Water in the Changing Coastal Environment of Delaware

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS

Delaware State University

DEL STATE FACULTY
FACULTY
Saytha Elavarthi

Associate Professor

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
Gulni Ozbay

Professor

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
Dr. Cherese Winstead

Professor

Threat 4-Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
Dr. Yangfeng Yue

Assistant Professor

Threat 4-Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
DEL STATE STAFF
STAFF
Laurieann Phalen

Center for Integrated Biological & Environmental Research (CIBER) Secretary
Dr. Antonette Todd

Postdoctoral Researcher

Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
Cecile Cunningham

Pre/Post Award Specialist

PMEA
Dr. Mayavan Subramani

Postdoctoral Researcher

Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization
DEL STATE GRAD STUDENTS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Tahera Attarwala

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Douglas Austin Jr.

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Mohana Gadde

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Jacquiline Maina

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Miranda Penney
Graduate Student
Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Juan Ramos

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Devotha Tumushiyimana

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
Krystal Williams

Graduate Student

Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research
DEL STATE UNDERGRAD STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Current Students
Fatima Abdul-Rahman (Dr. Yue)

Undergrad Intern: Threat 4
Brianna Altidor (Dr. Yue)

Undergrad Intern: Threat 4
Kevin Knight Jr

Undergrad Intern: Threat 4
Kayla McKinley

Undergrad Intern: Threat 4
Robert Turner

Undergrad Intern: Threat 4
Prior Students
Celine Coverdale

Undergraduate Student

Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization

Wesley College

Wesley College is now part of Delaware State University and the team members listed below were an integral part of the first three years of Project WICCED.

WESLEY COLLEGE - OFFICE OF PROVOST
Office of Provost (Authorized Institutional Representative)
Jeffrey K. Gibson, Ph.D.

Provost & V.P. of Academic Affairs
Tina M. Heesh-Mosley

Administrative Assistant to Provost
WESLEY COLLEGE FACULTY
Faculty
Malcolm J. D'Souza, PhD

Co-PI Institutional Lead, Chemistry
E: Malcolm.DSouza@wesley.edu
Kathleen Curran, PhD

Scholars Day Committee Chair, Director Beekeeping 101 program
Brantley Craig, PhD

Associate Professor of English and Religion, Director of Honors Program
Frank Fiedler, PhD

Chair of Math & Science, Professor of Mathematics & Data Science, Cyber-Security Policy Certificate Program development
William K. Kroen PhD

Professor of Biology
Paul Olsen

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, Math component-lead
Kristopher Roeske

Chemistry component-lead
Kevin E. Shuman, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of STEM Initiatives, Environmental Microbiology
Stephanie Stotts, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Dendroecology
Alban W. Urbanas, PhD

Professor & Chair of Philosophy & Religion, Preliminary Scholars Day Program lead
Derald E. Wentzien, PhD

Professor of Mathematics & Data Science, Cyber-Security Policy Certificate Program-lead
WESLEY COLLEGE STAFF
Staff
Danielle L. Archambault

Coordinator of Tutoring Services & Writing Center
Amy Kellen

Student Success Outreach Coordinator
Christine M. McDermott

Director of Student Success & Retention
Melanie N. Pritchett

STEM Programs Assistant
Kristopher Roeske

Laboratory Manager, and Chemical Safety Support
Kendall Wilson-Lamourine

Career Advising Coordinator
Emily L. Wood

Academic Research Grants Administrator
WESLEY COLLEGE GRAD STUDENTS
Grad Students
Joshua Barth
Olivia Gulledge
WESLEY COLLEGE UNDERGRADS
Undergrads
Anthony Baker

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Biology
Alena Brown

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Biology
Aleya Cummings

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Mathematics
Katelynn Fry

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Science
Sarah Fryer

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Administration
Sydney Hall

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Science
Teric Henry

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Science
Joseph Howard

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Science
Gloria Jimenez-Martinez

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Biology
Savannah Love

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Science
Ja'Ki Miles

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Biological Chemistry
Allison Mills

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Environmental Policy
Lily Neff

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Biological Chemistry
Gyllian O'Neal

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Administration/ Marketing
Thomas Suarez

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Business Administration
Joshua Windsor

