James T. Carlton, Director, Marine Ecology
Lisa Gilbert, Oceanography
Glenn S. Gordinier, History of the Sea
Catherine Robinson Hall, Marine Policy
Richard King, Literature of the Sea
Elizabeth Berilla, Alumni Relations and Annual Fund
Catherine Blanchette, Finance and Administration
Ryan Dillon, Teaching Assistant for the Sciences
Megan Dobyns, Admissions Director
Director
Marine Ecology
james.t.carlton(at)williams.edu
860-572-5359 ext. 3
Curriculum Vitae
Jim is Professor of Marine Sciences at Williams College. He has directed the Williams-Mystic Program since 1989 and also teaches Marine Ecology. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in Ecology, and was a postdoctoral scholar at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His research is on global marine bioinvasions (their ecosystem impacts, dispersal mechanisms, and management strategies) and on marine extinctions in modern times. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Biological Invasions. He is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a Distinguished Research Fellow of the University of California, and a Duke University Conservation Scholar. He was the first scientist to receive the federal government's Interagency Recognition Award for his national and international work to reduce the impacts of exotic invasions in the sea. He was Co-Chair of the Marine Biodiversity Committee of the National Academy of Sciences, which produced Understanding Marine Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for the Nation. Jim has testified nine times before the United States Congress (Senate and House subcommittees) concerning legislation involving invasive species in his capacity as an expert in the field. Jim was featured in the nationally broadcast PBS-National Geographic series "Strange Days on Planet Earth," is annually heard on NPR, and was named by the Smithsonian Institution as an "Ocean Hero." As Director, Jim is committed to a curriculum that inspires undergraduates to pursue integrated investigations in the field of maritime studies.
Oceanography
lisa.a.gilbert(at)williams.edu
860-572-5359 ext. 6
Curriculum Vitae
Lisa Gilbert is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Marine Sciences at Williams College. She has
taught at Williams-Mystic since 2002. She earned
her Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington, specializing in marine geology and geophysics. Lisa’s research is focused on volcanoes, both undersea and on land. She has participated in more than a dozen oceanographic research expeditions, including
several dives in the deep submergence vehicle Alvin and use of the remotely operated vehicle Jason. Most of her deep sea work is in the Pacific Ocean, with an emphasis on the geophysical and geologic structure Juan de Fuca Ridge, Axial Seamount, and the East Pacific Rise. She is also a field geologist, with projects in Oman, Cyprus, Canada, and the western United States. She has advised several theses and numerous summer research students. Recently, she led a Keck Geology Consortium Project in northern Quebec and Ontario to study the
exquisitely preserved seafloor volcanic and hydrothermal features of the 2.7 billion year old Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Lisa’s work on mid-ocean ridges, seamounts, and other volcanoes has been published in scientific journals such as in Science, Geology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. Lisa is active in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, an international effort to explore and study the Earth’s structure and history and Ridge 2000, an interdisciplinary initiative to study the Earth’s oceanic spreading ridge sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Before joining the faculty at Williams, Lisa taught geology and oceanography in Seattle, lectured in astronomy at the Pacific Science Center, and served as an instructor for the Ocean Inquiry Project. She has also taught a variety of field geology courses in the Pacific Northwest, Desert Southwest, and Hawaii. Lisa is an alumna of the Williams-Mystic Program.
History of the Sea
glenn.gordinier(at)mysticseaport.org
860-572-5302 x5089
Curriculum Vitae
Glenn Gordinier earned his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and is the Robert G. Albion Historian at Mystic Seaport. He also is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point, where he teaches history. Glenn has served as a Smithsonian Institution Lecturer and a Visiting Instructor for Trinity College and Connecticut College. His publications have involved maritime commerce, seafaring culture, and issues of race and ethnicity. Glenn serves as coordinator of Mystic Seaport's national "Conference on Race, Ethnicity, and Power in Maritime America" and is editor for the volume of conference papers. His publications include Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America, 2008; Race, Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America, 2005; and Fishing out of Stonington, 2004. He was also a contributor to America and the Sea: A Maritime History, 1998, and has written articles and reviews for numerous peer reviewed publications. Glenn is Co-Director of the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies at Mystic Seaport, which offers graduate courses in maritime studies. His extensive experience with the museum helps students take advantage of its vast collection of artifacts and vessels. He is well known for his performance of Josiah Gardner, a 19th century master mariner under sail. Acclaimed by The New York Times, his historical portrayal has been seen across the U.S. and abroad.
