CECREH faculty and research fellows participated in the 51st Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, held June 14–17, 2026, and the Researchers Meeting, held June 17–18, 2026, in Broomfield, Colorado. The gathering brought together researchers, practitioners, public officials, nonprofit organizations, and others working to reduce disaster impacts and strengthen community resilience.
Abigail Ulman, Amin Sobhani, Jesse Andrews, Danielle Craig, Kaifa Lu, Paul Iyoha, Temidayo Popoola, and Miranda Sauceda presented posters highlighting ongoing CECREH research. The projects addressed topics including long-term housing recovery capacity, post-Harvey reconstruction, housing recovery benchmarks, local resilience, CDBG-DR implementation, 3D-printed housing systems, and insured flood losses.
The workshop gave CECREH researchers an opportunity to share emerging findings, receive feedback, and connect their work to national conversations on disaster recovery and resilience.
CECREH faculty members Sara Hamideh and Ashley Ross and research fellow Summer Pylant also participated in the event. At the Researchers Meeting, Kaifa Lu presented State and Local Governmental Capacity in Disaster Recovery: Evidence from CDBG-DR, and Jesse Andrews presented Benchmarks for Post-Disaster Recovery: A Scoping Review of Housing Indicators. These activities created additional opportunities for discussion and collaboration across the hazards and disaster research community.
The Center’s participation reflected the breadth of its current research and its commitment to translating research into practical knowledge for more equitable and effective housing recovery. The posters presented at the workshop are available in the CECREH Documentation Hub.