Faculty & Staff
Nathan Richards
Professor,
Director of Maritime Studies
252-328-1968
richardsn@ecu.edu
See personal website
Lynn Harris
Professor
252-328-1967
harrisly@ecu.edu
David Stewart
Associate Professor
252-328-1124
stewartda@ecu.edu
Jason T. Raupp
Assistant Professor
252-328-1966
rauppj14@ecu.edu
Eric Oakley
Assistant Professor
252-328-1031
oakleye23@ecu.edu
Karen D. Underwood
Administrative Assistant for Maritime History
252-328-6097
[position is presently vacant]
Service Histories
Program Directors
Dr. William N. Still, Jr.
(1984-1989, 1990-1995)
Dr. Gordon P. Watts
(1984-1993)
Dr. Carl E. Swanson
(1989-1990)
Dr. Timothy Runyan
(1995-2005)
Dr. Lawrence E. Babits
(1997-1998, 2005-2012)
Dr. Bradley A. Rodgers
(2012-2018)
Dr. Nathan Richards
(2018-2025)
Faculty
Dr. William N. Still, Jr.
(1984-1995)
Dr. Gordon P. Watts
(1984-2002)
Dr. John Tilley
(1984-2007)
Dr. Carl E. Swanson
(1986-2016)
Dr. Michael A. Palmer
(1991-2016)
Dr. Bradley A. Rodgers
(1991-2018)
Dr. Lawrence E. Babits
(1992-2012)
Dr. Timothy Runyan
(1995-2007)
Dr. Anthony J. Papalas
(1995-2007)
Dr. Annalies Corbin
(2002-2008)
Dr. Nathan Richards
(2003-present)
Dr. Wade Dudley
(2006-2016)
Dr. David J. Stewart
(2006-present)
Dr. Lynn B. Harris
(2008-present)
Ms. Susanne Grieve
(2009-2014)
Dr. Jennifer McKinnon
(2014-present)
Dr. Jason Raupp
(2020-present)
Staff Archaeologists
Wes Hall
(1984-1986)
Dr. Bradley A. Rodgers
(1986-1993)
Frank Cantelas
(1993-2007)
Calvin Mires
(2007-2015)
Dr. Jason Raupp
(2015-2019)
Jeremy Borrelli
(2018-present)
DPAA Research Fellows
(2018-2019)
(2019-2020)
(2021-2022)
(2022-present)
Administrative Assistants
Dina Hills
(1984-1986)
Katherine Ruffin
(1986-1987)
Mary Miller
(1987-1995)
Karen Underwood
(1995-2024)
New position
(2025-present)