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![Dr. Ahn](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-02/f_Ahn2.jpg?h=05012d53&itok=eh1-2til)
- Name
- Changwoo Ahn
- Job Title
- ProfessorWetland Ecosystems, Restoration Ecology, STEAM Education
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3034, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Karen Akerlof](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/OriginalsizeBW%20-%20Karen%20Akerlof.jpg?h=c8805859&itok=P3FOs9mF)
- Name
- K. L. Akerlof
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorScience Communication for Policy, Public Participation, Evidence-based Policymaking
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3032, MSN 5F2
![Laura's Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-02/Lbirsa%40gmu.edu_.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=wM6GZSN3)
- Name
- Laura Birsa
- Job Title
- PEREC Laboratory & Field Technician
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center, Room 3112A, MSN 5F2
![Paul Bubbosh](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-07/f_Bubbosh2.jpg?h=0c764730&itok=lCYisn-_)
- Name
- Paul Bubbosh
- Job Title
- Research Professor (COLA)Adjunct Faculty (ESP)Environmental Politics, Energy Law and Regulation,Environmental Law, Global Environmental Policy
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3005, MSN 5F2
![Image of Ted Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-08/TedChen_cssn.png?h=c29758e4&itok=iCEWkjSs)
- Name
- Ted Hsuan Yun Chen
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorClimate Change PoliticsQuantitative Social Science Methodology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3036, MSN 5F2
![Rosalina Christova](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-09/Rosalina_Stancheva%20Christova.jpg?h=9c6b34b2&itok=zPqlmQQc)
- Name
- Rosalina Christova
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorAquatic EcologyAlgae Taxonomy and Ecology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center, Room 2102650 Mason Ferry Ave Woodbridge, VA 22191
![Amy Fowler](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-04/FF_Fowler.jpg?h=d0470b75&itok=qCB_9Nqb)
- Name
- Amy Fowler
- Job Title
- Associate ProfessorDepartment Chair, 2023-24Faculty Fellow, PERECInvertebrate Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Parasitology and Invasions
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center, Room 3117, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Glaberman](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Glaberman2-240x300.jpg?h=4a79a20b&itok=EQvrwSfK)
- Name
- Scott Glaberman
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorEcotoxicology, Molecular and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Stress Responses
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3024, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Jones](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/Christian%20jones.jpg?h=ef775988&itok=9ca5DRWr)
- Name
- R. Christian Jones
- Job Title
- ProfessorDirector, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC)Freshwater Ecology, Biological Health, Ecological Assessment
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center, Room 3114, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Kim.jpg?h=37afeec5&itok=kx6Pp1Xk)
- Name
- Younsung Kim
- Job Title
- ProfessorAssociate Department Chair, 2023-24Undergraduate Program DirectorEnvironmental Governance, Sustainability, Climate and Renewable Energy Policy
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David J. King Hall, Room 3020, MSN 5F2
![T. Reid Nelson](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-09/TReidNelson.jpg?h=bc74d52e&itok=HApeMG1r)
- Name
- T. Reid Nelson
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorFaculty Fellow, PERECAquatic Ecology, Fisheries Ecology
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center 3115 MSN 5F2
![Esther Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-04/Peters%2C%20Esther_thumbnail.jpg?h=5de22723&itok=AE4gmR0S)
- Name
- Esther Peters
- Job Title
- ProfessorDirector, Histology LaboratoryGraduate Program DirectorCoral Diseases, Comparative Histopathology, Aquatic Toxicology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David J. King Hall, Room 3050, MSN 5F2
![Ling Ren](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-12/LingRen.jpg?h=4730bcd6&itok=q_9k9WeI)
- Name
- Ling Ren
- Job Title
- Research Assistant ProfessorEcology of Phytoplankton and Harmful Algal Blooms, Phycology, Marine Biogeochemistry
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3047, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Jennifer Salerno](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/Salerno%20-%20Jennifer%20Salerno.jpg?h=dab45c98&itok=-7EGu0Fh)
- Name
- Jennifer Salerno
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental Microbiology, Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- Potomac Science Center, Room 3113
![Image of Dr. Stephanie Schmidt](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-01/StephanieSchmidt.png?h=836bb7f6&itok=g0uV1A8M)
- Name
- Stephanie Schmidt
- Job Title
- Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3027, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Jennifer Sklarew](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/Jennifer%20Sklarew%20Nov%202015%20edited-1%20-%20Jennifer%20Sklarew.jpg?h=ec97c280&itok=B8HI950E)
- Name
- Jennifer Sklarew
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorEnergy and Sustainability Policy, Food-Energy-Water-Climate Nexus, Social Science
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3019, MSN 5F2
![Dann Sklarew](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-08/Dann%20Sklarew%20ca.2012%202x2%20-%20Dann%20Sklarew.jpg?h=eaec1267&itok=2jP3coA_)
- Name
- Dann Sklarew
- Job Title
- ProfessorSustainability and Climate, Ecological Stewardship, Community Connector
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3019, MSN 5F2
![Dr. Smtih](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/Cynthia%20Smith.jpg?h=22b13b91&itok=VvkSpbu8)
- Name
- Cynthia Smith
