Marine Biology Graduate Faculty
Galveston Faculty
Jaime Alvarado-Bremer
Professor | MARB
Conservation and population genetics of aquatic organisms with emphasis on large pelagic fishes; molecular systematics and phylogenetics and biogeography of fishes.
Anna Armitage
Professor | MARB
Coastal and wetlands community ecology in salt marshes, tidal mudflats, and seagrass beds, with particular focus on changes in trophic structure following habitat restoration, nutrient enrichment, and other human disturbances.
Randall Davis
Regents Professor | MARB
Physiology & behavior of marine birds and mammals, especially species inhabiting polar waters.
David Hala
Associate Professor | MARB
Research Interests: Identifying ‘emerging’ contaminants in the aquatic environment, Understanding the mechanisms of adverse effects via quantification of metabolic and endocrine biomarkers and Applying novel mathematical and computational methods to simulate and predict adverse health effects in exposed organisms.
Sheila Kitchen
Assistant Professor | MARB
Ecology, physiology and evolution of cnidarian-microbe symbioses with a focus on corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish.
Jessica Labonté
Associate Professor | MARB
Characterization of virus-host relationships through the analysis of spatial and temporal viral and microbial diversity dynamics, the study of model organisms and the investigation of the mechanisms of evolution of viruses and bacteria in environmental systems.
Hui Liu
Associate Professor | MARB
Zooplankton processes in the ocean, population dynamics and interactions of marine fishes, quantitative fisheries research, statistical and numerical ecosystem modeling.
Christopher Marshall
Professor | MARB
Research interests focus on the function and evolution of vertebrate feeding and digestive systems, the musculoskeletal sys-tem, and associated sensory and neurobiology.
Maria Pia Miglietta
Associate Professor | MARB
Genomics, evolution and ecology of Hydrozoa (Cnidaria). Jellyfish blooms. Genomics of the "immortal" jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii.
Antonietta Quigg
Regents Professor
Impact of trace metal and nutrient enrichments, cycling and dynamics on physiology, primary productivity and community composition in coastal ecosystems.
Jay Rooker
Regents Professor & Endowed Chair in Marine Fisheries | MARB
Ecology of estuarine, coastal, and pelagic fishes. Recruitment processes, particularly factors affecting post-settlement survival. Fish life history and migration studies. Analytical approaches to fish demography.
Anja Schulze
Professor | MARB
Phylogeny and population genetics of polychaete and sipunculan worms. Reproduction and development of marine invertebrates. Evolution of hydrothermal vent and cold seep fauna.
David Wells
Professor & Endowed Chair in Sustainable Fisheries | MARB
Biology and ecology of bony fishes, sharks, and rays. Research focus on life history, habitat use, movement, and feeding ecology of marine fish species; including estuarine, shelf, and offshore pelagic fishes.