Ron Albaugh
Educational Associate

Ron Albaugh is an instructor in the biology department and coordinator of the semester long interdisciplinary Coastal Studies Program at Hood College, MD. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Towson University and a master's degree in environmental biology from Hood College. Professor Albaugh brings 39 years of teaching experience to SOS, having taught biology and environmental science at both the high school and undergraduate levels. He has also taught science methods courses in Hood's education department. Concurrently, Professor Albaugh has been involved with developing and overseeing a variety of environmental programs as the director of environmental education for the Catoctin Mountain Youth Conservation Corps. A former president of the Maryland Association of Biology Teachers, Albaugh has organized numerous professional workshops and conferences.

Joyce Bailey
Educational Associate

Joyce Bailey has over 24 years of experience teaching young people and adults about the natural world. She is Head of House for the Global Ecology House, a field based magnet program housed at Poolesville High School in Montgomery County, MD. Ms. Bailey has had extensive experience taking people into a variety of terrestrial and marine environments, combining aspects of exploration, adventure, research and learning to facilitate a greater knowledge of and appreciation for environments as diverse as coral reefs, estuaries, and fresh water ecosystems. She has both a Masters in Environmental Biology from Hood College and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland. Her passion is sharing her love of the natural world with others to foster a greater understanding of and appreciation for the world in which we live.

Dr. John Morrissey 
Senior Research Associate

John Morrissey earned his Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries in 1991 from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.  After 16 years as a member of the Biology Department at Hofstra University he moved to Sweet Briar College for the fall of 2007.  His research interests concern the natural history of sharks, skates, rays, and other elasmobranch fishes.  He is co-author (along with Jim Sumich) of Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life and he is on the Board of Directors of the American Elasmobranch Society, the world's largest scientific society of professional ichthyologists who specialize in the biology of chondrichthyans.