Area of Expertise
Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Macrophytes and Invertebrates
Education
  • Ph.D. Univeristy of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A., 1983

Associate Professor

Dr. Proffitt's research interests focus on the ecology of marine and estuarine macrophytes and invertebrates.

- The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Assessing Impacts on a Critical Habitat, Oyster Reefs and Associated Species in Florida Gulf Estuaries (Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of Oceanography, Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact)