Name: Anita McCulloch, Ph.D.
Title: Director of Eagle STEM Scholars Program
Education: Postdoctoral, Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB’s), Oregon State Hatfield Marine Lab (CIMRS/NOAA);Ph.D.,
Marine Science/Biological Oceanography, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North
Carolina State University; M.S., Marine Biology, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology,
University of Oregon; B.S., Marine Biology, College of Charleston
Office: 113A Sims Science Building
Phone: 803/323-4932
E-mail: mccullocha@winthrop.edu
Web: www.winthrop.edu/Eaglestem
Area(s): Biological Oceanography, Marine Biology/Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms
Dr. McCulloch received her B.S. in Marine Biology from College of Charleston and worked in fisheries at the Department of Natural Resources. She received her M.S. in Marine Biology from University of Oregon. Her research focused on the physical oceanographic effects of topographically generated fronts on the distribution and settlement of zooplankton. She earned a Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from North Carolina State University where she conducted research in the Galápagos Archipelago under a NASA funded grant. She studied the seasonal and ENSO variability of phytoplankton using satellite data and microscopy identification. She also used high-performance liquid chromatography to study the behavioral patterns of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB’s - red tides). During her postdoctoral research at Oregon State University, Dr. McCulloch used toxin analyses to identify the HAB species, Pseudonitchia sp.
Currently, Dr. McCulloch serves as the Director of the Eagle STEM Scholars Program. The program was formed as a result of the INBRE II diversity initiative to effectively matriculate under-represented minority, financial need, and first-generation students in the STEM fields. Dr. McCulloch has been an adjunct professor in the Biology Department for many years, and she has taught courses including Introductory Biology, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Environmental Studies, Ecology Evolution & Biodiversity, Botany, Zoology, and Scientific Process.