Title(s): Professor of the Practice of Marine Ecology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7577
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: wwks@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, ecology, fisheries and fish ecology, wetland ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Water quality impacts of fresh water runoff into estuarine headwaters, invertebrate zoology, nekton and benthic community structure, wetland ecology, and marine ecology.
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Randall A. Kramer
Title(s): Professor of Resource and Environmental Economics
Primary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8072
Fax: 919-684-8741
E-mail: kramer@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental economics
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, environmental policy, water quality, environmental health, 
Statement of Expertise: the role of economics in environmental policy and management, focusing on improving our understanding of how human and business behavior is shaped by policies intended to protect the environment.
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M. Susan Lozier
Title(s): Professor of Physical Oceanography
Primary Division: Earth & Ocean Sciences
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-681-8199
Fax: 919-684-5833
E-mail: mslozier@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: oceanography
Secondary Areas of Expertise: global climate change, 
Statement of Expertise: large-scale ocean circulation, water mass distribution and variability, Lagrangian pathways of ocean flow and physical constraints on ocean biology.
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David McClay
Title(s): Professor of Biology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8188
Fax: 919-684-8741
E-mail: dmcclay@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine biomedicine
Secondary Areas of Expertise:
Statement of Expertise: the events of morphogenesis that mold the embryo at gastrulation.
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Eva Oberdörster
Title(s): Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 214-768-1241
Fax: 214-768-3955
E-mail: eoberdor@mail.smu.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: environmental toxicology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: environmental health, marine science, 
Statement of Expertise: Endocrinology; marine invertebrates; environmental toxicology; nanoparticles.
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Michael K. Orbach
Title(s): Professor of the Practice of Marine Affairs and Policy
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Secondary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Phone: 252-504-7606
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: mko@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: coastal zone management
Secondary Areas of Expertise: environmental sociology and anthropology, fisheries policy and management, 
Statement of Expertise: Applications of social science to environmental policy and management. Marine fisheries and integrated coastal management. Public involvement and participatory action in environmental policy. Active waterman (fishing, surfing, sailing) with interests, and involvement, in grassroots conservation movements.
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Stuart L. Pimm
Title(s): Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology
Primary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8141
Fax: 919-684-8741
E-mail: stuartpimm@aol.com
Primary Area of Expertise: biodiversity
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, 
Statement of Expertise: Species extinctions and what can be done to prevent them. The loss of tropical forests and its consequences to biodiversity.
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Lincoln F. Pratson
Title(s): Associate Professor of Sedimentary Geology
Primary Division: Earth & Ocean Sciences
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-681-8077
Fax: 919-684-5833
E-mail: lincoln.pratson@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: sediment transport/strata formation
Secondary Areas of Expertise: earth surface processes, geomorphology, geophysics/seismology, oceanography, shorelines and coastal geology, solid earth processes, 
Statement of Expertise: Sediment failure, erosion, transport and deposition. Strata formation. Continental margin evolution including landscape and seascape evolution.
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Joseph S. Ramus
Title(s): Research Professor of Biological Oceanography
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7617
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: jramus@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: marine science
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biogeochemistry, oceanography, 
Statement of Expertise: Algal ecological physiology, especially photosynthesis, Estuarine and coastal ocean productivity, Wastewater management, Marine ecology.
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Andrew J. Read
Title(s): Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology, Director of Graduate Studies CSSP Division
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7590
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: aread@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: conservation biology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: ecology, fisheries and fish ecology, fisheries policy and management, 
Statement of Expertise: Marine mammals (particularly dolphins and porpoises), marine conservation biology, fisheries bycatch, whales and whaling. Particular expertise on effects of fisheries on marine ecosystems.
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Curtis J. Richardson
Title(s): Professor of Resource Ecology
Primary Division: Environmental Sciences & Policy
Secondary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8006
Fax: 919-613-8101
E-mail: curtr@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: wetland ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biogeochemistry, ecology, environmental chemistry, soil science, water quality, 
Statement of Expertise: Wetland ecology, phosphorus biogeochemistry, restoration of wetland functions and structure on the landscape. Director, Duke University Wetland Center.
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Dan Rittschof
Title(s): Professor of Zoology
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252-504-7634
Fax: 252-504-7648
E-mail: ritt@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: conservation biology, environmental toxicology, fisheries and fish ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Antifouling technology, chemical and behavioral ecology
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Raphael D. Sagarin
Title(s): Assistant Research Professor
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 919-613-8738
Fax:
E-mail: rds25@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: ecology
Secondary Areas of Expertise: coastal zone management, conservation biology, environmental law, environmental policy, fisheries policy and management, global change ecology, marine science, wetland ecology, 
Statement of Expertise: Intertidal marine ecology. Distribution and abundance of organisms. Evolutionary models for security studies. Marine environmental policy. Historical analysis of ecological change.
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Cindy L. Van Dover
Title(s): Professor of Marine Biology, Director, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Primary Division: Marine Science & Conservation
Phone: 252 504 7655
Fax:
E-mail: c.vandover@duke.edu
Primary Area of Expertise: oceanography
Secondary Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, biogeochemistry, conservation biology, ecology, marine science, 
Statement of Expertise: the ecology of chemosynthetic ecosystems.
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