# @uscdornsife on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHHROwDvPD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13647964-uscdornsife-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-03-09T17:39:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USC Dornsife (@USCDornsife) — https://gondola.cc/USCDornsife

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Happy #FacultyFriday! Meet David Ginsburg, associate professor (teaching) of uscenvironmentalstudies #uscenst. He is a marine biologist and is interested in the organization, dynamics and management of the ocean's coastal zone. Ginsburg teaches courses that include hands-on learning and research experiences in the classroom, as well as in remote locations such as Micronesia and the Bahamas. He has experience working in different environments from coral reefs and kelp forests, to below the ice in Antarctica. 📷1️⃣: Me trying to photograph a very friendly Napolean Wrasse in Palau.
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🌊Hobbies and interests? I'm a Los Angeles native, and I love the ocean. On the weekends, I'm either surfing, prone paddleboarding, scuba diving, or enjoying the coast with my family. 📷2️⃣: Paddleboarding 📷3️⃣: With my daughter fishing near Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
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📚Last book you read? "Sea Power" by Admiral James Stavridis, which outlines the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans. 📷4️⃣: In Antarctica on Observation Hill with McMurdo Station in the background. The cross is a memorial for explorer Robert Falcon Scott and members of his 1912 expedition who died while exploring the continent.
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🐠Favorite classes to teach? ENST 298 "Intro to Scientific Diving" and ENST 499 "Field Studies in the Caribbean." I  teach students how to conduct field research to better understand environmental issues in the Los Angeles region and tropical ecosystems. The best part is that I get to share my passion for the ocean with my students. 📷5️⃣: Conducting an eelgrass survey off of Catalina Island. 📷6️⃣: Preparing to dive in 28F degree water in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

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