Our Team

Carolyn Lin

Carolyn A. Lin, Ph.D., Director
Professor, Department of Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Ranked Among World’s Top 2% Scientists
  • Risk/Disaster Management and Informatics
  • Environmental and Health Literacy; Communication Outreach and Engagement
Diego Cerrai

Diego Cerrai, Ph.D., Associate Director
Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

  • Power Grid Resilience; Renewable Energy Integration
  • Electricity Demand; Vegetation Uprooting
Davis Chacon-Hurtado

Davis Chacón-Hurtado, Ph.D., Associate Director
Assistant Research Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

  • Transportation System Planning and Evaluation
  • Transportation Accessibility; Transportation in Latin America
Rupal Parekh

Rupal Parekh, Ph.D., Associate Director
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

  • Transportation Disadvantage; Public Policy
  • Vulnerable Population; Community Engagement
Chris Newell

Chris Newell, Tribal Liaison
Director of Native American Cultural Programs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Akomawt Educational Initiative
  • Passamaquoddy Nation
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Program Coordinator

Position Vacant

Fangni Lei.
 (photo by Megan Bean / © Mississippi State University)

Fangni Lei, Ph.D., Interim Program Manager
Assistant Research Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

  • Watershed-Scale Hydrology; Soil Moisture
  • Land Surface Water and Energy Balance;
    Remote Sensing

Jennifer Newman, M.S.M., Program Assistant

  • Administrative Workflow and Logistics
  • Financial Planning and Budget Management
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Community Organizer

Position Vacant

Christopher Hominski

Christopher Hominski, M.S., Graduate Assistant
Department of Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Public Outreach; Strategic Communication
  • Social Marketing; Web Content Development

Raja Zubair Zahoor Qadiri, Graduate Assistant
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering

  • Water and Wastewater Management
  • Severe Weather Impact; Wildfire Risk
Hayley Clos on Dec. 5, 2023. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Hayley Clos, Graduate Assistant
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering

  • Environmental Contamination Modeling
  • Community Outreach; Environmental Communication

    Jamie Smith, M.S.W., LCSW-C, Graduate Assistant
    School of Social Work

    • Social Work; Community and Environment
    • Community Organization and Engagement

      Sasha Shamrai, Office Assistant
      Department of Operations & Information Management
      School of Business

      • Data Analytics; Database Management
      • Network Design and Applications

        Derya Sahin, Post-Doctoral Fellow
        Department of Communication
        College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

        • Environmental Communication; Social Marketing
        • Message Design; Marketing Research

          Bryan Ford, Communication Assistant
          Department of Communication
          College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

          • Social Marketing; Message Development
          • Communication Design; Social Media

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