Congratulations to Dr. Tara Goddard and the research team for receiving a grant award from the Natural Hazards Center! Read more: bit.ly/4ih422E

Ph.D. student Leslie Martìnez-Romàn published her first paper, which was co-authored with Dr. Ivis Garcia. Read her paper here: tx.ag/Z4n0nSX

Read more about our research here: tx.ag/XmeGIXc tx.ag/MPQuNWh

Meet Michelle Stanley, Ph.D. candidate in Urban & Regional Science at TAMU! From engineering flood structures to researching flood recovery, she brings real-world insight to disaster planning 2022 Group Fitness Instructor of the Year First-author manuscript published

FEATURE FRIDAY: Dr. Nathanael Rosenheim! A LAUP Research Associate Professor, he’s passionate about population & economic data to help communities tell their stories. His proudest accomplishment is publishing research on open access platforms!

Research Recap on the West Fertilizer Explosion Read more in The Journal of the American Planning Association

HRRC Monthly Meeting Recap! Thank you to Texas Appleseed and the HRRC faculty and staff for joining us in our HRRC meeting! Texas Appleseed presented their FEMA Dashboard, offering data-driven insights on disaster assistance allocation. Learn more: tx.ag/mSsexIu

Congrats to Jenna Beyer! Jenna, a Master's student in Urban & Regional Planning, successfully defended her Professional Paper on Texas Target Communities' best practices for community-engaged projects in physically vulnerable communities.

RESEARCH RECAP: Hurricane Andrew Read more in Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disaster

Congratulations to Dr. Lei Zou, an HRRC Fellow! Dr. Zou attended the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting and received the SAM Emerging Scholar Award!

FEATURE FRIDAY: Meet Erika Koeniger, a PH.D. candidate in Urban & Regional Science! From Springfield, VA, she's passionate about local/state recovery efforts. During COVID, HRRC's energy on Zoom stood out! Fun Fact: Her favorite word is Eichhörnchen!

DISASTER DISCUSSION: Here are some facts about Winter Storm Uri you may not know.

Forming your research committee can be one of the most important parts of grad school. Join our panel as we unpack the committee process. Feel free to ask questions and enjoy food! Register with the QR code or here: tx.ag/BkxZAGQ

New episode on Texas Target Communities's podcast, Partnerships with Purpose! Dive in with Cedric Shy to discover how Dr. Nathanael Rosenheim engages with communities during disaster recovery. 🎙️ 🎙️ Listen here: tx.ag/4sSECAw

FEATURE FRIDAY: Meet Dr. Malecha from Minneapolis, Minnesota! Dr. Malecha is passionate about urban planning and policy resiliency and his most proud about participating in the development of the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard methodology and tool.

Congratulations to the talented HRRC students, faculty, and staff who received awards in the Texas A&M Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Banquet--we are so proud of you!

DISASTER DISCUSSION: Here are some facts about Hurricane Harvey you may not know

RESEARCH RECAP: Hurricane Harvey

FEATURE FRIDAY: Meet Jenna Beyer, a Master's student in Urban Planning! Her research focus is the benefits of public participation in the planning process. if Jenna could have any superpower, she's choose teleportation to take her lunch break in Italy or Mexico!

Congratulations to Seth Jordan, the College of Architecture's Employee of the Month!