Leadership Team

  • Kim Waddell, Ph.D.

    VI-EPSCoR Director, Ridge to Reef PI
    kim.waddell@uvi.edu

  • Richard Nemeth, Ph.D.

    Ridge to Reef Co-PI, Fish Ecology Lead Researcher, UVI Research Professor of Zoology & Marine Biology
    rnemeth@uvi.edu

  • Tyler Smith, Ph.D.

    Ridge to Reef Co-PI, Oceanography and Coral Reef Resilience Lead Researcher, UVI Associate Research Professor of Marine Science, Coordinator for the VI Coral Reef Monitoring Program
    tsmith@uvi.edu

Research Leads

  • David Hensley

    Watershed & Land Use Lead Researcher, UVI Research Specialist III
    david.hensley@uvi.edu

  • Kristin Wilson Grimes, Ph.D.

    Mangrove Function, Recovery & Restoration Lead Researcher, UVI Research Assistant Professor of Watershed Ecology
    kristin.wilson@uvi.edu

  • Edwin Cruz Rivera, Ph.D.

    Emerging Areas – Alien Seagrass Lead Researcher, UVI Associate Professor of Biology
    edwin.cruzrivera@uvi.edu

  • Paul Jobsis, Ph.D.

    Emerging Areas – Movement Ecology Lead Researcher, Director for UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Research Administrator III
    pjobsis@uvi.edu

  • Gregory Guannel, Ph.D.

    Emerging Areas – Shoreline Response Lead Researcher, Director of Caribbean Green Technology Center
    gregory.guannel@uvi.edu

  • Marilyn Brandt, Ph.D.

    Marine Disease & Restoration Lead Researcher, UVI Research Associate Professor of Marine & Environmental Science
    mbrandt@uvi.edu

  • Nadia Monrose Mills, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Mathematics, UVI College of Science and Mathematics, Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Thomas
    nmonros@uvi.edu

  • Joseph Squillace, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UVI College of Science and Mathematics, Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Croix
    joseph.squillace@uvi.edu

  • Verleen McSween, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Biology , UVI College of Science and Mathematics, Director for Mentoring and Research Infrastructure, Virgin Islands Institute for STEM Education Research and Practice (VI- ISERP)
    verleen.mcsween@uvi.edu

  • Michele Guannel, Ph.D.

    Undergraduate Education Research - Research Lead
    michele.guannel@uvi.edu

  • Jarvon Stout

    Informal Learning Lead, Community Engagement Specialist, St. Thomas
    jarvon.stout@uvi.edu

Administration and Support