Alyssa Victoria Pietraszek
Email: avpietraszek@gmail.com
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alyssa-Pietraszek
Alyssa is a marine geoscientist studying sea-level rise and coastline changes in the Mediterranean Sea. Her research focuses on the identification of geomorphological and sedimentary indicators of past sea levels offshore. She has worked as a geoarchaeologist, a GIS and remote sensing intern for the U.S. Geological Survey, and a communications intern for the environmental non-profit 'Save The Bay - Narragansett Bay.' Currently, she is an Adjunct Faculty member at Bryant University and Southern New Hampshire University. Her research interests include coastal zone management, marine cultural heritage site identification and preservation, and the relationship between coastal communities and the sea. Alyssa is finishing her Ph.D. in the Department of Marine Geosciences under the supervision of Dr. Beverly Goodman-Tchernov.
Education
Graduate Certificate in GIS and Geospatial Technologies (2021), University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
M.Sc. in Marine Geosciences (2016-2018), University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
B.Sc. in Geology and Geological Oceanography (2013-2016), University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
B.A. in French Language and Literature (2013-2016), University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA
Current Research
Reassessing Holocene Sea-Level Change along the Mediterranean Coast of central Israel: A Geomorphological and Sedimentological Perspective
Supervisors: Beverly Goodman-Tchernov
With the continued threat of inundation with rising sea levels, a sound understanding of past coastline positions is important to better predict future changes. While much work has been done to reconstruct Holocene (from 11,650 BP) sea-level changes, several gaps still exist within the recent sea-level record of the Mediterranean coast of Israel. This research intends to fill some of these gaps utilizing a combination of technical diving and geophysical surveys and marine sediment core analysis to identify geological sea-level indicators from previously unexplored areas offshore.
