Faculty and Staff
At the heart of the AIO program is an experienced and qualified core of educators trained in the field of oceanography. These are classroom teachers, practicing scientists, and researchers — many with advanced graduate degrees. The student to instructor ratio is approximately four to one. Other staff members include a full-time nurse, a professional chef, recreation coordinator, and interns.
Meet the 2021 AIO Staff!
Click on any faculty or staff member to read their bio!
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Michigan 40 years... time flies when you're having fun!
Right now I live in... Michigan and Maine and Florida
My favorite area of study is...
Everything!
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Illinois 31 years
Right now I live in... Michigan and Florida
My favorite area of study is...
Documentary film
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Michigan 34 years
Right now I live in... Texas
My favorite area of study is...
Geology and Biology
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Texas 29 years
Right now I live in... Texas, of course!
My favorite area of study is...
Geology and Physical Oceanography
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Illinois 20 years
Right now I live in... New Jersey
My favorite area of study is...
Marine Ecology
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Miami, Florida 14 years
Right now I live in... Miami, Florida
My favorite area of study is...
Fishing
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Rochester, New York 10 years
Right now I live in... Moorestown, New Jersey
My favorite area of study is...
cultural anthropology
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Massachusetts 9 years
Right now I live in... Winter Harbor, Maine
My favorite area of study is...
Ecology and Citizen Science
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Lincoln, Nebraska 14 years
Right now I live in... Lincoln, Nebraska... after many years spent in other parts of the country
My favorite area of study is...
Language and culture
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Oneonta, NY 3rd summer
Right now I live in... New Paltz, NY
My favorite area of study is...
Geology and Astronomy
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Vermont 1st summer
Right now I live in... Rhode Island
My favorite area of study is...
studying coral conservation and how climate change affects our coastal communities
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... East Hardwick, Vermont 5 years
Right now I live in... Saco, Maine
My favorite area of study is...
cetacean behavior
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Michigan many years
Right now I live in... New Jersey
My favorite area of study is...
Alicia Navarette
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Maine 8
Right now I live in... Michigan
My favorite area of study is...
Japanese Language
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... McDonough, Georgia 2nd year
Right now I live in... Hattiesburg Mississippi
My favorite area of study is...
Marine mammals
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Maine 12 years
Right now I live in... Portland, Maine
My favorite area of study is...
Sailing
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Brooklyn, New York 1 year
Right now I live in... Miami, Florida
My favorite area of study is...
Marine Biology and Policy
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... North Greenish, NY First summer
Right now I live in... Mystic, Connecticut
My favorite area of study is...
Stories!
I've worked at AIO:
I'm from... Newton, Massachusetts 1 year
Right now I live in... Boston, Massachusetts
My favorite area of study is...
cetacean biology, ecology and behavior, particularly humpbacks!