Meet The Team
Administration
Dr. Reide Corbett
Executive Director, Coastal Studies Institute
Dean, Integrated Coastal Programs, ECU
Corey Adams
Research Operations Manager
Marie Magee
Business Officer
Julie Kirn
University Programs Associate
Nancy Rundhammer
Assistant Director Administration and Research
Research
George Bonner
Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Progam
Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Linda D’Anna
Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Lecturer, Outer Banks Field Site,
UNC Institute for the Environment
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. Rachel Gittman
Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, ECU
Dr. Cindy Grace-McCaskey
Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, ECU
Dr. David Griffith
Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU
Dr. Stu Hamilton
Senior 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
Co-Director, Outer Banks Field Site,
UNC Institute for the Environment
Dr. David Lagomasino
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU
Dr. Siddartha Mitra
Director, ECU Integrated Coastal Sciences Ph.D. Program
Professor, Department of Geology, ECU
Dr. Jim Morley
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, ECU
Dr. Mike Muglia
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Research Assistant 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
Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, ECU
Dr. Paul Paris
Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Teresa Ryan
Associate Professor, Director of Engineering Research, Department of Engineering, ECU
Associate Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Eric Wade
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Assistant Professor, Department Coastal Studies, ECU
Postdoctoral Scholars & Scientific Staff
Dr. Zaid Al-Attabi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Dr. Sean Patrick Charles
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Rebekah Littauer
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
Amanda Payton
Research Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Lela Schlenker
Postdoctoral Fellow, Coastal Studies Institute
Patterson “Trip” Taylor
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Ron Vave
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Dr. Verena Wang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Coastal Studies Institute
Spencer Wilkinson
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Lin Xiong
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Graduate Students
Kyra Hagge
Integrated Coastal Studies Ph.D.
Genevieve “GG” Guerry
Integrated Coastal Studies Ph.D.
Andrew McMains
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry
Claire Johnson
Graduate Research Assistant, Coastal Studies Institute
Ph.D. Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill
Public Engagement & Outreach
John McCord
Assistant Director for Public Engagement & Outreach, Coastal Studies Institute
Parker Kellam Murphy
Outreach Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute
Lauren Kerlin
Outreach Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
North Carolina Sea Grant
Sara Mirabillio
Fisheries Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant
Facilities & Information Technology
Mike Hosey
Facilities Supervisor, Coastal Studies Institute
Blake Williams
Technology Support Specialist, Information Technology & Computing Services, ECU
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.
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.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
