Faculty
- Rutgers-New Brunswick
- Rutgers-Camden
- Rutgers-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Millbrook, NY
- Montclair State Univerity, NJ
Rutgers-New Brunswick
| Name | Research Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Myla Aronson myla.aronson@rutgers.edu 848-932-4275 | Patterns and drivers of global biodiversity; urban ecology; plant ecology | Blake Hall Room 105, 93 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 G. H. Cook Campus |
| Christina Bergey christina.bergey@rutgers.edu 848-445-9628 | Uses population, evolutionary, and functional genomic approaches to understand the effects of past selection on modern medically-relevant phenotypes, testing evolutionary hypotheses in humans, non-human primates, and disease vectors | Nelson Lab, Busch Campus |
| Debashish Bhattacharya bhattacharya@sebs.rutgers.edu 848-932-6218 | Using genomics to understand the origin of algae, their plastids, and place in the tree of life. | Foran Hall, G.H. Cook Campus |
| Kay Bidle bidle@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3467 | Marine microbes; phytoplankton physiology/mortality; virology; molecular ecology | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Juan Bonachela juan.bonachela@rutgers.edu 848-932-5516 | Theoretical models, from microbial ecology and evolution to terrestrial vegetation patterns. | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Joanna Burger burger@biology.rutgers.edu 848-445-4318 | Avian and reptile behavior and ecology; salt marsh ecology; behavioral effects of heavy metals; ecological and human health risk; stakeholder participation | Nelson Labs, Busch, Campus |
| David Bushek bushek@hsrl.rutgers.edu 856-391-7653 | Shellfish ecology; parasitology; genetics; and aquaculture | Haskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve, NJ Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Chi Chen chi.chen@rutgers.edu 848-932-9211 | Ecosystem/vegetation dynamics; remote sensing; terrestrial carbon cycle; land-atmosphere interactions; multi-scale land modeling | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Siobain Duffy duffy@sebs.rutgers.edu | Emerging viruses; experimental evolution; phylogenetics; phage; microbes | Foran Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Paul Falkowski falko@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3426 | Biogeochemical cycles; photosynthesis; biological oceanography; molecular biology and biophysics; physiological adaptation; plant physiology; evolution; mathematical modeling; symbiosis | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Dina Fonseca dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu 848-932-3146 | The genetic epidemiology of disease vectors especially in introduced species | Headlee Research Laboratory, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Heidi Fuchs hfuchs@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3252 | Marine population and community ecology; plankton-fluid interactions | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Frank Gallagher (MS students only) gallagher@sebs.rutgers.edu 848-932-5167 | Our lab seeks to define ecological function within this context as a product of assembly theory, focused on urban novel communities. We have examined the sublethal impacts of soil metal contamination on plant species distribution, primary productivity, diversity and assemblage trajectory. | Blake Hall G.H. Cook Campus |
| Robert Goodman robert.goodman@rutgers.edu 848-932-3248 | Diversity and function of microorganisms in natural environments | Food Science Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Jason Grabosky grabosky@sebs.rutgers.edu 848-932-0050 | Tree canopy management issues in urban environments | Urban Forestry Lab, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Thomas Grothues 609-249-8802 grothues@marine.rutgers.edu | Abundance and distribution of fishes as responses to both involuntary and behavioral physical factors. | Rutgers University Marine Field Station Tuckerton NJ |
| Ximing Guo ximing.guo@rutgers.edu 856-391-7654 | Molluscan biology, genetics, evolution, and aquaculture | Haskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve NJ Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Max Haggblom haggblom@rutgers.edu 848-932-5646 | Microbial ecology; environmental and applied microbiology | Lipman Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Henry John-Alder henry.john-alder@rutgers.edu 848-932-1064 | Ecological and evolutionary physiology; emphasis on hormone systems in lizards | Pinelands Field Station, New Lisbon; Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Josh Kohut kohut@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3496 | Physical oceanography; dynamics of the coastal ocean | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Richard Lathrop lathrop@crssa.rutgers.edu 848-932-1580 | Landscape ecology; remote sensing | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Benjamin Lintner benjamin.lintner@rutgers.edu 732-932-9800 Ext: 6223 | Diagnosing and interpreting processes in the climate system, especially in the tropics. | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Julie Lockwood julie.lockwood@rutgers.edu 848-932-9336 | Conservation biology, wildlife management, biological invasions | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Richard Lutz lutz@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3380 | Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; deep-sea ecology | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Michael Manhart mmanhart@rutgers.edu 848-445-9835 | Microbial communities, ecological and evolutionary dynamics, systems biology, modeling, microbial physiology | Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine (CABM-RBHS) |
| Brooke Maslo brooke.maslo@rutgers.edu 848-932-5572 | Conservation biology, population dynamics, ecosystem services, bat, shorebirds | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Marci Meixler meixler@rutgers.edu 848-932-1081 | Aquatic ecology and modeling | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Peter J. Morin peter.morin@rutgers.edu 848-932-3214 | Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; ecological networks; inducible trophic polymorphisms; community ecology | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Daphne Munroe dmunroe@hsrl.rutgers.edu 856-391-7655 | Invertebrate larval ecology; shellfisheries; and aquaculture. | Haskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve, NJ; Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campu |
