Scientist Directory

I am interested in figuring out how people best learn science, both in the classroom and outside in the world, particularly the coastal world. I am involved in the assessment of our NSF GK12 Program. I think it's important to make science interesting and accessible to non-scientists.

• Marine community ecology
• Biology and ecology of invasive species
• Molluscan ecology, population dynamics, and aquaculture
• Sclerochronology and scleroarchaeology
• Restoration and conservation ecology
• Larval biology and culture

My primary research focus is centered around examining groundwater-surface water interactions. This exchange can deliver significant quantities of nutrients, trace metals, and contaminants to the coastal ocean, lakes, rivers, and wetlands. I am interested in developing and applying techniques to resolve driving forces and mechanisms of this interaction as well as quantifying fluxes. I am particularly interested in applying naturally-occurring radioisotopic tracers to study this exchange process in a number of unique settings. Other research interests include applying natural radiotracers to a multitude of environmental processes including particle transport and atmospheric deposition.

Coastal processes on a broad scope

Rip currents

Coastal sediment distribution

Geophysical interrogation of the seafloor and sub-bottom

Hurricane Track and Prediction Studies.