Meet The Team

Administration

Dr. Mike Muglia

Interim Executive Director, CSI
Research Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU
Assistant Director for Science & Research,
North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program

Corey Adams

Assistant Director of Operations

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Robert McClendon

Assistant Director for Strategic Planning and Management

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Samantha Hamilton

Administrative Support Associate

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Julie Kirn

Business Officer

Research

George Bonner

Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program
Coastal Studies Institute

Dr. Linda D’Anna

Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Director, Outer Banks Field Site,
UNC Institute for the Environment

Sean Charles

Dr. Sean Charles

Research Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, ECU

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Dr. Lindsay Dubbs

Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Director, NC Renewable Energy Center & Atlantic Marine Energy Center, CSI
Research Associate Professor and Director, Outer Banks Field Site, UNC- Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment

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Dr. Rosana Ferreira

Director, Integrated Coastal Sciences Ph.D. Program
Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

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Dr. Stu Hamilton

Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor and Chair, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

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Dr. Nadine Heck

Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

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Dr. David Griffith

Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor Emeritus, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU

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Dr. David Lagomasino

Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

Dr. Andy Keeler

Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

Dr. Jim Morley

Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, ECU

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Dr. Siddharth Narayan

Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

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Dr. Mike O’Driscoll

Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

Dr. Qubin Qin

Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment & Planning, ECU

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Dr. Teresa Ryan

Director of Engineering Research & Professor, Department of Engineering, ECU
Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Postdoctoral Scholars & Research Staff

Dr. Zaid Al-Attabi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies

Tracey Lagomasino-Bell

Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Rahdiaz “Ray” Delvillar

Research Technician, Department of Biology, ECU

John Felter

Research Operations Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

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Taz Lancaster

ECU Vessel Captain, Coastal Studies Institute

Lindsay Wentzel

Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Patterson “Trip” Taylor

Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Amy Thompson

Environmental Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute

Education & Outreach

John McCord

Associate Director for Education, Outreach & Communications, Coastal Studies Institute

Parker Murphy

Outreach Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute

Lauren Kerlin

Education Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute

NC SeaGrant

Sara Mirabillio

Fisheries Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant

Facilities and I.T. Support

Mike Hosey

Facilities Supervisor

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Dylan Winstead

Horticultural Specialist

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Chris Walton

Technology Support Specialist

Dusty Dashiell

Dusty Dashiell

Housekeeping

Led by East Carolina University (ECU), The Coastal Studies Institute is a multi-institutional research and educational partnership of the UNC System including North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, and Elizabeth City State University.

MORE INFORMATION

CSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
Located on Roanoke Island along the banks of the second largest estuary
in the United States, this coastal campus spans 213 acres of marshes, scrub wetlands, forested wetlands, and estuarine ecosystems.

ECU OUTER BANKS CAMPUS

FACILITIES

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS

 

Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University.  Click on the links below for more information.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

JENNETTE'S PIER WAVE ENERGY TEST CENTER

SMALL-SCALE WAVE TANK

The faculty and staff at the Coastal Studies Institute come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, as well as departments and organizations including ECU Department of Biology, ECU Department of Coastal Studies, NC Sea Grant, the North Carolina Renewable Energy Program, and the UNC Institute for the Environment.

MEET THE TEAM

Tour the ECU Outer Banks Campus and learn about the research, education, and engagement projects of CSI and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs through our 360 virtual tour.

VIRTUAL TOUR