EDUCATION

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, September, 1969 - June, 1972; Ph.D., January, 1973.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, September, 1967 - June 1969; M.A., October, 1969.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1988 - August, 1992; August,1995 - present.

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director, Computer and Information Systems, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1985 - June, 1988.

Acting Director, Office of Computer and Information Systems, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, October, 1984 - July, 1985.

Associate Director, Academic Computing Services, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1983 - September, 1984.

Coordinator, Academic Computing Services, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1982 - July, 1983.

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1982 - present.

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Summer, 1982.

Research Associate, Program in Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1979 - June, 1981.

Associate Professor of Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1977 - June, 1982.

Research Associate, Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, July, 1977 - June, 1978.

Visiting Professor, Botany, Duke University. Summer 1973.

Assistant Professor of Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, September, 1972 - June, 1977.

PUBLICATIONS

Gammill, Steven P. and P. E. Hosier. 1992. Coastal Salt Marsh Development at Southern Topsail Island, NC. Estuaries 15(2)122-129.

Cleary, W. J., P. E. Hosier, and S. P. Gammill. 1989. Historic and Dredging-induced Shoreline Changes, Bald Head Island, Cape Fear, North Carolina, in Coastal Zone Management '89 19(4):3017-3029.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1987. Onslow Beach, NC: Morphology and Stratigraphy. Proceedings Coastal Sediments '87, New Orleans, LA. p. 1745-1759.

Hosier,P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1987. Historic Geomorphic Changes on Currituck Spit, NC Proceedings Coastal Sediments '87, New Orleans, LA. p. 1760-1775.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1987. North Carolina Geologic Hazards - An Overview, J. Engineering Geol. 24(5):469-489.

Cleary W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1987, Geomorphology and Shoreline Changes along Bald Head Island, NC (12 p. + appendices).

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1987. Historic geomorphic changes on Currituck Spit, NC. Coastal Sediments ,87. p. 1-16.

Hosier, P. E., M. Kochhar and V. Thayer. 1981. Off-road vehicle and pedestrian track effects on the sea-approach of hatchling loggerhead turtles. Environmental Conservation, 8(2):158-161.

Hosier, P. E. and T. E. Eaton. 1980. The impact of vehicles on dune and grassland vegetation on a southeastern North Carolina Barrier Beach. J. App. Ecol. 17:173-183.

Hosier, P. E. 1980. Recreational Off-road Vehicle Impacts in Coastal North Carolina. Carolina Planning 6(2):34-40.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1979. Geomorphology, washover history, and inlet zonation: Cape Lookout, NC, to Bird Island

NC, in Barrier Islands, edited by S. Leatherman, Academic Press: New York, pp. 237-271.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier, and Wells. 1979. Genesis and significance of marsh islands within southeastern North Carolina lagoons. J. Sed. Pet. 49(3):703-710.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1978. Southeastern North Carolina

shorelines: Wrightsville Beach to Fort Fisher. In: From Currituck to Calabash: Living with North Carolina’s Barrier Islands, by Pilkey 0. H., Jr. W. J. Neal, and 0. H. Pilkey, Sr. North Carolina Science and Technology Research Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, pp. 213-222.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1978. New Hanover Banks: Then and Now. UNC-Sea Grant Publication UNC-SG-77-14, 43p.

Hosier, P. E. 1978. A checklist of the vascular plants of salt marshes in a checklist of the Biota of the coastal zone of South Carolina. University of S.C. Press, Columbia.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1977. Cyclic geomorphic patterns on an overwash dominated barrier island in southeastern North Carolina. Environmental Geology 2:23-31.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1990. A Long Range Plan for Channel Maintenance and Beach Restoration, Figure Eight Island, North Carolina. Report to Figure "8" Island Homeowners' Association. 72 p.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1990. A Reconnaissance of St. Helena Island, South Carolina. 24 p.

Alexander, R., W. J. Cleary, P. E. Hosier, L. A. Williams, J. S. Fisher, M. G. Overton, and J. J. Swain. 1989. Onslow Beach Coastal Management Study, Final Report. 102 p.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1988. Barrier Island Processes and Morphology: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. 22 p.

Cleary, W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1988, Geomorphology and Shoreline History, Bald Head Island, Final Report (17 p. + appendices).

