Water in the Changing Coastal Environment of Delaware
PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
Delaware State University
DEL STATE FACULTY
| FACULTY | |
 | Venugopal Kalavacharla Co-PI Professor, Molecular Genetics & Epigenomics Laboratory Director, Center for Integrated Biological & Environmental Research (CIBER) College of Agriculture, Science & Technology (CAST) DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY E: vkalavacharla@desu.edu |
 | Saytha Elavarthi Associate Professor Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
 | Kimberly Milligan Assistant Professor Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
 | Gulni Ozbay Professor Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
 | Derrick Scott Assistant 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 | |
 | Tiffini Johnson Center for Integrated Biological & Environmental Research (CIBER) and Outreach Coordinator |
 | Covel McDermot Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 4 |
 | Laurieann Phalen Center for Integrated Biological & Environmental Research (CIBER) Secretary |
 | Dr. Antonette Todd Postdoctoral Researcher Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
 | Dr. Mayavan Subramani Postdoctoral Researcher Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
DEL STATE GRAD STUDENTS
| GRADUATE STUDENTS | |
| Vanessa Cruz | |
| Isaac Fisher | |
 | Mohana Gadde Graduate Student Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research |
 | Rita Hayford Graduate Student Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research |
| Dylan Lynch | |
 | Miranda Penney |
 | Nyasha Shumbayarerwa Graduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
 | Arianna Wallace Graduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
| Eric Wilt |
DEL STATE UNDERGRAD STUDENTS
| UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS | |
| Maria D. Cevantes-Garcia Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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| Celine Coverdale Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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| Ayiana James Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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| Atavia Kent Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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 | Lily Lofton Undergradduate Student Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research |
 | Miranda Penney Undergraduate Student Threat 4 - Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization Research Class of 2019 |
| Daniela Rivera Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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| Fedrica Williams Undergraduate Student Threat 4 – Ecological Stresses from Nutrients and Salinization |
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 Sapna 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 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 |
 | Deb Jaisi Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences Co-Lead, Threat 2 and Threat 3 |
 | Pinki Mondal Assistant Professor, Geography Social Dimensions, Data Core |
 | Dan Leathers Professor, Geography, State Climatologist Social Dimensions, Co-Lead, Data Core |
 | Leah Palm-Forster Assistant 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 |
 | BIll Ullman Professor of Marine and Geological Sciences Co-Lead, Threat 3 |
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UD STAFF
| STAFF | |
 | A. Scott Andres Senior Scientist, Delaware Geological Sciences, Co-Lead, Threat 1 |
 | Ahsanuzzaman Postdoc, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics Social Dimensions Research |
 | Kevin Brinson Associate State Climatologist and DEOS Director Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (CEMA) State Coordinator of CoCoRAHS Delaware Social Dimensions; Data Core |
 | Tina Callahan Associate Director Delaware Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (DEMAC) Lead, Data Core; Social Dimensions |
 | Sean Ellis Postdoctoral Researcher. Social Dimensions |
 | Katelynn Fry Research Manager Social Dimensions |
 | Katelyn Gray Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 2 |
 | Chunhao Gu Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 2 |
 | Jeanette Miller EPSCoR Director of Education Outreach Diversity |
 | Laura Paul Postdoctoral Researcher Social Dimensions |
 | Chelsea Peters Postdoctoral Researcher Threat 1, Salinization |
 | Amalea Rassias Economic Development, Office of Economic and Innovative Partnerships |
 | Amy Slocum Associate Director, Delaware EPSCoRII |
 | Reeva Steet Postdoctoral Researcher, Sensors |
 | Elizabeth Tomazsewski Postdoctoral Researcher, Threat 2 |
 | Jenn Volk Kent County Extension Director; Environmental Quality Extension Specialist Social Dimensions |
 | David Weir Office of Economic and Innovative Partnerships Solution 4 |
 | Yolanda Williams Bey EPSCoR Education Program Manager |
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UD GRAD STUDENTS
| GRAD STUDENTS | |
| Anyelo Almonte | |
| Nick Butler | |
 | Saber Brasher Graduate Student Data Core Research |
| James Collier | |
 | Brian Cortez Graduate Student Social Dimensions Research |
 | Kaveh Dalvand Graduate Student Social Dimensions Research |
| Sam Fielding | |
 | Mary Hingst Graduate Student Threat 1 Research |
| Makund Kabra | |
 | Lindsey Kelley Graduate Student, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics ('20) Social Dimensions Research |
