People
Administrative Core
Dr. John J. Stegeman
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