In Episode 18, Delaney Doran, PhD candidate at the University of Delaware and president of ASBPA’s Students and New Professionals (SNP) chapter, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to share her winding path into coastal engineering – from childhood summers in Fort Lauderdale to fieldwork on military bases and wave‑tank experiments in world‑class labs.
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Episode 18. ASBPA’s Shaping Shores with Delaney Doran
Welcome to Shaping Shores, the Centennial podcast of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. For nearly a hundred years, ASBPA has united people across science, policy, and practice to preserve U.S. shores and beaches.
Guests
Delaney is a PhD Candidate studying coastal engineering at the University of Delaware and serves as the 2025-2026 Students and New Professionals Chapter President. Her research focuses on understanding nature-based solutions for coastal protection in estuarine environments with an emphasis on solutions for coastal flood risk reduction and the dynamics of oyster-based living shorelines for coastline protection.
Nicole Elko is Executive Director of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association and host of the Shaping Shores podcast.