I am a coastal geomorphologist and sedimentologist with a research emphasis on identifying links between terrestrial and nearshore sedimentary processes and larger-scale climatic controls on coastal geomorphology. My research themes include听(1) exploring morphodynamic feedbacks in surface processes across modern to Late-Pleistocene coastal systems, (2) coastal hazards from tropical and extra-tropical cyclones and sea level rise, and (3) coastal management and resilience through interdisciplinary decision-support strategies.
Current Graduate Students:
Anthony Edgington (PhD; Co-supervised with Noah Snyder)MS degree conferred in 2023. Dissertation Title: Sediment Dynamics Across Spatial and Temporal Scales: From Reservoir Sedimentation to Coastal Foredune Evolution
Molly Fox-Kincaid (M.S.)Thesis Topic: Geomorphology of Pleistocene and Holocene Aeolian Dunes, Shark Bay, Australia
Manica Nawaz (PhD); MS degree conferred in 2023. Dissertation Title: Decadal-Scale Recovery and Event-Driven Morphologic Change of Natural and Modified Barrier Islands Along the Texas Gulf Coast
Selected recent publications:
Wilson KE, Swanson T, Mohrig D. 2026. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Numerical Modeling of Aeolian Dune Development in Carbonate Island Settings: Exploring Last Interglacial Environmental Conditions on Coastal Dune Morphology in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.
Ruangsirikulchai A, Wilson KE, and Mohrig D (2026) Reshaping of San Jose Island, TX, USA, by Unconfined Washover and Channelized Washout During Hurricane Harvey. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 131(5), e2025JF008876. .
Wilson KE, Lott SG, and Anarde K (2026) Awards, Keynotes, and Gender Equity in Coastal Geoscience and Engineering: A Fifty-Year Perspective. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures. .
Wilson KE, Mohrig D. 2023. Signatures of Pleistocene Marine Transgression Preserved in Lithified Coastal Dune Morphology of The Bahamas. Geosciences, 13(12), 367;
Rendall B,听Wilson KE, Kerans C, Helper M, Mohrig D. 2022.听Coriolis effect entombed in Pleistocene (MIS5) Bahamian dune fields: Evidence from regional mapping using remote sensing (TanDEM-X) data.听Geology听50 (5): 567鈥�571.听DOI: 10.1130/G49454.1
Wilson KE, Mohrig D. 2021. Anatomy of a Tempestite from a Non-Local Storm: Swell Generated Transport of Sand and Boulders on Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Sedimentology.听DOI:听10.1111/sed.12842
