Rusty Feagin

Research Interests

- Coastal erosion
- Engineering with nature
- Coastal restoration
- Engineering sustainable coasts

Texas Environmental Excellence Award, Civic/Community, highest environmental honor in State of Texas
Texas State Senate Proclamation No. 355, for dedication to coastal restoration
Outstanding Graduate Professor, ESSM
Lavern Weber Visiting Fellow, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University
Fitzwilliam College Visiting Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

Silva, R., Martínez, M.L., Odériz, I., Medoza-Baldwin, E., Feagin, R.A. 2016. Response of vegetated dune-beach systems to storm conditions. Coastal Engineering 109: 53-62.
Feagin, R.A., Figlus, J., Zinnert, J.C., Sigren, J., Martínez, M.L., Silva, R., Smith, W.K., Cox, D., Young, D.R., Carter, G. 2015. Going with the flow or against the grain? The promise of vegetation for protecting beaches, dunes, and barrier islands from erosion. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13: 203-210.
Feagin, R.A., Irish, J.L., Möller, I., Williams, A.M., Mousavi, M.E, & Colón-Rivera, R.J. 2011. Engineering properties of wetland plants with application to wave attenuation. Coastal Engineering 58: 251-255.
Feagin, R.A., Mukherjee, N., Shanker, K., Baird, A.H., Cinner, J., Kerr, A.M., Koedam, N., Sridhar, A., Arthur, R., Jayatissa, L.P., Lo Seen, D., Menon, M., Rodriguez, S., Shamsuddoha, M., & Dahdouh-Guebas, F. 2010. Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters. Conservation Letters 3: 1-11.
Feagin, R.A., Lozada-Bernard, S.M., Ravens, T., Möller, I., Yeager, K.M., & Baird, A.H. 2009. Does vegetation prevent wave erosion of salt marsh edges? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 106: 10109-10113.
Feagin, R.A. 2008. Vegetation’s role in coastal protection. Letters. Science 320: 176-177.