| Tetsuya Nakamura nakamura@dls.rutgers.edu | Revealing the genetic mechanisms of the fish diversity and their contribution to the fish-to-tetrapod transition | Nelson Hall, Busch Campus |
| Anne Nielsen nielsen@njaes.rutgers.edu 856-455-3100 x4110 | The development and refinement of phenological models for pests of tree fruits and small fruits | Thompson Hall, G.H. Cook Campus |
| Cesar Rodriguez-Saona crodriguez@sebs.rutgers.edu 609-726-2531 | Entomology; behavioral and chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions; herbivore-induced plant responses; multitrophic interactions | Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ |
| Mark Robson mark.robson@rutgers.edu 848-932-6276 | Exposure science and pesticide use, primarily in developing countries; the policies that impact pesticide use on a global scale; risk assessment process as it relates public health and health policy. | Foran Hall Cook Campus |
| Kimberly Russell kimberly.russell@rutgers.edu 848-932- 9383 | Community ecology, urban ecology and novel ecosystems, arthropod conservation | 100 Old Blake Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Allyson Salisbury allyson.salisbury@rutgers.edu | Urban forestry; urban ecology; soil science; hurricanes; stormwater | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Donald Schaffner don.schaffner@rutgers.edu 848-932-5411 | Modeling microbial growth; quantitative microbial risk assessment | Food Science Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Oscar Schofield oscar@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3265 | Phytoplankton ecology and its role in the ocean's biogeochemistry | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Lena Struwe lena.struwe@rutgers.edu 848-932-6343 | Plant systematics and evolution, biogeography, ethnobotany, biodiversity conservation | Foran Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Costantino Vetriani vetriani@marine.rutgers.edu 848-932-3379 | Deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles; adaptations to extreme environments | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Erin Vogel erin.vogel@rutgers.edu 848-228-2203 | Food acquisition and diet selection in nonhuman primates | Ruth Adams Building; Douglass Campus |
| James White jwhite@sebs.rutgers.edu 848-932-6286 | Fungal associates of plants | Foran Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
| John Wiedenmann john.wiedenmann@rutgers.edu 848-932-3495 | Marine population and ecosystem dynamics; fisheries management; foraging behavior of marine mammals | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Rachael Winfree rachael.winfree@rutgers.edu 848-932-8315 | biodiversity, pollination ecology, ecosystem services | Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus |
| Douglas Zemeckis zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu 732-349-1152 | Fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resource management | Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Extension Center |
| Ning Zhang zhang@sebs.rutgers.edu 848-932-6348 | Population and evolutionary biology of fungi; molecular detection of fungal pathogens | Foran Hall, G. H. Cook Campus |
Rutgers-Camden
| Name | Research Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Geneva anthony.geneva@rutgers.edu 856-225-6132 | Evolutionary Genomics, Adaptation, and Speciation | Joint Health Sciences Center JHSC, Camden Campus |
| Angelica Gonzalez Gajardo angelica.gonzalez@rutgers.edu 856-225-6445 | Community and ecosystem ecology, ecological stoichiometry, global environmental change. | Waterfront Technology Center, Camden Campus |
Rutgers-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology
| Name | Research Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bunker daniel.bunker@njit.edu 973-642-7537 | Plant community ecology and global change | Colton Hall, NJIT |
| Brooke Flammang flammang@njit.edu 973-596-8391 | Comparative biomechanics | CKB, NJIT |
| Claus Holzapfel holzapfe@newark.rutgers.edu 973-353-5385 | Plant community ecology, species interactions and invasion biology | Boyden Hall, Newark Campus |
| Lily Khadempour lily.khadempour@rutgers.edu 973-353-1235 | Microbial ecology and symbiosis | Boyden Hall, Newark Campus |
| Karina Schafer karina.schafer@rutgers.edu 973-353-1008 Lab: 973-353-1851 ext: LAB | Global change and its effects on terrestrial ecosystems | Boyden Hall, Newark Campus |
| Gareth Russell gareth.j.russell@njit.edu 973-596-6412 | Population and community dynamics and evolution; conservation | Boyden Hall, Newark Campus |
Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Millbrook, NY
| Name | Research Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Findlay findlays@caryinstitute.org 845-677-5343 | Marine invertebrate ecology | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Joshua Ginsberg ginsbergj@caryinstitute.org 845-677-5343 | Wildlife conservation | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Shannon LaDeau ladeaus@caryinstitute.org 845-677-7600 ext. 204 | Ecology of pests and pathogens; hierarchical statistics | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Richard Ostfeld ostfeldr@caryinstitute.org 845-677-7600 ext. 136 | Population and behavioral ecology; small mammals; herbivore-plant interactions | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Christopher Solomon solomonc@caryinstitute.org 845-677-7600 ext. 133 | Ecology and management of lakes and other aquatic systems. Effects of terrestrial organic matter on lake ecosystems and food webs. Fish ecology and conservation | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Steward T. A. Pickett picketts@caryinstitute.org 845-677-7600 ext. 130 | Plant populations and community organization; vegetation dynamics | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
| Kathleen Weathers weathersk@caryinstitute.org 845-677-7600 ext. 137 | Ecosystem ecology; nutrient cycling and atmospheric inputs | The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY |
Montclair State University
| Name | Research Interests | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Krumins kruminsj@montclair.edu 973-655-4397 | Microbial ecology; trophic interactions and feedbacks between plants and soil organisms. | Science Hall Montclair State Univerity |