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Marine Conservation and Policy Program

MCP Faculty

SoMAS faculty offer a wide range of expertise in Marine Conservation and Policy.  The faculty members on the MCP Steering Committee below, or any member of the SoMAS graduate faculty, can serve as a mentor for a student’s internship or capstone project.  To learn about their interests and ongoing research in their labs, click on the individuals below or see the complete faculty list).

  • Ellen Pikitch
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    Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation ScienceExecutive Director, IOCS / Faculty Director, MCP ProgramEllen.Pikitch@stonybrook.edu Ocean conservation, fisheries management, ecosystem-based approaches, endangered fishes, sharks, sturgeon
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  • Yong Chen
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    Professoryong.chen.2@stonybrook.edu fisheries ecology, stock assessment, population and ecosystem dynamics, monitoring program design and optimization, climate change, fisheries management, international fisheries
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  • Mary Collins
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    Associate Professormary.collins@stonybrook.edu Environmental Health Inequality, Environmental Justice, Socio-Environmental Systems, Quantitative Methods, Data Synthesis & Visualization
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  • Liliana M. Dávalos-Alvarez
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    Professor of Conservation Biologyliliana.davalos@stonybrook.edu Molecular evolution, phylogenetics and tropical biology
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  • Donovan Finn
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    Assistant ProfessorFaculty Director, Environmental Design, Policy, and Planningdonovan.finn@stonybrook.edu Community-based planning, disaster recovery, resilience policy, urban design and placemaking   Currently on leave
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  • Karine Kleinhaus
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    Research Assistant Professorkarine.kleinhaus@stonybrook.edu Coral reproduction, hormonal signalling, gametogenesis, reef conservation, coral aging and senescence
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  • Giovanna McClenachan
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    Assistant Professorgiovanna.mcclenachan@stonybrook.edu  drivers of coastal change, to track transitions in structure and function of ecosystems and societies with disturbances such as storms, floods, and climate change
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  • Carl Safina
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    Endowed ChairCsafina@safinacenter.org Ocean animals, fisheries, human relationship with nature
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  • Oliver Shipley
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    Assistant ProfessorOliver.shipley@stonybrook.edu Bulk and compound specific stable isotope systems, food-webs, ecological niches, community dynamics, ecosystem ecology, energy flow
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  • David Taylor
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    Assistant ProfessorFaculty Director, Environmental Humanities     Interim Division Head, Sustainability Studies David.j.taylor@stonybrook.edu environmental humanities, history of naturalist studies, American Literature, nature writing
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