At the #hazws we will have 2 postdocs related to our DOE field lab! One at tamu and one at pvamu! Come talk to Dr. Michelle Meyer

Dr. Michelle Meyer was recently interviewed by Spirit, the Texas A&M Foundation Magazine to answer the question, "How will we help communities survive climate disasters?". Scan the QR Code to read more!

Dr. Michelle Meyer was recently interviewed by Spirit, the Texas A&M Foundation Magazine to answer the question, "How will we help communities survive climate disasters?". Scan the QR Code to read more!

Dr. Walter Peacock, senior faculty fellow of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, and professor of urban planning, recently received an award for “Southeast Texas Hurricane Evacuation Study, Re-Study Vulnerability, Behavioral, Shelter, and Transportation Analyses.” Gig ‘em!

Dr. Benika Dixon and Dr. Carlee Purdum traveled to Colorado, representing the HRRC at the Climate & Incarceration Symposium at UC Boulder. They will be presenting their research with community organizations on how climate hazards impact incarcerated people’s health and safety.

Dr. Shannon Van Zandt, Senior Fellow at the Center, recently attended the first-ever White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. Dr. Van Zandt is an incredible scholar and disseminates her research at the National Level.

Ph.D. students, Shi Chang and Rohan Singh Wilkho, along with Core Faculty Dr. Nasir Gharaibeh and Faculty Fellow Dr. Lei Zou published work that creates groundbreaking systems to study flash flooding risk and damage. Scan the QR code to read more about the respective studies!

Congratulations to Dr. Siyu Yu, PhD, AICP and Dr. Maria Koliou for receiving the 2023 NSF-KADF Ocean Decade Champion Award for their research and leadership. This is such an amazing accomplishment and empowerment for these women scientists. Read more here: lnkd.in/gTMmaUuh

HRRC Students Jenna Beyer, Lidia Mezei, Hyewon Yoon, Farzana Ahmed, and Heather Wade presented and attended the DOE SETx-UIFL Annual Meeting. We have great students on this project, with many of them only being involved for a few months and are already producing great work.

HRRC Family on Southeast Texas Urban Integrated Field Lab (SETx-UIFL) Project #research #hazardreduction #southtx #beaumont #port-arthur #socialvulnerability

If you are attending the ACSP2023 Conference this week, make sure to check out HRRC Fellow Dr. Tara Goddard and past Postdoc (now Research Affiliate) Dr. Maria Watson's paper/research discussions. Scan the QR code for the full schedule! #hazardreduction #mitigation #fireplanning

Judanne Lennox-Morrison, collaborating with the Center for Creative Leadership, presented "The Power of Story in Organizations: Storytelling in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) programs" at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference.

Dr. Ivis Garcia recently co-authored the article "Planning for Climate Leadership" published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research. This article was written by faculty from 10 institutions participating in the ACSP's Presidential Climate Action Task Force.

Congratulations to Galen Newman, Department Head of LAUP and Liaison for the Center, on his prestigious election to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Fellows. Read more about his accomplishments here bit.ly/3pu1Crt

Jyan Yi Wang, a Ph.D. student in the Urban & Regional Sciences program, received his Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) certificate at the International Association of Emergency Managers Annual Conference. Congrats Jyan Yi on this outstanding accomplishment! TAMULAUP_Pathways @iaem_org

Dr. Carlee Purdum, quoted in an MSNBC Article by Andrea Armstrong 🚨 🚨 "fighting fires, collecting and disposing contaminated animal carcasses and cleaning up hazardous materials." Read more here on.msnbc.com/3v0psgX

If you have not checked out Dr. Tara Goddard's research deep dive "Inclusive Evacuation", you are missing out! To learn more about her Tahoe fire case study and her ongoing work to make disaster evacuation more inclusive to all, click the link bit.ly/3HHjWDi.

Congratulations to Farzana Ahmed and Subin Yee on successfully defending their Masters of Urban Planning Professional Paper! The HRRC is always happy to support young professionals and researchers interested in the hazard and disaster field.

Congratulations to Lidia Mezei on passing her proposal defense and to John Hoang on successfully defending his Masters of Urban Planning paper! Both students are part of funded grants at the center, and we are grateful for their hard work and dedication!

High schoolers at Camp DASH, a new week-long camp hosted by Hazard Center, learned about career opportunities in emergency management and public health which could help civic-minded youth make a difference. Texas A&M Architecture Department #campdash #tamuarch #hazardreduction #tamuhrrc #tamu