Wesley Summer Intern - Solution 3, Mathematics

Delaware Technical Community College

DEL TECH STAFF
Martha Hofstetter

DTCC Institutional Lead
Principal Investigator/Project Director Grants

DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
E: martha.hofstetter@dtcc.edu
John McDowell
DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Microbiome Core
Justina Thomas

EPSCoR State Committee
Vice President for Academic Affairs
DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEL TECH UNDERGRADS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Matthew Gilliam
Programming Intern
Social Dimensions Research
Katina Thongvong
Programming Intern
Social Dimensions Research

University of Delaware

UD FACULTY
FACULTY
Kent MesserKent Messer
Principal Investigator of Project WiCCED
S. Hallock DuPont Professor
Director, Center for Experimental & Applied Economics
Applied Economics and Statistics
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
E: messer@udel.edu
Holly Michael
Co-PI and Research Lead of Project WiCCED
Unidel Fraser Russell Career Development Chair in Environment
Associate Professor, Geological Sciences
College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
E: hmichael@udel.edu
Donald Sparks
Co-PI and DE EPSCoR Director
S. Hallock du Pont Chair
Director, Delaware Environmental Institute
E: dlsparks@udel.edu
Wei-Jun Cai
Mary A.S. Lighthipe Chair of Earth, Ocean, and Environment

Co-Lead Sensors, Threat 3
Kelly Davidson
Assistant Professor, Applied Economics and Statistics

Social Dimensions; Solution 2
Shanshan Ding
Assistant Professor, Applied Economics and Statistics

Social Dimensions; Data Core
Jing Gao
Assistant Professor, Geography & Data Science Institute

Social Dimensions; Data Core
Thomas Hanson
Professor, Marine Biosciences

Microbiome Core; Threat 2
Yao Hu
Assistant Professor, Geography & Spatial Sciences

Social Dimensions
Deb Jaisi
Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences

Co-Lead, Threat 2 and Threat 3
McGranaghan_PhotoChristine McGranaghan
Assistant Professor, Applied Economics & Statistics

Social Dimensions
Pinki Mondal
Assistant Professor, Geography
Social Dimensions, Data Core
Dan Leathers
Professor, Geography, State Climatologist

Social Dimensions, Co-Lead, Data Core
Leah Palm-Forster
Associate Professor, Applied Economics and Statistics
Associate Director, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics

Co-Lead, Social Dimensions; Solution 1; Solution 2
Andy Novocin
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Data Core
George Parsons
Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy

Social Dimensions; Solution 2
John Rabolt
Karl and Renate Boer Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

Co-Lead, Sensor Core
Amy Shober
Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences

Social Dimensions
Carolyn Voter
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Threat 1: Salinization
UD STAFF
STAFF
Carolyn Alvardao

Research Manager

Social Dimensions
Tina Callahan

Associate Director
Delaware Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (DEMAC)
Lead, Data Core; Social Dimensions
Katelyn Gray

Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 2
Chunhao Gu

Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 2
Julius Korley
Office of Economic and Innovative Partnerships
Solution 4
Jeanette Miller
EPSCoR Director of Education Outreach Diversity
Anner Paldor
Post Doctoral Researcher

Threat 1: Salinization
Amalea Rassias
Economic Development, Office of Economic and Innovative Partnerships
Amy Slocum

Associate Director, Delaware EPSCoRII
Jenn Volk

Kent County Extension Director; Environmental Quality Extension Specialist

Social Dimensions
Luis Xie
Post Doctoral Researcher

Social Dimensions
Yolanda Williams Bey
EPSCoR Education Program Manager
UD GRAD STUDENTS
GRAD STUDENTS
Mary HingstMary Hingst

Graduate Student

Threat 1 Research
Pat Zingo
Data Core
UD UNDERGRAD STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Georgia Angeletakis

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Elizabeth Anthony

Undergrad Intern: Data Core/Social Dimensions
Andrew Callahan

Project Management: 2022-2023 Communication Intern
Isabella Cecchini

Project Management: 2022-2023 Communication Intern
Alexander Checchi

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Giordana Daniels

Project Management: 2022-2023 Communication Intern
Karen Dong

Summer 2020 Research Assistant

Social Dimensions Research
Charlotte Fenton

Project Management: 2022-2023 Communication Intern


Megan Gatchel

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Sebastian Gomez

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Zoe Kaplan

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Mackenzie Katz

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Olivia Sylvester

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars
Travis Pluck

2021-2022 DENIN Academic Scholars