His teaching and research interests include coastal hydrodynamics, climate change, and coastal sustainability. As Director of the Ocean Engineering Program, Dr. Herrington has developed two graduate certificate programs, six new graduate courses, an undergraduate course in Fluid Mechanics for civil engineering students, and a course in the Fundamental Principles of Earth Science for the PISA2 program. All of these courses focus on the integration of independent experiential learning, open-ended inquiry, and group learning activities as a means to reach all learner types and promote deep learning.