Cleary, W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1988, Shoreline Profiles, Brunswick County, N. C., Phase I study for FEMA.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1986. Historic Air Photo Interpretation: Currituck Beach Light to Corova Beach (1952-1985). Report to Office of Coastal Management, NRCD, Raleigh, NC. 53p.

Cleary, W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1986, Shoreline Surveys and Monitoring along Figure Eight Island, NC (12 p. + appendices).

Meekins, C. M. and P. E. Hosier. 1982. The effects of off-road vehicles on the vegetation of Core Banks, Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. National Park Service #CX-5000-9-1258, Atlanta, GA, 75 pp.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1982. Historic Changes in the Bogue Inlet--Lower White Oak River Estuary (1873-1980) Water Resources Research Institute, Raleigh, NC, 27 pp.

Hosier, P. E., C. G. Meekins, and T.G. Wolcott. 1981. A study of off-road vehicle use at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Interim Report to National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia.

Meekins, C. G., P. E. Hosier, and T.G. Wolcott. 1980. The effects of off-road vehicles on the environments and organisms of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Interim Report to National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 40 pp.

Hosier, P. E. 1980. The effects of off-road vehicles and pedestrian traffic on coastal ecosystems: An annotated bibliographic supplement. Interim Report to National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia. 25 pp.

Hosier, P. E. and T. E. Eaton. 1980. Making tracks. UNC-Sea Grant Publication No. 29-06. 6 pp.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1979. An analysis of selected sites on Currituck Spit, North Carolina. Report to North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 52 pp. + appendices.

Parnell, J. F. and P. E. Hosier. 1978. Aquatic resources associated with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, North Carolina. Final Report. 14 pp. + maps and appendices.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1977. A resource inventory of Masonboro Island, North Carolina. Report to North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, 35 pp.

Hosier, P. E. 1975. Dune and marsh vegetation of Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Report to Environmental Research Center, Columbia, South Carolina. 96 pp.

Hosier, P. E. (Ch.) 1975. Review of Hewlett-Packard user contributed library in the field of biology. In: Kniefel, D. R. and M. H. Hege. NCECS/CONDUIT Faculty Review of the Hewlett-Packard User Contributed Library. 25 pp.

Hosier, P. E. (ed.). 1973. Masonboro Island: A resource inventory. University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Environmental Studies 395, 23 pp.

ABSTRACTS

Bland, Joyce A. and P. E. Hosier. 1991. The Maritime Forest of Bear Island, North Carolina. Bull. Assoc. Southeastern Biol. 38(2):84.

Bland, Joyce A., P. E. Hosier, and W. J. Cleary. 1991. Historic Shoreline changes on Bear Island, North Carolina. Combined Northeastern-Southeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America. 23(1):95.

Swain, Kenneth W., W. J. Cleary, and P. E. Hosier. 1991. Inlet Closure and Estuary Infilling within Zeke's Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, North Carolina. Combined Northeastern-Southeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America. 23(1):95.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1001. Barrier Morphology and Historic Inlet Behavior: Figure Eight Island, NC. Coastal Sediments '91, Amer. Soc. Civil Engineering. Invited Paper, Inlet Symposium.

Cleary, W. J., P. E. Hosier and S. Gammill. 1990. The Impact of Sediment Bypassing on Shoreline Erosion and Accretion at Bald Head Island, NC. Thirteenth Intl. Sediment. Congress (Nottingham), p. 94.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1990. Storm Climate and Inlet Stabilization effects on a transgressive barrier, Masonboro Island, North Carolina. Southeastern Section Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 22(4):7.

Cleary, W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1989, Onslow Bay, North Carolina: Interpretation of Barrier Morphology and Stratigraphy Using the Coastal Compartment Model. Northeastern Sectional Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 21(2):29.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1988. New River, NC: Dredging Related Erosion and Accretion Trends Along a Low-Mesotidal Shoreline, Southeastern Section Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 20(4):257.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1986. Barrier Island Physiography and Lagoon Infilling: Cape Fear Foreland, NC. Soc. Econ. Paleon. and Mineral. Annual Mid-year Meeting, Raleigh, NC. Abstracts with Programs, p. 23.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1985. North Carolina Geologic Hazards: An Overview. Assoc. Engineering Geol. Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem, NC. Abstracts with Programs, p. 59.

