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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (MARITIME STUDIES)

  1. Institution Name:
    East Carolina University
  1. Department Title:
    Program in Maritime Studies
  1. Faculty in Historical/Underwater Archaeology:
    1. Dudley, Wade G. (Ph.D., Alabama 1999; Teaching Prof.) naval and military history.
    2. Harris, Lynn (Ph.D., University of South Carolina; Assoc. Prof.), underwater archaeology, public outreach.
    3. Palmer, Michael A. (Ph.D., Temple 1981; Prof.) naval and military history, American diplomatic history.
    4. Richards, Nathan (Ph.D., Flinders 2002; Assoc. Prof.) historical and underwater archaeology.
    5. Raupp, Jason (Ph.D., Flinders 2015; Asst. Prof.) historical and underwater archaeology.
    6. Stewart, David (Ph.D., Texas A&M 2004; Assoc. Prof.) historical and maritime archaeology.
    7. McKinnon, Jennifer (Ph.D., Florida State University 2010; Assoc. Prof.) historical and underwater archaeology.
  2. General Statement:
    The Program in Maritime Studies at East Carolina offers an M.A. degree in Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology. Research emphases include the Western Hemisphere, conservation, museum studies, and public history. Joyner Library contains one of the largest resources for U.S. Naval studies in the country. Ongoing projects include regional surveys of shipwrecks in North Carolina waters, Caribbean sites, projects in the Pacific Ocean, various Great Lakes sites, and Civil War sites along the southeast Atlantic coast. Resources include a conservation laboratory, remote-sensing equipment and training, a remote operated vehicle (ROV), and a university diving and boating safety office that directs low-visibility dive training. Summer 2017 field school, Ely’s Harbour, Bermuda; Fall 2018 field school, Saipan, (CNMI).
  1. For More Information Contact:
    Karen Underwood, Program in Maritime Studies, Admiral Ernest M. Eller House, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353 USA; phone: 252-328-6097; fax: 252-328-6754; email: underwoodk@ecu.edu; Web page: http://www.ecu.edu/maritime