Affiliated Faculty
Affiliated Faculty & Staff
Faculty, staff, and students at Old Dominion University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and in William & Mary’s Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative are actively engaged on CCRFR-related projects. Further, many faculty work on flooding resiliency projects with many partner organizations or funders, which may include CCRFR.
Featured faculty, staff, and students include:
Carol Considine
Professor of Engineering Technology
Director of Applied Projects
Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience
Tom Allen
Professor & Chair
Political Science & Geography
Joshua Behr
Research Professor
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
Yin-Hsuen Chen
Senior Geospatial Data Scientist
Information Technology Services
Mujde Erten-Unal
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ted Gournelos
Associate Professor
Communication & Theatre Arts
Dalya Ismael
Associate Professor
Engineering Technology
Krishnanand Kaipa
Associate Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Sandeep Kumar
Professor & Chair
Civil & Environmental Engineering
George McLeod
Senior Geospatial Fellow
Director
Geospatial & Visual Systems
Robert McNab
Professor & Chair
Department of Economics
Brendan O'Halleran
Program Director & Senior Lecturer
Communications & Theatre Arts
Taylor Sloey
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Tancy Vandecar-Burdin
Director
Social Science Research Center
Xixi Wang
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Pengfei Wang
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cong Wei
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Jennifer Whytlaw
Associate Professor
Political Science & Geography
Erik Yando
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Wie Yusuf
Professor & Director
Public Service
Evie Zhang
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Yuting Zhu
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
CCRFR is located in the Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience (ICAR). More information on ICAR.
Thomas K. Ruppert, Esq.
Assistant Provost for Coastal Resilience
Director, Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative
Cameron Bruce
Assistant Director
Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative
Greg Fowler
Law Fellow
Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative
Megan La Peyre
Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences
Associate Dean of Research and Advisory Services
Jack Gaulich
GIS Analyst
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Sean Gregory
Scientist II
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Kirk Havens
Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences
Director, Center for Coastal Resources Management
Evan Hill
GIS Analyst
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Derek Loftis
Assistant Professor
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Molly Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Karinna Nunez
Senior Research Scientist & Geospatial Modeling Manager
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Tami Rudnicky
GIS Programmer Analyst
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Dan Schatt
GIS Programmer Analyst
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Jason Thomas
Infrastructure Architect
Center for Coastal Resources Management
Joseph Zhang
Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences
Center for Coastal Resources Management
