
Richard Aronson, Ph.D.
Department Head | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Aronson's research combines paleontology and ecology to reconstruct the response of marine communities to environmental changes.
Marine BiologyCoral-Reef EcologyEcologyPaleobiologyAntarctica
Albert Bleakley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Dr. Bleakley's research interests include disaster response, leadership in engineering organizations and construction safety.
Construction SafetyConstruction Industry OrganizationsConstruction ContractingInfrastructure Public PolicyLeadership
Meredith Carroll, Ph.D.
Professor | College of Aeronautics
Dr. Carroll's research focuses on decision-making in complex systems, human-machine teaming, performance assessment and adaptive training.
Training Fidelity AnalysisAdaptive TrainingIndividual DifferencesUrban Air Mobility (UAM)Cybersecurity
Felipa Chavez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | School of Psychology
Dr. Chavez pursues a program of research reflecting issues of family dysfunction as seen through parent-child interactions.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)Comorbid Parental PsychopathologyFamily DysfunctionPsychologyChild Psychopathology
Toby S. Daly-Engel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Daly-Engel's research uses genomics, field ecology and modelling to study shark populations.
Molecular EcologyShark BehaviorMarine BiologyField EcologyGenomics
Thomas Eskridge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Computer Engineering and Sciences
Dr. Eskridge works to develop tools and techniques to support the capture, organization and retrieval of knowledge.
User InterfacesArtificial IntelligencePhilosophyComputer ScienceHuman-Computer Interaction
Spencer Fire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Fire's research program combines an interest in the very smallest and the very largest organisms in the sea.
Wildlife ToxicologyMarine MammalsHarmful Algal BloomsMarine BiotoxinsRed Tide
David Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
Dr. Harris' dissertation research investigated the Baldwin Effect using a sample of 200,000 quasar spectra.
Economics of Mars ColonizationPhysics Education ResearchSpace Technology
Kelli Hunsucker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Hunsucker investigates biofouling prevention methods for marine growth and eco-engineering techniques for ecosystem enhancement.
Marine EducationOceanographyUVCBiofilmsBiofouling
Marshall Jones
Assistant Professor and Director | School of Psychology
Dr. Jones is a recognized innovator in public safety and law enforcement, both as a practitioner and applied researcher.
Organizational BehaviorImplicit Bias TrainingLaw Enforcement Policies and ProceduresLeadership PathfindingLeadership Development

