Texas A&M University at Galveston
Administrative Officers
Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Vice President, Texas A&M University; Superintendent, Texas A&M Maritime Academy – Col. Michael E. Fossum, USAFR (Ret.), BS, MS, MS
Executive Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Associate Provost, Texas A&M University. - Debbie Thomas, BS, MS, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies - Antonietta Quigg, BS, BS, PhD
Associate Vice President for Academic Operations - Donna C. Lang, BS, MA, EdD
Associate Vice President for Finance and Compliance Officer - Susan Hernandez Lee, BBA, MBA
Associate Vice President for Administration and Auxiliary Services - Grant Shallenberger, BBA, MA
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs; Assistant Superintendent of Cadets, Texas Maritime Academy - Todd Sutherland, BS, MA, PhD
Mission Statement
Texas A&M University at Galveston is a special-purpose institution of higher education for undergraduate and graduate instruction in marine and maritime studies in science, engineering, and business and for research and public service related to the general field of marine resources. The institution is under the management and control of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, with degrees offered under the name and authority of Texas A&M University at College Station.
General Statement
Texas A&M University at Galveston, a branch campus of Texas A&M University, offers ocean-oriented academic degrees, research, continuing education, and public service in marine science, engineering, business, transportation, and liberal arts. Degrees are awarded from Texas A&M University. Ocean voyages, sailing in Galveston Bay, beachfront experiments, and independent study complement the rigorous classroom experience at Texas A&M University at Galveston. In addition to its academic programs, the campus houses the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, which offers training programs leading to officer licensing in the U.S. Merchant Marine.
Texas A&M University at Galveston offers ocean-oriented graduate studies with a Master of Marine Resources Management (MMRM), Master of Science (MS) in Marine Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Marine Biology, Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MMAL), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Marine and Coastal Management and Science, and a graduate certificate in Maritime Business Administration.
A 5-year program is offered to allow Coastal Environmental Science and Society majors to complete the Master of Marine Resources Management (MMRM) degree, combining their senior year of the undergraduate program with the first year of MMRM. A similar 5-year program is offered to allow Maritime Business Administration majors to complete the Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MMAL) in addition to the bachelor's degree program in a total of 5 years. A combined degree program with the Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics and the Juris Doctor is available in coordination with the Texas A&M School of Law. Students may also pursue either a Master of Engineering (MENG) or a Master of Science (MS) in Ocean Engineering from the Texas A&M College of Engineering on the Galveston campus.
Graduate Admissions
A formal application is required from a person seeking admission or readmission to graduate studies. An application fee of $89 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents or $114 for international applicants is required to process an application for admission. Application fees are non-refundable. The $89 fee required of U.S. citizens or permanent residents may be waived, but only in exceptional cases, for low-income applicants. In such cases, an applicant should include with the application for admission a letter from his/her financial aid officer or other knowledgeable officer verifying the need for a waiver. A waiver of the $114 international application fee is not available.
With the approval from the degree-granting unit providing admission, admission to graduate studies normally remains valid for one year from the term of acceptance with one $89 or $114 (as appropriate) application fee.
The normal requirement for admission to graduate studies is a scholastic record which, over at least the last two years of full-time academic study in a degree program, gives evidence of the applicant’s ability to do successful graduate-level work.
An applicant whose academic record is not satisfactory, or who is changing fields of study, may be required to take additional work in preparation for graduate study. Such work will normally be arranged in conference with the graduate advisor or the head of the student’s major department. Before accepting a student for graduate study, a department may require that the student pass a comprehensive examination covering the basic undergraduate work in that field.
To allow time for processing, application forms should be filed at least six weeks prior to the deadline for each semester (international applicants should refer to the deadlines under that heading). Admission to graduate studies cannot be completed until all the credentials requested in the application form have been received and evaluated. Further information on deadlines and specific application requirements for each degree can be found by visiting http://www.tamug.edu/grad.
In addition to the records sent to the Office of Admissions, a student should have in his/her possession a copy of his/her record for use in conferences with the graduate advisor or graduate faculty in his/her department. An applicant, otherwise qualified for admission to graduate studies, may not be approved in instances where the facilities and staff available in the particular field are not adequate to take care of the needs of the student.
Students interested in applying for admission to this program should visit the website http://www.tamug.edu/grad to obtain an online graduate admission application for Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Students interested in receiving additional information on these programs should visit http://www.tamug.edu/grad or mail requests to:
Research and Graduate Studies Office
Texas A&M University at Galveston
P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX 77553-1675
Email gradstudies@tamug.edu.
