Contact Us

Scripps Communications Office

Phone: 858-534-3624
Email: scrippsnews@ucsd.edu

Lauren Fimbres Wood
Director of Strategic Communications
Institutional communications management, strategic communications, media relations, marketing, and multimedia production
lmwood@ucsd.edu
858-534-3626
858-337-1360 (cell)

Robert Monroe
Associate Director of Strategic Communications and Editor
Key media contact for Scripps ocean and atmospheric sciences, earth science, and Scripps research fleet; science writer for Scripps news and publications; editor of explorations now online publication
rmonroe@ucsd.edu
explorations@ucsd.edu
858-822-4487
 

Brittany Hook
Assistant Director of Communications
Science writer for Scripps news; key contact for education and internal communications 
bhook@ucsd.edu
858-822-5617
 

Karissa Duran
Communications Coordinator
Key contact for public information; writer for Scripps internal news
kvduran@ucsd.edu
858-534-0959

Hallie Jacobs
Social Media Specialist
Key contact for content across Scripps Oceanography's social media channels
hjacobs@ucsd.edu
858-246-3101
 

Chris Toombs
Art Director

Key content for branding and design support at Scripps, and managing Scripps visual brand
ctoombs@ucsd.edu
858-534-8501
 

Jeff Dillon
Web Content Strategist
Key contact for web content for Scripps Institution of Oceanography public web presence
jcdillon@ucsd.edu
858-534-9668
 

Mailing address

Scripps Communications Office
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, # 0210
La Jolla, CA 92093-0210