Dr. Deidre M Gibson

YORKTOWN
Field(s)
Ecology
Evolution
Marine
Position(s)
  • Chair of Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University
  • National Sea Grant Board Member
Sub Division(s)
Awards & Accolades(s)
  • Hampton University Endowed Professor of Marine Science
About Me

Dr. Deidre Gibson is the Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Science at Hampton University. She earned her B.S. in Oceanography from the University of Washington, Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of Georgia/Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. She is a broadly trained biological oceanographer with research interests centered on the trophic ecology, reproductive biology, and population dynamics of zooplankton, but more specifically, gelatinous zooplankton, and currently oyster restoration. While at Hampton University, she has served as PI on several NSF and NOAA grants that continue to train the next generation of African American marine scientists.