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 & Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
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 Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate 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 Emeritus, 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
Tracey Lagomasino-Bell
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
Dr. Lucy Carruthers
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Rahdiaz “Ray” Delvillar
Research Technician, Department of Biology, ECU
John Felter
Research Operations Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
Taz Lancaster
ECU Vessel Captain, 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
Amy Thompson
Environmental Specialist, 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
Education Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute
NC SeaGrant
Sara Mirabillio
Fisheries Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant
Facilities & IT
Mike Hosey
Facilities Supervisor
Dylan Winstead
Horticultural Specialist
Chris Walton
Technology Support Specialist
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.
