Environmental Science Faculty 

Dr. Rindy Anderson
Biological Sciences
andersonr@fau.edu
(561) 297-5681

Research Interest
Behavioral ecology, cognition, avian biology, bioacoustic

Dr. John Baldwin
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Interim Director of the School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
jbaldwin@fau.edu
(954) 236-1151

Research Interest
Conservation biology and population genetics

Dr. Tiffany (Roberts) Briggs
Director of the Environmental Sciences Program, Interim Chair of Geosciences,
Biological Sciences
briggst@fau.edu
(561) 297-4669

Research Interest
Coastal geomorphology/geology

Dr. Randy Brooks
Biological Sciences
wbrooks@fau.edu
(561) 297-3888

Research Interest
Behavioral/physiological ecology of marine organisms

Dr. Xavier Comas
Geosciences
comas@fau.edu
(561)297-3256

Research Interest
Peatland Geophysics: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Resistivity and Induced Polarization (IP) imaging, EM31 

Dr. Kate Detwiler
Anthropology
kdetwile@fau.edu
(561) 297-1355

Research Interest
Primate hybridization and speciation, molecular primatology, primate behavioral ecology, conservation of African monkeys and their rainforest habitats.

Dr. Niwadiuto Esiobu
Biological Sciences
neseiobu@fau.edu
(954)236-1128

Research Interest
Environmental microbiology, drug resistance, antimicrobials and contaminants

Dr. Maria Fadiman
Geosciences
mfadiman@fau.edu
(561) 297-3314

Research Interest
Ethnobotany, Latin America, world cultures and environments, environmental issues, rain forest ecosystems

Dr. Evelyn Frazier
Biological Sciences
efrazier@fau.edu
(561)297-4472

Research Interest
Terrestrial Ecology, Conservation Biology, Plant-Insect Interactions 

Dr. M.D. Hanisak Harbor Branch
dhanisak@fau.edu
(772) 465-2400

Research Interest
Ecology and physiology of marine plants

Dr. Kristen Hart
The U.S. Geological Survey
hart@usgs.gov
(954) 236-1067

Research Interest
Population-level studies of the ecology of herpetofauna and other wildlife

Dr. Tobin Hindle
Geosciences
thindle@fau.edu
(561) 297-2846

Research Interest
Ecological Regeneration, Strategies to integrate Science, Society, and Nature, Geographical Information Science

Dr. Colin Hughes
Biological Sciences
chughe@fau.edu
(954) 236-1156

Research Interest
Evolutionary Genetics and its relationship to conservation

Dr. Erik Johanson Geosciences
ejohanson@fau.edu
(561) 297-4153

Research Interest
Reconstructing past environments & environmental changes, human-environment interaction across the Holocene, paleoclimatology, modern pollen, and vegetation composition as related to climate patterns, coastal modeling of climate change scenarios and storm surge.

Dr. Stephen Kajiura Biological Sciences
kajiura@fau.edu
(561) 297-2677

Research Interest
Functional morphology & sensory biology of fishes

Dr. Marguerite Koch-Rose Biological Sciences
mkoch@fau.edu
(561) 297-3325

Research Interest
Marine botany and nutrient cycling in tropical systems.

Dr. Brian LaPointe Harbor Branch
blapoin1@fau.edu
(772) 465-2400

Research Interest
Algal physiology and biochemistry, seagrass and coral reef ecology, eutrophication, marine bioinvasions, marine conservation.

Dr. William Louda
Chemistry and Biochemistry
blouda@fau.du
(561) 297-3309

Research Interest
Algal blooms, water quality, microalgae pigments and their use in pigment-based chemotaxonomy; the toxins (microcystins, cyanopeptolins) of the cyanobaterium  Microcystis aeruginosa  and their effects on/in mammals; nutrient pollution from equestrian (horse) manure; seagrass epiphytes

Dr. Daniel Meeroff College of Engineering and Computer Science; Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
dmeeroff@fau.edu
(561) 297-3099

Research Interest
Solid Waste Management, Water Chemistry, Hazardous Waste Treatment, Pollution Prevention, Water/Wastewater Treatment Processes, Green Engineering

Dr. Scott Markwith Geosciences
smarkwit@fau.edu
(561) 297-3250

Research Interest
Biogeography, bio-geomorphology, population, and conservation genetics vegetation dynamics and disturbance, aquatic systems

Dr. Sarah Milton
Biological Sciences
smilton@fau.edu
(561) 297-3327

Research Interest
Physiological responses to environmental stress, primarily the effects of hypoxia and anoxia on the brain, animal models of anoxia and hypoxia tolerance, neuroprotective pathways in brain anoxia, reactive oxygen species and aging

Dr. Diana Mitsova Urban and Regional Planning
dmitsova@fau.edu
(954) 762-567

Research Interest
Environmental modeling, climate change, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial statistics, land cover change modeling, network analysis, hazard assessment.

Dr. Jon Moore Honors College
jmoore@fau.edu
(561) 799 -802

Research Interest
Ecology, evolution, and distribution of fishes, the biology of deep-sea animals, conservation and biodiversity of scrub and flatwood habitats in Florida, and herpetology.

Dr. Greg O’Corry-Crow Harbor Branch
GOCrowe@fau.edu
(772) 465-2400 x628

Research Interest
Marine mammal population genetics, marine mammal movements, climate change.

Dr. Anton Oleinik Geosciences
aoleinik@fau.edu
(954) 236-1303

Research Interest
Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Cenozoic Mollusks

Dr. Michelle Petersen
Assistant Research Professor and Environmental Science Program Coordinator, Biological Sciences
mpeter45@fau.edu
(561) 297-0671

Research Interest

Dr. Colin Polsky Director, Center for Environmental Studies
cpolsky@fau.edu
(954) 236-1104

Research Interest
Human dimensions of & global environmental & change.

Dr. John Renne Urban and Regional Planning
jrenne@fau.edu
(561) 297-4281

Research Interest
Land use and transportation planning; disasters, evacuation and transportation resilience; sustainability, smart cities, real estate, and AI.

Dr. Michael Salmon Biological Sciences
salmon@fau.edu
(561) 297-2747

Research Interest
Animal behavior, sea turtle biology

Niel Santaniello School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
nsantane@fau.edu
(561) 297-1564

Research Interest
Environmental journalism, news writing, web research for journalism

Dr. Jim Sullivan Harbor Branch
jsullivan@fau.edu
(561) 297-1564

Research Interest
Dynamics of phytoplankton/zooplankton populations and harmful algal blooms

Dr. Paul Wills
Harbor Branch
pwills2@fau.edu@fau.edu
(772)242-2454

Research Interest
Fish aquaculture for food and stock enhancement.

Dr. David Warburton Geosciences
warburto@fau.edu
(561) 799-8648

Research Interest
Environmental geochemistry, especially in interactions between the terrestrial biosphere and the environment, and possible regulation of the environment by the biosphere

Dr. James Wetterer Honors College
Wetterer@fau.edu
(561) 799-8648

Dr. Jeanette Wyneken Biological Sciences
jwyneken@fau.edu
(561) 297-0146

Research Interest
Integrative biology, comparative & functional morphology, sea turtle biology

Dr. Zhixiao Xie
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies,
Geosciences
xie@fau.edu
(561) 297-2852

Research Interest 
Geographic image retrieval, high-resolution images spatial-temporal GIS analysis, environment health, invasive species.

Dr. Xing-Hai Zhang   Biological Sciences
xhzhang@fau.edu
(561) 297-1011

Research Interest
Plant molecular biology and biotechnology