Marine Policy
katy.hall(at)mysticseaport.org
860-572-5302 ext. 5158
Curriculum Vitae
Catherine Robinson Hall received her J.D. from Vermont Law School and is an environmental attorney concentrating in wetland, coastal and water law. Katy, a Senior Fellow at the University of Rhode Island's Coastal Institute where she is helping pilot a coastal issues Alternative Dispute Resolution Program), has litigated hundreds of cases relating to watershed, wetland, and coastal resource protection. She has drafted numerous regulatory policies, laws and regulations influencing land and water use, coastal resources, environmental enforcement and administrative practice. As a former Deputy Chief Legal Counsel at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Katy cofounded the agency's environmental mediation program, served as the Department's Public Ethics Officer, and was a liaison between the state environmental agency and federal Environmental Protection Agency to help develop uniform environmental policies. She has published articles on coastal policy (public trust doctrine) and water law. Katy is an alum of the Williams-Mystic Program from the spring of 1984.
Literature of the Sea
860-572-5302 x5262
Curriculum Vitae
Rich is Lecturer in Literature of the Sea at the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport (Williams-Mystic). He earned his Ph.D. in Writing from the University of St Andrews with the Overseas Research Scholarship. His master's degree is from Wesleyan University where his thesis on cormorants won the Rulewater Prize for best interdisciplinary writing and reflection. Rich has also been an instructor of maritime studies with the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole and with the Ocean Classroom Foundation. His research focuses on the connections between sea voyage narratives and natural history. He has written numerous popular and scholarly articles, publishing recently in Natural History and Cruising World and in a quarterly column titled “Animals in Sea History” for Sea History magazine. He is currently at work on an interdisciplinary book titled Lobster (Reaktion, 2010). With the help of students at Williams-Mystic, he maintains the Searchable Sea Literature website. Rich has been sailing on tall ships for over fifteen years, traveling throughout the Northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as both a teacher and a sailor. He incorporates the visual and dramatic arts into the Literature of the Sea course at Williams-Mystic. He is a professional illustrator himself, creating ink and watercolor drawings for many of his articles, for The Complete Idiot’s Guide series, and most recently for the Massachusetts Darwin Bicentennial website. He has illustrated two children’s books on maritime topics.
Alumni Relations and Annual Fund
elizabeth.berilla(at)mysticseaport.org
860-572-5359 ext. 1
Liz graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Her academic interests include maritime and environmental histories, and she is especially concerned with the protection of diamondback terrapins in the Chesapeake Bay. Liz has worked for the past two summers as crew on the schooner WOODWIND in her hometown of Annapolis, Maryland. She is a Spring 2006 Williams-Mystic alum.
Finance and Administration
cate.kutzuba(at)mysticseaport.org
860-572-5359 ext. 4
Cate has worn many hats- she's been an editor and journalist, pre-school teacher, Americorps volunteer, library clerk, and environmental education director. She has lived in Providence, RI, traveled to Jaguar Creek, Belize and several places in-between. Originally hailing from Western New York, she is embracing every opportunity to learn more about New England's maritime culture and maritime communities around the country.
Teaching Assistant for the Sciences
ryan.dillon(at)mysticseaport.org
860-572-5302 ext. 5026
Ryan grew up with the ocean in a small Californian beach town, and he has consequently developed a strong love for all things maritime. Graduating from Humboldt State University with a degree in Oceanography, Ryan plans to continue his pursuit in learning more about our oceans. You will often see him on his bicycle, on the water, or staking out the latest in vegetarian cuisine. Mystic has captured Ryan’s heart with its closeness to the ocean and to maritime history, and he is proud to have joined a community that shares his passion.
Admissions Director
admissions(at)williamsmystic.org
860-572-5359 ext. 2
