Sustainable Coastal Systems | UCF Faculty Cluster Initiative

Cluster Leads:

Professor of Biology Graham.Worthy@ucf.edu

Science Lead & Endowed Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Public Administration Christopher.Emrich@ucf.edu

UCF’s Sustainable Coastal System Cluster integrates science and societal needs to address coastal issues and teach students conservation and resource management.

By crossing disciplines, the cluster works to understand complex local, national and global problems related to natural changes in coastal systems and those caused by humans.

The threats and challenges Florida faces are the same that coastal communities around the world face.

The solutions, methods and technologies developed at UCF will have immediate application to other geographic locations, with the potential to be statewide and national models for how coastal states should address future environmental and economic challenges as well as growth opportunities.

NBC Coastal interview — UCF Coastal researcher Christopher Emrich speaks with NBC News about disaster preparedness in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UCF Colleges Involved with Sustainable Coastal Systems Research:

In The News

Science & Technology

The Nature Conservancy, UCF Coastal Join Forces To Study Protected Lands

UCF students and faculty now have the opportunity to tap into Florida’s diverse ecosystems and expand on the work TNC has been championing for close…

Science & Technology

UCF Researchers Are Developing Models to Predict Storm Surges

Predicting periods of relatively higher flood risk would allow officials to prepare and deploy resources more in advance.

Colleges & Campus News

Oyster Reef Restoration Efforts Get Help from Potato Chip Byproduct

New technique to re-establish oysters in Indian River Lagoon involved testing a new mesh made out of potato chips.

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Sustainable Coastal Systems Research

Projects

From Bloom to Bust: Estimating Economic Losses and Impacts of Florida Red Tide (Karenia brevis)

Publications

“Modeling shellfish harvest policies for food safety: Wild oyster harvest restrictions to prevent foodborne vibrio vulnificus”, Sergio Alvarez, Ph.D., Food Policy 83, 219-230: Feb, 2019
“Measuring social equity in flood recovery funding”, Christopher Emrich, Ph.D., Environmental Hazards https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2019.1675578: Nov, 2019

Sustainable Coastal Systems Faculty

Salvador Almagro-Moreno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences

samoreno@ucf.edu
Sergio Alvarez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Tourism, Events and Attractions

Sergio.Alvarez@ucf.edu
Vasileios Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Vasileios.Anagnos@ucf.edu
Jacopo Baggio, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Politics, Security, and International Affairs

Jacopo.Baggio@ucf.edu
Sarah “Stacy” Barber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology

SarahStacy.Barber@ucf.edu
Melanie Beazley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Melanie.Beazley@ucf.edu
Lisa Chambers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology

Lisa.Chambers@ucf.edu
Geoffrey Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology

Geoffrey.Cook@ucf.edu
Melinda Donnelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist of Biology

Melinda.Donnelly@ucf.edu
Joseph Donoghue, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics

Joseph.Donoghue@ucf.edu
Christopher Emrich, Ph.D.
Endowed Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Public Administration

Christopher.Emrich@ucf.edu
Peter Jacques, Ph.D.
Professor of Politics, Security, and International Affairs

Peter.Jacques@ucf.edu
Kelly Kibler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering

Kelly.Kibler@ucf.edu
Claire Knox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Public Administration

claire.knox@ucf.edu
Kristy Lewis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology

Kristy.Lewis@ucf.edu
Kate Mansfield, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology

kate.mansfield@ucf.edu
Walter Milon, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics

wmilon@bus.ucf.edu
Lindsay Neuberger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication

Lindsay.Neuberger@ucf.edu
Jennifer Sandoval, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication

Jennifer.Sandoval@ucf.edu
Anna Savage, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology

Anna.Savage@ucf.edu
Thomas Wahl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering

Thomas.Wahl@ucf.edu
Linda Walters, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology

Linda.Walters@ucf.edu
Graham Worthy, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology

Graham.Worthy@ucf.edu
Cherie Yestrebsky, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Chemistry

Cherie.Yestrebsky@ucf.edu