Who We Are + How We Work

The Coastal Dynamics Design Lab seeks out interdisciplinary project partners whenever possible, as these collaborations yield the best results. While the lab holds at its core landscape architecture, environmental planning, and architecture principles, we strive to work with partners from local communities, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, professional design firms, and allied academic units and institutions.

Madalyn Baldwin, PLA, ASLA, GISP | Assistant Research Professor

Madalyn specializes in the assessment of large-scale landscape systems, including geospatial analytics, planning for complex environmental networks, and ecological integration of native and threatened plant communities. Madalyn holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the NC State Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

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Leslie Bartlebaugh, PLA, ASLA, ISA Certified Arborist® | Extension Specialist

Leslie is a licensed, professional landscape architect (PLA) and an ISA Certified Arborist with a multidisciplinary background in both the public and private sectors. Her work encompasses the horticulture, construction, natural resource, and design and planning industries with a focus on solutions that promote ecological, cultural, and economic health and inclusivity. She is focused on innovative planning, engagement, and implementation strategies for flood recovery and resilience programs, leadership in identifying, facilitating, and overseeing the implementation of community resilience initiatives, and research on landscape ecology and ecologically focused planting design. Leslie also teaches courses in the NC State LAEP focused on landscape ecology, plant identification, and ecological planting design.

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Marybeth Campeau, Associate ASLA, SITES AP® | Research Associate

Marybeth has a background in design management, publication design, and communications. Her work is focused on social and ecological resilience, biodiversity conservation, and adaptive management. Marybeth holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the NC State Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

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Andrew “Andy” Fox, PLA, FASLA | Director, Co-Founder + Professor

Andy is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University Faculty Scholar, NC State Community Engaged Faculty Fellow, and co-founder of the CDDL. As a professional landscape architect, the goal of his work is tangible, actionable change in the public realm. His teaching, scholarship, and engagement activities focus on people/water relationships, with expertise in green infrastructure, high-performing public landscapes, and resilient community design. His projects have been published in professional journals, books and proceedings, presented at national and international venues, and received numerous national and international honors and awards.

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Claire Henkel, Associate ASLA | Research Associate

Claire has local and international experience in bilingual (Spanish/English) community outreach, environmental education and, regenerative agriculture. She is passionate about exploring and implementing innovative engagement strategies that inspire place-specific programming opportunities in resilient, productive landscapes. Claire holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the NC State Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

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David Hill, FAIA | Co-Founder + Professor

David is Professor and Head of the School of Architecture and a co-founder of the CDDL at the College of Design, where he has taught full-time since 2007. He is also a NC State University Faculty Scholar and Center for Geospatial Analytics Faculty Fellow. While at NC State, David has led graduate and undergraduate design studios, digital representation courses, and seminars that focus on integrative digital simulation processes, architectural prototypes, and design strategies for coastal regions.

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Travis Klondike, PLA, ASLA | Associate Director + Associate Research Professor

Travis serves as the Associate Director of the CDDL. He is also an Associate Research Professor in the NC State Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning. His work focuses on helping communities better adapt to natural hazards and climate change by leveraging contemporary methods of geospatial analysis, public engagement, visual narration, and grant-writing as catalysts for public good.

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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Current:
Jacob Bratsch (LAEP), Jules Mainor (LAEP), Halina Pyzdrowski (LAEP)

Former:
Jeremy Alford (ARC/2015), Sami Allen (LAEP/2021-2022), Rebecca Asser (LAEP/2021-2022), Madalyn Baldwin (LAEP/2018-2019), Ezgi Balkanay (PhD Design/2017), Jocelyn Barahona (ARC/2016), Joshua Basham (ARC/2019-2020), Kirsten Benson (ADN/2018), Joseph Burkett (ARC/2016), Lauren Caddick (ADN/2018), Marybeth Campeau (LAEP/2022-2023), Danielle Chelles (ADN/2017), Yu Chun Chiu (LAEP/2017), Sharna Chowdhury (LAEP/2017-18), Ryan Cooper (ARC/2020), Andrea Danchi (LAEP/2019), Evie Dentinger (LAEP/2020-2021), Corey Dodd (LAEP/2017), Makayla Esposito (LAEP/2022-2023), Virginia Fall (LAEP/2018-2019), Anna Grace FitzGerald (LAEP/2019), Logan Free (LAEP/2014-2015), Mikey Goralnik (LAEP/2014), Stephanie Heimstead (LAEP/2017), Claire Henkel (LAEP/2023), Megan Hester (LAEP/2022-2023), Evan Holliday (LAEP/2022-2023), Lauren Joca (LAEP/2022-2023), Benjamin Jones (LAEP/2018), Jared Kaelin (LAEP/2015), Katarina King (LAEP/2019-2022), Travis Klondike (LAEP/2016-2017), Maggie Kroening (ARC+LAEP minor/2023-2024), Brenna Laffey (LAEP/2019), Xinyu Li (LAEP/2020), Hao Lin (LAEP/2016), Jingjing Liu (LAEP/2017), Xinyi Liu (LAEP/2020), Austin Marshal (ARC/2017), Lindsey Naylor (LAEP/2017-2018), Julia Paret (ADN/2017-2018), Dillon Patel (ARC+LAEP minor/2023-2024), James Popin (ARC/2017), Michael Runge (ARC/2021-2022), Will Sendor (ARC/2014-2015), Gabby Schiltz (ARC+LAEP minor/2023-2024), Nicole Steele (LAEP/2017), Madison Sweitzer (LAEP/2020-2022), Melissa Todd (ARC/2014-2015), Adam Walters (LAEP/2016-2017), Stella Wang (ARC+LAEP minor/2023-2024), Shuang Wu (ARC+LAEP/2020)

ADN: Art + Design // ARC: Architecture // LAEP: Landscape Architecture + Environmental Planning

INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATORS

NC State Department of Art + Design

NC State College of Engineering

NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

NC State Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

NC State Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

North Carolina Sea Grant

NC State Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

NC State Department of Horticultural Science