Griffin, W. T., W. J. Cleary and P. E. Hosier. 1979. Late Holocene Evolution of Oak Island, NC. Southeastern Sectional Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 11(4):180.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1978. Coastal Geomorphology, Washover History and Inlet Zonation, Cape Lookout, NC to Bird Island, NC. Northeastern Sectional Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 19(2):37.

Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1978. Geomorphic and Vegetative Recovery patterns following Washovers in Southeastern North Carolina. Southeastern Section Meeting, Geol. Soc. America 10(4):172.

Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier 1977. Oceanic Overwash and Inlet Migration Patterns: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, NC. Southeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America 9(2):129.

"The ecology of Healthy Beaches".  North Carolina Shore and Beach Preservation Association, 2001 Conference and Annual Meeting, New Bern, NC, 14 November 2001.

"Contrasting Inlet Processes: Mason and Rich Inlets, North Carolina". Barrier Island Ecology of the Mid-Atlantic Coast. Nags Head, North Carolina. 8 December 1989.

"Historic Geomorphic Changes on Currituck Spit, NC" Coastal Sediments '87, New Orleans, LA. 13 May 1987. (with W. J. Cleary).

"Barrier Island Processes and Morphology: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, NC." Field trip written and led for E. I. DuPont, Jacksonville, FL, November 1986. (with W. J. Cleary).

"Barrier Island Physiography and Lagoon Infilling: Cape Fear Foreland, NC." 3rd annual Midyear Meeting, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (SEPM), Raleigh, NC, September, 1986. (with W. J. Cleary).

"The Outer Banks of North Carolina: Ocracoke to Corolla: A Field Excursion." Field trip written and led for Association of Engineering Geologists, October 1985. (with W. J. Cleary).

"North Carolina Coastal Geologic Hazards: An Overview." Association of Engineering Geologists, Winston-Salem, NC. October, 1985. (with W. J. Cleary)

"Teaching Research Methods in Biology: A Pragmatic Approach." National Association of Biology Teachers, Orlando, Florida, November, 1985. (with D. E. Padgett).

"The effects of off-road vehicles on National Seashores in North Carolina." Resource Management seminar. NPS, Cape Hatteras, April, 1983.

"Public Access to North Carolina Beaches." Office of Special Programs, UNC-Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, NC, June, 1981.

"Introduction of Undergraduate Students to Computers in Science: Problems and Solutions." Workshop on the uses of Computers Carolina, March, 1981.

"North Carolina's Barrier Beaches." Senior Science Students, Dept. of Mathematics and Science Education, North Carolina State University. October, 1980.

"Off-Road Vehicle Impacts on North Carolina Barrier Island Environments." Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona, August, 1980. (with M. Kochhar).

"Effects of Off-Road Vehicles on Small Mammal Communities on North Carolina Barrier Islands." American Society of Mammalogists, Kingston, RI, June, 1980. (with W. D. Webster and M. Kochhar).

"Off-Road Vehicle Impacts on Cape Hatteras National Seashore." Barrier Island: Workshop and Forum. Provincetown, MA, May, 1980.

"The Effects of Off-Road Vehicles at Fort Fisher, North Carolina," presented at Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Jacksonville Beach, FL, May 1979.

"The Use of Computers in Biology." A workshop of the uses of computers in the Sciences, North Carolina Educational Computing Service Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, May, 1979.

"Late Holocene Evolution of Oak Island, North Carolina," Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America, Blacksburg, VA, April, 1979 (with W. T. Griffin and W. J. Cleary).

"Biotic Effects of the Off-Road Vehicles in the Coastal Zone." Beach management and Off-Road Vehicle Workshop, Pine Knoll Shores, NC, February, 1979.

"Shrub Growth Patterns Influenced by Salt Spray," Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Hilton Head, South Carolina, October, 1978 (with S. Rawls and M. Kochhar).

"The Vegetation of the Barrier Islands of Southeastern North Carolina," Barrier Island Symposium, Ecological Society of America, Athens, GA, August, 1978.

"The Role of Beach Debris on the Germination of Strandline Plants." Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Ft. Pierce, FL, May, 1978 (with J. Sorrell).

