Researchers and Collaborators at the Center for Catastrophe and Resilience

Catastrophe Modeling is a complex area of research requiring a broad team of scholars from various institutions. Led by the team at Lehigh University, collaborators include select researchers at Florida Atlantic University, Rice University, Columbia University, Missouri S&T, Washington State, and Stanford University.

Leadership Team at Lehigh University

Paolo Bocchini

Center Director
Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

David Casagrande

Professor
Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Daniel Conus

Associate Professor & Associate Chair
Department of Mathematics

Brian D. Davison

Professor & Chair
Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Benjamin Felzer

Associate Professor
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Thomas McAndrew

Assistant Professor
College of Health

Maryam Rahnemoonfar

Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Ethan Yang

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Selected Collaborators at Other Universities

Jack Baker

Associate Dean and Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Stanford University

Javier Buceta

Principal Investigator
Location: Institute for Integrative Systems Biology

George Deodatis

Professor
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Location: Columbia University

James Doss-Gollin

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Rice University

Leonardo Duenas-Osorio

Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Rice University

Katherine B. Ensor

Professor
Statistics
Location: Rice University

Avantika Gori

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Rice University

Diana Mitsova-Boneva

Professor and Chair
Urban and Regional Planning
Location: Florida Atlantic University

Jamie Padgett

Professor and Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Rice University

Alka Sapat

Professor and Director
School of Public Administration
Location: Florida Atlantic University

Haifeng Wang

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Washington State University

Guirong (Grace) Yan

Associate Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Location: Missouri University of Science and Technology

Staff at Lehigh University

Sushreyo Misra

Research Scientist

Erica Bobsein

Industry & Government Liaison

Nicole DiRado

Graduate Programs Coordinator