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LEADERSHIP | RESEARCHERS | POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS | GRADUATE STUDENTS | STAFF

Leadership

Rachel Davidson

PI/Executive Director, Executive Committee

Buildings, Households, and Integration Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Sarah DeYoung

Community Engagement Director, Executive Committee

Households Thrust Lead

University of Delaware | Sociology

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Tiffany Galvin Green

Organizational Consultant

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Christopher Lenhardt

Knowledge Management Director

National Center for Atmospheric Research | Earth Data Science

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Lindsey McGowen

External Evaluator, Executive Committee

North Carolina State University | Psychology

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Meghan Millea

Education Director, Executive Committee

Economy Thrust

East Carolina University | Economics

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Linda Nozick

Research Director, Executive Committee

Integration Thrust Lead

Cornell University | Civil Engineering

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A.R. Siders

Practitioner Engagement Director, Executive Committee

Government Thrust Lead

University of Delaware | Public Policy

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Researchers

Duzgun Agdas

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida| Civil Engineering

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Kay Atoba

Household and Government Thrusts

Texas A&M University – Galveston |
Marine and Coastal Environment Science

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Brian Blanton

Hazards Thrust

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | Earth Data Sciences

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Brian Colle

Hazards Thrust Lead

Stony Brook University | Atmospheric Sciences

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Shangjia Dong

Buildings and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil Engineering

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Kendra Dresback

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil Engineering

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Rotem Dvir

Households and Government Thrusts

Texas A&M University | Public Service and Administration

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Abbey Hotard

Government and Households Thrusts

University of South Alabama | Government

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Carol Goldsmith

Households and Government Thrusts

Texas A&M University | Public Service and Administration

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Randy Kolar

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil Engineering

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Jamie Kruse

Economy Thrust

East Carolina University | Economics

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Katerina Kyprioti

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil Engineering

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Jim McManus

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | Hazards

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Christoph Nolte

Buildings Thrust

Boston University | Earth and Environment

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David Prevatt

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida | Civil Engineering

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Christine Szpilka

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Joseph Trainor

Households Thrust

University of Delaware | Public Policy

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Ertugrul Taciroglu

Buildings Thrust Lead

University of California – Los Angeles | Civil Engineering

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Tricia Wachtendorf

DRC It! Leader

University of Delaware | Sociology

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Ian Sue Wing

Economy Thrust Lead

Boston University | Economics

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Junkan Li

Economy Thrust

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Hongrak Pak

Households and Government Thrusts

Texas A&M University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Amanda Stoltz

Government Thrust, Practitioner Engagement

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Jingya Wang

Integration Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

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Graduate Students

Kayode “Nelson” Adeniji

Economy Thrust

East Carolina University | Integrated Coastal Studies

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Christopher Alegbeleye

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Anmol Arora

Government Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Mohammad Askari

Buildings Thrust

University of California – Los Angeles | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Giorgio Carmagnani

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida | Civil and Coastal Engineering

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Sydney Dyck

Households Thrust

University of Delaware | Sociology and Criminal Justice

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Micaha Dean Hughes

Evaluation

North Carolina State University | Education

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Julie Elliott

Households Thrust, Community Engagement

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Jiahang He

Economy Thrust

Boston University | Earth & Environment

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Qiyuan Huang

Economy and Integration Thrusts

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Gulrukh Kakar

Government and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Qian Ni

Economy, Integration Thrusts

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Jiahang He

Economy Thrust

Boston University | Earth & Environment

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Qiyuan Huang

Economy and Integration Thrusts

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Gulrukh Kakar

Government and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Ebuka Ndefoh

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida | Civil and Coastal Engineering

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Qian Ni

Economy, Integration Thrusts

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Nii Otu Tackie-Otoo

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Jackson Parker

Hazards Thrust

Stony Brook University | Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

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Lindsey Payne

Evaluation

North Carolina State University | Education

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Maria Porada

Buildings and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Daniel Porotov

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

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Suzanna Sumkhuu

Economy Thrust

Boston University | Earth and Environment

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Xander Swain

Households Thrust

University of South Alabama | Marine and Environmental Sciences

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Salvesila Tamima

Government Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Staff

Robin Carlson

Assistant to the Director

University of Delaware | Disaster Research Center

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Sarabeth Lowe

Communications Specialist

University of Delaware | Disaster Research Center

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