Biographical Sketch
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DR. LINDA DUGUAY was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She spent her first 21 years in the Ocean State where she developed her life long interest in Ocean Sciences. She obtained her undergraduate education in Biology at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and completed her MS and Ph.D. research in Biological Oceanography at the Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Miami (UM) on Virginia Key, Florida. Her research focused on life history traits, physiological adaptations, and factors regulating the population dynamics of sub-tropical marine organisms. She has held research and teaching positions at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB) Marine Sciences Research Center, Southampton College of Long Island University (LIU), the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory of the University of Maryland (UMD) Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, and St. Mary's College, St. Mary's City. She served as a program manager at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington, DC, in Ocean Sciences and the Office of Polar Programs. from 1990 to 1999. In August of 1999, Linda moved to Southern California to become the Director of the Southern California Sea Grant program and Deputy Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. She has also served as Chair of the USC Program in Environmental Studies. In 2001, she was also appointed as Executive Director of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Sciences. Linda lives in Palos Verdes with her spouse, Dr. Douglas G. Capon. They have two lovely daughters, Rebecca M. Capone, USC BS in Bussiness 2007 now a first year law student at Loyola in Los Angeles and Jennifer L. Capone, BS in Bussiness University of Virginia, 2001 and MS in Planning from USC School of Policy Planning and Development, 2007 she now resides in Arlington, VA.
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Education
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 A.B. Biology, University of Rhode Island, 6/1968
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M.S. Biological Oceanography, University of Miami, 5/1973
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Ph.D. Biological Oceanography, Univeristy of Miami, 5/1979
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Currently no active research projects as primarily serve as a research administrator for 3 USC programs. Deputy Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Director USC Sea Grant and Director of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Studies, also coordinate and direct the Catalina Semester program and an NSF Ocean Sciences REU site.
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Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
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Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Deputy Director,http://wrigley.usc.edu/
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USC Sea Grant Program, Director,http://www.usc.edu/org/seagrant/
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Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Executive Director,http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/tylerprize/
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Honors and Awards
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NSF, Director’s Award for Collaborative Integration for work on the Biocomplexity Steering Group. 2000, 2000-2001
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Service to the Profession
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Professional Memberships
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National Marine Educators Association, 9/1/2006-
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The Coastal Society, 9/1/2002-
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National Sea Grant Association, 9/1/1999-
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American Geophysical Union (AGU), 9/1/1992-
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Estuarine Research Federation (ERF), 9/1/1990-
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Sigma XI, 9/1/1985-
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), 1/1/1972-
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