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Feagin, Rusty

Rusty Feagin

Professor
Office:
WFES 332
Email:
Phone:
(979) 862-2612
Resume/CV
https://www.rustyfeagin.com/
Undergraduate Education
B.A. Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Education
Ph.D. Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M Unversity

Pronouns

he/him/his

Professional Summary

Dr. Rusty Feagin is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, and the Department of Ocean Engineering, at Texas A&M University. The central question of study in his lab is how living materials moderate and respond to erosion. His scientific work is translated into action through restoration and engineering projects, that are focused on the sustainable management of coasts. Lab members often work in sand dunes, salt marshes, and beaches. He has over 90 publications including in Nature, Science, and PNAS. His work has been featured in the public media by NPR and the New York Times. He was recently awarded the Robert Dean Coastal Academic Award by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. He sat on the US President’s US National Greenhouse Gas Inventory and has been a Visiting Fellow at universities in several countries. He has been awarded the highest environmental honor in the State of Texas, and his work has inspired a Texas State Senate proclamation in his honor.

Research Interests and Specializations

Coastal ecology and management

Recent Publications

Hogan, J.A., Feagin, R.A., Starr, G., Ross, M., Lin, T-C., O’Connell, C., Huff, T.P., Stauffer, B.A., Robinson, K.L., Laura, M.C., Xue, J., Giest, S.J., Reese, B.K., Witman, E., Douglas, S., Congdon, V.M., Reustle, J.W., Smith, R.S., Lagomasino, D., Strickland, B.A., Wilson, S.S., Proffitt, C.E., Hogan, J.D., Branoff, B.L., Armitage, A.R., Rush, S.A., Santos, R.O., Campos, M., Montagna, P.A., Erisman, B., Walker, L., Silver, W.L., Crowl, T.A., Wetz, M., Hall, N., Zou, X., Pennings, S.C., Leon, M., Wang, L-J., Chang, C-T., McDowell, W.H., Kominoski, J.S., Patrick, C.J. 2020. A research framework to integrate cross-ecosystem responses to tropical cyclones. Bioscience 7: 477-489.
 
Feagin, R.A., Forbrich, I., Huff, T.P., Barr, J.G., Ruiz-Plancarte, J., Fuentes, J.D., Najjar, R.G., Vargas, R., Vázquez-Lule, A., Windham-Myers, L., Kroeger, K.D., Ward, E.J., Moore, G.W., Leclerc, M., Krauss, K.W., Stagg, C.L., Alber, M., Knox, S.H., Schäfer, K.V.R., Bianchi, T.S., Hutchings, J.A., Nahrawi, H., Noormets, A., Mitra, B., Jaimes, A., Hinson, A.L., Bergamaschi, B., King, J.S, Miao, G. 2020. Tidal wetland Gross Primary Production (GPP) across the continental United States, 2000-2019. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 34: e2019GB006349.
 
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., 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., Sherman, D.J., & Grant, W.E. 2005. Coastal erosion, global sea-level rise, and the loss of sand dune plant habitats. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3: 359-364.

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