Marine Sciences Faculty and Staff

FACULTY

Name /Rank /Email /Phone	Research Interests and Projects Instructional Specialties
Dr. Tara Cox Associate Professor Email: coxt@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4097	Spatial ecology and conservation biology of long-lived marine vertebrates, marine and coastal policy and management, and human interactions with marine mammals. Current projects include: Human-interaction behaviors (particularly begging), stock structure and abundance estimates, and characterization of the microbiome in the spleen of common bottlenose dolphins.
Dr. Carla Curran Associate Professor Email: curranc@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4438	Physiological adaptations of fishes, metabolic cost of sex change in fishes, larval transport and settlement by juveniles flatfishes, bopyrid isopod parasite prevalence in grass shrimp, recovery of meiofauna in intertidal feeding pits created by rays, and Spartina dieback in coastal Georgia.
Dr. Sue Ebanks Assistant Professor Email: ebankss@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4430	Aquatic physiology and toxicology with particular focus on macroinvertebrates. Current projects include: The effects of physically weathered and chemically dispersed crude oil on development and physiological processes in brine shrimp and marsh shrimp species as well as engaging students and underrepresented community youth in the exploration and monitoring of the Lower Ogeechee River Estuary.
Dr. Matthew Gilligan Professor Emeritus Email: gilliganm@savannahstate.edu	Dr. Matthew Gilligan formally retired as professor and coordinator of marine sciences at SSU on October 1, 2011 but continues to assist part-time in externally-funded programs.
Dr. Christopher Hintz Assistant Professor Email: hintzc@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4096	Carbonate chemistry, ocean acidification, technique and method development, and advanced/computer controlled culture techniques. Current projects include: ONR SENSR - freshmen and sophomore STEM research/training program, techniques for unattended monitoring of carbonate chemistry, and low-cost, low-effort marine algal biomass production for biofuels or feedstocks.
Dr. Dionne Hoskins Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries Associate Graduate Professor Email: hoskinsbrown@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4289	Trophic ecology, benthic invertebrate habitat, and stakeholder involvement in marine fisheries.
Dr. Carol Pride Professor/Chair Email: pridec@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-4439	Marine records of climatic and oceanographic change, marine sediments, micropaleontology, and stable isotope biogeochemistry.
Dr. Amanda Kaltenberg Assistant Professor Email: kaltenberga@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-3304	Bio-physical Interactions in coastal ocean using acoustic/net sampling and physical oceanographic approaches.
Dr. Dwight Ebanks Instructor Email: ebanksd@savannahstate.edu Phone: 912-358-3307	Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Fish and Marine Science Education.

FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY

Name	Tel. (912)	Email	Building	Room	Mail Center Box #
Dr. Chris Hintz	358-4096	hintzc@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	108D	20467
Dr. Carla Curran	358-4438	curranc@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	108C	20467
Dr. Matt Gilligan		gilliganm@savannahstate.edu			20467
Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown	358-4289	hoskinsbrown@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	107E	20228
Dr. Carol Pride	358-4439	pridec@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	106B	20467
Dr. Tara Cox	358-4097	coxt@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	108D	20467
Dr. Sue Ebanks	358-4430	ebankss@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	108A	20467
Dr. Amanda Kaltenberg	358-3304	kaltenberga@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	107B	20467
Dr. Dwight Ebanks	358-3307	ebanksd@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	108B	20467
Dr. Shawn Rosenquist	358-4432	rosenquists@savannahstate.edu	Drew-Griffith	141	20467
Ms. Sugeiry Rivera	358-4101	riveras@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	106	20467
Dr. Victoria Young	358-4286	youngv@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	107C	20467
Robin Perrtree	358-3301	perrtreer@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	111	20467
Capt. Shawn Smith	358-4102	smithsh@savannahstate.edu	Marine Science Center	106A	20467
Fish Ecology Lab	358-4431	____	Marine Science Center	117	20467
GIS Lab	____	____	Herty Hall	210	20467

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Adjunct Graduate Faculty

ALEXANDER, Clark, Director and Professor
Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Phone: (912)598-2329
Email: clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu

BLANTON, Jackson O., Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Oregon State University.
Email: jack.blanton@skio.uga.edu

FRISCHER, Marc E., Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida.
Phone: (912)598-2308
Email: marc.frischer@skio.uga.edu

LEE, Richard F., Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.
Phone: (912)598-2494 or 2487
Email: dick.lee@skio.uga.edu

SANDERS, James G., Director and Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Phone: (912)598-3340
Email: jim.sanders@skio.uga.edu

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