"Geomorphic Vegetational Recovery Patterns Following Washovers in Southeastern North Carolina." Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, Chattanooga, TN, April, 1978 (with W. J. Cleary).

"Coastal Geomorphology, Washover History and Inlet Zonation Cape Lookout to Bird Island, North Carolina" Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, Boston, MA, March 1978. (with W. J. Cleary).

"The Distribution of Oceanic Overwash Between Cape Lookout and the NC-SC Line." 4th Biennial International Estuarine Research Federation, Mt. Pocono, PA, October, 1977 (with W. J. Cleary).

"Oceanic overwash and inlet migration patterns: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, North Carolina" presented at Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, March, 1977 (with W. J. Cleary).

"Dune slack environment and vegetation" presented at Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Brunswick, GA, November, 1976.

"Vegetation structure and patterns associated with oceanic overwash" presented at Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, June, 1976. (with W. J. Cleary).

"Dune and marsh vegetation patterns in response to barrier island migration" presented at the North Carolina Academy of Science, Wilmington, NC, April, 1976.

"Masonboro Island: A Perspective", a 25 minute multi-media presentation depicting the environment, processes, organisms, and influence of man on Masonboro Island, NC.

"Cyclic geomorphic and physiographic patterns on Masonboro Island, North Carolina," presented at 2nd Annual Conference on Quaternary History of the Southeastern United States, Boone, NC, November, 1975. (with W. J. Cleary).

"Cyclic vegetational and geomorphic processes on Masonboro Island, North Carolina," presented at the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, Durham, NC, April, 1975.

"Cyclic geomorphic patterns on an overwash dominated barrier island in Southeastern North Carolina" presented at Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America, Memphis, TN, April, 1975. (with W. J. Cleary).

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Ocean Forest Lakes, Wilmington, NC (Restoration proposal for wetlands), 1986.

CSX Transportation, Jacksonville, FL (Environmental survey of proposed railbed, Pembroke, NC), 1987.

Landfall Associates, Wilmington, NC (Delineation of wetland environments), 1985-86.

Henry Von Oesen and & Assoc., Wilmington, NC. 1976-86, (Environmental assessment of wastewater treatment plants),

Garland, NC

Lake Waccamaw, NC

Swansboro, NC

Holly Ridge, NC

Consultant, James Stewart & Assoc., Jacksonville, North Carolina, (Delineation of wetlands environments), 1986.

Consultant, Figure 8 Island Homeowners Assoc., (Analysis of shoreline changes), 1984-86.

Consultant, Building Design Partnership, London, UK (Environmental analysis of coastal development), 1985-86.

Consultant, U.S. Department of Justice, Wanchese, North Carolina, (Analysis of dredge and fill operation), 1984.

Consultant, Dickey, Whelchel, Brown and Readdick, Brunswick, Georgia, (Environmental analysis in lawsuit), 1982-83.

Consultant, Mr. C. J. Gibbs, Swanquarter, North Carolina, (Analysis of possible 404 wetlands violation), 1981.

Consultant, Town of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, (Analysis of Tubbs Inlet history), 1981.

Consultant, Mr. C. E. Ellington, Wilmington, North Carolina, (Position analysis of boat channel), 1981.

Consultant, Town of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, (Analysis of inlet dredging problems at Tubbs Inlet), 1981.

Consultant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina, (Analysis of dredge and fill operation, New Bern, NC), 1981.

Consultant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina, (Analysis of dredge and fill operation), 1980.

Consultant, National Heritage Program, Raleigh, North Carolina, (Determination of suitable areas for preservation, Currituck Banks, North Carolina), 1979.

Consultant, South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Columbia, SC. (Expert witness in litigation of dune destruction), 1977.

Consultant, Environmental Science and Engineering, Inc., Gainesville, FL, (Impact of proposed federal installation, Williamsburg, Virginia), 1976.

Consultant, Henry Von Oesen & Associates, Wilmington, North Carolina, (Environmental impact of riverine forest fill), 1976.

Consultant, Environmental Research Center, Columbia, SC, (Environmental impact of development on dune and marsh vegetation on Kiawah Island, S.C.), 1974-75.

