- Determining nutrient controls on phytoplankton production and harmful algal blooms in Albemarle Sound (NC Marine Fisheries Commercial Fishing Fund)
- Flow regulation to prevent harmful cyanobacteria blooms on the Cape Fear River, NC (US Army Corps of Engineers; NC Urban Waters Consortium)
- Evaluating water clarity metrics for protection of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound Estuarine system (Albemarle Pamlico National Estuary Partnership)
- Assessing effects of raphidophyte blooms on reproduction of eastern oysters (NC Sea Grant/ Kenan Foundation)
- Quantitative evaluation of changing nutrient sources to the Chowan River (Clean Water Management Trust Fund)
- Using citizen science to understand nutrient limitation of algal blooms on the Chowan River: Filling critical data gaps and promoting community engagement (NC Sea Grant and Kenan Foundation Community Collaborative Research Grant)
- Defining the nitrogen budget for Falls Lake (North Carolina Policy Collaboratorium)
- Third party Falls Lake model review. (North Carolina Policy Collaboratorium)