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Media Relations

Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile

Charles Dean Beeker

Lecturer
Kinesiology Department

Director—Office of Underwater Science and Educational Resources

Director—Office of Underwater Science and Educational Resources
School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Interests:

Marine research, scuba diving, shipwrecks, underwater science

Education:

• B.A. at Indiana University, 1975
• M.A. in Anthropology at Indiana University, 2003

Background:

USER is a multidisciplinary approach to underwater research involving six university departments.

Has directed numerous research and educational projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean, many of which have studied shipwrecks in an effort to preserve them as underwater museums.

Extensive knowledge and experience in research, education, and interpretation of underwater resources for the public.

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