Meet The Team
Administration
Dr. Reide Corbett
Executive Director, Coastal Studies Institute
Dean, Integrated Coastal Programs, ECU
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Samantha Hamilton
Administrative Support Associate
Research
Dr. Linda D’Anna
Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Director, Outer Banks Field Site,
UNC 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. 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. David Lagomasino
Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, 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. 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
Postdoctoral Scholars & Research Staff
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Dr. Lucy Carruthers
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
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Ryan Golden
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
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Taz Lancaster
Program Manager, Coastal Studies Institute
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Rebekah Littauer
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute
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Dr. Alexander Smith
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Coastal Studies
Graduate Students
Claire Johnson
Graduate Research Assistant, Coastal Studies Institute
Ph.D. Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill