People

Administrative Core

Program Director/Principal Investigator

Senior Scientist and former Department Chair, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2320
jstegeman@whoi.edu

Dr. Dennis McGillicuddy

Deputy Director/Principal Investigator

Senior Scientist and Department Chair, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2683
mcgillic@whoi.edu

Ms. Kate McMullen

Center Administrator

Administrative Associate I, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2632
kmcmullen@whoi.edu

Project 1: Harmful algal bloom dynamics: assessing physiological and behavioral plasticity in natural populations

Dr. Donald M. Anderson

Project Lead
Senior Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2351
danderson@whoi.edu

Dr. Michael Brosnahan

Assistant Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3633
mbrosnahan@whoi.edu

Dr. Alexis Fischer

Guest Investigator, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

University of California, Santa Cruz
Ocean Sciences Department
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

(617) 676-8670
afischer@whoi.edu

Dr. Katherine Hubbard

Research Scientist
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(727) 502-4961
katherine.hubbard@myfwc.com

Mr. David Kulis

Senior Research Assistant II, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2859
dkulis@whoi.edu

Ms. Verena Lucke

Research Assistant II, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
vlucke@whoi.edu

Mr. Finn Morrison

Research Assistant II, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3697
fmorrison@whoi.edu

Ms. Mrunmayee Pathare

Research Assistant II, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
mpathare@whoi.edu

Dr. David Ralston

Associate Scientist with Tenure, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2587
dralston@whoi.edu

Ms. Victoria Uva

Research Assistant I, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2428
vuva@whoi.edu

Project 2: Climate forcing of harmful algal blooms and toxicity exposure in the Northeast U.S.

Dr. Dennis McGillicuddy

Project Lead
Senior Scientist and Department Chair, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2683
mcgillic@whoi.edu

Dr. Donald M. Anderson

Senior Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2351
danderson@whoi.edu

Dr. Michael Brosnahan

Assistant Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3633
mbrosnahan@whoi.edu

Ms. Suzi Clark

PhD Student, Physical Oceanography Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3427
sclark@whoi.edu

Dr. Katherine Hubbard

Research Scientist
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(727) 502-4961
katherine.hubbard@myfwc.com

Ms. Olga Kosnyreva

Senior Research Assistant II, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2611
okosnyreva@whoi.edu

Dr. David Ralston

Associate Scientist with Tenure, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2587
dralston@whoi.edu

Project 3: Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying long-term effects of early life exposure to HAB toxins

Dr. Mark E. Hahn

Project Lead
Senior Scientist and former Department Chair, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3242
mhahn@whoi.edu

Dr. Neelakanteswar Aluru

Associate Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3607
naluru@whoi.edu

Ms. Diana Franks

Research Associate III, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3242
dfranks@whoi.edu

Ms. Alia Hidayat
PhD Student, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-4877
ahidayat@whoi.edu

Dr. Sibel Karchner

Research Specialist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-3215
skarchner@whoi.edu

Ms. Jordan Pitt
PhD Student, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-4877
jpitt@whoi.edu

Dr. John J. Stegeman

Senior Scientist and former Department Chair, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2320
jstegeman@whoi.edu

Community Engagement Core

Dr. Mindy Richlen

Project Lead
Research Specialist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2552
mrichlen@whoi.edu

Dr. Donald M. Anderson

Senior Scientist, Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2351
danderson@whoi.edu

Dr. Mary Carla Curran

Manager
Broader Impacts, LLC
(912) 358-4438
curranc@savannahstate.edu

Ms. Kathleen Patterson

Exhibit Center & Museum Liaison, Communications
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(508) 289-2700
kpatterson@whoi.edu

External Advisory Committee

Dr. Alan Place, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
Dr. Phil Landrigan, Boston College, Global Public Health Program
Dr. Kathi Lefebvre, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle
Dr. Bradley Moore, UC San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
Dr. Madeleine Scammel, Boston University, School of Public Health

Internal Advisory Committee

Dr. W. Rockwell Geyer

Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Dr. Judith McDowell

Scientist Emeritus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution