Lexi Fiegelist – Research Specialist

University of Notre Dame, B.S. Environmental Engineering, 2021

North Carolina State University, M.S. Environmental Engineering, 2023

CECL Research:  Modeling the evolution of Masonboro Island, NC under different management and environmental change scenarios.

• alexis_fiegelist@unc.edu

Hannah Henry – Ph.D. Student

University of Florida, B.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, 2022

Auburn University, M.S. Natural Resources, 2024

CECL Research: Modeling human-natural barrier island dynamics in support of coastal adaptation.

• hahenry@unc.edu

Jillian Di Persio – Ph.D. Student

George Washington University, B.A. International Affairs, 2018

University of Cambridge, M.Phil. Social Anthropology, 2020

CECL Research: Multistakeholder, participatory research for coastal resilience planning and policy, informed by feedbacks and interactions between human activities and natural processes affecting coastlines.

• dipersio@unc.edu

AJ Carothers – M.S. Student

University of Washington, B.S. Oceanography, 2024

CECL Research: Effect of species specific morphological traits in vegetation on dune formation and recovery post storm disturbance

• acarot@unc.edu

Charlotte Strom – Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S Environmental Science, Expected 2027

CECL Research: Quantifying dune grass species morphometrics for use in modeling coastal dune development.

• stromc@ad.unc.edu

Sebi Schmitz – Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S. Economics, B.A. Peace, War, and Defense, minor in Marine Science, Expected 2027

CECL Research: : Economic analysis of buyouts versus installation of erosion mitigation measures to address rapid long-term erosion

• marinseb@unc.edu