Leading Researchers in Human-Marine Life Communication

Leading Researchers in Human-Marine Life Communication

Dr. Laela Sayigh

  • Affiliation: Hampshire College & Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Position: Professor of Animal Behavior
  • Research Focus: Social behavior and communication of cetaceans (whales and dolphins), dolphin "motherese" communication with calves
  • Contact:
    • Email: lssCS@hampshire.edu (Hampshire College)
    • Email: lsayigh@whoi.edu (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
    • Phone: 413.559.5510 (Hampshire College)
    • Phone: 508.289.2977 (Woods Hole)
    • Office: Adele Simmons Hall 202, Hampshire College

Dr. Diana Reiss

  • Affiliation: Hunter College, City University of New York
  • Position: Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Marine Mammal Science
  • Research Focus: Cognition, communication, and evolution of intelligence in marine mammals
  • Additional Role: Former Director of the Marine Mammal Research Program at the New York Aquarium
  • Research Highlights: Dolphin cognition, self-awareness, and interspecies communication
  • Contact:
    • Email: dreiss@hunter.cuny.edu
    • Phone: 212-650-3432
    • Office: 68th Street North 606A, Hunter College

Dr. Lori Marino

  • Affiliation: Whale Sanctuary Project (Founder and President)
  • Position: Leading researcher in whale and dolphin brain anatomy
  • Research Focus: Cetacean neuroanatomy, evolution of large brains in toothed whales, cognitive abilities
  • Research Highlights: Studies on spindle cells in cetacean brains, evolutionary convergence in psychology between cetaceans and humans
  • Contact:
    • Email: info@whalesanctuary.org (Organization contact)
    • Website: https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/people/lori-marino/

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski

  • Affiliation: Dolphin Communication Project
  • Position: Director and Founder
  • Research Focus: Dolphin communication, behavior, and social interactions
  • Research Highlights: Pioneered the Mobile Video/Acoustic Array (MVA) technology for studying dolphin behavior
  • Contact:
    • Email: info@dolphincommunicationproject.org (Organization contact)
    • Mail: Dolphin Communication Project, P.O. Box 7485, Port St. Lucie, FL, 34985, USA
    • Website: https://www.dolphincommunicationproject.org/kathleen-dudzinski/