Spring 2023
CCPO and ICAR
Virtual Seminar Series

Date

Title of Seminar (click on title for abstract and bio)

Speaker

January 23

"Recurrent Flooding on Roadways: Image-Based Assessment, Driver Behavior, and Impacts on Traffic Flow"

Mecit Cetin
Old Dominion University

January 30

"Antarctic Marine Protected Areas: Biodiversity and Diplomacy in the Global Ocean Commons"

Cassandra Brooks
University of Colorado Boulder

February 6

"The Evacuation Behaviors and Risk Perceptions of College Students in Coastal Communities: Exploring the Functionality of the False Alarm and Desensitization Model"
"Sediment Transport in Hampton Roads, Virginia Using DELFT3D"
"Assessing the Vulnerability of Marine Ornamental Fishes in Data-Limited Situations"
"DigiSPaT - Digital Shorelines for Public Awareness and Teaching"

Saige Hill
Lauren Sommers
Jem Baldisimo
Sierra Hildebrandt
Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellows
Old Dominion University

February 13

"Marine Disease in Foundation and Keystone Species are Heating Up with Climate"

Drew Harvell
Cornell University

February 20

No seminar - Presidents' Day Holiday

No seminar - Presidents' Day Holiday

February 27
CANCELED

"Coastal Ecosystems for Flood Protection: Understanding Their Function, Benefits and Limits"
CANCELED

Siddharth Narayan
East Carolina University Coastal Campus

March 6

No seminar - ODU Spring Break

No seminar - ODU Spring Break

March 13

"Potential Recursions of Offshore Wind Development on Scientific Surveys and Population Assessment: A Case Study of Atlantic Surfclam Along the Northeast U.S."

Sarah Borsetti
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

March 20

"Building Trust: Looking to Community Members and Local Government Officials on How to Improve Relationships After Repeated Hazardous Events"

Cassandra Davis
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

March 27

"Participatory Urban Design for Climate Resilience and Coastal Vulnerability"

Nuala Flood
Queen's University Belfast

April 3

"Shallow Groundwater Response to Sea Level Rise: Implications for Onsite Wastewater Treatment in the Coastal Carolinas"

Michael O'Driscoll
East Carolina University