CURRICULUM VITAE
BRYAN A. OAKLEY
Environmental Earth Science Department
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
265 Science Building
Willimantic, CT, 06226
Email: oakleyb@easternct.edu
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor of Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Earth Science Department,
Eastern Connecticut State University.
EDUCATION
Dept of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
- Ph.D. April, 2012
TEACHING AND OTHER LOAD CREDIT ACTIVITY
My teaching interest’s center around getting undergraduate students interested in geology with
interactive lectures, field trips, classroom demonstrations and discussions. I prefer to teach with
as much context back to a student’s everyday life as much as possible. My upper level
Environmental Earth Science courses focus on applied topics in coastal geology focusing on the
hazards and management of developed coastlines, and glacial/Quaternary geology, with a
specific focus on the sedimentary deposits of the last glaciation 26,000 years ago.
Courses taught
EES Courses
EES 491: Environmental Earth Science Internship
EES 460: Special Topics – Coastal Geologic Hazards
EES 392: Earth Science Practicum
EES 424: Glacial and Quaternary Geology
EES 224: Landform Analysis with Laboratory
Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Courses
EES 220: Environmental Geology (Tier II LAC)
EES 110: Introduction to Geology (Tier I LAC)
EES 104: Dynamic Earth with Laboratory (Tier I LAC)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013Present
Assistant Professor of Environmental Geoscience, Department of
Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State University
Currently teach upper level courses in glacial and coastal geology, as well as an
introductory course in physical geology (Dynamic Earth (EES 104) lecture and
laboratory), a tier II course in environmental geology (EES 220). I halve also
taught Introduction to Geology (EES 110) and Landform Analysis (EES 224)
20122013
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Earth Science, Eastern
Connecticut State University (non-tenure track). Taught Dynamic Earth (EES
104) lecture and laboratory courses and Environmental Geology (EES 220)
2013
Field trip co-leader, Coastal Fellows field trip Shoreline change – Napatree
Point, August 2013
2007 2012
Adjunct Professor, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
Physical Geology lecture and Physical Geology Lab: Taught a 3-hour weekly
night lecture and multiple sections of 2-hour laboratory. Developed new course
content for a university published lab textbook.
20072013
Instructor, University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Environmental Geology: Taught the summer session II lecture
2010
Field trip co-leader, Coastal Fellows field trip Geology of the Rhode Island
South shore with Jon C. Boothroyd
2001-2002
2006-2007
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Rhode Island
Courses taught or assisted with: Petrology, Structural Geology, Sedimentology,
Glacial Geology, Coastal Geologic Hazards and Physical Geology
2003-2006
Field trip co-leader, Metcalf Institute for marine and environmental reporting,
The Migrating Shoreline: Measuring Coastal Erosion with Jon C. Boothroyd
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CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Deglacial history of southern New England; Glacial lakes; isostatic rebound in southern New
England; applied GIS; short-term response of shorelines to storm events; impacts of storms on
coastal structures; relative sea-level rise in southern New England, long-term shoreline change;
sediment transport on microtidal coasts; applied high-resolution geophysics; mapping estuarine,
lagoon and shallow marine benthic geologic habitats.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2015 – Towards a sediment budget for the Rhode Island South Shore (Co-Investigator)
Present – $30,922 Ongoing project funded by the Dept. of Interior and National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation. Working to map the Rhode Island shoreface and calculate a
sediment budget for this coast
2012 - Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan (Beach SAMP)
Present (Co-Investigator; project management team) Ongoing collaborative
research/management project with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management
Council, Rhode Island SeaGrant and the URI Coastal Resources Center. The goal of this
project is to help communities protect people, property, and infrastructure (including
drinking water supplies, utilities, and roadways) with issues of erosion and inundation
from sea level rise and storm surge. www.beachsamp.org
2013 - Understanding the Short and Long-term Shoreline Change of Napatree Barrier
