Dr. Hans Vogelsong
Study Abroad Australia Faculty Leader
Director, PhD Program in Coastal Resource Mgmt
Associate Professor, Recreation & Leisure Studies
e-mail: vogelsongh@ecu.edu
phone: 252.328.9373
web: https://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/rcls/vogelsong.cfm
Dr. Vogelsong will co-lead the 2013 program to Australia this year. He has a long history of leading experiential-based programs focused on issues of sustainability and natural resource management. For over a decade, Dr. Vogelsong has led ECU’s Great Smoky Mountains Outdoor Recreation Consortium program, which is a 3‐credit course culminating in a week‐long field experience held in conjunction with four other universities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Consortium provides students with hands‐on exposure to outdoor recreation resources management in a major National Park facing complex challenges. His research focuses primarily on coastal zone recreation and the social-psychological aspects of outdoor recreation. His interest in the study abroad program combines his passion for experiential education with his deep knowledge of sustainable resource management.

Dr. David G. Kimmel
Study Abroad Australia Faculty Leader
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Institute for Coastal Science and Policy
e-mail: kimmeld@ecu.edu
phone: 252.328.9986
web: http://core.ecu.edu/kimmeld

Dave Kimmel will co-lead the study abroad program to Australia. He completed his Ph. D. at the University of Maryland in 2001. He arrived at East Carolina University in August of 2008. He is a biological oceanographer who studies the ecology of coastal ecosystems. Specifically, he is interested in how human activity, including coastal development and climate change, impact coastal marine populations. He has conducted his work primarily on zooplankton, but has also examined the ecology of jellyfish, oysters and clams. Recent work has focused on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and the effects of climate variability on oyster populations in Chesapeake Bay. His interests in the South Pacific program are directed toward the ecological effects of human activity on coastal marine resources.

Paige Schneider
Associate Faculty
Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
East Carolina University
e-mail: schneiderp@ecu.edu
phone: 252.737.2425
web: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/rcls/schneiderp.cfm

Dr. Paige Schneider led the program in 2012 and will continue to assist Drs. Vogelsong and Kimmel as they prepare for the 2013 program.  From 2009-2012, Dr. Schneider led programs in Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand, and will bring these experiences in helping prepare pre-departure lectures and Q&A sessions. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Clifton Watts
Associate Faculty
Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
East Carolina University
e-mail: wattsc@ecu.edu
phone: 252.737.2426
web: http://personal.ecu.edu/wattsc/

Dr. Clifton Watts has led the program in the past and will continue to assist Drs. Vogelsong and Kimmel as they prepare for the 2013 program.  From 2009-2011, Dr. Watts led programs in Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand, and will bring these experiences in helping prepare pre-departure lectures and Q&A sessions. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies