People
Administration
Amanda Thompson, PhD, MPH
Co-Director, Center for Galapagos Studies, UNC
Co-Director, Galapagos Science Center, San Cristobal, Ecuador
Professor, Anthropology, UNC
Professor, Nutrition, UNC
Associate Chair, Department of Anthropology, UNC
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, ex-officio
Diego Riveros-Iregui, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Galapagos Studies, UNC
Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Geography, UNC
Faculty, Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Phil Page
Assistant Director, Center for Galapagos Studies & Galapagos Science Center
Teaching Assistant Professor of Geography, UNC-CH
GSC Advisory Board, Secretary
Katya McKerr
Project and Operations Manager, Center for Galapagos Studies & Galapagos Science Center
Staff
Faculty & Students
To address the complex interactions of society and the environment of the Galapagos Archipelago, the Center is by necessity an interdisciplinary entity. CGS faculty and students have academic homes in anthropology, biology, city & regional planning, ecology, economics, epidemiology, environmental sciences & engineering, geography, geological sciences, health behavior & health education, journalism & mass communication, marine science, nutrition, public policy, and sociology.
Faculty
Margaret “Peggy” Bentley, MA, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, Emeritus
Fellow, Carolina Population Center
John Buse, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, UNC-CH
Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor, UNC-CH
Director, Diabetes Center
Director, NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
Gina Chowa, PhD, MSW
Associate Dean for Global Engagement
Johnson-Howard-Adair Distinguished Professor, Social Work
Director, Global Social Development Innovations
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Maria de Lourdes Torres, PhD
Vice-Dean, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, USFQ
Head of the Biotechnology Department, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Biology, UNC-CH
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Andrea Encalada, PhD
Vice-Rector, USFQ
Lab Director, Aquatic Ecology, BIOSFERA Research Institute, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Geography, UNC-CH
Alex Hearn, PhD
Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Biology, UNC-CH
Corbin Jones, PhD
Professor, Biology, UNC-CH
Faculty Director of Genomic Technologies, UNC School of Medicine
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Antonio León, PhD
Professor, Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Biology, UNC-CH
Xiaoming Liu, PhD
Associate Professor, Earth Marine and Environmental Sciences, UNC-CH
CGS Faculty Research Director
Adrian Marchetti, PhD
Associate Professor, Marine Sciences, UNC-CH
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Carlos Mena, PhD
Co-Director, Galapagos Science Center (USFQ)
Director, Galapagos Research (USFQ)
Director, Institute of Geography, USFQ
Professor, Geography, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Geography, UNC-CH
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Valeria Ochoa-Herrera, PhD
Dean, School of Engineering, Science and Technology, Universidad del Rosario – Colombia
Phil Page
Assistant Director, Center for Galapagos Studies & Galapagos Science Center
Teaching Assistant Professor of Geography, UNC-CH
GSC Advisory Board, Secretary
Diego Quiroga, PhD
Rector, USFQ
Vice President of Research and International Programs, USFQ
Co-Director, Galapagos Academic Institute of Arts and Sciences (GAIAS), USFQ
Professor, Environmental and Life Sciences, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Geography
Diego Riveros-Iregui, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Galapagos Studies, UNC
Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Geography, UNC
Faculty, Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Jill Stewart, PhD
Singer Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, Member
Amanda Thompson, PhD, MPH
Co-Director, Center for Galapagos Studies, UNC
Co-Director, Galapagos Science Center, San Cristobal, Ecuador
Professor, Anthropology, UNC
Professor, Nutrition, UNC
Associate Chair, Department of Anthropology, UNC
CGS Faculty Research Director
GSC Advisory Board, ex-officio
Gabriel Trueba, PhD
Director, Institute of Microbiology, USFQ
Professor, Institute of Microbiology, USFQ
Adjunct Professor, Biology, UNC-CH
Steve Walsh, PhD
Distinguished Emeritus Professor & Research Professor of Geography, UNC
Emeritus Founding Director, UNC Center for Galapagos Studies & Galapagos Science Center, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Graduate Students
Khristopher Nicholas
PhD Candidate, Department of Nutrition, UNC-CH
Predoctoral Trainee, Carolina Population Center
Undergraduate Students
Students Emeriti
Graduate Students Emeriti
Alyssa Grube
MS, PhD, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, UNC-CH
National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellow
Hannah Jahnke, PhD
PhD Anthropology, UNC-CH 2020
Former Trainee, Carolina Population Center
Fulbright-Hays Fellow
Undergraduate Students Emeriti
Gus Winiker
Undergraduate student, Environmental Science BS, Geography Minor, UNC-CH
Data Analysis Intern