Present Using RTK-GPS Beach Profiles and Mapping of the Last High Tide Swash
(Principal Investigator) - $3,500 Presently conducting quarterly surveys of Last High
Tide Swash position using Differential GPS and cross-shore beach profiles using Realtime Kinematic GPS of the Napatree Barrier, Watch Hill, RI. Funded by the Watch Hill
Conservancy
2014 - Monitoring the fate of sediment added as beach replenishment on Misquamicut
Present - State Beach. (Principal Investigator) Three-pronged approach to determine the fate
of sediment placed on Misquamicut State Beach in May, 2014, using beach profiles,
RTK-GPS terrain models and the position of last high tide swash
2014 – Evaluating the thickness of Holocene benthic geologic habitats, Wellfleet Harbor,
Present Nauset Marsh and Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor, Cape Cod, MA. Collaborative
research with Center for Coastal Studies (Provincetown, MA) and Salem State
University, determining the thickness of modern (Holocene) sedimentary deposits in
three lagoons on Cape Cod, MA
2013- Benthic geologic habitats of the Lang Aquaculture beds, Brandford, CT
2014 (Principal Investigator) - $20,000 Conducting a combined side-scan sonar, sediment
sample and underwater video survey as part of a collaborative mapping effort with
USDA/NRCS Connecticut in support of aquaculture management
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2014 - Mapping the glacial and modern (Holocene) depositional environments using
seismic reflection profiles, North Truro quadrangle, North Truro, MA Collaborative
research with Center for Coastal Studies (Provincetown, MA) and the Massachusetts
Geological Survey mapping the type and extent of glacial (Late Wisconsinan) and
modern (Holocene) sedimentary deposits in the North Truro quadrangle, North Truro,
Massachusetts
2013 – Shoreline change and bluff erosion – Block Island
Preset (Principal Investigator) - $6,600 Undergraduate student based research, analyzing
shoreline change and bluff erosion of Block Island, RI, using LiDAR derived digital
elevation models, differential GPS and volunteer based beach profiles
2006 - Quaternary depositional environments and deglacial evolution of
2012 Narragansett Bay
Dissertation research on the late Wisconsinan deglaciation of Narragansett Bay, primarily
focusing on the extent, timing, volume and water-level of the former Glacial Lake
Narragansett, Utilizing Sub-bottom profiling, side-scan sonar, ground penetrating radar,
GIS modeling and sediment cores.
2010 – Quaternary and modern sedimentary processes of Block Island and Rhode Island
2013 Sounds
Interpreting geophysical data (seismic reflection profiles and side-scan sonar) for selected
areas of Block Island and Rhode Island Sounds as part of the Ocean Special Area
Management Plan. Included delineation of the Quaternary (glacial) depositional
environments and Holocene sedimentary processes. Collaboration with John King, URI
Graduate School of Oceanography
2011- The State Geothermal Data project
2013 (Co-Principal Investigator for 2012-2013 fiscal year) Part of a nationwide effort to
compile data pertinent to geothermal data. Particular focus is on at-risk, legacy data, and
the focus of our effort in Rhode Island has been to scan and digitize published and
unpublished geologic maps (Quaternary, Bedrock, Groundwater and others), as well as
compiling, digitizing and scanning drillers logs collected throughout Rhode Island.
Funded by the Department of Energy via the Association of American State Geologists.
2011 Benthic geologic habitats of the Upper Pettaquamscutt River, Rhode Island
(Co-Principal Investigator) - $6,000
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar, sediment sample and underwater video
survey as part of a collaborative mapping effort with USDA/NRCS Rhode Island
2005 – Side-scan sonar mapping in support of Rhode Island Coastal Resources
Present Management Council (RI CRMC) (Various projects)
Conducted side-scan sonar surveys for a variety of tasks in response to specific issues
raised by RI CRMC. Includes pre/post dredging surveys in federal navigation channels,
identification/locating debris prior to dredging and impacts of vessels sunk in the
Providence River.
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2002- 2012: Long-term beach profiling, Rhode Island South Shore
Lead field researcher through 2009 for the long-term beach profile-monitoring project
managed by the Rhode Island Geological Survey. Duties include plotting, reviewing and
collecting data gathered during weekly beach surveys. Established new profiles using
RTK-GPS in response to various coastal management issues. 2009- 2012; oversaw
present field technicians, monitor, review, and interpret collected data.
