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Eduardo Leorri Educated at the University of the Basque Country (Spain), Edu
Leorri received postdoctoral fellowships that took him to Newark (Delaware, USA),
Angers (France), and Lisbon (Portugal) before arriving at East Carolina University
(North Carolina) in 2009. Over two decades, Leorri has conducted coastal research
focusing at time scales that span the Quaternary period, including the Holocene, but
with a special emphasis on the Anthropocene. His research has utilized a multidisciplinary approach that includes micropaleontology (foraminifera and their shell
chemistry), organic and inorganic chemistry, magnetic susceptibility, and sedimentology, among others, and various dating techniques to understand coastal evolution
at different time scales and anthropogenic impacts on coastal systems.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
David J. Mallinson Educated in geology and marine science at East Carolina
University (B.S. and M.S.) and the University of South Florida (Ph.D.), Dave
Mallinson taught at Emory University, worked as an environmental consultant, and
was a Research Scientist at University of South Florida before joining the faculty at
East Carolina University in 2000. Mallinson has conducted coastal and marine
research on a wide range of topics related to the processes that drive climate, oceanographic, and coastal changes through time. His most recent work uses geophysics
and core data to understand the evolution of coastal systems in response to rapid
sea-level change and storm impacts.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Alex K. Manda Alex Manda earned his Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Cardiff
University (UK) and his Master’s Degree in Geology from Florida International
University. He obtained a Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of
Massachusetts – Amherst where he specialized in the hydrogeology of fractured
rocks. Manda’s research focuses on investigating groundwater–surface water interactions, studying coastal hydrogeology, and assessing the influence of environmental change on water resources in coastal regions. He has taught various university
courses that include Groundwater Modeling, Groundwater Hydrology, and
Hydrogeology and the Environment.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Joy Moses-Hall Joy Moses-Hall teaches physics, astronomy, and Earth science at
Pitt Community College, North Carolina, and teaches oceanography and geology at
East Carolina University. She has a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of
Delaware, a Master’s degree in Physical Oceanography from Old Dominion
University in Virginia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from the University
of the State of New York (now Regents University). She is a science columnist for
the Daily Reflector and is the author of the novel Wretched Refuge.
Math and Physics Department, Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC, USA
Contributors
Eduardo Leorri Educated at the University of the Basque Country (Spain), Edu
Leorri received postdoctoral fellowships that took him to Newark (Delaware, USA),
Angers (France), and Lisbon (Portugal) before arriving at East Carolina University
(North Carolina) in 2009. Over two decades, Leorri has conducted coastal research
focusing at time scales that span the Quaternary period, including the Holocene, but
with a special emphasis on the Anthropocene. His research has utilized a multidisciplinary approach that includes micropaleontology (foraminifera and their shell
chemistry), organic and inorganic chemistry, magnetic susceptibility, and sedimentology, among others, and various dating techniques to understand coastal evolution
at different time scales and anthropogenic impacts on coastal systems.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
David J. Mallinson Educated in geology and marine science at East Carolina
University (B.S. and M.S.) and the University of South Florida (Ph.D.), Dave
Mallinson taught at Emory University, worked as an environmental consultant, and
was a Research Scientist at University of South Florida before joining the faculty at
East Carolina University in 2000. Mallinson has conducted coastal and marine
research on a wide range of topics related to the processes that drive climate, oceanographic, and coastal changes through time. His most recent work uses geophysics
and core data to understand the evolution of coastal systems in response to rapid
sea-level change and storm impacts.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Alex K. Manda Alex Manda earned his Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Cardiff
University (UK) and his Master’s Degree in Geology from Florida International
University. He obtained a Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of
Massachusetts – Amherst where he specialized in the hydrogeology of fractured
rocks. Manda’s research focuses on investigating groundwater–surface water interactions, studying coastal hydrogeology, and assessing the influence of environmental change on water resources in coastal regions. He has taught various university
courses that include Groundwater Modeling, Groundwater Hydrology, and
Hydrogeology and the Environment.
Department of Geological Sciences, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
Graham 101, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Joy Moses-Hall Joy Moses-Hall teaches physics, astronomy, and Earth science at
Pitt Community College, North Carolina, and teaches oceanography and geology at
East Carolina University. She has a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of
Delaware, a Master’s degree in Physical Oceanography from Old Dominion
University in Virginia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from the University
of the State of New York (now Regents University). She is a science columnist for
the Daily Reflector and is the author of the novel Wretched Refuge.
Math and Physics Department, Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC, USA
Contributors