Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
Patterns and processes of marine biodiversity evolution. Cnidariologist by training and heart; most of my work focuses on jellyfish, hydroids, corals and their relatives.
Assistant Professor (Bioinformatics), Marine Laboratory, University of Guam
Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Senior Research Associate, Ecophysiology and Echinoderm/Coral Ecology
Associate Professor of Population Genetics | Graduate Biology Program Chair
My research addresses fundamental questions about the evolution of marine invertebrates. I combine field observations, field collections, museum specimens and experimental manipulations to address original questions in population genetics, phylogenetics, phylogeography, molecular ecology and genomics. My scientific approach is to focus primarily on fundamentals and foundational concepts. Consequently, I started working on corals, the ecosystem engineers of coral reefs, and studied their most fundamental characteristics: species identity, reproduction, and population genetics. Meanwhile, I expanded to other organisms, new questions, and more interdisciplinary approaches. Evolutionary Genomics, Population Genetics, Phylogenetics, Molecular Ecology, Conservation Genetics; invertebrates, especially corals.
Professor of Ichthyology
Associate Professor of Oceanography
Coastal oceanography, ocean surface waves, computational fluid dynamics, remote sensing, air-sea interaction, ship hydrodynamics, biophysical interactions, coral biology, plankton ecology, and coral reef ecology.
Professor of Marine Biology
Coral-reef ecology; conservation biology; fisheries; food-webs; population ecology; resource management
Professor of Marine Biology
Evolution and systematics of invertebrates
Administrative Assistant
Director / Professor of Marine Biology
Conservation biology and diseases of coral
Senior Research Associate (Marine Microbiologist)