2010
Benthic geologic habitats of Trustom Pond (Co-Principal Investigator) - $6,000
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar, sediment sample and underwater video
survey as part of a collaborative mapping effort with USDA/NRCS Rhode Island
2009
Benthic geologic habitats of Green Hill Pond (Co-Principal Investigator) - $6,000
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar, sediment sample and underwater video
survey as part of a collaborative mapping effort with USDA/NRCS Rhode Island
2008 Single-beam survey of Brewers Marina, Warwick, RI
Conducted a single-beam bathymetric and RTK-GPS survey of Brewers Marina in
Warwick Cove, Greenwich Bay in support of a planned dredging project
2008 Benthic geologic habitats of the Misquamicut – Watch Hill Shoreface,
Rhode Island (Co- Principal Investigator) – $37,164
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar, sediment sample, and underwater video survey of
a portion of the southern Rhode Island shoreface to locates suitable sites for placement of
dredged materials. Funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England district.
2007 Benthic geologic mapping of the lower Pettaquamscutt River, Rhode Island
(Co- Principal Investigator) - $9,000
Conducted a side-scan sonar survey to map the benthic geologic habitats and a combined
single-beam and RTK GPS bathymetric survey for a proposed dredging and habitat
restoration project. Funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England district
2006 Benthic geologic habitat mapping, Wickford Harbor, RI
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar and sediment sample survey of Wickford Harbor,
RI as part of a ongoing larger mapping project (www.mapcoast.org)
2006 Benthic geologic habitats of the Moonstone – Matunuck Shoreface,
Rhode Island (Co- Principal Investigator) – $31,392
Conducted a combined side-scan sonar, sediment sample and underwater video survey of
a portion of the southern Rhode Island shoreface to locate suitable sites for placement of
dredged materials. Funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England district
2006 Benthic geologic habitat mapping, Fire Island Shoreface, New York
Conducted a side-scan sonar survey offshore of Fire Island, NY as part of a United States
Geological Survey/National Parks Service study attempting to link shoreline change to
shoreface processes. Funded by the US Geological Survey
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2005 Benthic habitat mapping, Chatham Harbor/Pleasant Bay, Massachusetts
Conducted a side-scan sonar and sediment sample survey or Chatham Harbor and
Pleasant Bay, MA. Joint project with affiliates from Massachusetts Coastal Zone
Management.
2004- Side-scan sonar survey of Eelgrass transplant sites (Co- Principal Investigator) –
2011 $4,000. Conducted annual side-scan sonar surveys of eelgrass transplant sites maintained
by Save the Bay in Narragansett Bay
2003- Benthic geologic habitats of Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island
2004 Mapped benthic geologic habitats within Greenwich Bay, R.I. to assist the Rhode Island
Coastal Resources Management Council with the creation of a Special Area management
Plan for the Greenwich Bay watershed.
2003 Monitoring the effects of long-term fish trawl surveys
Conducted side-scan sonar surveys to examine the long and short-term effects of repeated
fish trawling in selected areas of Narragansett Bay.
PUBLICATIONS denotes student author
Oakley, B.A., Manzi, M., Sumeersarnauth, B., and Boyle, S., The Block Island Bluff Image
Project: Using Google EarthTM, Spreadsheet Mapper and Google DriveTM to build a
database of spatially located field images of coastal bluffs – Submitted to the Journal of
Coastal Research, March, 2016
Oakley, B.A., Boothroyd, J.C., 2016, Volume of sediment deposited in Glacial Lake
Narragansett during Late Wisconsinan deglaciation: Implications for sub-glacial sediment
source. Quaternary Science Review – In Prep, to be submitted summer, 2016
LaFrance, M., King, J.W., Oakley, B.A., Pratt, S., 2014 A comparison of top-down and
bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping to inform offshore wind energy
development. Continental Shelf Research, v. 83, p. 24-44
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2013, Constrained age of Glacial lake Narragansett and the
deglacial chronology of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in southeastern New England,
Paleolimnology, v. 50, p. 305-317
Oakley, B.A., Alvarez, J.D. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2012, Benthic Geologic Habitat of shallow
estuarine environments: Greenwich Bay and Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode
Island, USA: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 28, i. 4, p. 760-773
Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2012, Reconstructed topography of southern New England
prior to isostatic rebound, with implications of total isostatic depression and relative sea
level: Quaternary Research, v. 78, i. 1, p. 110-118
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Stolt, M., Bradley, M., Turenne, J.T., Payne, M., Scherer, E., Cichetti, G., King, J., Shumchenia,
E., Guarinello, M., Boothroyd, J.C., Oakley, B.A., Thornber, C., August, P.V., 2011.
