- Identify, explain, and quantify the interactions and tradeoffs among the coastal community goals of equity, economic prosperity, and resilience to hazards.
- Develop methods to model long-term hurricane hazards in a way that accounts for climate change and integrates wind, rain, storm surge, and wave hazards.
- Develop a computational tool to help design policies that can achieve sustainable equity, economic prosperity, and coastal resilience in the context of climate change.
Break the Cycle of Repeated Hurricane Disasters
Core Universities
Latest News and Insights
Message from the Director: Spring 2025
Welcome to the fourth issue of The CHEER Chronicle, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed on the latest news and milestones of the Hub.
CHEER Announces 2025 Summer Scholars Cohort
The CHEER Hub is pleased to introduce the seven students who will participate in the Hub’s third annual summer scholars program this June.
Partner Perspectives – The Restoration Team
The Hub is thrilled to feature The Restoration Team in the Spring 2025 issue of Partner Perspectives, a quarterly column that highlights the strategic, collaborative work done alongside one of CHEER’s 25 partner organizations.
Researcher Spotlight – Hongrak Pak
Hongrak Pak has embraced innovative tools to analyze dozens of government documents. Connecting these dots – and identifying subtle patterns, inconsistencies, and gaps across the text – empowers experts to improve hazard planning and enhance policy development.
Research
Advance knowledge at the intersection of hurricane resilience, equity, economic prosperity, and climate change
Education
Engaging research and professional development opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs
Thrust Areas
Research areas relate to hazards, buildings, households, government, economy, and integration of all of them
Partners
We work with university, community, practitioner, research, and education partners
Jobs
We are seeking post-docs, graduate student researchers, and undergraduate summer scholars to join this interdisciplinary, multi-university, multi-year project.