Consultant, National Park Service, Atlanta, Georgia (Environmental assessment of location for ferry boat dock), 1973.

GRANTS

Regenerative Strategies for Woody Maritime Forest Species and Ecological Setting and Taxonomy of Soil mites of the Nature Conservancy Preserve: Nags Head Woods. ($1,650) with Eric Bolen.

U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Onslow Beach, Coastal Management Study: Phase II Stratigraphy and Evolution of Onslow Beach, NC ($25,000) with W. J. Cleary (1987).

Lagoon Infilling and Marsh Maturation within the Masonboro Island Estuarine Sanctuary ($24,600) N. C. Estuary Sanctuary Program (1987) with W. J. Cleary.

U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Onslow Beach, Coastal Management Study: Phase I: A Baseline Study for Management of Onslow Beach, NC ($20,000) with W. J. Cleary (1985-86).

Shoreline Profiles, Brunswick County, NC, Phase I, Study for Federal Emergency Management Agency, North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources (with W. J. Cleary).

National Park Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore. 1985. An investigation of Recovery Enhancement Techniques Following Off-Road Vehicle Impacts Near Hatteras Inlet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

UNC-Wilmington Faculty Research Development Award. 1981. A short course on Computers in Bioeducation, University of Notre Dame.

North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1980. The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on Beach, Dune and Grassland Ecosystems on the Barrier Islands of North Carolina.

Travel grant form: Joint Committee for Spanish-American Cooperation in Science and Technology. 1979. Investigations of morphology and coastal zone processes in Southern Spain: A geo-botanical approach. $5,000

North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1978. The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on Beach, Dune and Grassland Ecosystems on the Barrier Islands of North Carolina (with T. E. Eaton).

North Carolina Office of Sea Grant (Minigrant). 1978. The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on Beach, Dune and Grassland Ecosystems on the Barrier Islands of North Carolina (with T. E. Eaton).

North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1978. Vegetation Patterns and Succession in Overwash Environment: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, North Carolina $18,266 (with W.J. Cleary).

North Carolina Science & Technology Committee. 1977. Geological Investigations of the Southeastern Barrier Island Complexes.

UNC-Wilmington Faculty Research and Development Award. 1977. A computer-based catalog of barrier island plant species (with D. J. Sieren).

North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1977. Vegetation Patterns and Succession in Overwash Environments: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, North Carolina $15,700 (with W. J. Cleary).

North Carolina Board of Science & Technology. 1973. A Resource Inventory & Analysis of Masonboro Island, North Carolina. $16,000 (with W. J. Cleary).

GRANTS SUBMITTED (UNFUNDED)

1991 Inlet Closure and Estuary Infilling: Zeke's Island Estuary. UNC Sea Grant College Program. (with W. J. Cleary)

CONTRACTS

Office of Coastal Management, NRCD. 1986. Inlet Classification and Determination of Hazard Area Standards. (with W. J. Cleary).

Northern New Hanover Conservancy. 1986. Tidal Marsh Complex Study. (with W. J. Cleary, R. K. Sizemore, A. B. McCrary, J. F. Parnell).

Office of Coastal Management, NRCD. Historic Air Photo Interpretation: Currituck Beach Light to Corova Beach (19521985). (with W. J. Cleary).

North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. A Resource Inventory and Analysis of Masonboro Island, North Carolina. (with W. J. Cleary).

Water Resources Research Institute. 1982. Historic map and aerial photographic analysis of the White Oak River and Bogue Inlet, North Carolina (with W. J. Cleary).

National Park Service. 1979. A Study of Off-Road Vehicle Use at Cape Lookout National Seashore. (with T. Wolcott).

SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH

Awards

Inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Honorary Computer Science Society, 1985.

Award of Distinction for New Hanover Banks: Then and Now, in category of Technical Reports lOth Annual Technical Communications Competition, 1979.

Recipient of Chautauqua Short Course Award, Austin, Texas, Fall and Spring, 1978-1979. The History of Science.

NASA Traineeship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, February, 1971 - June, 1972.

James B. Duke Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, September, 1969 -January, 1971.

N.D.E.A. Fellowship, Title IV, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, September, 1967 - June, 1969.

Scholar Incentive, New Paltz, New York, June, 1964 - June, 1967.