- Job Title
- Associate ProfessorDirector of K-12 Education and Outreach, PERECEcological Stewardship, Community Connector
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3024, MSN 5F2
![Diego Valderrama](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-08/Valderrama_Pic%20-%20Diego%20Valderrama.jpg?h=1451f2a4&itok=zAI3n830)
- Name
- Diego Valderrama
- Job Title
- Assistant ProfessorUndergraduate Program AdvisorMarine Conservation, Natural Resource Economics, Sustainable Aquaculture
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3033, MSN 5F2
Emeritus Faculty
![Dr. Crate](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-10/f_Crate2.jpg?h=3b968dc9&itok=nXH1Mk-H)
- Name
- Susan Crate
- Job Title
- Professor EmeritusCognitive Anthropology, Social Science, Climate Change
![Dr. Robert Jonas](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-02/f_Jonas.jpg?h=5dac17b7&itok=AWENM5e9)
- Name
- Robert Jonas
- Job Title
- Associate Professor Emeritus
![Picture of Dr. Albert Torzilli](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-06/torzilli%20pix_0.jpg?h=31b4a40f&itok=xTtKAbT2)
- Name
- Albert Torzilli
- Job Title
- Associate Professor EmeritusMycology, Molecular Fungal Ecology, Fungal Physiology and Biochemistry
Adjunct Faculty
![Sudha Balajapalli](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-08/f_Sudha_Balajapalli.jpg?h=48ea1346&itok=Q0bSlTZf)
- Name
- Sudha Balajapalli
- Job Title
- Adjunct Faculty
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Rhema Bjorkland](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-08/RhemaBjorkland.jpg?h=0d485c9c&itok=8CMj9H-9)
- Name
- Rhema Bjorkland
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyBiodiversity conservation, marine fisheries, international environmental governance
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Ira Feldman
- Job Title
- Adjunct Faculty
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Richard Groover](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-08/RichardGroover.jpg?h=6d8f14bf&itok=mfr-hfN2)
- Name
- Richard Groover
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyEnvironmental Science Education, Biodiversity, General Ecology
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Faculty-Natalie-Howe.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-05/Howe_CattusIsland.jpg?h=41015f39&itok=5POkpf7i)
- Name
- Natalie Howe
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyBiodiversity, Urban Plant and Lichen Ecology, Mycology
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Vivek Prasad](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-04/Vivek%203.jpg?h=29234840&itok=zUznHs1X)
- Name
- Vivek Prasad
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyGeographical Information Systems (GIS), Global Climate Change
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
![Paul Philippe Razafinjatovo](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-06/Paul-Philippe-Razafinjatovo.jpg?h=cb83aed2&itok=0SzvXHpa)
- Name
- Paul Razafinjatovo
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyMarine Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Conservation
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3005, MSN 5F2
![William Roper](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-09/AF_WilliamRoper.jpg?h=2b3ea4a8&itok=vogNVEbX)
- Name
- William Roper
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyRemote Sensing, Environmental Management and Policy, Geospatial Information Systems
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3005, MSN 5F2
![J. Michelle Ryan](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-09/JMichelleRyan2_0.png?h=80089b1c&itok=Wt6LGLxB)
- Name
- J. Michelle Ryan
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyEnvironmental Policy, Ecology, Water quality monitoring
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
- Name
- Al Sample
- Job Title
- Adjunct FacultyClimate Change Mitigation, Natural Resource Policy, Ecosystem Management
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3005, MSN 5F2
![Mason Statue](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-04/201104202.jpg?h=c3567866&itok=sY45oGyz)
- Name
- Tammy Wilbert
- Job Title
- Adjunct Faculty
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3026, MSN 5F2
Administrative Faculty and Staff
![Nada Buraik](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-10/Nada%20Buraik_0.jpg?h=2e719ccc&itok=6M7dloxA)
- Name
- Nada Buraik
- Job Title
- Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinator
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3039
![Aikwan Chong](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2023-06/350065894_493478339593498_6545542250343701925_n.jpg?h=b52d0d90&itok=P2yQOKZv)
- Name
- Aikwan Chong
- Job Title
- Webmaster
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3014
![Natalie Lapidot-Croitoru](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2022-03/Natalie%20Edited.png?h=6c482f9c&itok=jBJ5qt5m)
- Name
- Natalie Lapidot-Croitoru
- Job Title
- Human Resources/Fiscal Services Specialist
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3012, MS 5F2
![Monica Marcelli](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-04/FS_Marcelli.jpg?h=f1c5fb67&itok=yjGSIb9J)
- Name
- Monica Marcelli
- Job Title
- Senior Lab and Research Specialist
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David J. King Hall, Room 3028, MSN 5F2
![Anne Reynolds](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2019-09/AnneReynolds%20-%20Anne%20Reynolds.jpg?h=5daec400&itok=KMCezaAG)
- Name
- Anne Reynolds
- Job Title
- Procurement and Operations Specialist
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3013, MSN 5F2
![Image not available](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2020-03/140506038-L.jpg?h=735f7c84&itok=G-2020Hp)
- Name
- Claudia Rich
- Job Title
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3005
![Keanah Turner](/sites/default/files/styles/small_/public/2021-09/KeanahTurner.jpg?h=36cb484c&itok=kJPjjy4_)
- Name
- Keanah Turner
- Job Title
- Undergraduate AdvisorAdjunct Faculty
- Phone Number
- Office Location
- David King Hall, Room 3039, MS 5F2