Professor of Biology
Sweet Briar College

John F. Morrissey is a professor of biology, chair of the department of biology and a Flora Cameron Chrichton Fellow at Sweet Briar College. Dr. Morrissey and his students study the natural history of sharks, skates and rays, including the investigation of their reproduction, behavioral ecology, age and growth, feeding and visual adaptations. They have studied lemon sharks in the Bahamas, a new species of gulper shark from the Cayman Trench, cownose rays in Chesapeake Bay and chain catsharks in his lab. Dr. Morrissey is a lifetime member of the American Elasmobranch Society and the senior author of the bestselling textbook, Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life. Dr. Morrissey holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in biology from Hofstra University and a Ph.D. in biology and living resources from the University of Miami.

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