Maria L. Rodgers

NC State University, Center for Marine Sciences & Technology
252-222-6379

Term: 2024-2025

Monitoring and Assessment Team Assignment: Aquatic Fauna

STAC Member Since: April 2024

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Biological Sciences, NC State University

Education: Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Clemson University (2016), B.Sc. Marine Science & Biology, University of Miami (2012)

Primary Focus Area: Coastal and Marine Toxicology

Secondary Focus Area(s): Immune responses in coastal and marine organisms

Career Experiences: Maria joined NC State University as a faculty member in 2023. Prior to NCSU, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her research broadly focuses on questions in immuno-toxicology and comparative immunology in coastal and marine organisms.