Coastal Resources Management (CRM) Alumni

Robbie Munroe – 2019

Dissertation: Where Science Meets Users Needs: Storm Surge in Eastern NC
Advisor: Scott Curtis
Currently: Meteorologist, National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Association

Barry Bleichner – 2019

Dissertation: Is this Ship Covered? The Intersection of Law, Geography, and Management of Sunken Military Craft
Advisor: Lynn Harris
Currently: Staff Scientist, Search Inc.

Ian Conery – 2019

Dissertation: From Dunes to Shelf Deposits: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Coastal Sand Management in North Carolina
Advisors: JP Walsh and Reide Corbett
Currently: Research Scientist, US Army Corps of Engineers

Guy Iverson – 2019

Dissertation: Nutrient contributions from septic systems in nutrient-sensitive watersheds: Quantifying nutrient inputs, reduction methods, and economic feasibility
Advisors: Charles Humphrey and Michael O’Driscoll
Currently: Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University

Sarah Watkins-Kenney – 2019

Dissertation: Beyond the waters’ edge: Complexity and conservation management of underwater cultural heritage by a public agency in North Carolina
Adviser: Charles Ewen
Currently: Queen Anne’s Revenge Lab Director and Chief Conservator, Office of State Archaeology, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Casey Nolan – 2018

Dissertation: Saltmarsh mosquito ditch filling: Ecological impacts and perspectives in decision making
Adviser: David Chalcraft
Currently: Biological Science Technician (Aquatic), National Park Service

Mary Allen – 2018

Dissertation: Integrative complexity of coastal resources management: Examining trade-offs between ecosystem protection and resource use
Adviser: David Loomis
Currently: Post-Doctoral Researcher, West Virginia University

Wendy Klein – 2018

Dissertation: Suitable groundwater management: Equity in the North Carolina central coastal plain, U.S.A.
Advisers: Alex Manda and Richard Spruill
Currently: Professoressa de Geologia, Certaldo, Italy

Liz Brown-Pickren – 2018

Dissertation: Risky Business: Subsistence fishing in Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Advisers: Alex Manda and David Griffith
Currently: Proprietor, Caprine Kudzu Control, Natural Undergrowth Removal

Deanna Swain – 2017

Dissertation: Shifting sands and shifting strategies: Advocacy coalitions,
Bonner Bridge, and the future of NC 12 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Adviser: Burrell Montz
Currently: Executive, Family Corporation

Jennifer Jones – 2017

Dissertation: On a sea of sand: A comparative analysis of the challenges to beached shipwreck stability and management
Adviser: Lynn Harris
Currently: Assistant Teaching Professor, History Department, East Carolina University

Cecilia Krahforst – 2017

Dissertation: Vessel noise impacts on the oyster toadfish and management implications for underwater noise
Adviser: Joe Luczkovich
Currently: Post-doc field work in South Carolina

Sorna Khakzad – 2016

Dissertation: Re-evaluation of coastal cultural heritage resources: Case of Brunswick County, North Carolina
Advisers: Lynn Harris and David Griffith
Currently: Post-doctoral Research Associate and Faculty, Florida Public Archaeology Network, University of West Florida

Chuck Bangley – 2016

Dissertation: Delineation of coastal shark habitat within North Carolina waters using acoustic telemetry, fishery-independent surveys, and local ecological knowledge
Adviser: Roger Rulifson
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Chad Smith – 2015

Dissertation: Citizen Science: Is it worth your time?
Adviser: Roger Rulifson
Currently: Faculty, Natural Sciences, Beaufort County Community College

Jen Cudney-Burch – 2015

Dissertation: Incorporating migration and local movement patterns into management strategies for spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthus)
Adviser: Roger Rulifson
Currently: Fish Biologist, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, NOAA Fisheries

Stephanie Hoekstra – 2015

Dissertation: Influences on official decision-making during Superstorm Sandy
Adviser: Burrell Montz
Currently: Program Director of Applied Sciences, Department of Humanities and Sciences, University of California Los Angeles Extension

Coley Hughes Corderio – 2015

Dissertation: Using otolith chemistry and water chemistry to determine strategic habitat areas of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Albemarle Estuarine system of North Carolina
Adviser: Roger Rulifson
Currently: Assistant Director, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources

Andrea Dell’Apa – 2014

Dissertation: The international trade and fishery management of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in light of CITES list insertion: Alternative management strategies for the U.S. North Atlantic stock
Advisor: Roger Rulifson
Currently – Science Educator with Waterfront Education

