Leadership
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Steering Committee
Laura J. Moore
Principal Investigator, C-CoAST Director
Professor, Coastal Geomorphology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rick Luettich
Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Liaison to Groups/Organizations
Professor, Coastal Engineering
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin Smith
Co-Principal Investigator, Disciplines 101 Coordinator
Professor, Environmental Economics
Duke University
Megan Mullin
Co-Principal Investigator, Community Engagement Co-Lead
Associate Professor, Environmental Politics
Duke University
Dylan McNamara
Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Liaison to Research Projects
Professor, Non-Linear Dynamics
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Reide Corbett
Co-Liaison to Groups/Organizations
Dean and Professor, Biogeochemistry
Coastal Studies Institute/East Carolina University
Elizabeth Demattia
Community Engagement Co-Lead
Research Scientist, Education and Outreach
Duke University
Elizabeth Frankenberg
Community Demographics Lead
Professor, Demography
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michele Querry
Liaison to Stakeholders
Economic Development Director
Carteret County
Gregory Williams
Liaison to Practitioners
District Chief of Engineering, Wilmington, NC
US Army Corps of Engineers
Mary Watzin
Co-Liaison to Research Projects
Professor, Coastal Resilience and Sustainability
North Carolina State University
Project Support
Katherine Anarde
Project Manager
Postdoctoral Scholar, Coastal Geomorphology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nathan Blouin
Research Support
Director, Office of Research Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Liz Chen
Facilitation and Community Outreach Support
Assistant Professor, Health Behavior
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shila Nordone
Research Support
Director, Research Development
Duke University
Advisory Board
Elizabeth Albright (Behavioral Science), Duke University
Phillip Berke (Planning), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
K.C. Busch (Education), North Carolina State University
Jaye Cable (Hydrology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Day (Manager), Town of Beaufort, North Carolina
Andrew Fox (Landscape Architect), North Carolina State University
David Gessner (Humanities), University of North Carolina Wilmington
Sathya Gopalakrishnan (Economics), Ohio State University
Frank Lopez (Extension Director), North Carolina Sea Grant
Tancred Miller (Policy & Planning Manager), NC Division of Coastal Management
Grant Murray (Sociology), Duke University
Everette Newton (Mayor), Town of Beaufort
Michael Piehler (Ecology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Britt Raubenheimer (Nearshore Processes), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jessica Whitehead (Chief Resilience Officer), NC Office of Recovery and Resilience