Mapping Shallow Coastal Ecosystems: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 27, p. 1-15
Borelli, M., Oakley, B.A., Giese, G.S., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2011. Inlet formation as a result of
hydraulic inefficiency leading to further inlet instability: Coastal Sediments 2011.
Technical reports
Oakley, B. A., 2016, Summary of Chirp Seismic Reflection Profile Mapping of Wellfleet
Harbor, Nauset Marsh and Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts: A Technical
Report Prepared for the Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA as part of the
National Park Service Funded Project Submerged Marine Habitat Mapping, Cape Cod
National Seashore: A Post-Hurricane Sandy Study
Boothroyd, J.C*., and Oakley, B. A., 2016, Geology of Narragansett Bay and Adjacent
Watersheds: A technical chapter prepared for the Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special
Area Management Plan. *deceased
Oakley, B. A., Hollis, R.J., and Boothroyd, J.C.*, 2016, Shoreline change mapping 1939-2014:
Washington County (Excluding Block Island), Rhode Island. A technical chapter
prepared for the Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan.
*deceased
Oakley, B.A., Hollis, R.J., Boothroyd, J.C., Freedman, J., Boyd, J., Fugate, G., 2016.
Preliminary Identification of At Risk Areas: Shoreline Change Special Area Management
Plan (SAMP) Phase II – Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound shorelines. Technical
prepared for the Rhode Island Bay’s Rivers and Watersheds Coordination Team
Oakley, B. A., 2015, Generalized 1% storm barrier profile for the East Beach and
Quonochontaug barriers, Rhode Island. Technical report prepared for the Shoreline
Change Special Area Management Plan
Oakley, B. A., 2015, Short and Long-term Shoreline Change of Napatree Barrier Using RTKGPS Beach Profiles and Mapping of the Last High Tide Swash – 2015 Update and
Progress Report, in August, P. V., and Sassi, J., eds., The State of Napatree Report: 2015:
Watch Hill, RI, The Watch Hill Conservancy.
Oakley, B. A., 2014, Short and Long-term Shoreline Change of Napatree Barrier Using RTKGPS Beach Profiles and Mapping of the Last High Tide Swash – 2014 Update and
Progress Report, in August, P. V., and Sassi, J., eds., The State of Napatree Report: 2014:
Watch Hill, RI, The Watch Hill Conservancy.
Oakley, B.A., Rasmussen, S.A., Boothroyd, J.C., 2013. Proposed and on-going monitoring of At
Risk Areas: Shoreline Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) Phase 1 – Rhode Island
South Shore and Block Island. A report prepared for the Rhode Island Bay’s Rivers and
Watersheds Coordination Team
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Oakley, B. A., 2013, Understanding the Short and Long-term Shoreline Change of Napatree
Barrier Using RTK-GPS Beach Profiles and Mapping of the Last High Tide Swash, in
August, P. V., and Sassi, J., eds., The State of Napatree Report: 2013: Watch Hill, RI,
The Watch Hill Conservancy.
Lafrance, M., Shumchenia, E., King, J., Pockalny, R., Oakley, B.A., Pratt, S., and Boothroyd,
J.C., 2010, Benthic habitat distribution and subsurface geology of selected sites from the
Rhode Island Ocean Special Management Study Area. Technical Report 4. Rhode Island
Ocean Special Area Management Plan.