Michelle Peppina Covi – 2014

Dissertation: Water’s gonna rise: Sea-level rise risk perception, communication and policy-making in North Carolina
Adviser: Jennifer Brewer
Currently: Assistant Professor of Practice, Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University / Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience Program, Virginia Sea Grant

Devon Olivola Eulie – 2014

Dissertation: Examination of estuarine sediment dynamics: Insights from the large, shallow Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North Carolina, USA.
Advisers: D. Reide Corbett and J.P. Walsh
Currently: Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Ernest Marshburn – 2014

Dissertation: Beyond human factors: Examining the underlying determinants of recreational boating accidents with spatial analysis and modeling
Adviser: Ronald Mitchelson
Currently: Research: SBOS.org Recreational Boat Operator Risk Management; Recreational Boat Operator Situational Awareness. Position: Director and Senior Research, Center for Recreational Boating Research, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University

Calvin H. Mires – 2014

Dissertation: The value of maritime archaeological heritage: An exploratory study of the cultural capital of shipwrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic
Adviser: Nathan Richards
Currently: Staff Archaeologist, Maritime Studies Program, Department of History, East Carolina University

April Whichard Evans – 2013

Dissertation: Getting our ducks in a row: An analysis of waterfowl management within the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Adviser: Daniel Marcucci
Currently: Technical Writer-Editor, U.S. Forest Service Washington Office, Business Office, Enterprise, Juneau, Alaska

Mahealani Y. Kaneshiro-Pineiro – 2013

Dissertation: Jellyfish-human interactions in North Carolina
Adviser: Dave Kimmell
Currently: Outreach Specialist, Hanauma Bay Education Program, University of Hawai’i Sea Grant

Becky Deehr – 2012

Dissertation: Measuring the ecosystem impacts of commercial shrimp trawling and other fishing gear in Core Sound, North Carolina using ecological network analysis
Adviser: Joe Luczkovich
Currently: Science teacher, Hutchinson School

Lauren Jorden – 2012

Dissertation: Inclusion of knowledge communities in planning processes: An analysis of green infrastructure planning in Maryland, USA
Adviser: Daniel Marcucci
Currently: Environmental Educator, American Public University

Jingyuan Li – 2012

Dissertation: Community flood hazard mitigation and the community rating system of National Flood Insurance Program
Adviser: Craig Landry
Currently: Researcher, Hydrogeology Group, University of Delaware

L. Jean Palmer Moloney – 2012

Dissertation: Human-environment interaction and water complexities: Mustering science and policy for a coastal resources management approach to counterinsurgency operations (COIN)
Adviser: Derek Alderman
Currently: Senior Research Geographer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Shona Paterson – 2012

Dissertation: Managing for self-organization in a changing world: Societal responses to shoreline change
Adviser: David Loomis
Currently: Global Challenges Research Fellow, Brunel University, London

Melinda Reynolds – 2012

Dissertation: Arctic coastal lagoons of Cape Krusenstern National Monument: Subsistence, ecosystem characterization, and management
Adviser: Lisa Clough
Currently: Living in Alaska and raising two boys who look like clones of Terry.

Greg Meyer – 2011

Dissertation: Effects of land use change on juvenile fishes, blue crab, and brown shrimp abundance in the estuarine nursery habitats of North Carolina
Adviser: Yong Wang
Currently: AAAS Fellow, U.S. Agency for International Development

Charles Humphrey – 2010

Dissertation: Controls on septic system wastewater treatment and shallow groundwater quality in coastal North Carolina
Adviser: Mark O’Driscoll
Currently: Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Program, East Carolina University

Wesley Patrick – 2010

Dissertation: Are marine migrations of striped bass genetically pre-determined? An investigation of Albemarle Sound – Roanoke River striped bass migratory patterns
Advisers: Roger Rulifson and Ed Stellwag
Currently: Senior Policy Analyst, NOAA Office of Sustainability

Heather E. Ward – 2010

Dissertation: Creating the Papahanuaumokuakea Marine National Monument: Discourse, media, place-making and policy entrepreneurs
Adviser: Derek Alderman
Currently: Geographer, Geospatial Research Laboratory, Engineering, Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

David Gloeckner – 2009

Dissertation: Improvements to data collection in commercial fisheries using electronic reporting methods: Cost/efficiency and implications for use in ecosystem management
Adviser: Roger Rulifson
Currently: Branch Chief, Fisheries Monitoring, NOAA, Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Valerie J. Grussing – 2009

Dissertation: Reanimating the graveyard: Heritage tourism development of North Carolina shipwrecks
Adviser: Joe Fridgen
Currently: Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers

