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CECREH structure

Organizational chart.

The Center of Excellence in Capacity-building for REsilient Housing (CECREH) brings together leadership, advisors, researchers, students, and institutional partners in a coordinated structure designed to advance resilient housing research and practice.

LeadershipCenter leadership guiding strategy, research direction, and collaboration.AdvisorsSubject-matter experts and partners providing strategic and technical insight.Research teamFaculty, research associates, and students developing CECREH outputs.
Institutional partnersCollaborating organizations across the country contributing expertise and impact.
Team overview

A clear view of how CECREH is organized.

The interactive chart below outlines the relationships among leadership, advisors, research associates, students, and partner institutions across the CECREH network.

CECREH team structure

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Advisory panel

Advisors
John CooperAdvisorTexas A&M UniversityMaria WatsonAdvisorShimberg Center for Housing StudiesPatrick RobertsAdvisorRAND CorporationAndrew RumbachAdvisorUrban InstituteArica YoungAdvisorLincoln Institute of Land Policy

Center leadership

Leadership
Ali NejatDirectorTexas Tech UniversityAshley RossAssociate DirectorTexas A&M University at Galveston

Advisory panel

Advisors
Andrew AurandAdvisorNational Low Income Housing CoalitionJulia OrdunaAdvisorTexas HousersAdam PirtleAdvisorLegal Aid of NorthWest TexasMaddie SloanAdvisorTexas AppleseedMeri DavlasheridzeAdvisorTexas A&M University at Galveston
Partner Institutions and Investigators Collaborating investigators and institutional partners contributing expertise across the Center.

Partner institutions and investigators

Partners
Rodrigo CostaCo-PIUniversity of WaterlooSara HamidehCo-PIStony Brook UniversityKatharine HayhoeCo-PITexas Tech UniversityElaina SutleyCo-PIUniversity of KansasLaura SolitareCo-PITexas Southern UniversityBradley EwingCo-PITexas Tech University
Research Associates Students, postdoctoral research associates, senior research fellows, and research assistants supporting CECREH outputs.

Research associates

Research team
Jesse AndrewsPostdoctoral Research AssociateTexas Tech UniversityKaifa LuPostdoctoral Research AssociateTexas Tech UniversityAbigail UlmanSenior Research FellowTexas Tech UniversityAmin SobhaniResearch AssistantTexas Tech UniversityDanielle CraigResearch AssistantTexas Tech UniversityPaul IyohaResearch AssistantTexas Tech UniversityMehrdad NourbakhshResearch AssistantTexas Tech UniversityMiranda SaucedaResearch AssistantTexas A&M University at GalvestonJodi-Ann BurtonResearch AssistantTexas A&M University at GalvestonTemidayo PopoolaResearch AssistantTexas Tech University
Center leadership

Strategic direction

Leadership coordinates CECREH’s mission, partnerships, and research agenda across all activities.

Advisory network

Expert guidance

Advisors help connect research, practice, and policy to strengthen CECREH’s impact and relevance.

Research associates

Project delivery

Researchers and students translate ideas into analysis, tools, publications, and applied outputs.

Institutional partners

National collaboration

Partner organizations expand CECREH’s reach and support a broader ecosystem of resilient housing work.

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