Eric is a graduate student in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. In May 2014, Eric graduated from URI with a B.S. in Marine Affairs and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.  While attending URI, Eric secured summer internships with the U.S. FWS, Marine Biological Laboratory, and the U.S. EPA. In his junior and senior year, he was an EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellow and participated in independent research looking into the possible economic benefits of upgrading combined sewer overflows in Providence, RI.  In December of 2014, Eric received an Enhancement of Graduate Research Award from the URI Graduate School to help conduct his thesis research.

Eric’s current research interests pertain to protecting and preparing coastal infrastructure for increased sea level rise and storm surge inundation. Eric is also interested in investigating port vulnerably to storm events and the economic benefits of adapting our coasts to climate change, including modeling the cost-benefit of adaptation strategies.

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