Staff Directory
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
701 Seaway Drive
Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA
phone: 772-462-6220
fax: 772-461-8154
Administrator: Dr. Valerie Paul, 772-462-0982
Smithsonian Marine Station staff share a common mailing address and fax number.
Hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern Standard or Eastern Daylight Time.
Email addresses are lastname@si.edu or lastnamefirstinitial@si.edu.
Resident Research Staff
Benthic Ecology Program
- • Erin Fryauff
- Research Assistant, 772-462-0992
- • Michelle Stephens
- Research Assistant, 772-462-0992
Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program
- • Zachary Foltz
- Station Manager, 772-462-6212
- • Michael Scott Jones
- Program Coordinator, 772-462-6211
Chemical Ecology Program
- • Dr. Valerie Paul
- Head Scientist, 772-462-0982
- • Dr. Sarath Gunasekera
- Research Chemist, 772-462-0975
- • Dr. Jennifer Sneed
- Biologist, 772-462-0988
- • L. Jason Houk
- Intern, 772-462-0988
- • Erik Wile
- Intern (May 6-Jun28), 772-462-0988
Life Histories Program
- • Dr. Mary E. Rice
- Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, 772-462-0987
Spatial Ecology of Marine Protected Areas Program
- • Dr. Stephen Box
- Program Coordinator, 772-462-0984
- • Javier Hurtado Yow
- Intern, 772-462-0984
Visiting Scientists
- • Dr. Heiter Duarte
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan - Dec 2013
- • Megan Riley
- University of South Carolina, April - Sept 2013
- • Dr. Angelica Soares
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan - Dec 2013
- • Dr. Max Teplitski
- University of Florida, (George Burch Fellow) Feb 2012 - 2014
Support and Administrative Staff
- SMS employees
- • Laura Diederick
- Education Specialist, 772-462-6216
- • Joan Kaminski
- Administrative Officer, 772-462-0977
- • William (Woody) Lee
- Research Assistant, 772-462-0978
- • Julie Piraino
- Laboratory Manager, 772-462-0983
- • Sherry Reed
- Research Assistant, 772-462-0985
- • Hugh Reichardt
- Station Manager, 772-462-0986
- SERC employees based at SMS
- • Michael Lehmann
- Biological Science Technician, 772-462-0974
- • Lorae Simpson
- Biological Science Technician, 772-462-0974
Marine Ecosystems Exhibit Staff
- • Neal Asthana
- Marine Technician, 772-465-3273
- • Jessica Espinosa
- Marine Ecosystems Intern (Jun3-Aug23), 772-465-3273
- • William Hoffman
- Ecosystems Exhibit Manager, 772-465-3273
- • Cristin Ryan
- Marine Biology Educator, 772-465-3271
- • Ann Wassick
- Marine Education Intern, 772-465-3271
- • Miranda Steffler
- Marine Education Intern (May13-Aug2), 772-465-3271
- • Ebonee Mackey
- Marine Education Intern (Jun3-Aug9), 772-465-3271
Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
- • Dr. Justin Campbell
- September 2012 - September 2013, 772-462-0999
- • Dr. Niclas Engene
- September 2011 - August 2013, 772-462-0973
- • Dr. Christopher Freeman
- January 2013 - December 2014
- • Dr. C. Seabird McKeon
- 2010 & Sept 2011 - Mar 2013, 772-462-0999
Link Foundation/Smithsonian Institution Graduate Fellows
- • Cora Johnston
- Sept - Nov 2013
- • Thomas Sauvage
- June - Sept 2013
Smithsonian Institution Graduate Fellow
- • Cora Ann Johnston
- Sept 2012 - September 2013, 772-462-0974
Contractors
- • Lynn Holly Sweat
- Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory
Volunteers
| • John Bauer, Volunteer | • Sandra Less, Volunteer |
| • Derek Casula, Volunteer | • Chrissy Lucas, Volunteer |
| • Aimee Cooper, Volunteer | • Pat Neal, Volunteer |
| • Ronnie DeGarmo,Volunteer | • Hannah Power, Volunteer |
| • Jessica Espinosa, Volunteer | • Monique Sanchez, Volunteer |
| • Tessa Falatovich, Volunteer | • Erika Steele, Volunteer |
| • John Hallam, Volunteer | • Tom Tasker, Volunteer |
| • Trevor Hogsten, Volunteer | • Eleanor Taylor, Volunteer |
| • John Holt, Volunteer | • Dan Thompson, Volunteer |
| • L. Jason Houk, Volunteer | • Jeanne Tyson, Volunteer |
| • Michael Kaiser, Volunteer | • Peter Tyson, Volunteer |
| • Charlie Kennedy, Volunteer | • Abby Watts, Volunteer |
| • Debbie Langley, Volunteer | • John Yoder, Volunteer |
| • Paul Zervos, Volunteer |
Offsite Research Associates and Collaborators
- • Dr. J. Antonio Baeza
- Research Collaborator
- • Dr. Mark Clementz
- Research Collaborator, University of Wyoming
- • Dr. Loren Coen
- Research Collaborator, Florida Atlantic University at HBOI
- • Dr. Donna Devlin
- Research Collaborator, Florida Atlantic University
- • Dr. Joseph Dineen
- Research Associate
- • Dr. Amy Erickson
- Research Collaborator, Louisiana State University at Shreveport
- • Dr. Darryl Felder
- Research Associate, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
- • Dr. Sarah Frias Torres
- Research Collaborator
- • Dr. Paul Hargraves
- Research Associate, retired University of Rhode Island
- • Dr. Rick Hochberg
- Research Associate, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- • Dr. Charles Jacoby
- Research Collaborator, Indian River Lagoon Nat. Estuary Program
- • Dr. Charles (Ed) Proffitt
- Research Associate, Florida Atlantic University
- • Dr. Melany Puglisi Weening
- Research Associate, Chicago State University
- • Dr. Adelaide Rhodes
- Research Collaborator, Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
- • Dr. Susan Richardson
- Research Associate, Florida Atlantic University
- • Dr. Cliff Ross
- Research Associate, University of North Florida
- • Dr. Scott Santagata
- Research Associate, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
- • Dr. Koty Sharp
- Research Collaborator, Eckerd College
- • Dr. Judith Winston
- Research Associate, Virginia Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
701 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 34949
Phone 772-462-6220, Fax 772-461-8154
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