Meet The CHEER Team

CHEER is composed of an interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff, and students engaged in research on many of the most pressing issues of our time.

Leadership

Rachel Davidson

PI/Executive Director, Executive Committee

Buildings, Households, and Integration Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil & 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

DEI Consultant

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Christopher Lenhardt

Knowledge Management Director

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | 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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Gowri Chinnathambi

Knowledge Management

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |

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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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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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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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Post-doctoral Scholars

Abbey Hotard

Government and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Government

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Junkan Li

Economy Thrust

Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Dahui (Kevin) Liu

Integration and Economy Thrusts

Cornell University | Civil Engineering

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Hongrak Pak

Households and Government Thrusts

Texas A&M University | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali

Buildings Thrust

UCLA | Civil Engineering

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Christine Szpilka

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Caroline Williams

Buildings and Integration Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Jingya Wang

Integration Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil 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 & 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

UCLA | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Sydney Dyck

Households Thrust

University of Delaware | Sociology and Criminal Justice

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Julia Elliot

Households Thrust, Community Engagement

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Giorgio Carmagnani

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida | Civil and Coastal Engineering

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Patrick Hadinata

Buildings Thrust

UCLA | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Jiahang He

Economy Thrust

Boston University | Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Nesar Khan

Households Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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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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Maria Porada

Buildings and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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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

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Sarabeth Lowe

Communications Specialist

University of Delaware

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