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Institute Roles and Research Expertise

All MEI faculty and staff are currently affiliated with the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences.

Institute Role	Name	Title	Research Expertise
Director	Erin E Easton	Assistant Professor	Benthic ecology and evolution
Assistant Director	Hudson DeYoe	Professor	Seagrass and algal ecology, natural resource management
Associated Faculty	Owen Temby	Professor	Marine policy
Associated Faculty	Carlos Cintra	Professor	Marine ecology, marine paleobiology, climate change
Associated Faculty	Abdullah Rahman	Professor	Remote sensing
Associated Faculty	Roldán Valverde	SEEMS Director/Professor	Sea turtle integrative physiology, nesting ecology, and conservation
Associated Faculty	Diego Figueroa	Associate Professor	Zooplankton ecology and evolution
Associated Faculty	Jo Rampersad	Professor	Marine bivalves, marine policy for oyster aquaculture
Associated Faculty	Tian Dong	Assistant Professor	Coastal and River-Deltaic Geomorphology
Associated Faculty	Alejandro Fierro	Professor	Coastal restoration ecology
Associated Faculty	Jongsun Kim	Assistant Professor	Chemical Oceanography, Hypoxia, Ecosystem modeling
Associated Faculty	Christopher Gabler	Associate Professor	Coastal wetland plant ecology, climate change
Associated Faculty	Rick Kline	Professor	Artificial and natural reefs
Associated Faculty	John Breier	Associate Professor	Marine chemistry, engineering, and robotics
Associated Faculty (Outreach Lead)	David Hicks	CSL Director/Professor	Benthic ecology
Outreach Support	TBD	CSL Outreach Program Coordinator
Field and Laboratory Technician	Leticia Contreras	Research Associate II
Administrative Support	Maria Infante	Administrative Assistant