About Us
Oceans@Duke is an interdisciplinary community of faculty and students at Duke University working at the intersections of ocean science, governance, and business to promote ocean sustainability. We enable faculty and students across Duke University to collaborate with current faculty and representation from the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Fuqua School of Business, the Duke School of Law, the Sanford School of Public Policy, the Duke School of Medicine, the Pratt School of Engineering, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, China.
Together, the Working Group and Student Club drives interdisciplinary collaboration, amplifies our individual efforts to increase the scale and impact by tapping into our network of experts and seeks to raise awareness of “blue” private and public sector careers. We achieve this by educating current and future ocean-interested leaders, fostering interdisciplinary research and thought leadership, and connecting with ocean stakeholders to turn ideas into reality.
These goals necessitate a wide range of backgrounds to better understand how each of our skills can drive sustainable ocean uses, flourishing ocean ecosystems and just communities. For more on the Oceans@Duke Student Club, see here.
Our Oceans@Duke Community
Faculty and Staff
Lisa Campbell, PhD
Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Affairs & Policy
Director of Graduate Studies, Marine Science & Conservation
Marine Science & Conservation Marine Lab
Faculty Bio | Lab Webpage
Meagan Dunphy-Daly, PhD
Lecturing Fellow and Director in the Marine Science and Conservation Division of the Nicholas School
Marine Science & Conservation Division
Faculty Bio | Lab Webpage
Kathinka Furst, PhD
Associate Director, Environmental Research Center at Duke Kunshan University
Faculty Bio
Patrick Halpin, PhD
Associate Professor of Marine Geospatial Ecology
Co-Chair, Coastal Environmental Management Program
Marine Science & Conservation
Faculty Bio | Lab Webpage
Laurens Howle, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Associate Professor in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
Pratt School of Engineering
Faculty Bio
Katie Kross
Managing Director of the Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment (EDGE)
Fuqua School of Business
Faculty Bio
Rachel Lance, PhD
Assistant Consulting Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology
Faculty Bio | Professional Page
David McAdams, PhD
Professor of Business Administration at the Fuqua School of Business
Faculty Bio
Doug Nowacek, PhD*
Distinguished Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering; Randolph K. Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers University Distinguished Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering
Nicholas School of the Environment; Pratt School of Engineering
Faculty Bio | Linkedin | Lab Webpage
Michelle Nowlin, JD
Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director, Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Faculty Bio
Dirk Philipsen, PhD
Associate Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Faculty Bio | Professional Page
Amy Pickle, JD
Director, State Policy Program
Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School
Nicholas Institute for Policy Solutions
Faculty Bio (Nic Institute) | Faculty Bio (Law School)
Andrew Read, PhD
Stephen A. Toth Professor of Marine Biology
Chair, Marine Science & Conservation Division | Director of the Duke Marine Lab
Faculty Bio | Lab Webpage
Steve Roady, JD
Professor of the Practice of Law
Professor of Practice of marine science and conservation at the Nicholas School of the Environment
Faculty Fellow in Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Faculty Bio | Earthjustice Bio
Drew Shindell, PhD
Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Earth Science in the Earth & Ocean Sciences Division
Faculty Bio | Academic Page
Dan Vermeer, PhD*
Associate Professor of the Practice, Fuqua School of Business Executive Director, Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment
Duke University (EDGE)
Faculty Bio | Linkedin | Twitter
John Virdin, PhD*
Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Program
Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions
Nicholas Institute Page | Linkedin
Students and Alumni
Mackenzie Audino*
MEM ’23, Business and the Environment
LinkedIn
Lexi Addison*
MEM ’23, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
Ashley Blawas
Marine Science and Conservation PhD Candidate
Gabrielle Carmine
Marine Geospatial Ecology PhD Candidate
Student Bio | MGEL Bio
Mark Chen*
Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate
Student Bio
Megan Cook
MEM ’22, Environmental Leadership
Nautilus Live Page
Kim Corcoran
MEM ’21, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn | Twitter
Zoie Diana
Environmental Toxicology PhD Candidate
Personal Page
Natalie Dixon*
MEM ’23, Environmental Economics and Policy
LinkedIn
Andrea Dunchus
MBA / MEM ’22, Energy and the Environment
LinkedIn
Cristiana Falvo
MEM ’21, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn | ORCID
Mads Gilbert
MEM ’22, Coastal Environmental Management
Student Bio
Kiera Givens
MBA / MEM ’23
LinkedIn
Andrew Jacobs*
MBA / MEM ’23, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
Public Policy / Sociology PhD Candidate
Juliette Lee
MEM ’22, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
Sandunie Liyanagamage*
MEM ’23, Business and the Environment
LinkedIn
Sara Magalio*
JD ’24,
LinkedIn
Eva May
MEM ’22, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
Tyler McFarland*
MEM ’23, Ecosystem Science and Conservation
LinkedIn
Elisabetta Menini
Marine Geospatial Ecology PhD Candidate
Stephanie Murphy*
MEM’ 23, Environmental Economics and Policy
LinkedIn
Brittany Tholan
MEM ’22, International Public Policy and Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
David Urick*
MD Candidate
Student Profile
Connie Wang*
MBA ’23
LinkedIn
Zoe Wong
MEM ’22, Coastal Environmental Management
LinkedIn
Katherine Wu*
MEM ’21, Engineering Management
LinkedIn
Sisi Wu
MEM / MBA ’24, Energy and Environment
LinkedIn
Maggie Young*
MPP ’23, Energy and Environment
LinkedIn
*indicates current member of Oceans@Duke Student Cabinet
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