DR. STEPHEN P. LEATHERMAN Chair Professor and Director Laboratory for Coastal Research Florida International University Miami, Florida 33199 305-348-8364 Fax: 305-348-1761 Email: Leatherm@fiu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Environmental (Coastal) Sciences, University of Virginia, 1976

B.S., Geosciences, North Carolina State University, 1970

Publications

16 books authored or edited including Dr. Beach’s Survival Guide: What You Need to Know About Sharks, Rip Currents, & More Before Going in the Water; America’s Best Beaches; Sea Level Rise: Causes and Consequences; Barrier Island Handbook; Cape Cod: From Glaciers to Beaches.

Over 200 journal articles and technical reports authored, including articles in both Science and Nature

Expert testimony for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives (10 times).

On-screen host and co-producer, "Vanishing Lands" film, 1992, winner of three international film awards, including the Golden Eagle.

Professional Presentations

Over 100 speeches at national and international scientific conferences including Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Micronesia, Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Venezuela and Wales.

Over 300 public presentations including talks at Meadow Club, Southampton, NY; Chappaquiddick Beach Club, Martha's Vineyard, MA; Ocean Beach Erosion Workshop, San Francisco, CA; Shores and Beaches Workshop, Palm Beach, FL; American Bar Association National Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Media Coverage

TV appearances include ABC Good Morning America, ABC Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, ABC News, American Journal, CBS Early Show, CBS Evening News, CNN News, Fox News, NBC Nightly News, NBC Today Show, Oprah, and Travel Channel (over 200 appearances).

Quoted in Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Discover, People, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Health, Congressional Quarterly, Economist, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, Brides, Popular Science, National Geographic Traveler, Shape, Saturday Evening Post, Reader’s Digest, Washingtonian, Islands International, Coastal Living, and many other magazines.

Quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Houston Post, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday, Los Angeles Times, The Times-Picayune, Houston Chronicle, St. Petersburg Times, London Sunday Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Guardian (London), Tampa Tribune, and Christian Science Monitor, and numerous other newspapers.