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GERS Board

2024 - 2025


President

Dr. Charlie Martin

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dauphin Island, AL



President Elect
Dr. Stephanie Archer

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Chauvin, LA


Past President
Dr. Kelly Darnell

School of Ocean Science and Engineering 
The University of Southern Mississippi
Ocean Springs, MS

Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Zachary Darnell

School of Ocean Science and Engineering 
The University of Southern Mississippi
Ocean Springs, MS


Student representative
Ansley Levine

Mississippi State University's Coastal Research & Extension Center

Biloxi, MS



Social media coordinator
Emelia Marshall

The Water Institute of the Gulf
Baton Rouge, LA


Member-at-Large
Dr. Brad Furman

Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
​and Conservation Commission

St. Petersburg, FL





Member-at-Large
Dr. Rebecca Allee

Fisheries Biologist and Senior Scientist
NOAA Office for Coastal Management - Gulf Region

Senior Advisor for NOAA's RESTORE Science Program


GERS is an affiliate society of the Coastal Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). CERF members receive great benefits, including access to an international job board and tools for early career scientists to become leaders in their fields. Regular GERS dues may also be paid at the same time as CERF dues. Join or renew your CERF membership today!


Other CERF Affiliates:

  • Southeast Estuarine Research Society (SERS)
  • Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS)
  • Pacific Estuarine Research Society (PERS)
  • California Estuarine Research Society (CERS)
  • New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS)
  • Atlantic Canada Coastal Estuarine Science (ACCESS)

Contact Us

Please email us with any questions at GERSSecretary@gmail.com

Gulf Estuarine Research Society 

703 E. Beach Dr., 

Ocean Springs, MS 39564 USA




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