Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor Julie Lockwood, Environmental and Natural Resources Building, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (732-932-9336)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Kenneth W. Able, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences; Director of the Marine Field Station, SEBS; Ph.D., William and Mary
Ecology and behavior of fishes; marine and estuarine ecology

Tamar Barkay, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Maryland
Role of microorganisms in transformations of metals in the environment

Joan W. Bennett, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Chicago
Fungal genetics and secondary metabolism

Debashish Bhattacharya, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS/IMCS; Ph.D., Simon Fraser
Using genomics to understand the origin of algae, their plastids, and place in the tree of life

Kay Bidle, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California (San Diego)
Microbial ecology; phytoplankton physiology and mortality; virology; molecular evolution and ecology

Daniel E. Bunker, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, NJIT/FAS-N; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Plant community ecology and global change

Joanna Burger, Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; and Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Minnesota
Avian behavior and ecology; salt marsh ecology; ecological risk; reptile behavior

David Bushek, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Shellfish ecology; parasitology; genetics and aquaculture

Timothy M. Casey, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Physiological ecology; energetics and thermoregulation; biodiversity

Kevin C. Chen, Assistant Professor of Genetics, SAS/BioMaPS; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Function and evolution of small RNAs and RNA binding proteins

Chi-hua Chiu, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Anthropology, SAS; Ph.D., Wayne State
Evolutionary and developmental genetics

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

Keith Cooper, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS, Ph.D., Rhode Island
Comparative toxicology

John Dighton, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Professor of Biology, FAS-C; Director of the Pinelands Field Station; Ph.D., London (UK)
Role of fungi in nutrient dynamics in forest soils and impacts of pollution

Siobain Duffy, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Yale
Emerging viruses; experimental evolution; bioinformatics; bacteriophage

David W. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; M.D., Harvard; Ph.D., Florida
Conservation ecology; impact of technology; energy; marine turtles

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

Douglas E. Eveleigh, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Exeter (UK)
Microbial ecology; biomass recycling; microbial history (antibiotics) 

Paul Falkowski, Professor of Geological Sciences and Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SAS/SEBS; Ph.D., British Columbia (Canada)
Evolution of biogeochemical cycles; photosynthesis; symbiosis and phytoplankton ecology

Nina Fefferman, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Tufts
Mathematical models of social behavior, disease, and population persistence

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

Dunne Fong, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS; Ph.D., Princeton
Biodiversity; free-living parasite protozoa

Dina Fonseca, Associate Professor of Entomology, SEBS; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Evolutionary epidemiological ecology

Heidi Fuchs, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Biophysical interactions; larval dispersal; plankton community ecology

Randy Gaugler, Professor of Entomology, SEBS; 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

Ravit Golan Duncan, Assistant Professor of Science Education, SAS; and Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Northwestern
Science learning; teacher education; design of inquiry-based learning environments

Robert M. Goodman, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources; and Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Cornell
Diversity and function of microorganisms in natural environments

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

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

Judith P. Grassle, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Duke
Marine invertebrate ecology; larval dispersal and recruitment

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

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

Ximing Guo, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Molluscan genetics; evolution and aquaculture

Max Haggblom, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Helsinski (Finland)
Environmental microbiology and microbial ecology; biodegradation and bioremediation

Steven N. Handel, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Cornell
Restoration ecology; plant population ecology; plant-animal interactions

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

Jody Hey, Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Molecular evolution; population genetics

Bradley Hillman, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Molecular, population, and evolutionary biology of viruses and fungi

Claus Holzapfel, Assistant Professor of Biology, FAS-N; Ph.D., Göttingen (Germany)
Community ecology; species interaction; invasion biology

Olaf Jensen, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Fisheries science; population dynamics; ecology of aquatic ecosystems

Henry B. John-Alder, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Ecological physiology and endocrinology; herpetology

Rebecca Jordan, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources,  SEBS; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Evolution of behavior; environmental education and citizen science

Karl Kjer, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Minnesota
Phylogeny of the Trichoptera; molecular phylogenetics

Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources; and Director, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, SEBS; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Remote sensing; landscape ecology

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

Julie Lockwood, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., Tennessee
Conservation biology; wildlife management; biological invasions

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

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

Michael L. May, Professor of Entomology, SEBS; Ph.D., Florida
Systematics and evolution of Odonata, insect ecology and behavior

Bonnie J. McCay, Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology; and Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, SEBS; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; fisheries ecology

George R. McGhee Jr., Professor of Geology, SAS; Ph.D., Rochester
Evolutionary theory; mass extinction; community paleoecology; ecosystem evolution

Terry R. McGuire, Professor of Genetics, SAS; Ph.D., Illinois
Behavioral and neural genetics; behavioral ecology; scholarship of teaching and learning

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

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

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

Richard S. Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Disease ecology; vertebrate community ecology; biodiversity; vector biology

Michael L. Pace, Senior Scientist and Assistant Director, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia
Aquatic ecosystems; plankton; microbial ecology

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

Eric Powell, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; and Director, Haskins Shellfish Research Laboratory; Ph.D., North Carolina
Shellfish biology; modeling; carbonate preservation; fisheries management

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Assistant Extension Specialist in Entomology, SEBS;
Ph.D., California (Riverside)
Effects of induced plant resistance on insects

Gareth Russell, Assistant Professor of Biology, FAS-N; and Assistant Professor of Mathematics, NJIT; Ph.D., Tennessee
Population and community dynamics; computational ecology; conservation ecology

Karina V.R. Schafer, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-N; Ph.D., Duke
Global change and its effects on terrestrial ecosystems

Donald W. Schaffner, Extension Specialist in Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Georgia
Predictive food microbiology; quantitative microbial risk assessment

Oscar Schofield, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)
Phytoplankton ecology and biological oceanography

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

Peter E. Smouse, Professor of  Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Statistical genetics; mathematical ecology

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

Lena Struwe, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources; and Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS; Ph.D., Stockholm (Sweden)
Evolutionary history, diversity and biogeography of gentians and relatives

Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Parasite ecology

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

Robert Trivers, Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences, SAS; Ph.D., Harvard
Natural selection and social theory; evolutionary genetics

Costantino Vetriani, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology; and Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Rome (Italy)
Deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles; adaptations to extreme environments

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

Kathleen Weathers, Senior Scientist, Institute for Ecosystems Studies, Ph.D., Rutgers
Ecosystem ecology; nutrient cycling and atmospheric inputs

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

Franciso Estéban Werner, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Washington
Structure and function of marine ecosystems; dynamics of populations; coastal ocean forecasting systems

James White, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, SEBS/NJAES; Ph.D., Texas
Fungal systematics; ecology of fungi; fungal-plant symbioses

Rachael Winfree, Assistant Professor of Entomology, SEBS; Ph.D., Princeton
Pollination ecology

Ming Xu, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Ecosystem ecology, modeling, and management; remote sensing and GIS spatial modeling

Ning Zhang, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology and of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Louisiana State
Population; evolutionary biology; molecular detection of fungi on grasses

Timothy D. Zimmerman, Assistant Professor of Science Education, GSE/IMCS; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
In/out-of-school ocean/environmental science learning via computer devices

Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty

Shannon LaDeau, Assistant Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Duke
Heterogeneity and scale of pest and pathogen amplification in ecological communities

Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty

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

Marci Meixler, Independent Environmental Consultant; Ph.D., Cornell
Aquatic ecology and restoration

Gerry Moore, Director, Department of Science, Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Ph.D., Vanderbilt
Flora of the United States; taxonomy of sedges; philosophy of taxonomy/nomenclature