Jennifer L Miselis, Ph.D.
I study the geology of coastal margins, specifically how sediment availability and fluxes influence coastal evolution over a variety of time and space scales. My work, which spans the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, supports coastal management by providing insight into modern and future coastal behavior, the extent and quality of sediment resources, and spatial variability in ecosystem resilience.
I received a B.S. in Marine Science and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in Marine Science with a specialization in Coastal Geology from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. In 2008, I started an NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship at the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. In 2010, I began working for the USGS at the Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, where I explore how geologic variability influences coastal system change over a range of time scales. Using geophysics, remote sensing, and sediment sampling, I characterize coastal geology and identify relationships between geology and coastal system response to climate and storms. Also, I integrate observations with models to quantify the impact of existing variability on future coastal response.
Professional Experience
2010-present: Research Geologist, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
2008-2010: National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center
Education and Certifications
2008: Ph.D., Marine Science, Coastal Geology concentration, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
2001: B.S. with Honors, Marine Science, University of South Carolina, Magna Cum Laude
2001: B.A. with Honors, Spanish, University of South Carolina, Magna Cum Laude
Science and Products
Coastal Bathymetry Data Collected in June 2018 from Fire Island, New York: Wilderness Breach and Shoreface
Coastal Bathymetry Data Collected in 2016 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2017 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2016 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Ground Penetrating Radar and Differential Global Positioning System Data Collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2015 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Post Hurricane Sandy Beach Profile Survey-Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet 2013
Coastal Geophysical Data Collected in 2016 nearshore Cape Canaveral, Florida
Coastal Interferometric Swath Bathymetry Data Collected in 2015 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Nearshore sediment thickness, Fire Island, New York
Bathymetry data collected in October 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach, shoreface, and bay
Coastal single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Coastal bathymetry data collected in 2013 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Quantification of storm-induced bathymetric change in a back-barrier estuary
Coastal bathymetry data collected in June 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach and shoreface
Archive of bathymetry and backscatter data collected in 2014 nearshore Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
Sediment data collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Evolution of mid-Atlantic coastal and back-barrier estuary environments in response to a hurricane: Implications for barrier-estuary connectivity
Integrating geophysical and oceanographic data to assess interannual variability in longshore sediment transport
Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Stratigraphy and morphology of the barrier platform of Breton Island, Louisiana: deltaic, marine and human influences
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Coastal Bathymetry Data Collected in June 2018 from Fire Island, New York: Wilderness Breach and Shoreface
Coastal Bathymetry Data Collected in 2016 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2017 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2016 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Archive of Ground Penetrating Radar and Differential Global Positioning System Data Collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2015 From the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Post Hurricane Sandy Beach Profile Survey-Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet 2013
Coastal Geophysical Data Collected in 2016 nearshore Cape Canaveral, Florida
Coastal Interferometric Swath Bathymetry Data Collected in 2015 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Nearshore sediment thickness, Fire Island, New York
Bathymetry data collected in October 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach, shoreface, and bay
Coastal single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Coastal bathymetry data collected in 2013 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Quantification of storm-induced bathymetric change in a back-barrier estuary
Coastal bathymetry data collected in June 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach and shoreface
Archive of bathymetry and backscatter data collected in 2014 nearshore Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
Sediment data collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Evolution of mid-Atlantic coastal and back-barrier estuary environments in response to a hurricane: Implications for barrier-estuary connectivity
Integrating geophysical and oceanographic data to assess interannual variability in longshore sediment transport
Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Stratigraphy and morphology of the barrier platform of Breton Island, Louisiana: deltaic, marine and human influences
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.