Welcome to the Center for Resiliency

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Every piece of our communities defines disaster and resilience from their own unique experiences and perspectives. Our communities are made up of local government, nonprofits, industry, business, healthcare, and community groups that are also made up of real people with real needs and real challenges of disaster. As a part of the Southeast Texas community, and in support of the Lamar University mission, the Center for Resiliency strives to provide service, outreach, and education for improved resilience to disaster through community-based research and service to uncover the needs of each part of the community in supporting the community system when adversity is at its highest. Our goal is that the work we do can be applied in the Southeast Texas community and serve as an example to communities across the Gulf Coast region, from Texas to Florida, for increased community resilience to disaster.

Brian D. Williams, Executive Director

Brian D. Williams, Executive Director
Lamar University| Center for Resiliency

"it must be foolishness or madness to intervene in systems that people depend on without knowing how the systems work and how they will react" (Dombrowsky, 1998,29)

Center for Resiliency Highlights

Lamar University earns prestigious R2 classification

Lamar University has earned the prestigious R2 designation, a classification for institutions with high research activity, as recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

CfR oversees various educational services to facilitate unique academic opportunities for students of Southeast Texas

COAS Empowering Youth Resilience in Southeast Texas
STEM Basketball Camp
Multidisciplinary Arts and Science

Latin Grammy Winner Jose Valentino Concert

José Valentino performs:

Friday, March 28, 2025
7:30pm
Rothwell Recital Hall

Join Dr. Brielle Frost and the Lamar University Flute Ensemble to premiere two newly commissioned works.

Areas of Impact

Lamar Investigators are active in the fields of study, and excel in applied research that positively impacts citizens of Southeast Texas and surrounding areas.