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Daria L Nikitina

Research Interests

GeomorphologyCoastal GeologyHolocene climate changesea level fluctuationsgeology and environmentsea level changesAtlantic coastrising sea levelsstormscoastal systems

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

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Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Nikitina's research and teaching interests are related to Geomorphology, Coastal Geology, Holocene climate change and sea level fluctuations. She also leads a study abroad field course focused on the geology and environment of different places of interest. In the past Dr. Nikitina took students to explore the Peruvian Amazon and the Andes and the Russian Arctic. Dr. Nikitina’s background is in the systematic study of landforms and the earth surface processes that create and change them. Her current research interests include recent sea level changes along the Atlantic coast of the USA, Canada and the Russian Arctic. With a group of WCU students and collaborators, Dr. Nikitina studies the impact of rising sea levels and severe storms on the coastal systems of the Delaware Bay and New Jersey. She uses salt marsh sediments to reconstruct a geological record of past hurricane strikes along the coast. In the past she has conducted research on active volcanoes of Kamchatka and Kuril Islands. Dr. Nikitina engages undergraduate students in field research through course projects and internships.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-3103

List of Publications

• Holocene environmental evolution and relative sea-level change in the Oka estuary (Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, northern Spain), Apr 2023 Impact of sea-level rise on cultural resources in the Delaware Bay region, USA, Mar 2023 GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE MURDERKILL WATERSHED: DELAWARE BAY, MID-ATLANTIC USA, Jan 2022 DOWN BY THE BAY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NARRATIVE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND THE FUTURE OF OUR PAST, Jan 2022 CULTURAL RESOURCES ON A PLEISTOCENE DUNE IN EAST POINT PENINSULA, NEW JERSEY, Jan 2022 The Travelers Guide to the Geology of Costa Rica, Jul 2021 GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE EAST POINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY, Jan 2021 GEOARCHAEOLOGY OF DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES: SITE DISCOVERIES, INVESTIGATIONS AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS FOR COASTAL DELAWARE, USA, Jan 2021 GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE MURDERKILL WATERSHED: DELAWARE BAY, MID-ATLANTIC USA, Jan 2021 Correction: Salt-Marsh Foraminiferal Distributions from Mainland Northern Georgia, USA: An Assessment of Their Viability for Sea-Level Studies, Sep 2020 Salt-Marsh Foraminiferal Distributions from Mainland Northern Georgia, USA: An Assessment of Their Viability for Sea-Level Studies, Mar 2020 TIDES, GROUNDWATER FLOW AND SALT POND DEVELOPMENT AT SLAUGHTER BEACH SALT MARSH, DELAWARE, Jan 2020 ARCHEOLOGICAL RECORD AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE DELAWARE BAY, Jan 2020 GEOARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MARSHLANDS:ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON SHEPPARD’S ISLAND, DELAWARE, Jan 2020 SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MAINLAND NORTHERN GEORGIA, USA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR VIABILITY FOR SEA-LEVEL STUDIES, Jan 2020 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUNDWATER FLOW, TIDES, AND SALT POND FORMATION AT THE DELAWARE SALT MARSH, Jan 2020 The Potential and Limitations of Diatoms as Environmental Indicators in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetlands, Jul 2019 URDAIBAI, SURESTE DEL GOLFO DE BIZKAIA): RESPUESTA AL ASCENSO POSTGLACIAL DEL NIVEL DEL MAR, Jul 2019 Testing the Utility of Geochemical Proxies to Reconstruct Holocene Coastal Environments and Relative Sea Level: A Case Study from Hungry Bay, Bermuda, Feb 2019 IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON HERITAGE RESOURCES OF THE DELAWARE ESTUARY, Jan 2019 GEOMORPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SALT PONDS IN SLAUGHTER BEACH, DELAWARE, Jan 2019 Postglacial relative sea-level histories along the eastern Canadian coastline, Dec 2018 GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF DELAWARE BAY SALT MARSH POOLS, Jan 2018 Subduction zone slip variability during the last millennium, south-central Chile, Nov 2017 The distribution and utility of sea-level indicators in Eurasian sub-Arctic salt marshes (White Sea, Russia), Feb 2017 QUANTIFICATION OF SOIL FORMATION ON A RECENT LAVA FLOW AT MT. ARENAL, COSTA RICA Conference Paper, Jan 2017 DEPARTMENT-WIDE IMPACTS OF ON THE CUTTING EDGE PROGRAMS ON TEACHING, LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPARTMENTAL GROWTH, Jan 2017 Two Thousand Years of Salt Marsh Development, Carbon Stock, and Carbon Accumulation Rates in the Delaware Bay Tidal Salt Marshes, Dec 2016 A 600-year-long stratigraphic record of tsunamis in south-central Chile, Jun 2016 Assessment of Blue Carbon Stock in the Delaware Bay Salt Marshes, Apr 2016 CARBON STOCK AND ACCUMULATION RATES IN THE DELAWARE BAY TIDAL SALT MARSHES, Jan 2016 ASSESMENT OF BLUE CARBON STOCK IN DELAWARE BAY SALT MARSHES, Nov 2015 Sea-level change and subsidence in the Delaware Estuary during the last ~2200 years, Oct 2015 The Morphologic and Anthropogenic Impacts on Salt Marsh Development along the Delaware Bay Poster, Mar 2015 Storm erosion during the past 2000 years along the north shore of Delaware Bay, USA, Mar 2014 Influence of tidal-range change and sediment compaction on Holocene relative sea-level change in New Jersey, USA, May 2013

Links

• ResearchGate