Members of the Graduate Faculty

Kenneth W. Able, Professor and Director of the Marine Field Station, CC/FAS-NB; Ph.D., William and Mary
Ecology and behavior of fishes, marine and estuarine ecology

Tamar Barkay, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Maryland
The role of microorganisms in transformations of metals in the environment

Joanna Burger, Professor of Biology, FAS-NB, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Minnesota
Avian behavior and ecology, salt marsh ecology, ecological risk, reptile behavior

Timothy M. Casey, Dean of Academic and Student Programs and Professor of Entomology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Physiological ecology; energetics and thermoregulation, biodiversity

Jonathan J. Cole, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Cornell
Aquatic ecology; biogeochemistry; microbiology

Chi-hua Chu, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Anthropology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Wayne State
Evolutionary and developmental genetics

Colomban de Vargas, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Geneva
Open ocean molecular ecology and evolution; protist biodiversity; microfossils

John Dighton, Professor of Biology, FAS-C; Ph.D., London
Role of fungi in nutrient dynamics in forest soils and impacts of pollution

David Drake, Assistant Professor of Wildlife, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Wildlife and wildlife damage management on private lands; wildlife policy

David W. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Biology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; M.D., Harvard; Ph.D., Florida
Conservation ecology; biology of marine turtles

Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., CUNY
Plant community ecology

Douglas E. Eveleigh, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Exeter
Microbial ecology, cellulose recycling, endomycorrhizae

Paul Falkowski, Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., British Columbia
Evolution of biogeochemical cycles; photosynthesis; symbiosis and phytoplankton ecology

Stuart E.G. Findlay, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia
Marine/invertebrate ecology

Dunne Fong, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Princeton
Biodiversity; free-living parasite protozoa

Susan E. Ford, Associate Research Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Duke
Estuarine ecology, host-parasite environment interactions

Randy Gaugler, Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Invertebrate pathology; insect mating systems, vector biology

Michael Gochfeld, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Albert Einstein; Ph.D., CUNY (Queens)
Avian behavioral ecology; environmental toxicology

Jason Grabosky, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Urban forestry and urban tree establishment

J. Frederick Grassle, Director and Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Duke
Marine ecology; oceanography

Judith P. Grassle, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, IMCS/CC; Ph.D., Duke
Marine invertebrate ecology; population genetics

Edwin J. Green, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Forest ecology; quantitative methods

Peter M. Groffman, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia Terrestrial microbial ecology

Max Haggblom, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Helsinski
Environmental microbiology

Erik Hamerlynck, Assistant Professor of Biology, FAS-N, Ph.D., Kansas State
Physiological ecology of terrestrial plant systems

Steven N. Handel, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Plant population ecology; pollination biology; ecological genetics

Jean M. Hartman, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, CC; Ph.D., Connecticut
Plant community ecology; natural disturbance processes; wetlands

Colleen Hatfield, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., New Mexico
Spatial distribution of resources; ecosystems

Emanuel B. Hey, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Molecular evolution; population genetics

Henry B. John-Alder, Professor of Animal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Ecological physiology and endocrinology; herpetology

Karl Kjer, Assistant Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Minnesota
Phylogeny of the trichoptera; molecular phylogenetics

Eric Knox, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-N; Ph.D., Michigan
Systematics, biogeography, and speciation; adaptation in plants

Richard G. Lathrop, Jr., Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC: Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Remote sensing; landscape ecology

Gene E. Likens, Senior Scientist and Director, Institute of Ecosystems Studies; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Limnology; biogeochemistry of streams and lakes; analysis of ecosystems

Gary M. Lovett, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Terrestrial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; air pollution

Richard A. Lutz, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Maine
Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; deep-sea ecology

Michael L. May, Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Florida
Physiological and behavioral ecology; insect ecology

Bonnie J. McCay, Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; fisheries ecology

George R. McGhee, Jr., Professor of Geology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Rochester
Community paleoecology; ecosystem evolution

Terry R. McGuire, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Illinois
Behavioral and neural genetics; behavioral ecology

Mark D. Morgan, Associate Professor of Biology, FAS-C; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Limnology; biogeochemistry; Pine Barrens ecosystems

Peter J. Morin, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Duke
Community ecology; herpetology; aquatic entomology

George E.B. Morren, Jr., Professor of Human Ecology, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; tropical ecosystems; agriculture; people-animal interactions; remote sensing

Richard S. Ostfeld, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Population and behavioral ecology; small mammals; herbivore-plant interactions

Michael L. Pace, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia
Aquatic ecosystems; plankton; microbial ecology

Steward T.A. Pickett, Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Illinois
Plant populations and community organization; vegetation dynamics

Sridhar Polavarapu, Associate Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., New Brunswick
Insect ecology; insect chemical ecology; pest management; biological control

Harry W. Power, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Michigan
Evolution of social behavior; avian ecology

John A. Quinlan, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Fisheries ecology; management; biophysical interactions and modeling

Kathleen M. Scott, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Yale
Mammalogy; functional morphology; paleoecology; artiodactyl systematics

Peter E. Smouse, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Genetics, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Mathematical ecology, ecological genetics

Edmund W. Stiles, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Washington
Plant-animal interactions; evolutionary ecology; vertebrate ecology

David L. Strayer, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Cornell
Freshwater ecology; energy flow; ecology of freshwater invertebrates

Lena Struwe, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources and Plant Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Stockholm
Evolutionary history, diversity and biogeography of gentians and relatives

Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., McGill
Habitat selection behavior of parasitic helminths; parasite ecology

Gary L. Taghon, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Washington
Marine benthic ecology; feeding energetics

Richard Triemer, Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Evolution of algae and protozoa

Robert Trivers, Professor of Anthropology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Harvard
Natural selection and social theory; evolutionary genetics

Andrew P. Vayda, Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; tropical ecosystems

Costantino Vetriani, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Rome
Deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles; adaptations to extreme environments

Daniel Wartenberg, Associate Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Ordination; spatial pattern; epidemiology

Judith S. Weis, Professor of Biology, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
Effects of environmental factors on the development of aquatic animals

James White, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Texas
Fungal systematics; ecology of fungi; fungal-plant symbioses

Daniel C. Wilhoft, Professor of Biology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Physiological ecology of ectotherms

Ming Xu, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Ecosystem ecology, modeling and management; RS and GIS spatial modeling

Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty

Steven E. Clemants, Vice President for Science, Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Ph.D., CUNY
Flora of New York metro region, systematics of Chenopod

Vlatcheslav Douchenkov, Research Scientist, Phytech, Inc., CC; Ph.D., Moscow Pedagogical
Plant response to heavy-metal-contaminated soils

Brian L. Howes, Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Ph.D., Boston
Biogeochemistry of coastal wetlands

Michael J. Kennish, Research Marine Scientist in Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Marine pollution, marine ecology, marine geology

C. Lavett Smith, Curator, American Museum of Natural History; Ph.D., Michigan
Fish ecology