General Information
Acero-Schertzer Carmen, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Miami, 1996
Adjei, Francis, Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2017
Adyasari, Dini, Assistant Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, University of Bremen, 2019
Afenyo, Mawuli, Assistant Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2017
Alvarado-Bremer, Jaime, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of Toronto, 1994
Amon, Rainer, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Armitage Chan, Anna R, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of California at Los Angeles, 2003
Aronson, Carl, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1999
Baker, Robert K, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Maritime Business Administration
MBA, University of Houston, 1983
Ballingall, Timothy, Instructional Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Texas Christian University, 2021
Bodson, Bruce R, Lecturer
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
JD, South Texas College of Law, 1993
Bomer Galvao, Cassia, Associate Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, 2017
Boulahouache Chaouki, Instructional Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, Syracuse University, 2002
Brody, Samuel D, Regents Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, University of North Carolina, 2002
Brown Philip, Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2000
Caesar, Divine, Assistant Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, University of Tasmania, 2016
Davis, Randall W, Regents Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of California at San Diego, 1980
Davlasheridze, Meri, Associate Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Dellapenna, Timothy M, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, The College of William & Mary, 1999
Domsky, Darren K, Associate Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, York University, 2006
Du, Jiabi, Assistant Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, College of William and Mary, 2017
Earle, Thomas, Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Rice University, 2017
Echols, Katherine E, Instructional Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, University of Houston, 2015
Emmert, Jacquelyn, Visiting Lecturer
Marine Biology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2019
Falvo, Kathryn, Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2018
Fathi, Nima, Assistant Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, University of New Mexico, 2017
Fertitta, Kelli, Instructional Assistant Professor
Maritime Business Administration
JD, South Texas College of Law, 2013
Foroughirad, Vivienne, Assistant Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Duke University, 2019
Furth, Brett H, Instructional Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015
Galan Jhenny, Instructional Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Connecticut, 2006
Galvan Mandujano, Martha C, Lecturer
Liberal Studies
PHD, The University of Oklahoma, 2015
Hala, David, Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Brunel University, 2007
Hammady Brho, Mazen, Assistant Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, University of North Texas, 2018
Highfield, Wesley E, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008
Jazayrli, Amer, Assistant Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technoloy, 2020
Kaiser, Karl, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, University of South Carolina, 2009
Kang Cong, Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Kates-Hammond, Cindy, Lecturer
Liberal Studies
EDD, University of South Dakota, 2000
MMU, University of South Dakota, 1995
Khan, Irfan Ahmad, Assistant Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018
Kitchen, Sheila, Assistant Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Oregon State University, 2016
Kress, Lisa M, Lecturer
Liberal Studies
MFA, University of Houston, 2001
Labonte, Jessica, Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of British Columbia, 2013
Lamphere, Jenna A, Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2016
Lee, Jiwoong, Assistant Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, Korea Maritime & Ocean University, 2018
Liu, Hui, Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006
Lutz, Joann A, Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, University of North Texas, 1993
Luxemburg Leon, Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1987
MATICH, PHILIP, Instructional Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Florida International University, 2014
Mark, Samuel E, Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2000
Marshall, Christopher, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of Florida, 1997
Metoyer, Sandra, Visiting Lecturer
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014
Miglietta, Maria P, Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Duke University, 2005
Morrison, Robert, Professor of the Practice
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2015
PHD, Indiana State University, 2008
Moser Melanie, Instructional Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Houston, 1977
Mykoniatis, Nikolaos, Instructional Associate Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Nair Radhika, Instructional Associate Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Nevada, 2009
Nwabueze, Uchenna M, Instructional Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, 1995
Nyakiti, Luke O, Instructional Associate Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, Texas Tech University, 2008
Nyman, Elizabeth A, Associate Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Florida State University, 2010
Ottman, Rebecca, Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Indiana University Bloomington, 2021
Park, Kyeong, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, College of William and Mary, 1993
Petersen, Lene H, Instructional Associate Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Memorial University of New Foundland, 2010
Potier, Paul A, Professor of the Practice
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, Prairie View A&M University, 2012
Qiu Lin, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Alabama, 2006
Quigg, Antonietta S, Regents Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Monash University, 2000
Rantschler James, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Alabama, 2003
Retchless, David P, Associate Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
Rodrigue, Jean-Paul, Professor
Maritime Business Administration
PHD, Université de Montréal, 1994
Roelke, Daniel, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1997
Rooker, Jay R, Regents Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Ross-Wootton, Ashley D, Associate Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010
Roth, Augusta D, Professor of the Practice
Maritime Transportation
DBA, Walden University, 2018
Ryan, James G, Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, University of Notre Dame, 1981
Schulze, Anja, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, University of Victoria, Canada, 2001
Schwehr, Kathleen, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2004
Shrestha, Khim, Instructional Assistant Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, Syracuse University, 2015
Smith, Christopher, Instructional Assistant Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, University of Georgia, 2019
Steichen, Jamie L, Instructional Assistant Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013
Tian, Guanyu, Assistant Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, University of Central Flordia, 2022
Traber, Daniel S, Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, University of Houston, 2000
Van Hengstum, Peter J, Professor
Marine and Coastal Environmental Science
PHD, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2011
Vechan, Ryan J, Associate Professor of the Practice
Maritime Transportation
JD, University of Houston, 2014
Verma, Alok, Professor
Marine Engineering Technology
PHD, Old Dominion University, 2005
Viser, Victor J, Instructional Associate Professor
Liberal Studies
PHD, Temple University, 1995
Wells, Robert J, Professor
Marine Biology
PHD, Louisiana State University, 2007
Yi Eunjeong, Professor
Foundational Sciences
PHD, University of Houston, 2003