Boothroyd, J.C., and Oakley, B.A., 2009, Benthic geologic habitats of the Watch Hill –
Misquamicut shoreface, Rhode Island, Technical report to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Includes 1:10,000 scale maps and accompanying figures
Boothroyd, J.C., and Oakley, B.A., 2007, Benthic geologic habitats of the Lower Narrow
(Pettaquamscutt) River, Rhode Island, Technical report to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Includes 1:5,000 scale maps and accompanying figures
Boothroyd, J.C., and Oakley, B.A., 2006, Benthic geologic habitats of the Green Hill –
Matunuck shoreface, Rhode Island, Technical report to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Includes 1:5,000 scale maps and accompanying figures
Boothroyd, J.C., and Oakley, B.A., 2005, Benthic geologic habitats of Greenwich Bay, Rhode
Island: in Special area management plan for Greenwich Bay and watershed, Rhode Island
Coastal Resources Management Council, Wakefield, RI, includes 1:10,000 scale maps
and accompanying figures
Papers presented at professional meetings (Eastern Connecticut State University student)
Grilli, A., Spaulding, M., Schambach, L., Oakley, B.A., Damon, C., and Shi, F., 2016,
Sensitivity of the 100-year storm flood zone to sea level rise. 14th Estuarine and Coastal
Monitoring Conference (ECM14), Kingston, RI
Shaw, A., Hashemi, M.R., Oakley, B.A. and Spaulding, M., 2016, The Effect of Coastal Erosion
on Storm Surge; A Case Study in the Southern Coast of Rhode Island. 14th Estuarine and
Coastal Monitoring Conference (ECM14), Kingston, RI
Oakley, B.A., Turenne, J.D., Bartosiewicz, J., Hollis, R.J., Alvarez, J.D., Borrelli, M., and
Boothroyd, J.C., 2016, Mapping benthic geologic habitats in shallow estuarine and
lagoon environments: Case studies, experience and results from southern New England.
Northeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America, Albany, NY, March 2016
Bartosiewicz, J. and Oakley, B.A. The benthic geologic habitats of Long Island Sound in the
vicinity of the Thimble Islands and Branford River, Connecticut, USA. Northeastern
meeting of the Geological Society of America, Albany, NY, March 2016
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Hollis, R.J. and Oakley, B.A., Variable rates of shoreline change along the Rhode Island south
shore: A closer look at processes and methods. Northeastern meeting of the Geological
Society of America, Albany, NY, March 2016
Oakley, B.A., Freedman, J., Hollis, R.J., Goulet, D.R., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2015, The
Misquamicut State Beach Replenishment Project: One year later measured using RTKGPS, DGPS and Beach profiles. National meeting of the Geological Society of America,
Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2015
Borrelli, M., Smith, T.L., Kennedy, C., Oakley, B.A., Hubeny, J.B., 2015, Science and mapping
in very shallow coastal waters with a phase-measuring side-scan sonar. National meeting
of the Geological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2015
Love, H., Hubey, J.B., Oakley, B.A., and Borrelli, M., 2015, Late Holocene Statigraphy of finesediment depocenters within Pleasant Bay and Nauset Marsh back-barrier systems, Cape
Cod. National meeting of the Geological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland,
October, 2015
Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2015, Volume of sediment deposited in Glacial Lake
Narragansett during Late Wisconsinan deglaciation: Implications on sediment source?
Northeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire, March 2015.
Borrelli, M., Smith, T.L., Oakley, B.A., and Geise, G., 2015, Understanding coastal and glacial
processes through multi-scale, multi-sensor data visualization: Discovery, hypothesis
development and testing. Northeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America,
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, March 2015.
*Manzi, M., *Sumeersarnauth, B., and Oakley, B.A., 2015, Building a post-Sandy database of
ground-level photomosaics of the Block Island bluffs using Google Drive, Spreadsheet
Mapper and Google Earth. Northeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America,
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, March 2015.
