Faculty List
Dr. Ronald Baker
Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Fish
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: rbaker@disl.org
Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Marine Ecosystem Response
Phone: (251) 861-2141 ext.7555
Email: rcarmichael@disl.org
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Benthic ecology; biomechanics of burrowing; biological-physical interactions; functional morphology and physiology of invertebrates.
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: kdorgan@disl.org
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: coastal circulation and across-shelf exchange processes, estuarine circulation and exchange processes, physical-biological coupling in the marine environment, and ocean observing systems.
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: bdzwonkowski@disl.org
Emeritus Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Ecology of plant-animal interactions in seagrass meadows, and restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation, oyster reefs and wetlands
Phone: (251) 861-2141 ext. 2284
Email: kheck@disl.org
Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Phytoplankton ecology, physiology and marine biogeochemistry
Phone: (251) 861-2141 ext. 7577
Email: jkrause@disl.org
Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Nutrient biogeochemistry and eutrophication impacts in coastal ecosystems.
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: jlehrter@disl.org
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Animal Behavior and Communication
Phone: (251) 460-6372
Email:hlyn@southalabama.edu
Assistant professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Introduced Species, Salinity Alteration in Estuaries, Plant-Animal and Food Web Interactions, Restoration, Climate Change and Other Disturbances.
Email: cmartin@disl.org
Assistant professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: teaching undergraduate marine and environmental science courses; ecophysiology of aquatic plants and harmful algae; toxin production in HAB species; community outreach and education.
Email: mollymiller@southalabama.edu
Professor and Director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Fisheries ecology; conservation and restoration of coastal shellfish and finfish
Phone: (251) 460-7136
Email: spowers@disl.org
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Microbial ecology; Geomicrobiology; Astrobiology; Understanding microbial communities through systems biology
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: bkielreese@disl.org
Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: The role, fate, and biological effects of natural toxins and venoms, and other anthropogenic toxicants on organism, population, and ecosystem health in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: arobertson@disl.org
Associate Professor, University of South Alabama
Director, Center for Socio-Environmental Resiliency
Phone: (251) 460-7136
Email: sscyphers@southalabama.edu
Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Empirically Testing Ecology Theory
Phone: (251) 861-2141
Email: lsmee@disl.org
Professor Emeritus, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Phylogeny of fishes; impact of artificial structures on fish population dynamics
Phone: (251) 460-7136
Email: rshipp@southalabama.edu
Dr. Amy Sprinkle
Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: MAS 134 Ocean Sciences, MAS 332 Chemical & Biological Oceanography, and DISL summer courses. USA Liaison to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Summer Program Committee and USA Marine Sciences Undergraduate Coordinator. Contact Dr. Sprinkle if interested in the Marine Science Minor and/or Marine Science classes.
Phone: (251) 460-7136
Email: sprinkle@southalabama.edu
Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Wetlands Ecology; Biogeochemistry
Email:hsteinmuller@disl.org
Professor, University of South Alabama
Emphasis: Experimental Marine Ecology, Plant-animal interactions, Habitat Linkages, Human-Dominated Ecosystems.
Phone: (251) 861-2141 ext. 2261
Email: jvalentine@disl.org