Education History
- B.S., Environmental Engineering and Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Work Experience
Adjunct Professor, JHU Whiting School of Engineering, Engineering for Professionals
Publications
Nature-Based Design Education: Developing the Next Generation of Coastal Resilience Practitioners. 2024. Restore America’s Estuaries, 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit, Crystal City, VA, October 8, 2024.
Thin Layer Placement Framework Development for Coastal Resilience in Tidewater Virginia. 2024. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, National Coastal Conference 2024, Galveston, TX, August 28, 2024.
Overcash, C., Hart K., Lejeune, Beavers, R., Whitin, S., LaFrance Bartley, M., Boltz, S. 2023. Beach Nourishment Guidance (2nd Ed.). National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
Using Natural and Nature Based Features to Improve Coastal Resilience and Ecosystems at an Active Military Installation. 2022. Restore America’s Estuaries, 2022 Coastal & Estuarine Summit, New Orleans, LA, December 7, 2022 Proceedings.
Guidance to Enhance Climate Resilience of Tidal and Near-Tidal Waterway Crossings, Maryland Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 November 2021.
Climate Change Resiliency Planning for Water and Wastewater Systems: Northern Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri Association Conference, Ocean City, Maryland. 28 August 2019.
Climate Resiliency Assessments for Remedial Sites: A Case Study – Dzus Fastner Site, West Islip, New York, AEHS – 36th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy Conference. 20 October 2020.
Water Treatment Intake System Investigation and Upgrade Design – Case Study: The City of Havre de Grace Water Intakes System, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri Association Conference, Ocean City, Maryland. 29 August 2019.
Planning for Resilience in Northern Chesapeake Bay: Infrastructure System Considerations. Maryland Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers. Baltimore, MD, November 7, 2019
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Replacement in Geologically Unstable Conditions: The Piscataway Drive Slope Failure Project, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, August 29, 2017
Cured-In-Place-Pipe Rehabilitation of Water Mains: The Do’s and Don’ts of this Technology or How to Successfully Execute a Pilot Project., Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri-Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, August 28, 2016
Food and Water Security, U.S. Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference focus: Sustainability and Sovereignty: Global Security in a Resource-Strained World, Annapolis, MD April 13-15, 2015
Wetland Treatment for Nutrient Removal: Case Study Grand Lake St. Marys, M. Gordon Wolman Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD, April 7, 2015
Envision-The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Rating System-Applications for Water and Sewer Infrastructure, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri-Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, August 30, 2014
Transmission Watermain Replacement in Urban and Environmentally Sensitive Areas: A Case Study, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri-Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, August 29, 2013
Direct Intervention to Improve Hypoxic Conditions: A Baltimore Harbor Pilot Study, 9th Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Conference (EMECS 9). Baltimore, MD, August 29, 2011
The Challenges of Sewer and Watermain Replacement in Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri-Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, September 2, 2010
Sustainability for Water Quality Infrastructure: South Bethany’s Tidal Pump System, Virginia Water Environment Association Conference. Virginia Beach, VA, September 10, 2008
Collaborative Strategy for Dredging and Environmental Restoration Projects: Annapolis, Maryland, presentation and paper. American Society of Civil Engineers Ports 2007 Conference. San Diego, CA, March 27, 2007, pp. 1-10.
The Challenge of Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas – Case Study: City of Baltimore’s Dead Run Interceptors, Chesapeake Water Environment Association Tri-Association Conference. Ocean City, MD, August 31, 2006
Honors and Awards
- United States Lighthouse Society, Volunteer Award (2021)
- Project of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (2008)
- National Honor Award, American Academy of Environmental Engineers (2008)
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Environmental Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Water Environment Federation
Chesapeake Water Environment Assocation
Baltimore County Commission on Environmental Quality
National Council for Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Society of American Military Engineers