Faculty & Staff

Mike Muglia, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director, Coastal Studies Institute

Research Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Assistant Director for Science & Research, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program

Corey Adams
Assistant Director of Operations, Coastal Studies Institute

Robert McClendon
Assistant Director of Strategic Resource Planning and Management, Coastal Studies Institute

Samantha Hamilton
Administrative Support Associate, Coastal Studies Institute

Julie Kirn
Business Officer, Coastal Studies Institute

George Bonner
Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program

Linda D’Anna, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scholar

Associate Director, Outer Banks Field Site, UNC Institute for the Environment

Lindsay Dubbs, Ph.D.
Associate Director, North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program

Director, Outer Banks Field Site, UNC Institute for the Environment

Rosana Ferreira, Ph.D.
Director, Integrated Coastal Sciences Ph.D. Program

Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Stu Hamilton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Nadine Heck, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Andy Keeler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, ECU

David Lagomasino, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Jim Morley, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Siddharth Narayan, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Mike O’Driscoll, Ph.D.
Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Qubin Qin, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environment, & Planning

Teresa Ryan, Ph.D.
Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Professor, Director of Engineering Research, Department of Engineering

Sean Patrick Charles, Ph.D. 
Research Assistant Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

John Felter
Research Operations Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Amy Thompson
Research Operations Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

Trip Taylor
Research Scientist, Coastal Studies Institute

Lindsay Wentzel
Research Technician, Coastal Studies Institute

John McCord
Associate Director for
Education, Outreach, and Communication; Coastal Studies Institute

Lauren Kerlin
Outreach Associate, Coastal Studies Institute

Parker Murphy
Outreach Specialist, Coastal Studies Institute

Sara E. Mirabilio, MSc
Fisheries Extension Specialist

Mike Hosey
Facilities Supervisor, ECU Outer Banks Campus

Dusty Dashiell
Housekeeper, ECU Outer Banks Campus

Chris Walton
IT Support Specialist, ECU Outer Banks Campus

Dylan Winstead
Horticultural Specialist, ECU Outer Banks Campus