Dr. Rachel Gittman named as a recipient of the 2024 Dean’s Early Career Award

Dr. Rachel Gittman has named been named as a recipient of the prestigious 2024 Dean’s Early Career Awardby the dean of East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Gittman is a marine conservation ecologist with research interests in understanding how humans modify the coastal environment and how best to manage or mitigate the ecological consequences of those modifications to sustain ecosystem structure, functions and services.

“I love working with my faculty colleagues, staff and students on highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects. By working with individuals across career stages and disciplines, I believe that we can better address the complex and pressing challenges facing coastal ecosystems and communities,” she said.

“Dr. Gittman has an outstanding record of productivity in research in coastal ecosystems. She has generated a significant body of high-quality work in a variety of publishing outlets, including those read by policymakers and other community partners,” said Dr. Allison Danell, Harriot College dean. “She is an engaging instructor, a successful student mentor and a committed colleague. I truly appreciate her work as a faculty member in Harriot College.”

Congratulations to Dr. Gittman, and we look forward to many more years of teaching and research!