Dr. Jude Apple, Research Associate. Grazing resistance in the marine cyanobacteria Synechococcus. Metabolic and phylogenetic characteristics of bacterioplankton in coastal and estuarine systems. Environmental monitoring and role of microbial processes in water quality.

Dr. Brian L. Bingham, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences. Ecology of marine benthic communities, with emphasis on larval processes. Effects of larval behavior and post-settlement juvenile mortality on population dynamics of subtidal marine invertebrates, gametogenic cycles, invertebrate larval defense mechanisms, and development of epifaunal communities.

Dr. Paul Dinnel, Marine Scientist. Marine toxicology and marine ecology, especially marine invertebrates. Science and implementation of marine protected areas, especially for bottomfish species.

Dr. Liz Francis, Resident Scientist. Relationship of anemone ecology with anemone body size, growth by cloning, and the evolution of specialized behaviors, organs and organelles for selectively attacking either competitors or predators.

Dr. P. Sean McDonald, Research Associate. Individual and community responses to invasive species. Ecological effects of intertidal shellfish aquaculture. Predator-prey relationships as a function of habitat complexity. Behavioral ecology of marine invertebrates.

Dr. Gisèle Muller-Parker, Professor, Biology Department. Effects of environmental factors on interactions between algae and their invertebrate hosts, especially the effects of temperature and light on the growth and photophysiology of zooxanthellae in anemones and corals; factors triggering bleaching and how symbiotic algae are affected by the stress-induced disruption of the symbiosis with their host.

Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Marine Scientist. Biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology. Trophic interactions, population dynamics, and behavior of gelatinous zooplankton, especially cnidarians and ctenophores. Effects of jellyfish on fish populations. Nematocyst function and chemoreception.

Dr. Suzanne L. Strom, Marine Scientist. Ecology and physiology of marine planktonic protozoa. Planktonic food web structure and function. Algal and animal pigments as biomarkers for organisms and processes in the ocean. Role of planktonic organisms, especially protozoa, in biogeochemical cycles.

Dr. Stephen D. Sulkin, Professor and Director. Nutritional requirements of the planktotrophic larval stages of brachyuran crab species. Assessment of the range of microbial prey ingested by crab larvae, ingestion rates on protistans, consumption of microbial prey by larvae in the presence of mezzo-zooplankton prey, and temporal patterns of ingestion and digestion of protists.

Dr. Kathy Van Alstyne, Marine Scientist. Algal ecology and physiology. Marine plant-herbivore interactions. Chemical defenses of marine seaweeds. Effects of environmental change on chemical defenses and plant-herbivore interactions. Biogeography and evolution of defenses and defense strategies.

Kelley Bright, Research Associate

Larry Cunningham, Maintenance Mechanic

Joyce Foster, Custodian

Amy Fotheringham, Secretary Supervisor

Kerri Fredrickson, Research Assistant

Suzie Gifford, Research Technologist

Carissa Haug, Scientific Instructional Tech

Gene McKeen, Manager of Academic and Support Services

Karl Mueller, Marine Tech

Nate Schwarck, Safety Professional

Michelle Slaman, Office Assistant

Other Western Washington University Marine Science Faculty

Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez (Biology) Behavior and ecology of marine mammals and seabirds, marine protected areas.

Dr. Roger A. Anderson (Biology) Vertebrate physiology and ecology. Lizard energetics, ecology and evolution.

Dr. Leo R. Bodensteiner ( Environmental Sciences) Lotic ecology and aquatic habitat restoration, environmental tolerance of aquatic organisms, freshwater fisheries management, and aquaculture.

Dr. Devon A. Cancilla (Environmental Sciences) Environmental, analytical, and general chemistry. Environmental fate and effect of contaminants, SFE techniques, and computer-based analytical systems.

Dr. Deborah A. Donovan (Biology) Marine biology and physiological ecology. Energetics of marine invertebrates focusing on locomotion and wave-swept environment.

Dr. Ruth Harper (Environmental Sciences) Environmental toxicology. Effects of contaminants on population gene structure, bioavailability of contaminants, and development of contaminant biomarkers.

Dr. Wayne Landis (Environmental Sciences) Environmental toxicology, use of multivariate analysis in data analysis, application of complex systems theory to risk assessment, and development of the Relative Risk Model for multiple stressor and regional-scale risk assessment and managment.

Dr. Benjamin Miner (Biology). Biology of marine invertebrates. Evolutionary and ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity.

Dr. Craig L. Moyer ( Biology) Microbial evolution and molecular phylogeny. Natural history of prokaryotes; molecular approaches in exploring microbial diversity, community structure and ecology.

Dr. Joann J. Otto (Biology) Cell motility and the cytoskeleton. The role of fascin in bundling actin in filopodia and microvilli in sea urchin coelomocytes and eggs. Cytokinesis in sea urchin embryos.

Dr. John Rybczyk (Environmental Sciences) Wetland and estuarine ecology, wetland plant ecology, restoration ecology, and ecosystem modelling.

Dr. David H. Shull (Environmental Sciences) Soft-bottom benthic community structure and function. Effects of benthic organisms on particle and porewater transport in marine sediments. Ecology of marine deposit feeders.