Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
Faculty
Marine biology faculty are members of several departments in three colleges within the university. They bring a broad range of scholarly interests and research activities to the program through their mentorship of students who participate in lab, field, and shipboard research conducted locally, regionally, and globally.
Coordinator
Professor; George and Barbara Young Chair in Biology; Coordinator, URI Marine Biology Program
Biological Sciences
401.874.2609
jacqueline_webb@uri.edu
Biological Sciences Faculty
College of the Environment and Life Sciences Faculty
Dr. Terry Bradley, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Fish physiology and finfish aquaculture
Dr. Kathleen Castro, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Fisheries science; sustainability
Dr. Graham Forrester, Department of Natural Resources Science – Fish ecology and conservation; marine reserves
Dr. Arthur Gold, Department of Natural Resources Science – Wetlands ecology
Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Aquatic pathology; Infectious diseases of shellfish and finish
Dr. Austin Humphries, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Ecosystem-based fisheries management; social-ecological systems
Dr. Bethany Jenkins, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology – Phytoplankton genomics, physiology and ecology
Dr. Laura Meyerson, Department of Natural Resources Science – coastal plant ecology and invasive species
Dr. Michael Rice, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Physiology of economically important bivalves
Dr. Coleen Suckling, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences – Climate change effects on invertebrates and fish, ecophysiology, microplastics.
Dr. Carol Thornber, Department of Natural Resources Science – Marine community ecology; Harmful algal blooms
Dr. Ying Zhang, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology – Computational molecular ecology of microbes
College of Pharmacy
Dr. David Rowley – Bioactive compounds in marine microorganisms
Graduate School of Oceanography
Dr. Roxanne Beinart – Ecology of hydrothermal vents
Dr. Jeremy Collie – Fish population dynamics; quantitative ecology
Dr. Steven D’Hondt – Chemical evolution of the ocean and atmosphere; global change
Dr. Kelton McMahon – Marine communities and food web dynamics
Dr. Colleen Mouw – Phytoplankton ecology/Coastal oceanography
Dr. Susanne Menden-Deuer – Plankton behavior and ecology
Dr. Candace Oviatt – Ecology of coastal ecosystems
Dr. Jamie Palter – Marine biogeochemistry
Dr. Tatiana Rynearson – Ecological and evolutionary processes shaping genetic diversity of plankton
Dr. David Smith – Marine microbial ecology
Dr. Karen Wishner – Marine zooplankton ecology; deep sea biology
Dr. Robert Campbell, Marine Research Scientist – Zooplankton ecology; bowhead whale feeding
Dr. Lucie Maranda, Marine Research Scientist – Dinoflagellate ecology; ballast water and marine invasives