Areas of Expertise
Community Engagement and Participation
Natural Hazards, Disasters and Resilience
Post-disaster Recovery Planning
Equity and Engagement in Engineering
Engineering for Development/Humanitarian Engineering
Current Projects
Evaluation of Multi-Benefits and Community Engagement in Los Angeles County Infrastructure Projects
Partners: USC Public Exchange; Infrastructure Justice for LA Coalition
Funding Support: Accelerate Resilience Los Angeles (ARLA)
Technical Report: Building for Impact A Framework for Evaluating Multi-Benefit and Community-Engaged Infrastructure Projects Under Existing Policy in Los Angeles County
Understanding Community Interests Surrounding Urban Resilience/Tree Planning in South LA
Partners: USC Public Exchange; South LA Tree Coalition (SLAT)
Funding Support: Windward Foundation Environmental Justice Data Fund
Technical Report: Rooted Connections: Understanding South Los Angeles Community Leaders’ Relationship to the Urban Forest
Media: Los Angeles Times; LAist; Planetizen; Our Weekly
HUD COE HCDPR: Equity and Justice Considerations in Resilience and Housing Codes
USDOT CERRCET: Community Responsive Approaches to Infrastructure Risk and Benefits
Partner: UC Davis
Funding Support: US Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Past Projects
How Rural Contexts Shape Disaster Recovery: Children and Families After the 2020 Slater Fire
Funding Support: Natural Hazards Center
Land Use Based Wildfire Adaptations in Unincorporated Communities in Colorado
Funding Support: Natural Hazards Center
Relocation of Informal Communities in Puerto Rico
Funding Support: Natural Hazards Center
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on First Responders in the US
Funding Support: Ohio State Drug Enforcement and Policy Center