The Senior Fellows are the heart and soul of the CI. These interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners constitute the communal expertise that the CI brings to bear by highlighting, examining, and working to resolve environmental problems in coastal ecosystems. Due to the variety of disciplines and projects in which Senior Fellows collectively engage, their work contributes to a URI reputation synonymous with coastal leadership far beyond the boundaries of Rhode Island.
Apply to become a Senior Fellow.
Southeast New England Watershed Grant Program
401.575.6109
tardito@estuaries.org
National Park Service
401.874.6015
amanda_babson@nps.gov
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
401.832.8728
Theresa.Baus@navy.mil
Resource Management Specialist
Alaska's NOAA Regional Office, Habitat Restoration Division
Assistant Research Professor
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2668
bengtson@uri.edu
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401.782.3101
berry.walter@epa.gov
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.5016
mbertin@uri.edu
Aquaculture and Fisheries Coordinator
RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Office of Water Resources
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
401.783.3370
jboyd@crmc.ri.gov
11th Hour Racing
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.5063
kcastro@uri.edu
Reserve Manager
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
401-222-4700
Caitlin.Chaffee@dem.ri.gov
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
401.783.3370
dciochetto@crmc.ri.gov
Inner Space Center
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
401.874.6637
dcoleman@uri.edu
Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, New England Onsite Wastewater Training Program
University of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science
401.874.5707
alibba@uri.edu
Director of Planning, Building and Resiliency
Town of Barrington
Phone: 401-247-1900, ext. 347
tcrean@barrington.ri.gov
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
401.832.9411
crimminsdm@npt.nuwc.navy.mil
RI Sea Grant director and Professor of Marine Affairs
University of Rhode Island
(401) 874-6802
dalton@uri.edu
RI Department of Environmental Management (retired)
Specialist, ISC/Media & Production
Inner Space Center, Narragansett Bay Campus
Department of Communication Studies and Department of Marine Affairs
University of Rhode Island
401.874.5144
diamond@uri.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Rhode Island College of Business
Freelance Photographer
401.751.7991
kflorshoe@yahoo.com
Coastal Resilience Specialist
University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center/RI Sea Grant
Shed Light Productions, LLC
401.575.9466
aylafox@gmail.com
Coastal Resources Management Council (retired)
(401) 864-4746
janet_freedman@uri.edu
Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography
(401) 874-6645
pfreeman@uri.edu
Exective Director (retired)
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2258
bjcfuller@uri.edu
Office of Marine Ecosystems Studies
National Marine Fisheries Service
401.782.3211
fjgnatick@yahoo.com
Office of Research and Development (Retired)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401.385.9876
whgalloway@verizon.net
Professor
University of Rhode Island Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Rhode Island
Executive Director, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2917
gomezchi@uri.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Rhode Island
(401) 874-2889
goodwill@uri.edu
URI Cooperative Extension, Watershed Watch
401.874.2905
ltgreen@uri.edu
Rhode Island Natural History Survey
401.874.5800
dgregg@rinhs.org
Department of Environmental and Resource Economics
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4398
guilfoos@uri.edu
Director of GSO Public Engagement
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
Dept. of Ocean Engineering, URI
401.874.6217
reza_hashemi@uri.edu
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401.782.9655
hollister.jeff@epa.gov
B.G.Hooke Consulting
401.421.3634
bhooke@uri.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.9839
humphries@uri.edu
Data and Technology Services
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
401.222.8495
Mary-Jane.James@ride.ri.gov
Departments of Writing & Rhetoric and Natural Resources Science
Institute at Brown for Environmental Studies, Department of International and Public Affairs
Brown University
401.863.3874
ckarp@brown.edu
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4569
clang@uri.edu
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
401.832.8720
valerie.larkin@navy.mil
Previously with RI Sea Grant/URI Coastal Resources Center
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
401.829.8286
alipsky@seaplan.org
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
US Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Marine Fisheries
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
401-423-1941
conor.mcmanus@dem.ri.gov
Department of Natural Resources Science
University of Rhode Island
401.874.7531
srmcwilliams@uri.edu
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
US Environmental Protection Agency
401.782.9702
merrill.nathaniel@epa.gov
Assistant Dean of JEDI Initiatives
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
U.S. EPA Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division
401-782-9702
mulvaney.kate@epa.gov
Ramshackle Enterprises
218.779.8553
ramshackleenterprises@gmail.com
Department of Environmental Earth Science
Eastern Connecticut State University
860.465.0418
OakleyB@Easternct.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Rhode Island, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
401.874.4021
boaks@uri.edu
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401.782.9677
oczkowski.autumn@epa.gov
Workforce Development and Research Coordinator
University of Rhode Island/RI Sea Grant
Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4590
jimo@uri.edu
University of Rhode Island
401.874.5582
jason_parent@uri.edu
Marine Research Associate III
University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center
Lecturer, MESM Program Coordinator
University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources Science
Professor Emeritus, Marine Affairs Department, University of Rhode Island
Affiliate Professor, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle
401.874.5107
pollnac3@gmail.com
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4299
rribb@uri.edu
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2943
rice@uri.edu
Technology Planning and Management Corporation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
781.544.308
jalsr@comcast.net
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.9228
drowley@uri.edu
Director – Community & Economic Development
Town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Watch Hill Conservancy
401.823.9687
Janicem88@outlook.com
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
401.633.0553
courtney.schmidt@nbep.org
Fish worker, Fisherman, Writer, and Advocate
Inner Space Center
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
401.874.6724
gailscow@uri.edu
E&C Enviroscape
National Park Service, Northeast Coastal & Barrier Network
401.874.4305
dennis_skidds@nps.gov
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.5020
angela_slitt@uri.edu
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
435.840.5170
holliesmith@uri.edu
Environmental Defense Fund
617.406.1820
ssmith@edf.org
Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network Program Coordinator
US National Parks Service
Rhode Island Natural History Survey
401.783.0588
kira_stillwell@uri.edu
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Aquaculture
University of Rhode Island
(401) 874-2040
coleensuckling@uri.edu
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
978.323.7929
ssullivan@neiwpcc.org
Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
University of Connecticut
401.874.4589
stephen.swallow@uconn.edu
Professor Emerita, University of Rhode Island
Director, North Atlantic Coast CESU
401.874.6513
jswift@uri.edu
Associate Dean for Extension and Agriculture Programs
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
Professor in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Chair, Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Associate Director, URI Coastal Institute
URI Dept. of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
401.874.4586
euchida@uri.edu
Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2238
huchida@uri.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Rhode Island
401.874.2267
urishd@uri.edu
Assistant Professor of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry
401.874.6141
hwang@uri.edu
Narrative Visuals
401.261.4528
david@davidhwells.com
Technical Advisor; Researcher, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, UK
Sea Sense NGO, Tanzania
Coastal Resources Management Council
401.783.3370
jwillis@crmc.ri.gov
Marine Affairs Institute
Roger Williams University School of Law; Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
401.254.4613
jwyman@rwu.edu
Associate Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Studies Minor Core Faculty
Roger Williams University, School of Architecture