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 | RESEARCHERS | POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS | GRADUATE STUDENTS | STAFF

Leadership

Rachel Davidson

PI/Executive Director, Executive Committee

Buildings, Households, and Integration Thrusts

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email | Bio

Sarah DeYoung

Community Engagement Director, Executive Committee

Households Thrust Lead

University of Delaware | Sociology

Email | Bio

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

Website | Email

Researchers

Duzgun Agdas

Buildings Thrust

University of Florida| Civil Engineering

Email

Kay Atoba

Household and Government Thrusts

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

Website | Email

Brian Blanton

Hazards Thrust

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | Earth Data Sciences

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Gowri Chinnathambi

Hazards Thrust

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |

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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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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

Email | Bio

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

Email | Bio

Ian Sue Wing

Economy Thrust Lead

Boston University | Economics

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Postdoctoral Scholars

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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Amanda Stoltz

Government Thrust, Practitioner Engagement

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Christine Szpilka

Hazards Thrust

University of Oklahoma | Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Jingya Wang

Integration Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email | Website

Graduate Students

Kayode “Nelson” Adeniji

Economy Thrust

East Carolina University | Integrated Coastal Studies

Website | Email | Bio

Christopher Alegbeleye

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Website | Email | Bio

Anmol Arora

Government Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

Website | Email | Bio

Mohammad Askari

Buildings Thrust

UCLA | 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

Email | Bio

Julie Elliot

Households Thrust, Community Engagement

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

Email | Bio

Amelia English

Government Thrust

University of Delaware | Environmental Studies, Public Policy

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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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Gulrukh Kakar

Government and Households Thrusts

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

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Nesar Khan

Households Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

Email | Bio

Nii Otu Tackie-Otoo

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email | Bio

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

Email | Bio

Daniel Porotov

Buildings Thrust

University of Delaware | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Email | Bio

Suzanna Sumkhuu

Economy Thrust

Boston University | Earth and Environment

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Salvesila Tamima

Government Thrust

University of Delaware | Disaster Science and Management

Email | Bio

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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