*McDonald, A., and Oakley, B.A., 2015, Constraining the vertical limit of bluff erosion on
Block Island, Rhode Island using topographic profiles extracted from per and post-storm
LiDAR, Northeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods,
New Hampshire, March 2015
Smith, T.L., Oakley, B.A., Borrelli, M., and Geise, G., 2015, Vessel-based acoustic investigation
of glacial lakefloor deposits off the coast of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts Northeastern
meeting of the Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, March
2015.
Boothroyd, J.C., Oakley, B.A., Rasmussen, S., Freedman, J., McCandless, S., Dowling, M. and
Hollis, R., Climate change comes to the south shore of Rhode Island: Erosion, Inundation
and Migration. 106th Meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Geologic Conference
Oakley, B.A., Rasmussen, S.A., McCandless, S.J. and Boothroyd, J.C., Geomorphic response of
the Rhode Island south shore to Hurricane Sandy measured using beach profile and
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LiDAR imagery – 44th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. October 2013
PDF of Poster
Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., Constrained the age and nature of deglaciation of SE New
England, Northeast meeting of the Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire, March 20 2013. PDF of presentation
Boothroyd, J.C., Oakley, B.A., and Rasmussen, S.A. Coastal Geologic Hazards and Sea Level
Rise: Climate Change effects in Rhode Island – Continued, Northeast meeting of the
Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, March 20 2013.
Boothroyd, J.C., Oakley, B.A., Rasmussen, S.A., McCandless, S.J., Dowling, M.J., Freedman,
J., and Fugate, G. Superstorm Sandy and Changes to the Rhode Island Shoreline, What
Next? Northeast meeting of the Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, New
Hampshire, March 20 2013.
Oakley, B.A., Turenne, J.D. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2012, Water levels of Glacial Lake
Narragansett determined using ground-penetrating radar. Geological Society of America,
Northeastern Section 47th annual meeting
Oakley, B.A., Alvarez, J.D., Brenner, H., Dowling, M., Klinger, J., Zitello, M., and Boothroyd,
J.C., 2009, Depositional environments and sediment transport on a microtidal, wave
dominated shoreface: Proceedings of Coastal Zone 2009.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/2009/CZ09_Proceedings/Abstract%20PDFs/Poster.Oakley.p
df
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2009, Sediment transport on the Watch Hill – Misquamicut
shoreface based on repeat side-scan sonar surveys: Geological Society of America,
Abstracts with Programs v. 41, n. 3
Bradley, M., Oakley, B.A., Stolt, M., Turenne, J., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2009, Mapping
subaqueous soils in Rhode Island: Integration of pedologic and acoustic approaches:
Coastal Geotools 2009, Abstracts with Program
Oakley, B.A., Alvarez, J.D., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2007, Benthic Geologic Habitats of the
Moonstone-Matunuck Shoreface: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v.39, n. 1, p.70.