Russ Lewis – 2009

Dissertation: Towards defining a coast: Delineating the North Carolina coast through policy, cultural and scientific perceptions
Adviser: Tim Runyan
Currently: Senior Director – Strategy and REIT Operations, Sears Holdings Corporation

Chris Moore – 2009

Dissertation: Late quaternary geoarchaeology and geochronology of stratified aeolian deposits, Tar River, North Carolina
Adviser: Randolph Daniel
Currently: Archaeologist/Curator of Public Outreach, South Carolina Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina

Pete Parham – 2009

Dissertation: The Late Quaternary stratigraphy and geologic history of Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia
Adviser: Stan Riggs
Currently: Coastal Geologist; Senior Research Fellow, Climate and Sea Level Group, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technical College, Singapore; International Fellow, Centre of Tropical Geoengineering, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia

Ewa Silver – 2009

Dissertation: An analysis of management strategies for the protection of shipwrecks in the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries
Adviser: Tim Runyan
Currently: Teaching Assistant Professor of History, East Carolina University

Christine Voss – 2009

Dissertation: Responses of dominant marsh macrophytes to inundation and disturbance and assessing marsh ecosystem services
Adviser: Robert Christian
Currently: Research Associate, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Mark Wilde-Ramsing – 2009

Dissertation: Steady as she goes…a test of the Gibbs’ model using the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck site
Adviser: Charles Ewen
Currently: Deputy State Archaeologist, Underwater Archaeology Branch, North Carolina Office of State Archaeology

Rebecca U. Cooper – 2005

Dissertation: Antioxidant enzyme response to hypoxia-induced oxidative stress in the estuarine fish Leiostomus xanthurus
Adviser: Lisa Clough
Currently:

Paul Hindsley – 2008

Dissertation: Application of random utility models in coastal resources management
Adviser: Craig Landry
Currently: Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Eckerd College

Manuel Laurenco – 2008

Dissertation: Bioaccumulation of arsenic, chromium and lead by the barnacle Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)
Adviser: James Robertson
Currently:

Ahmed Salahuddin – 2008

Dissertation: Intraseasonal and Interannual Analysis of the Organization of Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Indo-Pacific Region Using Satellite Measurements
Adviser: Scott Curtis
Currently: Research Associate, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute

Stephen M. Workman – 2008

Dissertation: Preservation, ownership, and access: Key issues for new federal underwater cultural heritage legislation beyond state waters
Adviser: Tim Runyan
Currently: Associate Dean for Admissions and Administration, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

Susan Lovelace – 2008

Dissertation: Making decisions in coastal ecosystems
Adviser: Robert Edwards
Currently: Assistant Director for Development and Extension at South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

Michael Worth Calfee – 2007

Dissertation: The bacterial response to trawling and wind-induced sediment resuspension in the Pamlico River Estuary, North Carolina
Adviser: Terry West
Currently: Microbiologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jessica L. Curci – 2006

Dissertation: Log boats of the Southeastern United States: Investigating the question of form
Adviser: Charles Ewen
Currently:

Kelly Gleason Keogh – 2006

Dissertation: “Compelled to run His Majesty’s ship ashore”: A multidisciplinary approach to submerged cultural resource management at HMS Santa Monica shipwreck site
Adviser: Annalies Corvin
Currently: Maritime Heritage Coordinator, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

Clay McCoy – 2006

Dissertation: Submarine groundwater discharge in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States
Adviser: Reide Corbett
Currently: Senior Project Manager, Regional Sediment Management Regional Center of Expertise, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Jacksonville District

Larry D. McSwain – 2006

Dissertation: Stakeholder perceptions of water quality in Eastern North Carolina
Adviser: David Griffith
Currently: Deceased, 2014

Amy F. Blizzard – 2005

Dissertation: Shoreline access in three states: Reciprocal relationships between state and local government agencies and the role of local governments in shoreline access program evaluation
Adviser: William Mangun
Currently: Deputy Program Manager, Richland County Penny Tax Transportation Program; Priest, St. Thomas Episcopal, Eastover, South Carolina

James K. Dame – 2005

Dissertation: Evaluation of ecological network analysis for ecosystem-based management
Adviser: Robert Christian
Currently: Associate Professor, Biology and Physical Sciences, Chowan University

Christopher Ellis – 2005

Dissertation: Factors contributing to beach attractiveness: Understanding recreational choice behavior on the North Carolina coast
Adviser: Hans Vogelsong
Currently: Social Scientist, NOAA National Ocean Service