Conferences
Research fellows and associates present work, exchange ideas, and participate in national conversations on disaster resilience and housing recovery.
Student development
Professional Development & Research Engagement
CECREH advances resilient housing research by supporting emerging scholars through applied internships, research travel, technical training, conferences, workshops, and community-engaged professional development.
Development pathways
How CECREH builds research capacity.
These activities connect computational research, disaster recovery policy, housing advocacy, field learning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Research Travel
Travel to partner institutions and experimental facilities strengthens technical learning and cross-institutional collaboration.
Internships
Applied internships connect CECREH research with housing advocacy, recovery programs, and public-facing implementation.
Technical Training
Specialized training builds capacity in climate science, compound hazards, CDBG-DR programs, data analysis, and resilience methods.
Activity highlights
Professional development in action.
CECREH research fellows and associates are building capacity through national workshops, policy engagement, research travel, internships, and advanced technical training.
Technical training
2026 EdEC ASP Summer Colloquium
Amin Sobhani completed the two-week Beyond Boundaries colloquium, strengthening skills in compound-hazard research, systems thinking, convergence science, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Internship
NLIHC Disaster Housing Recovery Internship
Amin Sobhani completed a summer internship with NLIHC focused on disaster-housing policy research, public-facing communication, legislative analysis, and engagement with survivor advocates and congressional offices.
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Conference presentation
International System Dynamics Conference
Amin Sobhani presented a preliminary system-dynamics model of post-Harvey housing recovery, focusing on funding, administrative delays, construction capacity, and reconstruction backlogs.
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Conference presentation
13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
CECREH Project 2C research on CDBG-DR implementation and agent-based post-disaster housing recovery simulation was shared through conference presentations.
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Publication
Urban Climate Publication on Flood-Loss Model Transferability
CECREH research published in Urban Climate compares statistical and machine-learning approaches for screening NFIP-insured housing losses across three major flood disasters.
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Conference
Natural Hazards Workshop 2026
CECREH faculty, research fellows, and research assistants presented ongoing work at the 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop and Researchers Meeting, contributing to national conversations on disaster resilience, housing recovery, and governmental capacity.
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Research travel
Wall of Wind Research Engagement
Paul Iyoha participated in full-scale manufactured-housing wind testing at FIU’s Wall of Wind, gaining direct experience with anchorage systems, instrumentation, installation practices, and structural response for CECREH Project 3C.
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Research travel
University of Kansas Research Travel
Paul Iyoha’s research travel to the University of Kansas strengthens CECREH’s cross-institutional collaboration, technical exchange, and student professional development.
Conference
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Conference
Temidayo Popoola attended the NVOAD Conference, engaging with long-term disaster recovery systems, inclusive recovery approaches, technology and data tools, and cross-sector coordination for community-based resilience.
Policy engagement
ASFPM Policy Advocacy Practicum and Congressional Visit
As part of the ASFPM Policy Advocacy Practicum, Temidayo met with staff from the offices of five U.S. senators to share insights from flood-related housing loss research and discuss how technical work can support disaster risk decision-making.
Workshop
Bill Anderson Fund Spring Workshop
Temidayo participated in the Bill Anderson Fund Spring Workshop at the University of Washington, strengthening interdisciplinary research capacity around disaster risk, housing impacts, vulnerable communities, and resilience-focused collaboration.
Internship
Texas Housers Summer Internship
Amin Sobhani participated in a community-based internship focused on disaster recovery housing programs, advocacy, and equitable CDBG-DR investments.
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Conference
44th Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists
Temidayo delivered an oral presentation titled Modeling Housing Damage from Hurricane Harvey in Harris County, highlighting how machine learning can integrate hazard, exposure, and vulnerability to improve prediction of flood-related housing damage.
Conference
Natural Hazards Workshop 2025
CECREH faculty, students, and research associates participated in the 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop, strengthening national engagement around resilient and equitable disaster recovery.
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