 | Melissa Langer Graduate Student, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics ('20) Social Dimensions Research |
 Xiangmin Liang, | Xiangmin Liang PhD Student DENIN Fellow |
 | Lauren Mosesso PhD Student DENIN Fellow |
 | Jimmy Murillo-Gelvez PhD Student DENIN Fellow |
 | Joanne Norris Graduate Student, Materials Science Sensor Core |
| Sara Parkison | |
| Sanket Phadtare | |
| Adam Pollack Graduate Student, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics ('21) Social Dimensions Research |
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 | Rubait Rahman Graduate Student, Center for Experimental and Applied Economics ('19) Social Dimensions Research |
| Charles Scarborough | |
 Danhui Xin | Danhui Xin PhD Student DENIN Fellow |
 | Alfred Yan PhD Student DENIN Fellow Social Dimensions Research |
| Pat Zingo Data Core |
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 | Vishruta Yawatkar Data Core |
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UD UNDERGRAD STUDENTS
| UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS | |
 | Hannah Braun 2019-2021 Communications Team Project Management, Evaluation and Assessment |
 | Alex Atiyeh 2019-2021 Communications Team Project Management, Evaluation and Assessment |
 | Keriann Dignan 2020-2021 Communications Intern Project Management, Evaluation and Assessment |
 | Gabby Harvilla 2020-2021 Communications Intern Project Management, Evaluation and Assessment |
 | Miranda Marini 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Microbiome Core |
 | Timothy Martin 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 2 |
 | Molly McVety 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Data Core |
 | Nathaniel Moneymaker 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions |
 | Alexandra Pipinos 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Microbiome Core |
 | Travis Pluck 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Data Core |
 | Chase Wunder 2021 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 3 |
 | Kimberly Bieksha Summer 2020 Research Assistant Threat 1 Research |
 | Faith Brown Summer 2020 Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Tatum Casey Summer 2020 Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Karen Dong Summer 2020 Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Jessie Eastburn Summer 2020 Research Assistant Data Core Research |
 | Monica Elavarthi Summer 2020 Research Assistant Threat 2 Research |
 | Brian Kennedy Summer 2020 Research Assistant Data Core Research |
 | Charlie Kimsal Summer 2020 Research Assistant Threat 1 Research |
 | Rebecca King Summer 2020 Research Assistant Data Core Research |
 | Laura Taylor Summer 2020 Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Rebecca Schwartz Spring 2020 Research Assistant Solution 2 Research |
 | Lauren Breyer 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar Social Dimensions Research |
 | Timothy Wentzien 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Sensor Core |
 | Stephen Wemple 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions / Solution 1 |
 | Nathan Castaneda 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Summer Intern Social Dimensions Research Student at DTCC during academic year |
 | Jared Kanim 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar 2019-2020 Academic Year Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Connor McCrone 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar Threat 2 Research |
 | Julia Parker 2018-2019 Academic Year Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Erick Tepale 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar Social Dimensions Research |
 | Melissa Vorn 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar Social Dimensions Research |
 | Rucha Wani 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Academic Environmental Scholar Threat 2 Research |
 | Rachel King 2019 Summer Research Assistant Social Dimensions Research |
 | Kate McCarroll 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Summer Intern Social Dimensions Research |
 | Maria Sanchez 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Summer Intern Social Dimensions Research Student at University of Kentucky during academic year |
 | Liam Vita 2019 DENIN/Project WiCCED Summer Intern Social Dimensions Research |
| Alena Brown 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Microbiome Core |
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 | Katie Buell-Flemming 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Data Core |
| Monica Elavarthi 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 2 |
 | Anna Evers 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 2 |
 | Allison Harten 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions |
 | Marc Hinte 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions/Solution 1 |
 | Emma House 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Data Core |
| Rachel King 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions / Solution 1 |
 | Sydney Messick 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 2 |
 | Katelyn Phelps 2019-2020 Communications Team Project Management, Evaluation and Assessment |
 | Ryan Seeley 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions / Solution 2 |
 | Laura Taylor 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Social Dimensions / Solution 1 |
 | Rucha Wani 2019-2020 DENIN/Project WiCCED Intern Threat 2 |
Wesley College
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 |
