River Restoration in the Southeast Perspective
Barbara Doll, PhD, PE
NC Sea Grant and NC State University
Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Raleigh, NC
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About Barbara Doll, PhD, PE
Barbara Doll is an Extension Associate Professor in the Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department and Extension Specialist for NC Sea Grant based at North Carolina State University located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Barbara holds a Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer. Barbara leads the Stream Restoration Program at NC State University, which carries out research, trains students, conducts numerous training workshops for professionals and organizes EcoStream, the Southeast Regional Stream Restoration Conference. Doll is the principal investigator for more than $1 million in grant funds and leads a team of engineers and students that conduct outreach and research projects focused on evaluating the performance of stream restoration efforts, developing new techniques for ecological restoration and assisting communities with flooding and water quality challenges.
Doll’s engineering team conducts geospatial analysis, and hydrology and hydraulic modeling to assist communities with identifying flood mitigation opportunities. The team has evaluated flood mitigation opportunities for the Cashie River in Windsor, Meadow Branch in Lumberton and two creeks with flooding problems in Goldsboro. With grant funds from NC DOT, Doll’s team evaluated flood mitigation efforts for the Neuse River Basin, including identifying ways to improve early warning systems for transportation-related infrastructure and evaluating future storm severity. Doll recently completed a 16-month multi-disciplinary inter-institutional effort to evaluate the flood reduction potential of nature-based solutions (e.g. wetlands, water farming, and reforestation) focused in the Neuse Basin. Results of the modeling and economic analyses were shared with the NC General Assembly.