Education

• B.A., Biology (1986) – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
• Ph.D., Marine Biology (1996) – University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

Research Interest

• Biological oceanography
• Coastal water quality
• Ecological and evolutionary consequences of viral infection
• Microbial contributions to biogeochemical cycles
• Ecology of phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses

Current Research Activities

• Investigating the ecology of viruses infecting marine phytoplankton and bacteria
• Studying the abundance and distribution of pathogenic vibrios in tropical coastal waters
• Exploration of viruses in the ocean crust