People
Lauren Mullineaux, PhD
Senior Scientist, Biology
(508) 289-2898
lmullineaux@whoi.edu
Redfield 1-20 (MS #34)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Benthic ecology, Larval ecology, Deep-sea biology, Population connectivity, Community resilience
Courses Taught
Biological Oceanography (MIT 7.470)
Communicating Ocean Science (MIT 12.910)
Topics in Marine Ecology (MIT 7.435)
Ecology and Geochemistry of mCDR (MIT 7.431)
JP Network (summer graduate onboarding course)
Education
PhD Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1986
MSc Earth Sciences, University of California San Diego 1984
BA Biology, summa cum laude, Pomona College 1980
Susan Mills
Emeritus Research Scholar, Biology
(508) 289-3435
smills@whoi.edu
Redfield 1-20 (MS #34)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Larval dispersal and settlement in coastal and deep-sea environments; Larval invertebrate identification – our online guide to the identification of East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent larvae is now live; Benthic community ecology; Deep-sea biology
Stace Beaulieu, PhD
Senior Research Specialist, Biology
(508) 289-3536
sbeaulieu@whoi.edu
Redfield 104 (MS# 34)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050
Research Interests
benthic-pelagic coupling; biodiversity; data provenance; deep-sea ecology; hydrothermal vents; ocean informatics; seafloor observatories
Education
B.S., M.S., 1992, Biological Sciences, Stanford University
Ph.D., 1998, Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Rodrigo Zuniga
MIT/WHOI Joint Program graduate student
rzuniga@whoi.edu
Redfield 1-20 (MS #34)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Coral reef ecology, behavioral ecology, movement ecology
Education
BS Biology, Haverford College 2020
Ayinde Best
Backroads Trip Leader
Guest Investigator, Biology
best_ayinde@wheatoncollege.edu
Redfield 1-20 (MS #34)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Environmental Science
Education
BA Environmental Science, Wheaton College 2022
Lauren Dykman, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar University of Victoria
Guest Investigator, WHOI Biology
ldykman@uvic.ca
Research Interests
Benthic community ecology, parasite ecology, disturbance and succession, functional traits, larval dispersal and connectivity, community resilience, metacommunities, restoration ecology.
Education
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara 2016
PhD Oceanography, MIT/WHOI Joint Program 2022
Anthony (Tony) Pires, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Biology, Dickinson College
Guest Investigator, WHOI Biology
pires@dickinson.edu
Research Interests
Marine invertebrate biology, Larval ecology
Education
B.S. Harvard University
PhD Cornell University
Johanna NJ Weston, PhD
Independent Researcher, Deep Zoo Biodiversity
Guest Investigator, WHOI Biology
johanna.weston@whoi.edu
Research Interests
Hadal ecology, Hydrothermal vent ecology, Invertebrate taxonomy and phylogeny
Education
BS, Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Dallas
MS, Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University
PhD, Marine Science, Newcastle University
Rose Jones, PhD
Environmental Marine Scientist, Fugro UK Ltd
Guest Investigator, WHOI Biology
rose.jones@whoi.edu
Research Interests
Marine minerals, Microbial ecology, Deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Education
Undergraduate Masters, Environmental Science, Bangor University
PhD, Environmental Science, Bangor University