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