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Ruth  McDermott-Levy, PhD

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Children's Environmental HealthClimate ChangeCommunity & Public Health NursingEnvironmental Health/Health impacts of UOGDEpidemiology
Samantha Chapman, PhD

Samantha Chapman, PhD

Professor of Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Samantha Chapman, PhD is an Associate Professor with expertise in global change in coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species.

Coastal EcosystemsWetlandsBiodiversity LossClimate change effects on coastal wetlandsInvasive Species
J. Adam Langley, PhD

J. Adam Langley, PhD

Professor of Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Adam Langley, PhD, focuses his research on how ecosystems respond to, and may determine the severity of, environmental change.

WetlandsClimate ChangeGlobal Change EcologyCarbon CyclingCoastal Wetland Sustainability
Francis Galgano, PhD

Francis Galgano, PhD

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Francis A. Galgano, PhD, specializes in coastal geography and military geography.

PiracyEnvironmental securityEnvironmental ChangeGeophysical ProcessesMilitary Geography
Billie Murray, PhD

Billie Murray, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.

Rhetoric and Social JusticeRhetoric of Protest MovementsCommunity Responses to Hate SpeechCivic EngagementCommunication
Amanda M. Grannas, PhD

Amanda M. Grannas, PhD

Vice Provost for Research; Professor, Department of Chemistry

Amanda Grannas, PhD in an expert in the study of snow and ice photochemistry, and the fate of organic pollutants in the Arctic.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental ChemistryAtmospheric ChemistryAnalytical ChemistrySnow and Ice Chemistry
Metin Duran, PhD

Metin Duran, PhD

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering

Metin Duran, PhD, is an expert on using beneficial microorganisms to re-mediate pollutants and remove harmful microorganisms from water.

Microbial Water QualityRenewable Energy from WasteWastewater TreatmentWater Pollution
Lisa  Rodrigues, PhD

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD

Professor of Geography and the Environment; Director of the MS in Environmental Science Graduate Program | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Lisa Rodrigues, PhD, researches the environmental change impacting tropical ocean ecosystems and conservation and management strategies.

Plastic Pollution in OceansOcean EnvironmentsMarine InvertebratesCoral Reefs Ecosystems
Robert Traver, PhD

Robert Traver, PhD

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering

Robert Traver, PhD., P.E., D. WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, is an expert on green stormwater infrastructure.

Stormwater ManagementGreen InfrastructureFlooding Urban WatershedsWater Resources
Ana Santos Rutschman, SJD, LLM

Ana Santos Rutschman, SJD, LLM

Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Health Innovation Lab

Professor Rutschman, SJD, LLM researches topics in health law, biotech, innovation policy, patent law, and law and technology.

Drug PricesIntellectual Property/PatentInnovation PolicyHealth/Bio 3D PrintingHealth AI