Meet The Team

Administration

Dr. Reide Corbett

Executive Director, Coastal Studies Institute
Dean, Integrated Coastal Programs, ECU

Corey Adams

Assistant Director of Operations

Marie Magee

Business Officer

Robert McClendon

Post-Award & Budget Specialist

Samantha Hamilton

Administrative Support Associate

Julie Kirn

University Programs Associate

Research

George Bonner

Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Progam
Coastal Studies Institute

Dr. Linda D’Anna

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

Dr. Sean Charles

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

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

Dr. Rosana Ferreira

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

Dr. Rachel Gittman

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

Dr. Cindy Grace-McCaskey

Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, ECU

Dr. David Griffith

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

Dr. Stu Hamilton

Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor and Chair, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU

Dr. Nadine Heck

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

Dr. Andy Keeler

Professor Emeritus, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU

Dr. David Lagomasino

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

Dr. Jim Morley

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

Dr. Mike Muglia

Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Research Associate Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU
Assistant Director for Science & Research,
North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program

Dr. Siddharth Narayan

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

Dr. Mike O’Driscoll

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

Dr. Qubin Qin

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

Dr. Teresa Ryan

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

Dr. Eric Wade

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

Postdoctoral Scholars & Research Staff

Dr. Zaid Al-Attabi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies

Dr. Lucy Carruthers

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies

John Felter

Research Operations Technician

Ryan Golden

Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Taz Lancaster

Program Manager, Coastal Studies Institute

Dr. Caroline Lowcher

Postdoctoral Scholar, Coastal Studies Institute

Dr. Alexander Smith

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies

Patterson “Trip” Taylor

Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Lindsay Wentzel

Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Graduate Students

Andrew McMains

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry

Claire Johnson

Graduate Research Assistant, Coastal Studies Institute
Ph.D. Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill

Education & Outreach

John McCord

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

Parker Murphy

Outreach Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute

Lauren Kerlin

Outreach Associate, Coastal Studies Institute

NC SeaGrant

Sara Mirabillio

Fisheries Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant

Facilities

Mike Hosey

Facilities Supervisor

Carol Myles

Housekeeper

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.

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CSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement.   ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.

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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

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.

FACILITIES

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS