Megan N. Gillen

Geomorphologist 🌊🏝️🪸

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megan.gillen@bc.edu

Hello! I’m a postdoctoral scholar in the COMPASS Lab at Boston College studying coastal geomorphology. You can learn more about me here.

news

May 04, 2026 starting as a postdoc at Boston College! :eagle:
Feb 27, 2026 successfully defended my Ph.D.! 👩‍🔬
Jun 28, 2025 first Ph.D. research paper published in Geophysical Research Letters! :coral:

selected publications

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    Rivers Influence Reef Pass Formation in the Society Islands
    Megan N Gillen ,  Andrew D Ashton ,  and  J Taylor Perron
    Geophysical Research Letters, 2025
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    Biophysical controls of marsh soil shear strength along an estuarine salinity gradient
    Megan N Gillen ,  Tyler C Messerschmidt ,  and  Matthew L Kirwan
    Earth Surface Dynamics Discussions, 2020
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    Incorporating wave climate complexity into modeling lower shoreface morphology and transport
    MEGAN N GILLEN ,  Andrew D Ashton ,  Jennifer L Miselis , and 3 more authors
    In Coastal Sediments 2023: The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2023 , 2023
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