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, 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