Oakley, B.A.; Boothroyd, J., 2007, Mapping Benthic Geologic Habitats in Narragansett Bay and
Block Island Sound, Estuarine Research Foundation
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2006. Benthic geologic habitats of Greenwich Bay, Rhode
Island: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, n.2, p. 11
Buynevich, I.V., Larchenkov, E.P., and Oakley, B.A., 2006. Heavy-mineral concentrations as
proxies of high-energy events along sandy coasts. International Geological Correlation
Programme Project 521, Second Plenary Conference Extended Abstracts, Odessa,
Ukraine, p. 31-32
Borrelli, M.B., Boothroyd, J.C., and Oakley, B.A., 2005. Historic and present day
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hydrodynamics of intertidal bedforms in a coastal lagoon: Photogrammetric analysis and
field surveys: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n.1, p. 70
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2004. Side scan sonar mapping of Greenwich Bay, Rhode
Island: Rhode Island Natural History Survey Annual Conference Abstracts of Presented
Papers and Posters
Boothroyd, J.C., McCandless, S.J., and Oakley, B.A., 2004. Quaternary mapping for resource
management in an urbanized watershed: Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs, v. 36, n.5, p.577
Oakley, B.A., 2003. Response of a microtidal wave-dominated barrier to closely timed extratropical cyclones, Geological Society of America, abstracts with Programs, v. 35
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2003. Response and recovery of a microtidal wave
dominated barrier to closely spaced extra-tropical cyclones: Rhode Island Natural History
Survey Annual Conference Abstracts of Presented Papers and Posters
Website contributions
Oakley, B.A., 2009. Eruption Prediction: Science education resource center website
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/firstday/activities/eruption_prediction.html
Guest opinions and editorials
Oakley, B.A., Climate change and potential impacts to southern New England Fishing, appeared
in The Fisherman Magazine, September 2008
Maps
Borrelli, M., Smith, T.L., Oakley, B.A., Shumchenia, E.J., Wilson, J.R., Gontz, A.M., Giese,
G.S., 2014. Onshore-offshore surficial geologic map of the North Truro quadrangle,
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 1:24,000 scale. Massachusetts Geological Survey,
Open File Report 14-02. 2 sheets and digital product
Hollis, R.J., Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2014, Benthic Geologic Habitats of Briggs
Marsh, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Open-File Map. Scale 1:3,000
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2011, Benthic Geologic Habitats of the Pettaquamscutt
(Narrow) River, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Map. Scale 1:5,000
Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2010, Benthic Geologic Habitats of Trustom Pond, Rhode
Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Map. Scale 1:5,000
Oakley, B.A. Boothroyd, J.C and King, J.W. 2010, Benthic Geologic Habitats of the Federal
Ocean SAMP Area. Scale 1:10,000
Oakley, B.A. Boothroyd, J.C and King, J.W. 2010, Benthic Geologic Habitats of the Block
Island Ocean SAMP Area. Scale 1:10,000
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Oakley, B.A., and Boothroyd, J.C., 2009, Benthic Geologic Habitats of Green Hill Pond, Rhode
Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Map. Scale 1:5,000
Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2009, Benthic Geologic Habitats of Quonochontaug Coastal
Lagoon, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Map. Scale 1:5,000
Oakley, B.A. and Boothroyd, J.C., 2008, benthic Geologic Habitats of Point Judith Pond, Rhode
Island: Rhode Island Geological Survey Map. Scale 1:10,000
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Senior Fellow, Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island
Science Advisory Board, Napatree Point Conservation Area
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Scientific Support for Environmental
Emergency Response (SSEER) Team
Rhode Island State Dredge Team
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Geological Society of America
Coastal Education and Research foundation
Society for Sedimentary Geology,
Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council
SOFTWARE TRAINING
2012
2011
2007
2005
2004
SonarWiz 5.0 Training workshop (Co-host of workshop)
SonarWiz 5.0 Online training
CARIS HIPS/SIPS Training, New Bedford, MA
Chesapeake Technologies training workshop, Annapolis, MD
Introduction to geographic information systems using ArcGIS 9 for geological
applications, Denver, CO
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SOFTWARE SKILLS
Proficient with Chesapeake Technologies SonarWiz and SonarWeb software packages, ESRI
ArcMap 10 and MapInfo Geographic Information Systems, Corel designer, Grapher, and the
Microsoft Office suite of software
Skilled in the use of Adobe Photoshop, Word, Excel, HyPack, HySweep and CARIS HIPS/SIPS,
Autodesk, Seasoft Waves
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Multiple interviews in print; Providence Journal, Providence Business News and other outlets as
a scientific expert, including a recent (November, 2012) front-page article documenting the
coastal erosion and damage to properties along the Rhode Island south shore from Hurricane
Sandy. I am also available for non-print media requests, and have been interviewed on
WPRO630AM Talk Radio in Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Public Radio and been
featured on a nationally syndicated television show ‘Xploration Awesome Planet’
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
United States Coast Guard Licensed Merchant Marine
Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of not more than 100 Gross Registered Tons upon
inland waters; Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels out to 100 nautical miles
License number USA000016284. Valid through July, 2014
Red Cross – Certified CPR/AED and First Aid
CV – B.A. Oakley
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28 February 2016