Meet The Team
Administration
Dr. Reide Corbett
Executive Director, Coastal Studies Institute
Dean, Integrated Coastal Programs, ECU
Research
Dr. Linda D’Anna
Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Lecturer, Outer Banks Field Site,
UNC 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. 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. 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. 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. Teresa Ryan
Associate Professor, Director of Engineering Research, Department of Engineering, ECU
Associate Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Postdoctoral Scholars & Scientific Staff

Rebekah Littauer
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Dr. Lela Schlenker
Postdoctoral Fellow, Coastal Studies Institute
Graduate Students
Kyra Hagge
Integrated Coastal Studies Ph.D.
Genevieve “GG” Guerry
Integrated Coastal Studies Ph.D.
Claire Johnson
Graduate Research Assistant, Coastal Studies Institute
Ph.D. Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill