Stephen G. Dunbar, PhD

Dr. Dunbar is a marine biologist, with almost three decades of marine research experience. He has undertaken marine research in Australia, the United States, the Bahamas, Honduras, Thailand, Jamaica, St. Croix, and Fiji. Dunbar has a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology and a Bachelor’s of Science Education from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, and a PhD in Applied Sciences in Marine Biology from Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia. He is currently Professor of Biology and the Graduate Biology Program Director in the Department of Earth and Biological Sciences in the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. He is also the Director of the Marine Research Group at Loma Linda University, and the Founder and President of ProTECTOR, Inc.Having been widely recognized for his sea turtle expertise, he is the immediate Past-President of the Internationals Sea Turtle Society for 2023 - 2024 and organized the Annual Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles in Pattaya, Thailand in 2024, and continues to serve at the will of the Board of Directors of the International Sea Turtle Society. Dr. Dunbar continues to actively investigate sea turtles and their marine and coastal habitats in Honduras and other locations around the world, and his research papers, reports, and conservation activities can be found throughout the World Wide Web and on social media. He is especially interested in the broader aspects of marine and coastal conservation, including mangrove restoration and conservation, and local community engagements and benefits.

July 2022